western jack-o’-lantern

Omphalotus olivascens

Member of jack-o’-lantern mushrooms (genus Omphalotus)
family Omphalotaceae
gilled mushrooms (order Agaricales)
mushrooms, bracket fungi, puffballs, and allies (class Agaricomycetes)
higher basidiomycetes (subphylum Agaricomycotina)
basidiomycete fungi (phylum Basidiomycota)
fungi including lichens (kingdom Fungi)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

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Chris’s observations: 10 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 2
• Foothills Nature Preserve, Palo Alto: 2
• Huddart CP: 2
• Almaden Quicksilver CP
• Castle Rock SP
• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve
• Picchetti Ranch OSP

Months:

• Jan.: 8
• Feb.: 1
• Mar.: 0
• Apr.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist