Another beautiful spring day in Frick Park. WPMC participated in the Frick park Earth day 2015. There were two walks on the day with about an equal number of participants. Not may ground based fungi but enough wood-decaying fungi were found to make the walks interesting.

Species list entered by Jim Tunney.

List of species found on the walk at Earth Day at Frick Park:

[icon style=”camera”] Daldinia concentrica (Carbon Balls),
[icon style=”camera”] Flammulina velutipes (Velvet foot; Enokitake),
[icon style=”camera”] Galerina marginata (Deadly Galerina),
[icon style=”camera”] Ganoderma applanatum (Artist’s Conk),
[icon style=”camera”] Irpex lacteus (Milk-white Toothed-Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Ischnoderma resinosum (Resinous Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Phellinus gilvus (Mustard-yellow Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Polyporus badius (Black-footed Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Polyporus squamosus (Pheasant Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Schizophyllum commune (Split Gill),
[icon style=”camera”] Stereum ostrea (False Turkey-tail),
[icon style=”camera”] Trametes elegans (aka Lenzites elegans),
[icon style=”camera”] Trametes versicolor (Turkey-tail),
[icon style=”camera”] Trichaptum biforme (Violet Toothed-Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Ustulina deusta (Carbon cushion or brittle cinder),

Species not fully identified:
Ganoderma sp.
Hypoxylon sp.