Rocky Mountain Mushrooms

There it appears to be an abundance of mushrooms in the Alberta Rocky Mountains this year. Perhaps it is because of the more than usual amount of moisture and humidity than what is normally experienced in this area. In the next several posts I want to showcase some of these mushrooms as they are an interesting botanical species. Initially, I wanted to split my posts into edible and non-edible mushrooms so did some research. However, mushrooms need to not only be identified by physical characteristic, but also the surroundings in which they grow, the formation patterns that they create when they grow and the texture and elasticity of its membrane. Perhaps taking an identification guide while in the field would make this task easier.