Great Hornbill - Buceros bicornis seen near Zhemgang from an Ecolodge to be.
Life stages of Phallus impudicus with an open sliced egg. When young the egg is an enjoyable edible, very firm and mildly tasting like radish.
Phallus impudicus seen from above. They are quite common in pine forests.
Phallus impudicus half grown with lots of flies. I could observe the growth while taking pictures.
A Mutinus stinkhorn aka dog stinkhorn or Dog's rod. Not 100% sure which species, but close to M. caninus
A stinkhorn relative that fruits in the egg state. Maybe one of these two East Asian species: Protuberella borealis or Kobayashia nipponica ? Growing with Castanopsis above Tingtibi
A beautiful pink-orange Ramaria above Tingtibi, Zhemgang that is locally eaten.
Beautiful Yellow trumpet - Craterellus aureus above Tingtibi, Zhemgang.
Tsering proudly showing 2 big Briddegills, Russula cf brevipes near Misetang, Tang, Bumthang.
What looks like a frozen forest is the minute minute Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. arbuscula. Seen below Trongsa .
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. arbuscula slimemold growing near Trongsa, Bhutan.
A Squamanita - a parasitic mushroom growing on top of the base of the high-jacked Amanita volva and stembase
Squamanita standing above Tingtibi, Zhemgang, Bhutan.
Squamanita transected shows the parasitic mushroom growing on top of the Amanita volva.
Clitocybe nuda aka Lepista nuda, the Blewitt, a choice edibe mushroom, Tangsibi, Bumthang
Clitocybe nuda gills. The mushroom had the typical fruity, frozen orange juice concentrate aroma.
Audience of 400 students (not all visible here) for my Mushroom talk at Yibi Labtsa Tangtibi School
Termitomyces sp, maybe T. eurhizus found above Tingtibi, a choice edible
Termitomyces sp. locally known as Bangmu. Photo: Cheku Cr ed DW Ms
Termitomyces patch. Though they grow on the wood rich underground excrement of termites, they are very tasty and popular