Black mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) often refer to the delicious, edible Black Trumpet (Craterellus cornucopioides), a gourmet fungi related to chanterelles, found in damp coniferous forests and known for its smoky flavor. These mushrooms grow in mossy areas under Douglas firs, cedars, and oaks, often in late fall through spring, and blend in with forest duff, making them tricky to spot. can be 2"-4", this one could have been 2-3".
Other dark fungi like the Ebony Cap (Pseudoplectania nigrella) or dark Elfin Saddles (Helvella lacunosa) are smaller, up to 3/4", and are not edible.
Two on this stick.
From the side, stem is visible.
Location of the stick, at the base of tree by fallen fir.
Fallen tree on left, mushroom on right arrow.
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