Pacific Northwest Mushroom Hunting - Foraging in the PNW (Golden Chanterelles, Violet Webcaps & More

[@dlln.1353]

I was just up by Mount Index a couple weeks ago, and I saw a whole ton of those Violet Webcaps. So beautiful!

[@MushroomTrail]

I agree such a beautiful mushroom! And, I've gotta say, that's a beautiful peak as well - one of my favorite mountains in the PNW!

[@mazer4112]

WOW. A thank you. Your voice is so soothing and I love how you go into detail both verbally and visually. I love it when you also talked about the aroma. You reming me of Myron Cook who does geology videos in the same manner. 10/10

[@MushroomTrail]

So glad you're enjoying the content - and thanks for the kind words! I'll have to check out Myron Cook - geology is another topic that has always fascinated me. Can't wait to get the next video out your way!

[@mazer4112]

@ looking forward to it! Safe travels

[@jamesedwardson605]

Keep up the good work.... late week you asked if anyone had a story about "seeding" an area with a mushroom spore or flesh... I have a true story to tell you...I live in Scio Oregon at 560 above sea level on 28 acres and breed Barbados sheep and Nigerian Dwarf goats..5 acres is old growth woods with Douglas Fir and Oak... 4 years ago I went Chanterelle hunting and got a load came home cleaned them up and had a few so buggy I took them out to a Fir tree outside my window and flicked the caps to drop spores and buried them around the tree about 5" from the base...the soil was moist .... WELL thinking I did a good thing I checked that tree next year and never found a thing...next year I might have looked a few times...next year I 100% forgot and did not check again...last year I was checking my fields and saw a color I did not know what it could be around that tree... walked up and low and behold..there they were...Took 3 years or 4 I'm not sure because I did not look ... but I bet with this years rain coming soon...... dinner will be served for a effort I did 4 years ago...AND yes this year I will do many other trees...

[@MushroomTrail]

Whoa!!! That is incredible - thanks so much for sharing that story! I absolutely love learning from hearing about direct experiences like this. That is so very interesting to me and there are so many questions surrounding this topic that I really appreciate the opportunity to gain every data point I can to get a bigger picture. Somewhere along the way I heard about people taking old dried out chanterelles that had been left in the fridge too long, adding water and a little salt, letting them sit in a bucket for a few days, and then seeding areas by pouring out the remains. I might have to give that a try this year to see if I can get any results. Thanks again for filling me in on your experience with those chanterelles - so cool!

[@olenajohnson9980]

It takes 3-5 years to take off for wild mushrooms to recolonize area. Some take even longer! And it’s not only caps - any discards, rinse water, or paper bags (I dry mushrooms on them), or anything that mushrooms touched is worth to disperse over very wide area.

[@MushroomTrail]

Very cool - that is excellent info! Patience is a virtue for sure ... but exciting to think about the prospect of tending to wild patches of all of your favorite mushrooms right outside the back door 👍

[@Forests444]

I lived in Scio as a kid in 1993😊38500 Shelburn Dr.

[@jokeogh9939]

That violet webcap is incredibly beautiful! ❤

[@MushroomTrail]

One of my absolute favorites to see out there! Thanks for tuning in!

[@mikePNW]

As always, another wonderful video! So much variety out there. Actually makes me super jealous to see as I've been so busy the last few weeks that I haven't been out even once 😢 So thanks for taking me along with you.

[@MushroomTrail]

Thanks! Always appreciate you tuning in! And hopefully there will be ample opportunity to get out there in the days to come ... the way this mushroom season has been shaping up, it seems there is likely to be plenty more to come! 🍄

[@mymalinoisadventures2252]

Great video. Its always fun finding so many different mushrooms 🍄

[@MushroomTrail]

It really is! Thanks so much for tuning in - can't wait to get the next video out your way! 🍄

[@cohomesource]

I love you content! Please tell me more about avoiding coral mushrooms in the fall

[@MushroomTrail]

Thanks - so glad you're enjoying the content! So, when it comes to Ramaria, we have a huge variety here in the PNW (over 80 different Ramarias locally!) and identification down to species can be difficult, often requiring microscopy to really get it right. Even though the yellow corals that come up in the Spring tend to be great edibles, there are many that come up in the Fall season that cause people a great deal of GI upset. Fortunately, I don't know of any that are deadly or truly, dangerously toxic ... but for the sake of not dealing with being sick, I just avoid yellow corals in the Fall as a general rule. If people do want to dabble in those, most seasoned pros recommend, at the very least, avoiding those with a gelatinous core, as well as avoiding the Yellow-tipped Coral (Ramaria formosa).

