Glacier National Park probably harbors more than a thousand species of fungi. The most visible ones are the mushrooms. They range from edible morels (usually growing in newly-burned areas), chanterelles, boletes, shaggy manes and lactarius to lethal deathcaps and the fly amanitas. Some have medicinal properties like the emetic russula. They range in shape from puffballs and coral fungi to bird nests and earthstars. Fungi grow on decaying wood and living trees. Some are host-specific, like the horse's hoof fungus which grows on birch trees or the honey-brown winter mushroom found on aspens.
morels (usually growing in newly-burned areas), chanterelles, boletes, shaggy manes and lactarius morels|chanterelles, boletes, shaggy manes|lactarius
morels (usually growing in newly-burned areas), chanterelles, boletes, shaggy manes and lactarius morels|chanterelles, boletes, shaggy manes|lactarius