JP23-0556
Growing several feet above ground level on Madrone.
Third growth commercial Doug fir forest; third growth already commercially thinned.
iNat pick - but I think maybe something else?
Very old second growth forest under 135 year old Sitka Spruce.
SPECIES: Mallocybe leucoblema
COLLECTION # 73438
iNaturalist # 196872472
COLLECTED BY: Eric & Jen Chandler
DATE: 1 JUL 2022
LOCATION: Ranger Creek Campground, Pierce County, WA, USA
LAT: 47.012979
LON: -121.54111297222222
NEARBY FLORA:
Conifer: Western Hemlock, Douglas Fir, Western Red Cedar
Deciduous: Vine Maple, Red Huckleberry, Wild Blueberry, Vanilla Leaf
Evergreen: Sword Fern, Oregon Grape
SUBSTRATE: Dense Humus Soil, Needle Duff, Moss
AMBIENT TEMP: 68 Degrees F
SOIL TEMP: 52 Degrees F
ECOSYSTEM: 2nd-/Old-growth Forest w/some Deciduous trees, Boggy Area
ELEVATION: 2578 ft/786 Meters.
Prairie habitat - lightly maintained. No trees close.
On alder log