Walk leader Barbara DeRiso. Despite threatening skies and a very few raindrops, some 25 mushroom enthusiasts joined Barbara DeRiso, John & Kim Plischke and Dick Dougall at Camp Guyasuta on Saturday, June 4. Lots of mushrooms, including a quite odiferous “stinky squid” were found, even some by first-timers! The group meandered up the Guyasuta trail and spent some time enjoying the waterfalls at the trailhead. Special thanks to Ranger Mike Daniher for allowing us access to this beautiful urban preserve.

Species identified by Dick Dougall, John Plischke III and Jack Baker. Species list entered by Barbara DeRiso.

List of species found on the walk at Camp Guyasuta:
Agrocybe praecox (Spring Agrocybe),
Artomyces pyxidatus (Crown tipped coral),
Bolbitius titubans (Egg Yolk),
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa (Coral Slime),
Conocybe lactea (White Dunce Cap),
Coprinopsis variegata (Scally Inky Cap),
Fuligo septica (Scrambled-egg Slime; Dog Vomit Slime),
Ganoderma applanatum (Artist’s Conk),
Geastrum saccatum (),
Gymnopus dryophila (),
Gymnopus dryophilus (Oak-loving Collybia),
Hypholoma fasciculare (),
Kretzschmaria deusta (Carbon Cushion, Brittle Cinder),
Lycogala epidendrum (Wolf’s Milk Slime),
Marasmius rotula (Pinwheel Marasmius),
Mycena leaiana (Orange Mycena),
Neofavolus alveolaris (Hexagon pored polypore),
Pluteus cervinus (Deer mushroom),
Polyporus squamosus (Dryad’s Saddle, Pheasant Polypore),
Psathyrella candolleana (),
Psathyrella velutina (),
Pseudocolus fusiformis (Stinky Squid),
Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata (Psilocybe Ovoid),
Schizophyllum commune (Split Gill),
Scutellinia scutellata (Eyelash cup),
Stereum ostrea (False Turkey-tail),
Trametes elegans (),
Trametes versicolor (Turkey-tail),
Trichaptum biforme (Violet Toothed-Polypore),
Tricholomopsis flavescens,
Xylaria hypoxylon (Carbon Antlers)

Photos by Cecily Franklin and Brian Johanson.