[@cohomesource]

@@MushroomTrail awesome :-) thank you! We appreciate you. Happy foraging 🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫

[@MushroomTrail]

My pleasure! Thanks for tuning in - and can't wait to get the next video out your way! 🍄

[@GiffordFir]

So happy I found your channel. Your videos are absolutely great! Thank you for taking your time to make them!

[@MushroomTrail]

Thanks! Welcome aboard and so glad you're enjoying the content - can't wait to get the next video out your way!

[@beckhameto]

My favorite new channel 😊 thanks for all the wonderful education and peacful videos!

[@MushroomTrail]

Wow, thank you! So glad you're enjoying the content! Working to get the final edits complete on a new video to upload soon - can't wait to get the next episode out to you!

[@beckhameto]

@@MushroomTrail woohoo! Looking forward to it

[@southpawscientific4122]

This will be my first full fall mushroom season and it's been amazing so far...chanterelles have been everywhere!

[@MushroomTrail]

Nice! Should be a heck of a first fall mushroom season - I agree that this has already been quite the year for chanterelles! Good luck out there, and thanks for tuning in!

[@southpawscientific4122]

@@MushroomTrail of course, great content as usual…I’m partial to the white chanterelles over the gold as well 🤔

[@Sphicks1919]

Same!!

[@MushroomTrail]

Nice! I like seeing love for the White Chanterelle - that one is so underrated!

Thank you for sharing your video

[@MushroomTrail]

My pleasure - thanks for tuning in!

[@paulagarrett3758]

Upper 80’s and low-to-mid 90’s of late. No rain. Still going out Friday morning to see what we can see here in southern Oregon. 🙏🏽🍄‍🟫

[@MushroomTrail]

Yikes! That is so warm for this time of year! Hope the rains find their way to southern OR for you sooner than later. 🤞🌧️ 🍄Best of luck out there!

[@ImFungiHunter]

Hey Brother, Been out foraging a lot the last few weeks. Love your videos, you always share great information as to types of fungi your discovering on the "Mushroom Trail" We are seeing very similar things is the beautiful place we call the PNW WA. Recently found quite a few Cortinarius caperatus aka "Gypsy" mushrooms on some of our foraging. Learned a few new fungi names that I wan't aware of here today, but have seen them out and about. Cool you found King's and Chaterelles, good spot to search next year a bit earlier. Thank again for such great videos and info. I enjoy your channel my fren. Happy foraging. Talk soon 👊🍄

[@MushroomTrail]

Thanks brother! Always appreciate you tuning in and I'm glad you're enjoying the content. So lucky to be out here in the PNW ... and this year's season is a good reminder of just how bountiful our local forests can be! Looking forward to checking out your latest King finds - it's on my to-do list! Take care and best of luck out there - we'll be in touch!

[@dcfromthev]

Here in the Bay Area, Northern California we are in the midst of our late summer heat wave, seeing 90 degree temps this week. Hoping we get some early rain sometime in October to kick off our season. So far all I've found are conks, which are some of my favorite fungi so I am not complaining. But I sure am getting antsy seeing all the videos from the PNW where the season seems to never really end, even in the heat of summer. Where I live rain is a rarity, we go months and months without a single drop through the summertime. Makes me want to move a few hundred miles north!! Thanks for another excellent video!

[@MushroomTrail]

My goodness! Those are crazy high temps for this time of year! Hope you all get some relief down there in the near future. I suspect that the rains will bring lots of fruits to the surface in the days ahead. Thanks for tuning in!

[@leskrug9266]

Love the blewits to eat

[@MushroomTrail]

That's a great mushroom for sure! I should have mentioned that a key distinguishing feature that separates the Violet Webcap (and other violet colored Cortinarius species) from Blewits is the spore color. The webcap will have those rust brown spores as seen in the video, whereas the Blewit will have dull pinkish/white spores.

[@cathykelly6002]

OMG this is going to be my go to for mushrooms I hope you don't get so busy you are unable to answer questions, I think I saw one of these purple mushrooms years ago and thought it was so cool. I will share your site if I can figure out how to. Yes there is a share button but I don't know how to use it!!

