This years walk at Cook forest were split between shelters 1 and 2 with walk leaders Richard Jacob and Adam Haritan respectively and a roughly equal number of participants. Unfortunately due to the short notice that participants received not everyone could make it. We will look at changing sign up to first come first served so that people receive plenty of notification in the future. Despite the lower number of participants than expected both groups found plenty of mushrooms. As per other locations where we have walked this year we may not have found a lot of anyone species we did find plenty of variety.
Richard Jacob writes at shelter 1 we found very few Amanita and Cortinarius species. We did found a number of bolete species including Boletus edulis which made up for it. Many of us found a colony of Cordyceps militaris during the walk resulting in a hunt for the bodies. The other common cordeceps at the location Tolypocladium ophioglossoides (Goldenthread cordyceps) was also found further in the the walk on a slope. There were quite a few Lycoperdon perlatum (Gem-studded Puffball) around too.
From Shelter 2 Adam reported that despite the relatively dry conditions, a decent number of species were found within the 2-hour walk. The most prolific species were False Chanterelles (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca) and Dotted-Stalk Suillus (Suillus granulatus/weaverae). Surprisingly, no honey mushrooms were found on our walk, and the usual diversity of Cortinarius was lacking as well. Still, most of the major groups of fungi were represented at the identification table and the Club has a few new species to add to the clubs life list.
Other interesting species of note were Melanophyllum haematospermum and Stereum gausapatum (Bleeding Oak Crust), both of which had been found at Hartwood Acres but not many other locations. A fun find is Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (Cats tounge) a transparent toothy jelly mushroom. Finally Ischnoderma benzoinum was identified which according to Gary Lincoff Cook Forest was the only know East coast location for this typical west species.
A few of us explored the Firetower region with its oak forest. We found a few more species of mushrooms but conditions were very dry and we did not see many of the species we typically find in the area.
Species list entered by Adam Haritan and Richard Jacob. Species identified by Cara Barkley Coulter, Adam Haritan Richard Jacob, Judy Mackenroth, Tom McCoy (from Mycological Association of Washington), La Monte Yaroll and others.
List of species found on the walk at Cook Forest State Park (combined list):
(), Agaricus leptocaulis
(Maple Agrocybe), Agrocybe acericola
(American Orange-Brown Ringless Amanita), Amanita amerifulva
(Yellow Patches), Amanita flavoconia
(Fly Agaric), Amanita muscaria var. guessowii
(Honey mushroom), Armillaria mellea
(Graceful Bolete), Austroboletus gracilis
(King Bolete; Porcini; Cepe; Steinpilz), Boletus edulis
(Red-Mouth Bolete), Boletus subvelutipes
(Yellow tuning fork), Calocera cornea
(), Cantharellus tubaeformis
(Elegant Polypore), Cerioporus leptocephalus
(Blue-green Stain), Chlorociboria aeruginascens
(), Cladonia squamosa
(Fat-footed Clitocybe), Clitocybe clavipes
(Anise Scented Clitocybe), Clitocybe odora
(Wooly Stalked Coprinus), Coprinus lagopus
(Trooping Cordyceps), Cordyceps militaris
(), Cortinarius harrisonii
(Flat Crep), Crepidotus applanatus
(), Dacrymyces capitatus
(Thin maze polypore), Daedaleopsis confragosa
(Deer truffle, False truffle), Elaphomyces verruculosus
(Spring entoloma), Entoloma vernum
(), Entoloma strictius
(), Fomitopsis ochracea
