Last years pre-foray walk at Cook Forest State Park was dry, this year conditions were perfect. There was a both a huge variety and an abundance of specimens in the forest. We walked in two different areas, Hemlock old growth and Oak forest, and found species characteristic of both areas. There were lots of species that we do not normally see on the walks closer to Pittsburgh which made the identification all the more fun.
Species list entered by La Monte Yarroll. Species identified by Gary Lincoff, Walt Sturgeon, La Monte Yarroll, Garrett Taylor, Jim Tunney, Richard Jacob and others.
List of species found on the walk at Lincoff pre foray Cook Forest State Park:
(Horse Mushroom), Agaricus arvensis
(), Amanita abrupta
(Destroying Angel), Amanita bisporigera
(Cream Colored Cleft-foot Amanita), Amanita brunnescens
(Cream Colored Cleft-foot Amanita), Amanita brunnescens var. pallida
(Strangulated Amanita), Amanita ceciliae
(), Amanita cinereoconia
(), Amanita citrina var citrina
(Yellow Patches), Amanita flavoconia
(Tawny Grisette), Amanita fulva
(Fly Agaric), Amanita muscaria
(Fly Agaric), Amanita muscaria var. guessowii
(Blusher), Amanita rubescens
(), Amanita submaculata
(Grisette), Amanita vaginata var. vaginata
(White Carnival Candy Slime), Arcyria cinerea
(Honey Mushroom), Armillaria mellea
(Crown-tipped Coral Fungus), Artomyces pyxidatus
(Graceful Bolete), Austroboletus gracilis
(Yellow Fairy Cups), Bisporella citrina
(Egg Yolk), Bolbitius titubans
(King Bolete; Porcini; Cepe; Steinpilz), Boletus edulis
(Pallid Bolete), Boletus pallidus
(Red-Mouth Bolete), Boletus subvelutipes
(), Byssocorticium atrovirens
(Skull Shaped Puffball), Calvatia craniformis
(Vase-shaped giant puffball / Purple Spored Puffball), Calvatia cyathiformis
(Appalachian Chanterelle), Cantharellus appalachiensis
(Smooth chanterelle), Cantharellus lateritius
(Small Chanterelle), Cantharellus minor
(), Cantharellus tubaeformis
(Coral Slime), Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
(Blue-green Stain), Chlorociboria aeruginascens
(), Clavulina cinerea
(Crested Coral Fungus), Clavulina cristata
(), Climacocystis borealis
(Fat-footed Clitocybe), Clitocybe clavipes
(Blewit), Clitocybe nuda
(), Collybia abundans
(Trooping Cordyceps), Cordyceps militaris
(), Cordyceps ophioglossoides
(), Cortinarius alboviolaceus
(Bracelet Cort / Red Banded Cort), Cortinarius armillatus
(), Cortinarius cinnabarinus
(Corrugated Cap Cort), Cortinarius corrugatus
(), Cortinarius harrisonii
(Iodine Cort / Viscid Violet Cort), Cortinarius iodes
(), Cortinarius limonius
(), Cortinarius meinhardii
(Red-gilled Cort), Cortinarius semisanguineus
(Flat Crep), Crepidotus applanatus
(White-egg Bird’s-nest Fungus), Crucibulum laeve
(), Cuphophyllus pratensis
(), Cyanoboletus pulverulentus
(), Cystoderma amianthinum var. rugosoreticulatum
(Orange Jelly; Witches’ Butter), Dacrymyces palmatus
(Thin-maze Flat Polypore), Daedaleopsis confragosa
(), Diatrype stigma
(), Elaphocordyceps capitata
(), Elaphomyces granulatus
(), Entoloma strictius
(Wood ear), Exidia recisa
(Beefsteak Polypore), Fistulina hepatica
(Tinder Polypore), Fomes fomentarius
(Red Bealted Polypore), Fomitopsis pinicola
(Green Cheese Polypore), Fomitopsis spraguei
(Scrambled-egg Slime; Dog Vomit Slime), Fuligo septica
(Artist’s Conk), Ganoderma applanatum
(The Golden-gilled Gerronema), Gerronema strombodes
(), Gloeoporus dichrous
(Hen of the Woods / Sheep Head), Grifola frondosa
(), Gymnopilus luteus
(), Gymnopus dryophila
(Chestnut Bolete), Gyroporus castaneus
(), Helminthosphaeria clavariarum
(), Helvella crispa
(), Helvella elastica
(), Helvella macropus
(), Hydnellum scrobiculatum
(), Hydnochaete olivaceus
(Sweet Tooth Hedgehog Fungus), Hydnum repandum
(), Hygrophorus flavescens
(Orange-gilled Waxy-cap), Hygrophorus marginatus
(Fading Scarlet Waxy-cap), Hygrophorus miniatus
(), Hypholoma fasciculare
(Brick top), Hypholoma sublateritium
(), Hypomyces cervinigenus
(Bolete Mold), Hypomyces chrysospermus
(Yellow-green Russula Mold), Hypomyces luteovirens
(), Hypomyces microspermus
(Bay Bolete), Imleria badia
(), Inocybe albodisca
(), Inocybe nigrodisca
(), Inonotus dryadeus
(Milk-white Toothed-Polypore), Irpex lacteus
(), Ischnoderma benzoinum
(Resinous Polypore), Ischnoderma resinosum
(Common Laccaria; Deceiver Laccaria), Laccaria laccata
(Purple-gilled Laccaria), Laccaria ochropurpurea