[@MushroomTrail]

Thanks! Really glad you're enjoying the videos - and thanks so much for the support! Can't wait to get the next video out your way - Happy Trails! 🍄

[@jdean1851]

VERY COOL" THANX 4 POSTING! NEWSUB in Idaho!

[@MushroomTrail]

Thanks for the sub! And welcome aboard! Can't wait to get the next video out your way! 🍄

[@swenetteee]

Fantastic videos!! Really love the environment with all the ferns. The mushrooms in question are Chrysomphalina aurantiaca, im not aware of a common name🤔

[@MushroomTrail]

Thanks! Really appreciate you tuning in and love the ID too! Here's the thing, Chrysomphalina genus (as well as Chromosera) was definitely at the top of my list, but I don't recall seeing that scalloped margin on Chrysomphalina aurantiaca... is this something you've observed? I know there are a lot of closely related species in that genus. Interested to get your take!

[@aaronhanstad3015]

Why do you suggest avoiding yellow corals in the fall? I found what I think is orange coral mushroom. Trying to get a little more information on. Thanks

[@MushroomTrail]

Ramaria can be a tricky genus to get down to species and, while I'm not aware of any deadly toxic corals, there are plenty that are known to cause significant GI upset. Although the Spring Corals in the PNW tend to be sought out as great edibles, the fall ones are a real mixed bag. Generally speaking, if the yellow corals have a gelatinous core, they are not to be consumed (and even for those that don't, some may give people problems). Hope this info helps! I've been tempted by many a Fall Coral ... they sure are beautiful ... and lots look like they could be good. Hope we learn more about them in the years ahead so that I can confidently expand my harvesting list. Let me know if you gain any interesting insights into that orange coral of yours. At the very least, I'd suggest making a spore print - they create beautiful art that caught me by surprise last Fall.

[@willong1000]

Were those still Ramaria in the background as you panned the camera to the left at 8:03 in the video? It looks to me like a small cluster of "Clavariadelphus truncates" the Truncated Club Coral. I found and tried some of those last year and they (Clavariadelphus, not Ramaria) were quite good.

[@MushroomTrail]

That is a great question - I assumed that the entire patch was Ramaria, but may have to double check if I find myself back out that way, just to make sure. Possible some outliers were there, but I still think most likely more Ramaria. I'll let you know if I get back out. Gotta say, I would love to sample the "Candy Club" if given the opportunity ... so I hope you're right! 🤞Thanks for the note - always appreciate your good eye!

[@radiantheatingservicesnw3465]

Great video once again. I went above 4k elevation to find a bad king. Are you seeing them at low elevation already? How low do they drop in the cascades? I have been trying to figure out good elevations to check for them.

[@MushroomTrail]

The old, wormy King Bolete in this video was at a little over 1000' in elevation ... so they have definitely already hit at those low elevations. Sitka Spruce was the likely associate. Seems to me it's all about the tree associations, and then timing it right with the rains. I should add that people even find them along the coast nearly at sea level, where they associate with Shore Pine & Spruce.

[@radiantheatingservicesnw3465]

@@MushroomTrail it definitely seems to vary widely by region. I'm assuming precipitation is a major factor there as well. I suppose for next year I will have to start looking much earlier. Have you encountered multiple flushes in the fall? I'm wondering if there is a chance for a second flush at higher elevations with a bit more moisture.

[@MushroomTrail]

That's a really good question. I believe that second fall flush in the mountains is very possible - especially considering how warm it has been. They seem to really like those warm rains. I'll let you know if I hit any prime patches in the days ahead!

[@radiantheatingservicesnw3465]

@@MushroomTrail a secondary flush would be interesting. I just don't have any knowledge on how the kings progress through the season not the areas to really go search I guess. I sort of feel the Eastern slopes are dryer due to the rain shadow but keep finding primarily russula mushrooms in the more moist slopes I did get to. A foot injury is keeping me from doing more severe elevation gain thus far this season but starting to get better.

[@MushroomTrail]

Yeah - timing can be a little tricky with those. Sometimes it is one big, synchronized flush and then done ... but I think that the weather and rains can bring more than one flush if conditions are right. Those early summer flushes are often associated with fir, whereas lower elevation flushes (and east slopes) tend to be associated with spruce. Another thing to keep an eye out for, which I briefly mentioned in the video, is Amanita muscaria ... that, as well as Clitopilus prunulus, can be a good indication that you're in the right spot. Best of luck out there in your hunt! And let me know if any Kings cross your path over the course of the next few weeks!

