Fungi of Dash Point State Park

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This is only a small selection of the many species of fungi that can be found in nearby Dash Point State Park. It's odd though that there are no chanterelles, morels, reishi, or matsutake’s to be found here. Moreover the soil has been heavily contaminated by a nearby smelter (a toxic clean-up site) and many mushrooms, including Oysters, are known to concentrate heavy metals in their tissues. As a result it would be a phenomenally bad idea to consume park fungi. In fact, oysters have such a strong affinity for heavy metals that they are used for bioremediation.

Variable Oysterling (Crepidotus variabilis)


Late Oyster (Sarcomyxa serotina)


Shaggy Scalycap (Pholiota squarrosa)


Coral Fungus (Ramaria formosa)


Honey Mushroom (Armillaria)


Bird's Nest (Nidulariaceae)


Yellow Cup (Bisporella citrina)


Bleeding Fairy Helmet (Mycena haematopus)


Bolete Spore Tubes


Elf Saddle (Helvella)


Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)


Glowing Sulfur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare)
It fluoresces under UV light


Honey Mushroom (Armillaria)


Purple Jellydisc (Ascocoryne sarcoides)


Sticky topped Waxcap (Hygrocybe)


Mucronella flava


Graceful psathyrella (Psathyrella gracilis)


Purple Edge Bonnet (Mycena purpureofusca)


Purplepore Bracket (Trichaptum abietinum)


Purple Jelly (Ascocoryne sarcoides)


Questionable Stropharia (Stropharia ambigua)


Shaggy Parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes)


Douglas Fir Cone Mushroom (Strobilurus trullisatus)
Grows only on Douglas Fir Cones


Sulfur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare)


Trumpet Lichen (Cladonia fimbriata)


Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)


Mycena under log (Mycena)


Vermillion Waxcap (Hygrocybe miniata)


Wrinkled Crust (Phlebia radiata)


Yellow Waxcap (Hygrocybe ceracea)