And some non fungi things
The veiled bolete is very cool. Great picture.
You may already know but old man of the woods bruises a deep red, always cool to see or show kids.
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What's the 5th one, where your gloved hand is flat on the ground beside it? I have something very similar growing in my yard right now and don't know where to begin to identify it
I believe that one is a Russula brevipes. Fun fact about them, if an ascomycete fungus comes into contact with them it parasitizes the Russula and turns it into an choice edible lobster mushroom like this.
That's an incredible factoid. I've only ever had dried lobster mushrooms, and can only imagine how delicious they are fresh.
Here in the Pacific Northwest, I get a very ample supply of lobster mushrooms every fall. I honestly think they're better dehydrated than fresh. Their texture is kind of woody and their flavor is mild.
What is the last thing?
That is a ghost pipe. He is not a mushroom but a parasitic plant. Just recently people started losing it over ghost pipe tincture, I have been in the woods all my life and had not heard people doing anything with them.
The other two posters lead me to look this up as I had never heard of a parasitic plant before. Very interesting.
Great photos, love days like these!