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Cajas National Park

Fungi, moss and forest textures

Look closer at the fungi, lichens and mossy woodland beside the trail.

22 photographs

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An orange mushroom above the moss
An orange mushroom above the moss
Pale layered fungi among twigs
Pale layered fungi among twigs
Small brown mushrooms among pine needles
Small brown mushrooms among pine needles
A red-orange cap among green plants
A red-orange cap among green plants
Fine gills beneath an orange cap
Fine gills beneath an orange cap
Shelf fungi along a fallen trunk
Shelf fungi along a fallen trunk
Orange fungi on weathered wood
Orange fungi on weathered wood
Small mushrooms beside a tree
Small mushrooms beside a tree
Bright fungi beneath a fallen log
Bright fungi beneath a fallen log
Round fungi on the forest floor
Round fungi on the forest floor
Pale lichen on a dark tree trunk
Pale lichen on a dark tree trunk
Twisted branches above a mossy floor
Twisted branches above a mossy floor
Low branches reaching across the woodland
Low branches reaching across the woodland
A mossy woodland interior
A mossy woodland interior
Small plants on a moss-covered bank
Small plants on a moss-covered bank
Lichen-draped branches above a rocky hollow
Lichen-draped branches above a rocky hollow
Overlapping orange and brown fungal shelves grow on dark wood. The visible upper surfaces do not establish a species.
Orange-edged shelf fungi
A small gray mushroom has fine radial pleats across its thin cap. The photograph does not establish the species.
A delicately pleated gray mushroom
Ochre mushrooms grow beside grass and dark soil. The following close-up shows the gills of another view from this patch; the species remains unresolved.
Ochre mushroom caps beside the grass
A view beneath an ochre mushroom reveals closely spaced brown gills radiating from its stalk. This feature alone does not establish a species.
Gills beneath an ochre mushroom
A pale, branching lichen forms a small tuft above moss and low plants. Cladonia is a tentative genus candidate.
Pale branching lichen on a low rock
Small puffball-like fungi show openings in their rounded upper surfaces on a mossy bank. Their genus and species remain unresolved.
Opened puffballs on a mossy bank

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