We had great weather for Dark Hollow Woods. Nine people hunted for mushrooms, including Walk Leader Cecily Franklin and Identifier Blaine Sanner. We found nearly 40 species. For a little added excitement, Cosplay (“costume play”) was having a photo shoot at DHW at the same time as our walk, so we saw numerous princesses, villains and superheroes.

Species list entered by Cecily Franklin. Species identified by Blaine Sanner and Cecily Franklin.

List of species found on the walk at Dark Hollow Woods:
Amanita banningiana (The Yellow Caesar),
Cantharellus lateritius (Smooth chanterelle),
Cantharellus minor (Small Chanterelle),
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa (Coral Slime),
Daedalea quercina (Thick-maze Oak Polypore),
Daldinia concentrica (Carbon Balls),
Exsudoporus frostii (Frost’s Bolete; Candy Apple Bolete),
Fuligo septica (Scrambled-egg Slime; Dog Vomit Slime),
Ganoderma applanatum (Artist’s Conk),
Gyroporus castaneus (Chestnut Bolete),
Hydnochaete olivaceus (),
Hypholoma fasciculare (),
Hypomyces chrysospermus (Bolete Mold),
Irpex lacteus (Milk-white Toothed-Polypore),
Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken Mushroom; Sulphur Shelf),
Lycogala epidendrum (Wolf’s Milk Slime),
Marasmius rotula (Pinwheel Marasmius),
Marasmius siccus (),
Megacollybia platyphylla (Platterful Mushroom),
Meripilus sumstinei (Black-staining Polypore),
Mycena leaiana (Orange Mycena),
Neofavolus alveolaris (Hexagonal-pored Polypore),
Panellus stipticus (Luminescent Panellus, bitter oyster),
Phlebia incarnata (),
Pleurotus pulmonarius (Summer Oyster),
Polyporus varius (),
Schizophyllum commune (Split Gill),
Scleroderma citrinum (Pigskin Poison Puffball),
Scutellinia scutellata (Reddish Eyelash Cup),
Stereum complicatum (Crowded Parchment),
Stereum ostrea (False Turkey-tail),
Trametes elegans (),
Trametes versicolor (Turkey-tail),
Tremella mesenterica (Witches’ Butter),
Tremellodendron schweinitzii (Jellied False Coral),
Trichaptum biforme (Violet Toothed-Polypore),
Trichoglossum hirsutum (Velvety Earth-tongue)

Species not currently on clubs life list:
Russulas and Boletes which were not identified to the species level.