Thank you to the Upper Chartiers Creek Watershed Association for inviting me to lead their first fungi foray. Just under 30 people turned out to meander around Peter’s lake in search of fungi. Mike H, Julie T, and Dawn W helped lead the walk. Dry conditions made for plentiful polypores but some fall faithfuls made appearances, like many puffballs, Blewits, and Velvet foot. Species list entered by Jared White.

Fungi:
Agaricus placomyces ( Eastern Flatย Topped Agaricus),
Apioperdon pyriforme ( Pear-shaped Puffball ),
Armillaria ostoyae ( Honey Mushroom),
Ascocoryne sarcoides ( Purple Jelly Drops),
Calycina citrina ( Yellow Fairy Cups),
Candolleomyces candolleanus ( Pale Brittlestem),
Coprinellus micaceus ( Mica Cap),
Crepidotus applanatus ( Flat Crep),
Crepidotus mollis ( Jelly Crep/Soft Stumpfoot),
Daldinia childiae ( Carbon Balls),
Entoloma abortivum ( Aborted Entoloma),
Flammulina velutipes ( Velvet foot; Enokitake),
Fulvifomes robiniae (Cracked cap polypore, Locust polypore),
Hypholoma subviride ( ),
Hypomyces chrysospermus ( Bolete Mold),
Irpex lacteus ( Milk-white Toothed-Polypore),
Lentinellus ursinus ( Bear Lentinus),
Lepista nuda ( Blewit),
Leucocoprinus cepistipes ( Onion-stalked Lepiota),
Lycoperdon perlatum ( Gem-studded Puffball),
Marasmius cohaerens ( Fused Mushroom),
Merulius tremellosus ( ),
Mycena crocea ( Walnut Mycena),
Mycena inclinata ( Clustered bonnet / oak-stump bonnet cap),
Panellus stipticus (Luminescent Panellus, bitter oyster),
Piptoporus betulinus ( Birch Polypore),
Pleurotus pulmonarius ( Summer Oyster),
Pluteus cervinus ( Deer mushroom),
Pluteus petasatus ( ),
Rosellinia subiculata ( ),
Scutellinia setosa ( ),
Stereum complicatum ( Crowded Parchment),
Stereum lobatum ( ),
Trametes versicolor ( Turkey-tail),
Trichaptum biforme ( Violet Toothed-Polypore),
Tyromyces chioneus ( White Cheese Polypore),
Xerocomellus chrysenteron ( ),
Xylaria longipes ( )