(Red Bealted Polypore), Fomitopsis pinicola
(), Ganoderma applanatum
(Soft Artist’s Conk), Ganoderma lobatum
(Hemlock Varnish-shelf), Ganoderma tsugae
(), Gloeoporus dichrous
(Oak-loving Collybia), Gymnopus dryophilus
(), Gymnopus subnudus
(False Chanterelle), Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
(), Hymenopellis furfuracea
(Polypore hypocrea), Hypocrea pulvinata
(), (Inocybe calimistrata) Inosperma calamistratum
(), Isaria tenuipes
(), Ischnoderma benzoinum
(Amethyst Tallow-gill or Amethyst Deceiver), Laccaria amethystina
(), Laccaria bicolor
(Purple-gilled Laccaria), Laccaria ochropurpurea
(), Lactarius deceptivus
(Orange-latex Milky), Lactarius deterrimus
(), Lactarius griseus
(), Lactarius hibbardiae
(), Lactarius lignyotus
(), Lactarius uvidus
(Chicken of the Woods on conifer), Laetiporus huroniensis
(hicken of the woods), Laetiporus sulphureus
(), Lanmaoa pseudosensibilis
(), Leccinum snellii
(AKA Lepiota magnispora), Lepiota clypeolaria
(Gem-studded Puffball), Lycoperdon perlatum
( Pear-shaped Puffball ), Lycoperdon pyriforme
(), Marasmius opacus
(), Melanophyllum haematospermum
(Yellow-stalked Fairy-helmet), Mycena epipterygia
(Orange Mycena), Mycena leaiana
(), Mycena sanguinolenta
(Hexagonal-pored Polypore), Neofavolus alveolaris
(), Nolanea verna
(Luminescent Panellus, bitter oyster), Panellus stipticus
(), Paxillus involutus
(), Peziza phyllogena
(), Phaeohelotium epiphyllum
(Dyer’s pollypore or velvet-top fungus), Phaeolus schweinitzii
(Jelly Leaf), Phaeotremella frondosa
(), Pholiota aurivella
(), Pholiota squarrosoides
(Birch Polypore), Piptoporus betulinus
(Summer Oyster), Pleurotus pulmonarius
(Deer mushroom), Pluteus cervinus
(), Postia ptychogaster
(), Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
(Cinnabar Red Polypore), Pycnoporus cinnabarinus
(Asian beauty), Radulomyces copelandii
(beautiful clavaria, handsome clavaria, yellow-tipped- or pink coral fungus), Ramaria formosa
(), Ramaria stricta
(), Retiboletus ornatipes
(Orange Moss Agaric), Rickenella fibula
(), Russula aeruginea
(), Russula brevipes
(Firm Russula), Russula compacta
(Purple-bloom Russula), Russula mariae
(), Russula virescens
(), Scleroderma cepa
(Pigskin Poison Puffball), Scleroderma citrinum
(), Scutellinia pennsylvanica
(Crowded Parchment), Stereum complicatum
(Bleeding Oak Crust), Stereum gausapatum
(False Turkey-tail), Stereum ostrea
(), Stereum sanguinolentum
(American Slippery Jack; Chicken Fat Suillus), Suillus americanus
(Dotted-stalk Suillus; Granulated Slippery Jack), Suillus granulatus
(), Suillus placidus
(Lilac-Brown Bolete), Sutorius eximius
(Goldenthread cordyceps), Tolypocladium ophioglossoides
(Turkey tail), Trametes versicolor
(Witches’ Butter), Tremella mesenterica
(Violet Toothed-Polypore), Trichaptum biforme
(), Trichoderma harzianum
(Decorated Mop), Tricholomopsis decora
(White Cheese Polypore), Tyromyces chioneus
(Red-Cracked Bolete), Xerocomellus chrysenteron
(Fuzzy-foot), Xeromphalina campanella
(Rooted Collybia), Xerula furfuracea
() Xerula rubrobrunnescens
Species not currently on clubs life list:
(), Agaricus leptocaulis
(), Inocybe calamistrata
(), Lactarius hibbardiae
(), Leccinum snellii
(Powderpuff bracket), Postia ptychogaster
(Bleeding Conifer Crust), Stereum sanguinolentum
(), Trichoderma harzianum
Scutellinia species with narrowlyelipsoide spores and long margin hairs that does not match any of the known species.
Lichen
Cladonia squamosa (),
Antrodia sp.
Copvinus sp.
Evernia sp.
Gymnopdius sp.
Incoybe sp.
Nolenea sp.
Russula sp.
Scutellina sp.
Photos by Cara Barkley Coulter and Richard Jacob
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