[@evolutionarylifearchitectu9275]

Small mushroom near the end of the video looks potentially like a goldgill navelcap

[@MushroomTrail]

That may well be the case ... seems likely to be in Chrysomphalina genus and your call of Chrysomphalina chrysophylla ("Goldgill navelcap") checks a lot of the boxes. I appreciate you sharing - Happy Trails!

Is the Russala and Cortiniarius edible? I found a lot of them but I don’t know. I am a newbie. Thank you

[@MushroomTrail]

It depends on the species - both of these Genus groups contain edible and inedible species. I tend to steer away from Cortinarius because some of those can be particularly difficult to zero in on (and some are toxic). Russulas tend to be easier to work with ... but still not a beginner mushroom unless you're able to confidently identify them to genus (and not confuse them with Amanitas)

[@thachthuchoctienghan1namth562]

Ở Việt Nam có nấm rơm là một loài nấm được sử dụng trong ẩm thực nhiều nhất. Trước đây, khi nhà tôi thu hoạch lúa nước, lúa được máy tuốt tách hạt lúa ra khỏi thân. Phần thân sẽ khô lại, gọi là rơm. Và nấm mọc ra từ rơm này gọi là nấm rơm. Điều đặc biệt là chúng tôi không hề nghĩ rằng sẽ có nấm mọc ra từ đống rơm của nhà tôi. Một ngày nọ, chợt đi ngang qua cái đóng rơm ẩm ướt và thấy ở xung quanh chân đống rơm có kha khá nấm đủ nấu cho một bữa ăn. Nấm rơm có vị ngọt, làm được rất nhiều món ăn ngon. Hiện nay, rơm ở các ruộng lúa không còn chất đống như vậy nữa do đã thay đổi loại máy thu hoạch, trước đây chỉ sử dụng máy tuốt, bây giờ là máy gặt và đập liên hợp, nên rơm được thải ra thẳng hàng khắp mặt ruộng, sau đó có máy cuộn rơm lại, rồi bán rơm cuộn. Rơm cuộn được sử dụng trong nhiều công việc khác nhau, trong đó phục vụ cho người trồng nấm rơm cũng chiếm khá nhiều. Đến ngày rằm (ngày giữa tháng), ngày cuối và đầu tháng, ngày cuối năm cũ và đầu năm mới, người Việt Nam thường ăn chay đồng loạt nên nấm rơm được tiêu thụ tốt hơn gấp nhiều lần so với các ngày khác.

[@MushroomTrail]

That is very interesting - thanks for sharing! That must have been quite the surprise to see those first straw mushrooms fruiting in your fields. What a treat! Interesting to think that the agricultural byproduct (the straw) is being used to generate such an incredible food source!

[@thachthuchoctienghan1namth562]

Ở khu rừng này, người đi hái nấm rừng có bị sự đe doạ của gấu không?

[@MushroomTrail]

We do have quite a few bears in our local forests ... but they don't often pose a huge threat to foragers in the PNW. Some foragers opt to carry bear spray if they're traveling through dense bear (or mountain lion) country as a safety precaution.

[@masamunesword]

I think the little fellas at 24:46 are Chrysomphalina aurantiaca. They do get those scalloped margins, those little subgills are pretty distinct and the decaying conifer host fits.

[@MushroomTrail]

Nice! Could well be - what do you think of that compared to Chrysomphalina chrysophylla?

[@masamunesword]

@@MushroomTrailChrysomphalina chrysophylla tends to be larger and has non-forked gills but otherwise quite similar!

[@MushroomTrail]

Indeed! Thanks for sharing about the scalloped margin / sub gills ... definitely all very good points. 👍

[@CoreyEllis-u4b]

Could the mushroom on 8:40 possibly be Tricholoma sejunctum?

[@MushroomTrail]

Wow, Corey, Yes!!! Thanks so much for your note. While I was editing that clip I was looking and looking at the footage ... and I wondered if my call in the field was off. For whatever reason, that didn't cross my mind that day or after. But you are on point. I believe that what was referred to as Tricholoma sejunctum in the PNW has recently been recognized as a distinct species: "Tricholoma atrofibrillosum" aka Green Streaked Trich I really appreciate your insight on that - many thanks! 🙏

[@CoreyEllis-u4b]

@@MushroomTrail of course! Amazing content by the way!