- Austroboletus olivaceoglutinosus on Dochung La
- Austroboletus olivaceoglutinosus tubes, partial veil and stipe from Dochung La
- Austroboletus olivaceoglutinosus with green viscid cap found on Dochung La
- Probably a Gymnopilus we saw at Dochu La. We loved the conical heads
- Gills of Gymnopilus? seen at Dochu La
- Panax pseudoginseng - Ginseng growing wild in Bhutan
- Cyanosis vaga a common weed. This spiderwort related to tradescentia
Cyanosis vaga is a common tiny weed growing on the edges of fields & forest in the Himalayas - Cicada Thinyel Gang DW Ms
- Breakfast at Wangdue Eco-Lodge. What a location!
- Punakha Dzong Punakha Dzong (1220 m / 3,900 ft)
- Punakha Dzong Mo Chu River Bridge DW Ms
Punakha Dzong was built by Ngawang Namgyal, 1st Zhabdrung Rinpoche, in 1637–38. It is the second oldest and second largest Dzong (fortress) in Bhutan. It is located at the confluence of Mo Chu (Mother River) and Po Chu (Father River). - Chanterelle selling lady in Lobesa
- Chanterelle Seller seen in Lobesa
- Chanterelle seller seen at Pele La
- Eleagnus parvifolia known in Dzonkha as Bji berry. One of our favorites.
It is related to Russian olives, but has nothing to do with olives. - Mushroamers with members of the National Mushroom Center of Bhutan in Ura
- Boletus reticuloceps, a choice edible porcini growing with spruce in Ura, Bumthang, Bhutan
- Boletus reticuloceps found in Ura
Boletus reticuloceps, an excellent king bolete associate with conifers distributed in the Eastern Himalayas and Eastern Tibet. It was first described from the Tibetan areas in Yunnan. Then it was named as Aureboletus reticuloceps, but in 2005 in Sydowia 57-1 Wang, Q. B. & Y. J. Yao published "Boletus reticuloceps, a new combination for Aureoboletus reticuloceps" - Two young Boletus reticuloceps seen near Ura
Local people do not appreciate these porcini and ignore them. Well, they think they are toxic. - Hydnellum "peckii"
Hydnellum, maybe H. peckii, known commonly as Bleeding tooth fungus and in North America as "strawberries and cream". The orange to red drops are guttation, a liquid oozed out by some fungi, probably for defense, think chemical warfare and also to catch the eye of photographers!