A number of edible mushrooms brought in at this months meeting including Morels, Chicken of the woods and Dryad’s saddle. We are also starting to see quite a few gilled mushrooms as the weather starts to warm up. Below are pictures from the cultivation event and slides by Rebecca Miller with instructions for the kits.

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

List of species found on the walk at May meeting:
Agaricus arvensis (Horse Mushroom),
Agrocybe molesta (Hard Agrocybe, cracked Agrocybe),
Allodus podophylli (Mayapple Rust),
Bolbitius titubans (Egg Yolk),
Coprinus lagopus (Wooly Stalked Coprinus),
Disciotis venosa (Veined Cup),
Ganoderma applanatum (Artist’s Conk),
Lacrymaria velutina (Weeping widow),
Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken Mushroom; Sulphur Shelf),
Megacollybia rodmani (Platterful Mushroom),
Morchella americana (),
Morchella diminutiva (),
Neofavolus alveolaris (Hexagonal-pored Polypore),
Pleurotus populinus (),
Pluteus cervinus (Deer mushroom),
Polyporus squamosus (Dryad’s Saddle, Pheasant Polypore),
Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata (Psilocybe Ovoid),
Trametes versicolor (Turkey-tail)

Below are pictures from the cultivation event taken by Kristine Murawski and slides by Rebecca Miller with instructions for the kits.