In the heels of an hour of summer downpour, 17 people attended the walk at Linbrook Woodlands/Park. While most started at the Park side, 3 others followed their GPS to the Woodlands side. Most fungi were a bit tattered or old, as growing conditions have been mostly dry. Despite cloudy conditions making it extra dim beneath the trees, we found many different species. The pre-hike rain even revived the Marasmius species for us.
Species list entered by Fluff Berger and Julie Travaglini. Species identified by Julie Travaglini and Fluff Berger.
Fungi:
(Destroying Angel), Amanita bisporigera
(False American Amidella), Amanita pseudovolvata
(Dog Nose fungus), Camarops petersii
(), Crucibulum laeve
(), Fuligo septica
(), Galiella rufa
(Artist’s conk), Ganoderma applanatum
(), Helvella acetabulum
(), Hemitrichia calyculata
(), Hohenbuehelia petaloides
(), Hypomyces luteovirens
(Oak Bracket), Inonotus dryadeus
(Bear Lentinus), Lentinellus ursinus
(Platterful Mushroom), Megacollybia rodmanii
(Garlic Mushroom), Mycetinis scorodonius
(), Mycetinus opacus
(Crystal Brain), Myxarium nucleatum
(Hexagonal-pored Polypore), Neofavolus alveolaris
(Luminescent Panellus, bitter oyster), Panellus stipticus
(Dyer’s pollypore or velvet-top fungus), Phaeolus schweinitzii
(Deer mushroom), Pluteus cervinus
(), Poronidulus conchifer
(Cinnabar Red Polypore), Pycnoporus cinnabarinus
(Asian beauty), Radulodon copelandii
(Variegated Russula), Russula variata
(Shellfish scented russla, Shrimp russulas, Crab Brittlegill), Russula xerampelina
(Split Gill), Schizophyllum commune
(Crowded Parchment), Stereum complicatum
(False Turkey-tail), Stereum ostrea
(), Thuemenella cubispora
(Multicolor Gill Polypore), Trametes betulina
(), Trametes pubescens
(Turkey-tail), Trametes versicolor
(Violet Toothed-Polypore), Trichaptum biforme
(), Trichoderma gelatinosum
(), Tricholomopsis flammula
(White Cheese Polypore) Tyromyces chioneus
(), Xerula radicata
(Dead Man’s Fingers), Xylaria polymorpha
(Ceramic Parchment) Xylobolus frustulatus
Species missing from list:
acrid red russula
small pink russula, slippery cap, mild taste
Crepidotus sp.
Oudemansiella sp.
Daldinia sp.
Pictures by Dawn Wehman
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