Walk leader Cara Coulter wrote “Gorgeous day, the best group of people, and lots of fun finds! Thanks to everyone that joined me. You all made it such a wonderful experience. ”

Species list entered by Cara Coulter. Species identified by Cara Coulter, John Plischke, Jim Tunney and others.

List of species found on the walk at Hillman State Park-Pop Up Walk:
[icon style=”camera”] Bjerkandera adusta (Smoky Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Cerioporus leptocephalus (Elegant Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Dacrymyces chrysospermus (Orange Jelly; Witches’ Butter),
[icon style=”camera”] Daldinia childiae (Carbon Balls),
[icon style=”camera”] Exidia crenata (Brown jelly roll),
[icon style=”camera”] Ganoderma lobatum (Soft Artist’s Conk),
[icon style=”camera”] Hypomyces aurantius (),
[icon style=”camera”] Irpex lacteus (Milk-white Toothed-Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Apioperdon pyriforme (Pear shaped puffball),
[icon style=”camera”] Neofavolus alveolaris (Hexagonal-pored Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Phaeolus schweinitzii (Dyer’s pollypore or velvet-top fungus),
[icon style=”camera”] Piptoporus betulinus (Birch Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Plicaturopsis crispa (Crimp gill),
[icon style=”camera”] Schizophyllum commune (Split Gill),
[icon style=”camera”] Trichaptum abietinum (Purplepore Bracket),
[icon style=”camera”] Tubakia suttoniana (),
[icon style=”camera”] Xylaria polymorpha (Dead Man’s Fingers)

Species not currently on clubs life list:
Dothistroma septosporum (Dothistroma Needle Blight)
Laccaria sp.
Armillaria sp.,
Trametes sp.,
Pleurotus sp.,

List of lichen species:
Hypogymnia physodes,
Cladonia macilenta (Lipstick Powderhorn),
Jackrogersella multiformis (Birch Woodwart),
Platismatia tuckermanii,
Ramalina americana (Sinewed Bushy Lichen),
Evernia mesomorpha (Boreal Oakmoss),
Cladonia chlorophaea Complex (Cladonia Chlorophaea Aggregate)

Cladonia sp.,
Lecanora sp.,
Usnea  sp.

Photos by Cara Coulter