We had perfect weather for our walk at ALT’s Bethel Green property. Just under 20 people came out to look for mushrooms, and we had quite a variety of species found, including a Dye Ball!

Species list entered by Julie Travaglini.

Fungi:
Arcyria denudata (Pink Carnival Candy Slime),
Artomyces pyxidatus (Crown-tipped Coral Fungus),
Cyathus striatus (Splash Cups),
Daldinia childiae (Carbon balls),
Diatrype stigma (Common Tarcrust Fungus),
Fuligo septica (Scrambled-egg Slime; Dog Vomit Slime),
Fuscopostia fragilis (Brown Cheese Polypore),
Ganoderma applanatum (Artist’s conk),
Irpex lacteus (Milk-white Toothed-Polypore),
Trametes betulin (),
Meripilus sumstinei (Black-staining Polypore),
Neofavolus alveolaris (Hexagonal-pored Polypore),
Phellinus gilvus (Mustard Yellow polypore),

Phellinus robiniae (Cracked cap polypore, Locust polypore),
Polyporus elegans (AKA Cerioporus leptocephalus but we still use Polyporus elegans Elegant Polypore),
Scleroderma citrinum (Pigskin Poison Puffball),
Poronidulus conchifer (),
Trametes versicolor (Turkey-tail),
Trichaptum biforme (Violet Toothed-Polypore)

Lichen:
Parmotrema hypotropum (Powdered ruffle lichen)

Species missing from list:
Psathyrella sp.
Auricularia sp.
Pisolithus arrhizus (Dye Ball)
Russula sp.
Puccinia sp.