OREGON
The official state mushroom of Oregon is the Pacific golden chanterelle.
The hazelnut, also known as the filbert, is Oregon's official state nut.
The first commercial filbert orchard in the state of Oregon was the Dorris Ranch in Springfield.
The Chinook salmon is Oregon's official state fish.
Tillamook is home to Oregon's largest cheese factory
The largest living organism ever found is a honey mushroom, Armillaria ostoyae. It covers 3.4 square miles of land in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, and it's still growing!
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