Coral mushroom with banana slug

Still waiting on a more exact species ID for this Ramaria, found in old Douglas fir-western hemlock-vine maple forest.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Awesome scene, Erin! Posted 4 years ago
1. erinmoore
  
  Grizzly Bear
  
  Thanks Ferdy. It does feel like "being there." It's a slow show in nature. Posted 4 years ago

erinmoore

Grizzly Bear

Visiting JungleDragon I'm reminded of the quote by Ansel Adams, “A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed and is, thereby, a true manifestation of what one feels about life in its entirety.” Posted 4 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

Love this photo, it's such a fantastic scene. Posted 4 years ago
1. erinmoore
  
  Grizzly Bear
  
  Lots of levels there. Thanks Christine! Posted 4 years ago

Patomarazul

Lion

It almost look like udnerwater soft corals! beautiful! Posted 4 years ago
1. erinmoore
  
  Grizzly Bear
  
  With a sort of sea slug, yes! Thanks, Pato. Posted 4 years ago

The Clustered coral

''Ramaria botrytis'', commonly known as the clustered coral, the pink-tipped coral mushroom, or the cauliflower coral, is an edible species of coral fungus in the family Gomphaceae. Its robust fruit body can grow up to 15 cm in diameter and 20 cm tall, and resembles some marine coral.

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Similar species: Gomphales

Species identified by erinmoore