May Mushrooms & Plants - Spring Foraging in the PNW

In this episode, Spring Foraging continues as we identify wild mushrooms and explore edible and medicinal plants local to the Pacific Northwest. The month of May brings some of the best that this season has to offer, and as the local forests here in Western Washington State come alive, there’s never a shortage of nature and natural wonders to admire. Here’s a little bit of what you can expect to see: 00:00 Intro 00:29 Western Gilled Bolete (Phylloporus arenicola) 04:14 Ghost Pipe (Monotropa uniflora) 06:13 Western Panther Cap (Amanita pantherinoides) 09:31 False Lily-of-the-Valley (Maianthemum dilatatum) 11:01 Deep Purple Bolete (Xerocomellus atropurpureus) 12:45 Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum) 14:39 Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina) 16:25 Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum) 17:50 Black Cup Fungi (Plectania / Pseudoplectania / Urnula) 19:25 Jelly Spot Fungus (Dacrymyces stillatus) 20:13 Petticoat Mottlegill (Panaeolus papilonaceus) 23:29 What are Phytoncides? 24:54 Alder log hosting Golden Pholiota (Pholiota aurivella), Brittle Cinder (Kretzchmaria deusta), Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma applanatum), and Trillium 27:00 Pacific Coral Root (Corallorhiza mertensiana) 29:18 Signs of Douglas Fir Bark Beetle - Frass 31:21 Tiger’s Eye (Coltricia perennis) 33:24 Yellow Spotted Millipede (Harpaphae haydeniana) 36:46 Eyelash Cup Fungus (Scutellinia scutellata) Hope you enjoyed this episode of Mushroom Trail! If you are enjoying this episodes and haven’t yet subscribed, please do me a huge favor and subscribe, hit the like button, and ring the bell so that you can be notified when new videos are uploaded. All of this really helps the channel grow - and it encourages me to continue to get there out on the trail more often, and to keep the content flowing. I really appreciate you all tuning in … and can’t wait to get the next episode out your way. Until next time, Happy Trails! **And a quick reminder - all information contained in this video is meant to be used for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to provide viewers with any kind of health/medical advice, and serves merely as a starting point for all of you to dive deeper into building your knowledge of the incredible natural environment we all live within. Please consider supplementing what you learn here with field guides and additional research! And most importantly, hope this inspires you to get outside and see what you see!