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Alpine Brittlegill (Russula nana)

Alpine Brittlegill (Russula nana)

by | Jun 5, 2022

Alpine Brittlegill (Russula nana) in the Russulaceae family is a native with bright red, very conspicuous cap. The pure white blades on the stem are quite tight and thick. It has a slight aroma of vanilla but is not edible. It grows primarily in moss under willows,...
Man-on-Horseback mushroom (Tricholoma flavovirens)

Man-on-Horseback mushroom (Tricholoma flavovirens)

by | May 6, 2022

Man-on-Horseback mushroom (Tricholoma flavovirens) in the Tricholomataceae family is an edible mushroom, but can be easily mistaken for similar poisonous ones. Its cap is pale yellow at first, then greenish yellow to vivid yellow and ustally remaining yellow on the...
Naked Pufball Mushroom (Lycoperdon marginatum)

Naked Pufball Mushroom (Lycoperdon marginatum)

by | Nov 14, 2021

Naked Pufball Mushroom (Lycoperdon marginatum), Hymenogastracceae Family, grows on sandy soil mostly in lodgepole pine forests in the subalpine areas of the front range, but also drops occasionally into ponderosa pine forest in the montane. Photo by Mo...
Chanterelle Mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius)

Chanterelle Mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius)

by | Aug 28, 2021

Chanterelle Mushroom (Cantharellus cibarius), Caanterelle Family (Cantharellaceae), native and found scattered to clustered on soil in both coniferous and hardwood forest on the eastern and western slopes. This is one of the most sought after edible mushrooms, but can...
Aspen Scaberstalk Mushroom (Leccinum insigne)

Aspen Scaberstalk Mushroom (Leccinum insigne)

by | Aug 18, 2021

Aspen Scaberstalk Mushroom (Leccinum insigne), Boletaceae Family, native and found under aspens in the montane and subalpine of Colorado on the eastern and western slopes. Found in late spring and summer. A large, dry, reddish orange mushroom with a fleshy cap and a...