(Weeping widow), Lacrymaria velutina
(), Lactarius allardii
(Aromatic Milky), Lactarius camphoratus
(Corrugated-cap Milky), Lactarius corrugis
(), Lactarius deceptivus
(), Lactarius deliciosus
(Hygrophorus Milky), Lactarius hygrophoroides
(), Lactarius lignyotellus
(), Lactarius lignyotus
(), Lactarius pseudomucidus
(Bearded Milkcap mushroom), Lactarius pubescens
(Watery Milkcap), Lactarius serifluus
(), Lactarius sordidus
(), Lactarius subpurpureus
(), Lactarius subvellereus
(Yellow Latex Milky), Lactarius vinaceorufescens
(Chicken of the woods), Laetiporus cincinnatus
(Chicken Mushroom; Sulphur Shelf), Laetiporus sulphureus
(), Leccinum longicurvipes
(Birch Scaber Stalk), Leccinum scabrum
(Yellow Jelly Babies), Leotia lubrica
(), Lepiota aspera
(), Leucogloea compressa
(), Lophodermium pinastri
(Wolf’s Milk Slime), Lycogala epidendrum
(Gem-studded Puffball), Lycoperdon perlatum
(Fried Chicken Mushroom), Lyophyllum decastes
(), Marasmius opacus
(Platterful Mushroom), Megacollybia rodmani
(Bleeding Mycena), Mycena haematopus
(Clustered bonnet / oak-stump bonnet cap), Mycena inclinata
(Orange Mycena), Mycena leaiana
(Coral Spot Fungus), Nectria cinnabarina
(Jack-o’-lantern), Omphalotus illudens
(), Onnia tomentosa
(Luminescent Panellus, bitter oyster), Panellus stipticus
(Velvet-footed Pax), Paxillus atrotomentosus
(), Paxillus involutus
(), Peziza phyllogena
(Dyer’s pollypore or velvet-top fungus), Phaeolus schweinitzii
(), Phallus ravenelii
(), Phellodon niger
(Zoned cork hydnum), Phellodon tomentosus
(), Phlebia tremellosa
(), Phlebiella vaga
(), Pholiota alnicola
(Scaly Pholiota), Pholiota squarrosa
(), Pholiota squarrosoides
(Gilled Bolete), Phylloporus rhodoxanthus
(Birch Polypore), Piptoporus betulinus
(Oyster Mushroom), Pleurotus ostreatus
(), Psathyrella candolleana
(), Psathyrella conissans
(Parasitic Bolete), Pseudoboletus parasiticus
(), Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
(Golden Coral), Ramaria aurea
(beautiful clavaria, handsome clavaria, yellow-tipped- or pink coral fungus), Ramaria formosa
(), Ramaria stricta
(), Ramariopsis kunzei
(Orange Moss Agaric), Rickenella fibula
(), Russula brevipes
(Firm Russula), Russula compacta
(Green Quilt Russula), Russula crustosa
(Blushing russula ), Russula dissimulans
(), Russula foetens
(Fragile Russula), Russula fragilis
(), Russula granulata
(Purple-bloom Russula), Russula mariae
(), Russula modesta
(), Russula peckii
(), Russula rubescens
(), Scleroderma cepa
(Pigskin Poison Puffball), Scleroderma citrinum
(Reddish Eyelash Cup), Scutellinia scutellata
(), Sebacina incrustans
(), Simocybe serrulata
(Chocolate Tube Slime), Stemonitis splendens
(Crowded Parchment), Stereum complicatum
(Hairy Parchment), Stereum hirsutum
(False Turkey-tail), Stereum ostrea
(Old Man-of-the-woods), Strobilomyces confusus
(Old Man-of-the-woods), Strobilomyces strobilaceus
(American Slippery Jack; Chicken Fat Suillus), Suillus americanus
(Dotted-stalk Suillus; Granulated Slippery Jack), Suillus granulatus
(), Suillus placidus
(Painted Suillus), Suillus spraguei
(), Thuemenella cubispora
(Turkey-tail), Trametes versicolor
(Conifer Polypore), Trichaptum abietinum
(Violet Toothed-Polypore), Trichaptum biforme
(Decorated Mop), Tricholomopsis decora
(), Tricholomopsis sulfureoides
(Raspberry slime mold), Tubifera ferruginosa
(Bitter Bolete), Tylopilus felleus
(), Tylopilus indecisus
(White Cheese Polypore), Tyromyces chioneus
(), Tyromyces fragilis
(Red-Cracked Bolete), Xerocomellus chrysenteron
(Corrugated Bolete), Xerocomus hortonii
(Fuzzy-foot), Xeromphalina campanella
(Rooted Collybia), Xerula furfuracea
(), Xerula radicata
(Dead Man’s Fingers), Xylaria polymorpha
(Ceramic Parchment) Xylobolus frustulatus
Species not currently on clubs life list:
Agaricus sp. (large in duff under pine)
Clitocybe sp.
Diatrypella sp.
Gymnopilus sp (tiny)
Hebeloma sp. (white cap)
Hydnellum sp. ?
Hygrophorus spp.
Hymenochaete sp. ?
Inocybe spp. (3 species)
Lycoperdon sp. (pinkish brown subincarnatum?)
Russula sp. (purple cap)
Russula spp. (several other species)
Trichoglossum sp. (hirsutum?)
Comments:
Pictures by Richard Jacob, Adam Haritan and Garrett Taylor. If you recognise one of the species in an unlabeled image please comment and we will add it.
It was an awesome walk. Learnt so much and met lots of interesting people along with fungi.