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Search in the moss and ferns for these mushrooms:

Cantharellus formosus aka  Golden Chanterelle mushroom

Chanterelles often grow entangled with the moss and ferns that grow between Fir and Hemlock trees, they give off an apricot + nuts odor 

Hypomyces lactifluorum aka Lobster mushroom

Lobsters are often first visible as small slices of red peaking  out of the ground surrounded by ferns, moss, duff, or thickets

Hydnum oregonense aka Hedgehog mushroom

Hedgehogs tend to grow in the same moss and ferns as Chanterelles, starting a few weeks later in the year

Boletus Edulis aka King Bolete

Boletes grow with both conifer and deciduous trees in the time between the heavy rains and the first hard freeze

Chlorophyllum brunneum Shaggy Parasol mushroom

Shaggy Parasol can often be found with conifers but be careful of poisonous and deadly look-alikes

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