Allan Hogle found a mushroom I don’t believe anyone would try to eat. He wrote, “There is a regular appearance here at The Farm on the Gualala Ridge, always under out Chestnut trees, at this time of year. According to David Arora’s Mushrooms Demystified, it’s Deadman’s Foot. It seems to have that eerie Halloween connection!”

The scientific name of this fungus is Pisolithus arenarius.

Here are some prettier mushrooms, Wooly Chanterelles, as photographed by Adrian Adams.

Thanks to Allan for allowing me to share his photo with you here.