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Hello, I'm an avid mushroom hunter and I'm going to be posting all my pictures on here and talking about the adventures that I embark to find mushrooms of all kind. I usually just go looking in all types of terrain whether mountains, trails, rivers, lakes, streams, meadows or forests. Some species, however, are more set in habitat or growing mycorrhizal with trees. For example, these chanterelles love to grow underneath pine trees before the hard freeze of winter. This last year was amazing for chanterelles. Upon finding one, you could find multiple flushes nearby.

These are called Cantharellus formosus or commonly known as the pacific golden chanterelle.

Mycorrhizal - A symbiotic (generally mutualistic, but occasionally weakly pathogenic) association between a fungus and the roots of a vascular plant.

Cauliflower mushroom, or sparassis crispa is a parasitic and saprobic mushroom which recycles dead or decayed organic materials. These can be found at the bases of fir, pine oak, or spruce trees. The particular one I found was on at the base of a pine stump while chanterelle picking. Experiments were performed which may conclude that sparassis crispa may stimulate the immune system and have anti-tumor properties.