Day 45: Many fungi have no widely accepted common names, so I figure I can call Clavulinopsis laeticolor "Butterfingers" if I please. These yellow/orange club-fungi can be found growing on mossy ground, usually in small clusters. It can be told from a similar species (Clavulinopsis helveola) by the squat triangular shape of its spores, but you'll need a good microscope to see them. At 1000x, I was unable to get a good image. There are many species of club-fungi in the Pacific Northwest, but most escape notice because of their size. While I was photographing these, I also spotted white Clavaria vermicularis (inset, upper right) which I would not have seen if I hadn't been down at ground level.
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