Club Coral
This rather unusual forest floor species is yellowish brown to flesh-colored, with a wrinkled appearance, upright to somewhat curved, and notable for lacking any discernible odor or distinct taste. Though its close relative C. truncatus is a choice edible, little is known of the ediblity of C. occidentalis. It can reach nine inches tall and has a rounded rather than flattened top, unlike C. truncatus. It tapers towards the base. Often it is solitary but sometimes is found is small groups. It may stain brownish on handling and the cut flesh turns reddish brown. In the photo it dwarfs a tiny yellow Mycena oregonensis and what may be emerging exemplars of Craterellus tubaeformis.