Iris Canyon, Monterey January 2004 |
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| Meadowland habitat within Iris Canyon. | ||
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| Supports a wide variety of mushrooms and fungus. | ||
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| In winter, poison oak and other meadow vegetation go dormant. | ||
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| Enabling mushrooms and fungus to thrive in the moist, decaying leaf litter. | ||
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| Amathyst Laccaria, Fly Agaric & Candy Caps grow in abundance. | ||
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| The Bay Bolete can also be found. | ||
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| Look for them in sandy soil, beneath pine trees or on the trees themselves. | ||
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| Jack O'Lantern mushrooms favor decaying logs. | ||
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| Each year new varieties can be seen and enjoyed. | ||
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| Amathyst Laccaria, Milk Cap and Black Elphin Saddle. | ||
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| High and low, Angel's Wings and Russula. | ||
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| Beneath the leaf litter this Jack O'Lantern's sprouts from a rotting log. | ||
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| Sampling of the rich diversity of mushrooms & fungus thriving in Iris Canyon. | ||
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