Pacific Northwest Fungi · iNaturalist (2024)

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What is the Pacific Northwest fungus? ›

Geography. Armillaria ostoyae is mostly common in the cooler regions of the northern hemisphere. In North America, this fungus is found on host coniferous trees in the forests of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. It also grows in parts of Asia.

The operculate cup-fungi (Pezizales) include most, but not all, of the large fleshy cup-fungi found in the Pacific Northwest. The group also includes many small to minute (0.3-12 mm diam.) species that are usually overlooked because of their size, color, and/or habitat (e.g., dung of various types).

"Summary: Aleuria aurantia has bright orange cup-shaped to flattened or distorted thin-fleshed fruitbodies with the exterior downy and paler or whitish, growing in ground especially in areas where the soil is disturbed. It is common in the Pacific Northwest.

Cryptococcus gattii has emerged as a human and animal pathogen in the Pacific Northwest.

Recent Washington trends: C. auris was first reported in Washington in 2023 and since January 2024 has been detected in patients in several healthcare facilities and counties. As has occurred in many US states, C.

In the process, Peziza and other cup fungi perform an important ecological role in your yard by recycling nutrients and making them available to the roots of green plants.

Cup fungus is edible, and some people choose to eat it raw or cooked.

cup fungus, any member of a large group of fungi (kingdom Fungi) in the order Pezizales (phylum Ascomycota) and typically characterized by a disk- or cup-shaped structure (apothecium) bearing spore sacs (asci) on its surface.

Washington state is experiencing its first known outbreak of a potentially deadly fungus, according to public health officials. Four patients in the last month have tested positive for Candida auris, or C. auris, Public Health – Seattle & King County said in a release.

Lichen-covered trees are a common site in forests and backyards of the Pacific Northwest, and are most conspicuous during the wet winter months when the branches of deciduous trees are bare. Lichen are made up of a fungus and a photosynthetic partner that work together to form unique species.

What is the bright orange mushroom in Washington state? ›

Lobster Mushroom

At first, you might mistake the hunter-orange color for a broken clay on the forest floor. Upon closer examination, you realize it's a mushroom. Actually, it's a fungus growing on a fungus. Lobster mushrooms (Hypomyces lactifluorum) parasitize on white russula mushrooms (Russula brevipes).

Here are some important things to know about C. auris, which the CDC last year said has "spread at an alarming rate" — from fewer than 500 clinical cases nationwide in 2019 to nearly 2,400 in 2022. Details: Candida auris is a type of yeast that spreads easily in health care facilities, per the CDC.

What Does Candida Auris Infection Look Like? On the skin, candidiasis can cause a rash, and sometimes small blisters, especially at the edges of the rash.

Verticillium wilt is a serious fungal disease affecting many important trees in the Pacific Northwest. This disease lives in the soil and invades trees through their roots. As it spreads through the branches, it causes the cells of the tree to “plug” themselves.