A decent sized group of about 15-16 people attended this walk. The weather for the two weeks leading up to the walk had been hot and dry. We found a large amount of fungi considering the conditions for the walk. Beautiful day for a walk though with it being between 70-80 degrees for the day and nothing but sunshine. The area is mainly a large oak forest with parts of it being the typical hemlock dominated environment. As with any walk we may have missed a species or two but this is mainly complete. Species list entered by Josh Mowris.
Fungi:
Amanita amerirubescens ( Blusher),
Amanita farinosa ( Powder Cap Amanita),
Amanita flavoconia ( Yellow Patches),
Amanita amerifulva ( ),
Amanita parcivolvata ( False Caesars Mushroom),
Amanita vaginata var. vaginata ( Grisette),
Artomyces pyxidatus ( Crown-tipped Coral Fungus),
Aureoboletus innixus ( Clustered Brown Bolete),
Baorangia bicolor ( Red-and-yellow Bolete; Bicolor Bolete),
Boletus separans ( Lilac Bolete),
Boletus vermiculosoides ( ),
Cantharellus flavolateritius ( American smooth Chanterelle),
Cantharellus minor ( Small Chanterelle),
Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina ( Spindle Shaped Orange Coral),
Clavulinopsis fusiformis ( Spindle Shaped Yellow Coral),
Cortinarius corrugatus ( Corrugated Cap Cort),
Cortinarius iodes ( Iodine Cort / Viscid Violet Cort),
Cyathus striatus ( Splash Cups),
Cyptotrama chrysopepla ( ),
Daedaleopsis confragosa ( Thin-maze Flat Polypore),
Entoloma strictius ( ),
Niveoporofomes spraguei ( ),
Gloioxanthomyces nitidus ( ),
Humidicutis marginata ( ),
Imleria pallida ( ),
Lactarius camphoratus ( Aromatic Milky),
Lactarius chrysorheus ( ),
Lactifluus corrugis ( ),
Lactifluus gerardii ( ),
Lactarius peckii ( ),
Lactarius piperatus ( ),
Laetiporus cincinnatus ( White-Pored Chicken of the Woods ),
Laetiporus sulphureus ( Chicken Mushroom; Sulphur Shelf),
Lanmaoa pallidorosea ( ),
Meripilus sumstinei ( Black-staining Polypore),
Mycena haematopus ( Bleeding Mycena),
Omphalotus illudens ( Jack-o’-lantern),
Phaeolus schweinitzii ( Dyer’s pollypore or velvet-top fungus),
Phylloporus leucomycelinus ( Gilled Bolete),
Pleurotus pulmonarius ( Summer Oyster),
Pluteus cervinus ( Deer mushroom),
Pseudoboletus parasiticus ( Parasitic Bolete),
Russula crustosa ( Green Quilt Russula),
Russula grata ( Almond-scented Russula),
Scleroderma citrinum ( Pigskin Poison Puffball),
Scutellinia colensoi ( Eyelash Cup),
Sebacina schweinitzii ( Jellied False Coral),
Sparassis spathulata ( ),
Stereum complicatum ( Crowded Parchment),
Strobilomyces strobilaceus ( Old Man-of-the-woods),
Tapinella atrotomentosa ( Velvet-footed Pax),
Thelephora vialis ( ),
Trametes gibbosa ( Lumpy bracket),
Trametes versicolor ( Turkey-tail),
Trichaptum biforme ( Violet Toothed-Polypore),
Tylopilus alboater ( Black Velvet Bolete),
Tylopilus felleus ( Bitter Bolete),
Tyromyces chioneus ( White Cheese Polypore),
Xanthoconium affine ( Spotted Bolete)
Photos by Josh Mowris and Mark Bowers
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