A small group of six combed the sides of the Kildoo trail, and while overall numbers of mushrooms were low, diversity was great with 50+ species. The highlight of the day was finding multiple Cordyceps militaris, a first encounter for all involved. Species List entered by Jerry Sapp, ID’s by Jerry Sapp with assists from Garret Taylor And La Monte Yarroll

Species list entered by Jerry Sapp.

List of species found on the walk at McConnel’s Mill:
[icon style=”camera”] Amanita amerifulva (American Orange-Brown Ringless Amanita),
[icon style=”camera”] Amanita amerirubescens (Blusher),
[icon style=”camera”] Amanita brunnescens (Cream Colored Cleft-foot Amanita),
[icon style=”camera”] Amanita flavoconia (Yellow Patches),
[icon style=”camera”] Amanita rhacopus (Shaggy Sister Ringless Amanita),
[icon style=”camera”] Apiosporina morbosa (Black Knot of Cherry),
[icon style=”camera”] Baorangia bicolor (Red-and-yellow Bolete; Bicolor Bolete),
[icon style=”camera”] Bondarzewia berkeleyi (Berkeley’s Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa (Coral Slime),
[icon style=”camera”] Clavulina cristata (Crested Coral Fungus),
[icon style=”camera”] Climacocystis borealis (),
[icon style=”camera”] Clitocybe clavipes (Fat-footed Clitocybe),
[icon style=”camera”] Coltricia cinnamomea (),
[icon style=”camera”] Conocybe lactea (White Dunce Cap),
[icon style=”camera”] Cordyceps militaris (Trooping Cordyceps),
[icon style=”camera”] Cortinarius iodes (Iodine Cort / Viscid Violet Cort),
[icon style=”camera”] Craterellus fallax (Black Trumpet),
[icon style=”camera”] Dacrymyces chrysospermus (),
[icon style=”camera”] Entoloma strictius (),
[icon style=”camera”] Ganoderma applanatum (Artist’s Conk),
[icon style=”camera”] Ganoderma sessile (),
[icon style=”camera”] Hymenoscyphus fructigenus (),
[icon style=”camera”] Hypomyces chrysospermus (Bolete Mold),
[icon style=”camera”] Hypomyces hyalinus (Amanita Mold),
[icon style=”camera”] Infundibulicybe gibba (),
[icon style=”camera”] Inocybe rimosa (),
[icon style=”camera”] Ischnoderma resinosum (Resinous Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Lactarius deceptivus (),
[icon style=”camera”] Lactarius gerardii (),
[icon style=”camera”] Lactarius hygrophoroides (Hygrophorus Milky),
[icon style=”camera”] Lactarius volemus (),
[icon style=”camera”] Leotia lubrica (Yellow Jelly Babies),
[icon style=”camera”] Metatrichia vesparium (),
[icon style=”camera”] Mycena leaiana (Orange Mycena),
[icon style=”camera”] Panellus stipticus (Luminescent Panellus, bitter oyster),
[icon style=”camera”] Phylloporus rhodoxanthus (Gilled Bolete),
[icon style=”camera”] Piptoporus betulinus (Birch Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Pluteus cervinus (Deer mushroom),
[icon style=”camera”] Psathyrella candolleana (),
[icon style=”camera”] Pseudoboletus parasiticus (),
[icon style=”camera”] Ramaria stricta (),
[icon style=”camera”] Russula brevipes (),
[icon style=”camera”] Russula compacta (Firm Russula),
[icon style=”camera”] Russula dissimulans (Blushing russula ),
[icon style=”camera”] Russula granulata (),
[icon style=”camera”] Scleroderma citrinum (Pigskin Poison Puffball),
[icon style=”camera”] Scutellinia scutellata (Reddish Eyelash Cup),
[icon style=”camera”] Strobilomyces strobilaceus (Old Man-of-the-woods),
[icon style=”camera”] Trichaptum biforme (Violet Toothed-Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Tylopilus felleus (Bitter Bolete),
[icon style=”camera”] Tyromyces chioneus (White Cheese Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Xerula furfuracea (Rooted Collybia),
[icon style=”camera”] Xylaria polymorpha (Dead Man’s Fingers)

Species not currently on clubs life list:
Various Red Russulas

Pictures by Jerry Sapp