Sarah Verlinde

Basically a nature blog, intermixed with some other stuff.

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Pinus ponderosa, Ponderosa Pine May 2017, Cheney, Washington.

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Heat index was 110 degrees so we offered him a cold drink. He went for a full body soak instead

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Nuphar polysepela flower Spatterdock/ yellow water lily

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Fly-socarpus capitatus! Washington native plants

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Pterophyta sori.  Yes, this is a fern (maybe Bird’s Nest Fern?)

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Witches butter, Orange jelly fungus.

This beautiful bright orange jelly fungus was found growing on a dead conifer tree in Snohomish County, Fall 2014.

Dacrymyces palmatus

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Sarah, What is this?? Should I be worried about my kids playing nearby? (November 2015, Snohomish County, WA)

Thanks for the picture!  Identifying fungi is hard without ecological information, a spore print, a cut, and sometimes a microscope. Because of its brilliant orange color, shape, and that its growing in your backyard in the fall,  this beautiful fungus is likely Orange Peel Fungus, also known as Orange Fairy Cup Fungus (Aleuria aurantia).  This fungus is not poisonous, but I would always recommend to keep your children away from all mushrooms (unless you picked them up at the grocery). There is a great article on this fungus at http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/fungus-lichen/orange-peel-fungus.htm.

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Fun colors and textures under the microscope!

Glass edge, 50x.

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Fun colors and textures under the microscope!

Orange cotton ankle sock fresh out of the dryer with a purple background, 50x.

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Fun colors and textures under the microscope!

This is a cotton/polyester fabric, 50x.

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Trametes versicolor

Turkey Tail Bracket fungus, Siskiyou Mountains, OR, March 2013.

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Dried bracket fungus in leaf litter, Siskiyou Mountains, OR, March 2013.

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Coral Fungus, Snohomish County, November 2014

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Mushrooms growing out of old stump, Snohomish County, October 2014.

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Beautiful Spider! Old Sauk River Trail, WA, August 2014.

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Toadstools, Pinnacle Lake, WA. September 2012.

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Hericium sp.

Coral-toothed fungus. Growing on old tree stump, Pinnacle Lake, WA, September 2012.