Walk leaders Richard Jacob and Pia van de Venne. A large crowd for the second walk of the season but fairly slim pickings. There were a few spring mushrooms Coprinellus micaceus (Mica Cap) and Urnula craterium () to be found along with a few perennials like Artist’s Conk. Alas no morels.

Species list entered by Richard Jacob. Identifications by John Stuart, John Plischke III and Richard Jacob

List of species found on the walk at Murrysville Community Park joint with Friends of Murrysville Parks:
Coprinellus micaceus (Mica Cap),
Exidia recisa (Wood ear),
Ganoderma applanatum (Artist’s Conk),
Schizophyllum commune (Split Gill),
Trichia favoginea (),
Urnula craterium (Devil’s Urn),

Dried up specimens from last year
Daedaleopsis confragosa (Thin-maze Flat Polypore),
Daldinia concentrica (Carbon Balls),
Gloeoporus dichrous (),
Hypoxylon multiforme (Birch Hypoxylon),
Irpex lacteus (Milk-white Toothed-Polypore),
Kretzschmaria deusta (Carbon Cushion, Brittle Cinder),
Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken Mushroom; Sulphur Shelf),
Lenzites betulina (Gilled polypore),
Lycoperdon perlatum (Gem-studded Puffball),
Morganella pyriformis (Pear-shaped Puffball),
Neofavolus alveolaris (Hexagonal-Pored Polypore),
Polyporus arcularius (Spring Polypore),
Poronidulus conchifer (),
Stereum ostrea (False Turkey Tail),
Trametes versicolor (Turkey Tail),
Xylobolus frustulatus (Ceramic Parchment)

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