About 25 people turned out for a walk at hidden gem, and disk golf course, Deer Lakes Park. This walk is held in June each year and is named in memory of Dorothy Fornof. Dorothy Fornof (1922 – 2006), a founding member of the WPMC, received the WPMC Special Service Award in 2003 for her dedication as a Club Mycologist, Mushroom Display Chairperson, her expertise in mushroom identification, and willingness to share that vast knowledge with all Club members. Dorothy led many mushroom walks at Deer Lakes Park and she impressed many as a woman with a profound knowledge of not only the fungi discovered on walks, but also the birds on sighting and by their songs, and practically every plant. She had a keen interest in all nature. When asked about how she could remember all the names and she said it took many years of hard work of learning and remembering. (A special thanks to Valerie Baker for her remembrance of Dorothy).
In late June the fungal diversity really picks up as there are still frequent rains as well as warmer days. Black trumpet season has been going for a couple of weeks and we normally find some of the the early season Chanterelles. This year was no exception with a wide range of species collected and identified. Of particular note were the 6 different chanterelle (Cantharellus and Craterellus) species found in the fairly small region of the park that we explored. There were tiny Cantharellus minor, beautiful Craterellus ignicolor which develop a small hole in the center of the cap and less brightly colored Cantharellus appalachiensis (Appalachian Chanterelle). We observed a lot of Galiella rufa (Hairy Rubber Cup) on the forest floor which should maybe be renamed peanut butter cups due to the beige color of the inner cup. There were also a lot of brood VIII cicada bodies around the trees and a few live ones. Some of the live ones were missing abdomens completely and some of the dead ones were covered in fungus, probably a Metarhizium sp. or a Beauveria sp., we are currently working on confirmation. Identification wrapped up promptly at 1pm as a thunderstorm rolled in and heavy rain started.
Species list entered by Richard Jacob. Species identified by Jack Baker, Richard Jacob, Adam Haritan, John Stuart and La Monte Yarroll. A number of species were identified after the walk by Adam and Richard along with help from various iNaturalist members.
List of species found on the walk at Dorothy Fornof Walk – Deer Lakes Park:
(Orange Peel Fungus), Aleuria aurantia
(Mayapple Rust), Allodus podophylli
(American Orange-Brown Ringless Amanita), Amanita amerifulva
(Blusher), Amanita amerirubescens
(Cleft-foot Amanita), Amanita brunnescens
(Cream Colored Cleft-foot Amanita), Amanita brunnescens var. pallida
(), Amanita citrina var citrina
(Yellow Patches), Amanita flavoconia
(), Amanita flavorubens
(Grisette), Amanita vaginata var. vaginata
(Clustered Brown Bolete), Aureoboletus innixus
(), Aureoboletus roxanae
(), Boletus longicurvipes
(Red-Mouth Bolete), Boletus subvelutipes
(), Baorangia bicolor
(Black Jelly Drops), Bulgaria inquinans
(), Clavaria fumosa
(Appalachian Chanterelle), Cantharellus appalachiensis
(Smooth chanterelle), Cantharellus lateritius
(Small Chanterelle), Cantharellus minor
(American Common Chanterelle; American Golden Chanterelle), Cantharellus tenuithrix
(Coral Slime), Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
(), Cortinarius distans
(Iodine Cort / Viscid Violet Cort), Cortinarius iodes
(Black Trumpet), Craterellus fallax
(Flame-colored Chanterelle), Craterellus ignicolor
(Flat Crep), Crepidotus applanatus
(White-egg Bird’s-nest Fungus), Crucibulum laeve
(Thick-maze Oak Polypore), Daedalea quercina
(), Fomitopsis spraguei
(Scrambled-egg Slime; Dog Vomit Slime), Fuligo septica
(Hairy Rubber Cup), Galiella rufa
(Artist’s Conk), Ganoderma applanatum
(), Gymnopus dichrous
(), Helvella macropus
(), Hydnellum scrobiculatum
(), Hydnochaete olivaceus
(), Hypomyces chrysospermus
(Yellow-green Russula Mold), Hypomyces luteovirens
(Red Cushion Fungi), Hypoxylon fragiforme
(Straw-colored Fiber-head), Inocybe rimosa
(), Inocybe tahquamenonensis
(), Laccaria laccata
(), Lactarius lignyotus
(), Lactarius oculatus
(), Lactarius quietus var incanus
(Fishy Milkcap), Lactifluus volemus
(), Leccinum albellum
(Yellow Jelly Babies), Leotia lubrica
(Wolf’s Milk Slime), Lycogala epidendrum
(), Marasmius opacus
(), Marasmius sullivantii
(Flying salt shaker of death), Massospora cicadina
(Platterful Mushroom), Megacollybia rodmani
(Donkey ear), Otidea onotica
(Luminescent Panellus, bitter oyster), Panellus stipticus
(), Psathyrella delineata
(Mustard Yellow polypore), Phellinus gilvus
(Gilled Bolete), Phylloporus rhodoxanthus
(), Pleurotus dryinus
(Summer Oyster), Pleurotus pulmonarius
(), Polyporus varius
(), Porphyrellus sordidus
(Black Jelly Oyster), Resupinatus applicatus
(), Russula aeruginea
(Almond scented Russula), Russula grata
(Purple-bloom Russula), Russula mariae
(), Russula variata
(), Russula vinacea
(Split Gill), Schizophyllum commune
(Reddish Eyelash Cup), Scutellinia scutellata
(Jellied False Coral), Sebacina schweinitzii
(), Stereum complicatum
(False Turkey-tail), Stereum ostrea
(), Suillus granulatus
(Goldenthread cordyceps), Tolypocladium ophioglossoides
(Jelly Leaf), Tremella foliacea
(Witches’ Butter), Tremella mesenterica
(Violet Toothed-Polypore), Trichaptum biforme
(Raspberry slime mold), Tubifera ferruginosa
(White Cheese Polypore), Tyromyces chioneus
(), Xanthoconium purpureum
(), Xeromphalina kauffmanii
(Rooted Collybia), Xerula furfuracea
(), Xylaria cubensis
(Dead Man’s Fingers) Xylaria polymorpha
Species not currently on clubs life list:
(Deer truffle, False truffle) new name for Elaphomyces granulatus, Elaphomyces verruculosus
(Shiny Lollypop) a new slime mold find for the club, Lamproderma nigrescens
(Jelly Leaf) new name for Tremella foliacea, Phaeotremella frondosa
We also found Hormomyces aurantiacus the anamorph stage, the asexual reproductive stage, of Tremella mesenterica. This was reported as Tremella mesenterica in the list.
Pictures by Richard Jacob:
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