The Pink Tentacle blog has a great post about these awesome Japanese luminescent mushrooms (Mycena lux-coeli). Apparently, they grow on fallen Chinquapin trees.
These particular fungi are from deep in undisturbed woods, which are a pretty rare thing in Japan nowadays.
There are a few different varieties of mushies that will pull off this maneuver. We've observed some fungi in rotting wood in the woods on Mt. Hood that look like little glow worms. They were especially abundant on the path up to Angel's Rest in the Gorge, which is one of the reasons I used to like doing night hikes there.
Probably the largest specimen of glowing mushroom in the States is the Jack O' Lantern mushroom, Omphalotus olearius. As far as I know, they don't come this far north, but are pretty common in central and southern California.
Enjoy glowy things in nature that aren't ravers taking a night hike,
Bp
[via my faithful Canukistani operative "Yuri," photo credits at Rincon Del Misterio]
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