I decided to choose a random mushroom today, and I landed on the Western Woodland Amanita (Amanita silvicola). This mushroom is in the Amanita family, which is notable for containing the two mushrooms that are the culprit in nearly every mushroom-related fatality in the United States. This one, however, is not poisonous. Which is a good thing, since it doesn't have the ring or cup that are associated with Amanitas, which might make it difficult to identify. It is quite pretty, however, with a striking white cap and a wide, sloping stem. I'm looking forward to see many more Amanitas than I did last year, when I got started too late, and most of them had rotted away.
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