Photojournalism: Fun-guys around campus

Fungal friends abound in a variety of climates across the world, and the Pacific Northwest is an especially ripe environment for mushrooms. Over the course of the fall semester, several species could be found budding from the soil and clinging to trees across Willamette’s campus, from fairy tale fly agarics to appetizing oyster mushrooms (though be very careful consuming any mushrooms without identification experience). Many species will crop up and disappear back into the soil off and on depending on the season, so while the pictured species might not appear in the spring, there are sure to be many more to scavenge during the spring semester, for those who know where to look.

A fly agaric at Meadow Lawn Golf Course on Nov. 21, 2025. Photo by Jack Godsil.

Nitrous bonnet on the Willamette University campus on Nov. 16, 2025. Photo by Jack Godsil.

Oyster mushrooms on the Willamette University campus on Oct. 24, 2025. Photo by Jack Godsil

Yellow fieldcap on the Willamette University campus on Nov. 16, 2025.

Warty knight on the Willamette University campus on Oct. 3, 2025. Photo by Jack Godsil.

Fairy ring marasmius on the Willamette University campus on Oct. 28, 2025. Photo by Jack Godsil.