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:
Amanita bisporigera (Destroying Angel),
Amanita pseudovolvata (False American Amidella),
Camarops petersii (Dog Nose fungus),
Crucibulum laeve (),
Fuligo septica (),
Galiella rufa (),
Ganoderma applanatum (Artist’s conk),
Helvella acetabulum (),
Hemitrichia calyculata (),
Hohenbuehelia petaloides (),
Hypomyces luteovirens (),
Inonotus dryadeus (Oak Bracket),
Lentinellus ursinus (Bear Lentinus),
Megacollybia rodmanii (Platterful Mushroom),
Mycetinis scorodonius (Garlic Mushroom),
Mycetinus opacus (),
Myxarium nucleatum (Crystal Brain),
Neofavolus alveolaris (Hexagonal-pored Polypore),
Panellus stipticus (Luminescent Panellus, bitter oyster),
Phaeolus schweinitzii (Dyer’s pollypore or velvet-top fungus),
Pluteus cervinus (Deer mushroom),
Poronidulus conchifer (),
Pycnoporus cinnabarinus (Cinnabar Red Polypore),
Radulodon copelandii (Asian beauty),
Russula variata (Variegated Russula),
Russula xerampelina (Shellfish scented russla, Shrimp russulas, Crab Brittlegill),
Schizophyllum commune (Split Gill),
Stereum complicatum (Crowded Parchment),
Stereum ostrea (False Turkey-tail),
Thuemenella cubispora (),
Trametes betulina (Multicolor Gill Polypore),
Trametes pubescens (),
Trametes versicolor (Turkey-tail),
Trichaptum biforme (Violet Toothed-Polypore),
Trichoderma gelatinosum (),
Tricholomopsis flammula (),
Tyromyces chioneus (White Cheese Polypore)
Xerula radicata (),
Xylaria polymorpha (Dead Man’s Fingers),
Xylobolus frustulatus (Ceramic Parchment)

Species missing from list:
acrid red russula
small pink russula, slippery cap, mild taste
Crepidotus sp.
Oudemansiella sp.
Daldinia sp.

Pictures by Dawn Wehman