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:
[icon style=”camera”] Amanita bisporigera (Destroying Angel),
[icon style=”camera”] Amanita fulva (AKA Amanita amerifulva),
[icon style=”camera”] Amanita parcivolvata (False Caesars Mushroom),
[icon style=”camera”] Amanita vaginata var. vaginata (Grisette),
[icon style=”camera”] Calostoma cinnabarina (Stalked Puffball in Aspic),
[icon style=”camera”] Cordyceps ophioglossoides (AKA Tolypocladium ophioglossoides),
[icon style=”camera”] Chlorociboria aeruginascens (Blue-green Stain),
[icon style=”camera”] Ganoderma applanatum (Artist’s Conk),
[icon style=”camera”] Ganoderma lucidum (Ling Chi),
[icon style=”camera”] Gyroporus castaneus (Chestnut Bolete),
[icon style=”camera”] Hapalopilus croceus (),
[icon style=”camera”] Hapalopilus nidulans (Tender Nesting Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Hydnum repandum (Sweet Tooth Hedgehog Fungus),
[icon style=”camera”] Hygrocybe conica (Witch’s Hat),
[icon style=”camera”] Inonotus dryadeus (Oak Bracket),
[icon style=”camera”] Lactarius gerardii (),
[icon style=”camera”] Lactarius hygrophoroides (Hygrophorus Milky),
[icon style=”camera”] Lactarius peckii (),
[icon style=”camera”] Lactarius psammicola (),
[icon style=”camera”] Lanmaoa pseudosensibilis (),
[icon style=”camera”] Leccinum albellum (),
[icon style=”camera”] Leccinum longicurvipes (),
[icon style=”camera”] Leccinum vulpinum (),
[icon style=”camera”] Megacollybia rodmani (Platterful Mushroom),
[icon style=”camera”] Panellus stipticus (Luminescent Panellus, bitter oyster),
[icon style=”camera”] Piptoporus betulinus (Birch Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Polyporus varius (),
[icon style=”camera”] Pseudoboletus parasiticus (Parasitic Bolete),
[icon style=”camera”] Ramaria stricta (),
[icon style=”camera”] Russula emetica (Emetic Russula),
[icon style=”camera”] Scleroderma citrinum (Pigskin Poison Puffball),
[icon style=”camera”] Strobilomyces strobilaceus (Old Man-of-the-woods),
[icon style=”camera”] Trametes gibbosa (Lumpy bracket),
[icon style=”camera”] Trametes versicolor (Turkey-tail),
[icon style=”camera”] Tremellodendron schweinitzii (Jellied False Coral),
[icon style=”camera”] Trichaptum biforme (Violet Toothed-Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Tyromyces chioneus (White Cheese Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Xerocomus hortonii (),
[icon style=”camera”] Xerula furfuracea (Rooted Collybia)
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.