Witches hat
Hygrocybe conica
43.5757, -124.175
Field Notes
Description:
Brightly colored mushroom in shades of yellow, orange and red. Fairly common in late fall on the Oregon Coast. Slimy when young, dries quickly with age or dry conditions. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7876389
Habitat:
coastal forest
Notes:
Not edible as may be poisonous. 4 deaths in China are attributed to this beauty, which is often eaten as a hallucinogenic. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7879207 for a more recent spotting
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 13, 2011
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