Tsongu Gompa (Gelukpa tradition). Chinese tourists know it as Chongu Sii
A improvised building in the matsutake camp.
Matsutake collector with their heavy harvest waiting until his buddy comes by motorcycle to fetch him.
A tiny orchid seen Nyade
Phallus regulosus seen while visiting the Panda breeding station in Chengdu on the last day
I love the structure of Polyporus arcularius, a wood digesting Polypore.
A small Primula common in Nyade / Yading> I wishe di could attach a name!
Pterocephalus hookeri, great geometry!
Stellera chaemajasme, a perennial Daphne relative.
Stellera chamaejasme, with yellow and white flowers
Mountain scenery on the Deqen / Garze Prefectures border, Chinese know as Xiao Shu Shan
Seasonal matsutake Camp on the Chaktreng-Shangrila border
The city currently known as Shangri La,
Ringha Gompa with prayer flags. We met lots of animals and mushrooms there.
Shop keepers with dried Saussurea medusa et al., in Chinglish known as snow lotus
A mobile matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake) dealer who meets his clients along the hiighway.
Be Sha sales woman. Be sha is the Tibetan name for pine mushrooms, but means oak mushroom.
Number 1 and 2 Matsutake mushrooms on the main mushroom market near Gyalthang / Shangri La
Kathy Welsh smiling at lots of chanterelles! What a nice fruity smell such a pile of Chanties has!
Several species of Lactarius related to Lactarius deliciosus, like L. hatsudake and L. sanguifluus