After a successful day at Cook Forest the WPMC followed it up with the main Lincoff Foray day in North Park. About 150 mushroom hunters roamed the park on 6 organized walks. Although there was very little rain fall in the weeks preceding the foray a surprisingly wide range of species were found, although none were present in great numbers. There were 5 species that were new to the club including an Agaricus, Agaricus aproximaos, identified by our guest mycologist and Agaricus expert Rick Kerrigan. You can find pictures from the event on our facebook page and pictures of some of the mushrooms in the iNaturalist project for the event.

Species list entered by Richard Jacob. Species identified by club identifiers and mycologists.

List of species found on the walk at Lincoff Foray at North Park:
Amanita amerifulva (American Orange-Brown Ringless Amanita),
Amanita amerirubescens (Blusher),
Amanita banningiana (The Yellow Caesar),
Amanita bisporigera (Destroying Angel),
Amanita brunnescens (Cream Colored Cleft-foot Amanita),
Amanita citrina f. lavendula (),
Amanita farinosa (Powder Cap Amanita),
Amanita parcivolvata (),
Amanita ravenelii (Ravenel’s Lepidella),
Amanita rooseveltensis (Roosevelt Ringless Amanita),
Amanita vaginata var. vaginata (Grisette),
Amanita russuloides (),
Aureoboletus auriporus (),
Baeospora myosura (Conifer Cone Baeospora),
Bankera violascens (),
Boletus pallidus (Pallid Bolete),
Boletus subvelutipes (Red-Mouth Bolete),
Boletus vermiculosoides (),
Botryobasidium aureum (),
Ceriporia purpurea (),
Cerrena unicolor (Mossy Maze Polypore),
Clavulina cinerea (),
Climacodon septentrionale (Northern Tooth Fungus),
Cortinarius alboviolaceus (),
Cortinarius distans (),
Cortinarius violaceus (),
Cuphophyllus pratensis (Meadow Waxcap),
Daedalea quercina (Thick-maze Oak Polypore),
Daedaleopsis confragosa (Thin-maze Flat Polypore),
Daldinia childiae (Carbon balls),
Entoloma abortivum (Aborted Entoloma),
Fistulina hepatica (Beefsteak Polypore),
Fomitopsis spraguei (Green Cheese Polypore),
Ganoderma applanatum (Artist’s Conk),
Ganoderma curtisii (),
Ganoderma lobatum (Soft Artist’s Conk),
Ganoderma sessile (),
Gymnopilus luteus (),
Gyroporus castaneus (Chestnut Bolete),
Hericium erinaceus (Bearded Tooth),
Hydnochaete olivaceus (),
Hypomyces chrysospermus (Bolete Mold),
Hypsizygus ulmarius (Elm Oyster),
Infundibulicybe gibba (Funnel Clitocybe),
Inonotus dryadeus (Oak Bracket),
Irpex lacteus (Milk-white Toothed-Polypore),
Laccaria amethystina (Amethyst Tallow-gill or Amethyst Deceiver),
Laccaria ochropurpurea (Purple-gilled Laccaria),
Lactarius deceptivus (),
Laetiporus cincinnatus (White-Pored Chicken of the Woods ),
Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken Mushroom; Sulphur Shelf),
Lanmaoa pallidorosea (),
Leccinellum crocipodium (),
Leccinum longicurvipes (),
Lentinellus ursinus (Bear Lentinus),
Lepiota cristata (Malodorous Lepiota),
Lepista nuda (Blewit),
Lycoperdon perlatum (Gem-studded Puffball),
Macrolepiota procera (Parasol Lepiota),
Megacollybia rodmanii (Platterful Mushroom),
Mycena crocea (Walnut Mycena),
Mycena inclinata (Clustered bonnet / oak-stump bonnet cap),
Neofavolus alveolaris (Hexagonal-pored Polypore),
Niveoporofomes spraguei (Green cheese polypore),
Omphalotus illudens (Jack-o’-lantern),
Onnia tomentosa (),
Panellus stipticus (Luminescent Panellus, bitter oyster),
Phellinus gilvus (Mustard Yellow polypore),
Phellinus rimosus (),
Phlebia incarnata (),
Pholiota limonella (),
Phylloporus rhodoxanthus (Gilled Bolete),
Piptoporus betulinus (Birch Polypore),
Pleurotus dryinus (Veiled Oyster),
Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster Mushroom),
Pluteus cervinus (Deer mushroom),
Polyporus badius (Black-footed Polypore),
Postia caesia (Blue Cheese Polypore),
Postia fragilis (),
Pycnoporus cinnabarinus (Cinnabar Red Polypore),
Radulomyces copelandii (Asian beauty),
Rickenella fibula (Orange Moss Agaric),
Russula aeruginea (),
Russula fragilis (Fragile Russula),
Sarcoscypha occidentalis (Stalked Scarlet Cup),
Scorias spongiosa (),
Scutellinia scutellata (),
Stereum complicatum (Crowded Parchment),
Stereum ostrea (False Turkey-tail),
Strobilomyces strobilaceus (Old Man-of-the-woods),
Thelephora vialis (),
Trametes betulina (Multicolor Gill Polypore),
Trametes gibbosa (Lumpy bracket),
Tylopilus badiceps (),
Tylopilus felleus (Bitter Bolete),
Tyromyces chioneus (White Cheese Polypore),
Xerula furfuracea (Rooted Collybia),
Xylaria polymorpha (Dead Man’s Fingers)
Xylobolus frustulatus (Ceramic Parchment),

Species not currently on clubs life list:
Leccinum sp.
Collybia cookei
Agaricus aproximaos
Cheimonophyllum candidissimum (Nothopanus candidissimus)
Oudemansiella rufobrunnea
Hydnum subolympicum

Lichen
Cladonia coniocraea (Common Powderhorn)

Pictures from Cara Barkley Coulter, Cecily Franklin, Richard Jacob, Kristine Lena, Jerry Sapp and John Stuart.