Searching for porcini
Spathularia flava, a common fungus in East Tibet
Tashi is observing spore disposal from a Spathularia
Matsutake collector we met in the oak woods
Matsutake collector we met in the oak woods
Matsutake collector we met in the oak woods
Matsutake collector we met in the oak woods above Nyachuka
Neottia acuminata orchis,
Flower of Neottia acuminata that is distributed from the Himalayas to Korea and East Sibirea
A lovely group of Asters (Erigeron sp.)
Chanterelles! Maybe something like Cantharellus minor, I am not sure.
Boletus edulis group seen above Nyachuka / Yajiang
Drolma looking for porcinis high above a valley in Nyachuka (Chinese: Yajiang)
Drolma king bolete searching.
A very close relative of the king bolete, Boletus edulis.
Orgyen Rinchen with one of many matsutake he picked that morning.
Laccaria amethystea, a Boletus / Xerocomus sp. and another Laccaria
Finding the amazing Laccaria amethystea is always a treat! Luckily it is not rare.
Dorje, Angela, Tenpe Nyima, Shannon, Velma, Eloise with Prince, aka Agaricus augustus)
A farm house in Nyachuka. These houses started to get painted in the late 1990 when Matsutake money enabled farmers to do so. Before that house were unpainted.