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Monday, September 16, 2013

Shaggy Mane Inky Mushroom Photograph by Coralie Mrsroadrunner

Coralie aka Mrsroadrunner: Mushrooms of The Pacific Northwest &emdash; Shaggy Mane Mushroom

Oregon is well known for our mushrooms.
We have the rich soil of the volcano of the Cascade Mountains, mixed with the rich soil of that which the trees leave behind during our wildfires. One thing to be certain of is, the Pacific Northwest has been and always has been known for our mushrooms.
Coralie aka Mrsroadrunner: Mushrooms of The Pacific Northwest &emdash; Shaggy Mane Mushroom

The Inky Cap is known as such for the black "ink" type substance that drips from the mushroom at curtain times of the mushrooms life. I of course had to touch this.... and it does not come off all that easily!!

Coralie aka Mrsroadrunner: Mushrooms of The Pacific Northwest &emdash; Shaggy Mane Inky Mushroom Patch

I personally like finding them in clusters growing here and there in our mountains here in Oregon. Being mindful of course of those who make a living off of picking such things as mushrooms. Staying out of these areas where their signs are typically posted when they are at work. Mushrooms are a thriving business in our part of the world. However I really can not say I know the laws of the inky cap..... I hear they are edible at curtain times of their life. Though I enjoy photographing them and that is it.
Coralie aka Mrsroadrunner: Mushrooms of The Pacific Northwest &emdash; Oregon Inky Mushroom Patch

The clusters can consist of many mushrooms all bundles together, or just one whose spores traveled somehow to a spot to establish itself.
Coralie aka Mrsroadrunner: Mushrooms of The Pacific Northwest &emdash; I Give You Mushrooms

One rule of thumb I grew up with here in Oregon is, dont eat mushrooms you do not know exactly what they are. If you are on of these folks who want to go mushroom picking, keep in mind their are rules set forth now. As I said mushrooms are big business in states like ours.
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