More than 15 enthusiastic folks hiked all the way from the river up to the lookout on Baughman Trail. A few brave ones had fun tasting a few spicy Lactarius species. I was very excited to hold a couple Pseudoboletus parasiticus and a unique cordycep called Tolypocladium ophioglossoides. A beautiful view and a small northern ring-necked snake put a cherry on top of this already incredible day.
Species identified and list entered by Jared White.
List of species found on the walk at Ohiopyle State Park:
(Destroying Angel), Amanita bisporigera
(AKA Amanita amerifulva), Amanita fulva
(False Caesars Mushroom), Amanita parcivolvata
(Grisette), Amanita vaginata var. vaginata
(Stalked Puffball in Aspic), Calostoma cinnabarina
(AKA Tolypocladium ophioglossoides), Cordyceps ophioglossoides
(Blue-green Stain), Chlorociboria aeruginascens
(Artist’s Conk), Ganoderma applanatum
(Ling Chi), Ganoderma lucidum
(Chestnut Bolete), Gyroporus castaneus
(), Hapalopilus croceus
(Tender Nesting Polypore), Hapalopilus nidulans
(Sweet Tooth Hedgehog Fungus), Hydnum repandum
(Witch’s Hat), Hygrocybe conica
(Oak Bracket), Inonotus dryadeus
(), Lactarius gerardii
(Hygrophorus Milky), Lactarius hygrophoroides
(), Lactarius peckii
(), Lactarius psammicola
(), Lanmaoa pseudosensibilis
(), Leccinum albellum
(), Leccinum longicurvipes
(), Leccinum vulpinum
(Platterful Mushroom), Megacollybia rodmani
(Luminescent Panellus, bitter oyster), Panellus stipticus
(Birch Polypore), Piptoporus betulinus
(), Polyporus varius
(Parasitic Bolete), Pseudoboletus parasiticus
(), Ramaria stricta
(Emetic Russula), Russula emetica
(Pigskin Poison Puffball), Scleroderma citrinum
(Old Man-of-the-woods), Strobilomyces strobilaceus
(Lumpy bracket), Trametes gibbosa
(Turkey-tail), Trametes versicolor
(Jellied False Coral), Tremellodendron schweinitzii
(Violet Toothed-Polypore), Trichaptum biforme
(White Cheese Polypore), Tyromyces chioneus
(), Xerocomus hortonii
(Rooted Collybia) Xerula furfuracea
Species not currently on clubs life list:
Tylopilus variobrunneus
Hygrocybe cuspidata
Gliophorus irrigatus (AKA Hygrocybe irrigata)
Clavulinopsis miniata
Clavulinopsis sulcata
I have a cottage near Ohiopyle State Park and wish to learn more about the mushrooms in this area. Will any one from the club be directing a guided walk ? Would love to learn about this area more nd many start a club for this particular area if possible?
The locations of the walks in part depends on where the volunteers choose to organize them. If you know a good location in the Ohiopyle area let us know and we will try to find an identifier to join you. Locations need to have a reasonable sized parking lot and preferably a picnic table near by.
Obviously there have been a lot less walks than normal since the pandemic started but we hope next year will be closer to normal.