Species list from Phipps BioBlitz on 06/08/2025

Club mycologists La Monte Yarroll and Richard Jacob manned the table at this years Phipps BioBlitz. There was a steady stream of visitors in between the rain showers. In the morning there were 20 or so specimens from Hardwood Acres for people to see before the Lunchtime walk. After the walk we had over 20 more. Only the species found on the BioBlitz walk are reported here. The was a great turnout for the walk and we went down into Panther Hollow. On the return journey a group of us split off to walk under the oaks in Schenley Park and found a number of Amanita’s, Russula’s and other species. We took some of the large Amanita amerirubescens home and “hatched them” over the next couple of days.

Thanks to Cherie Cornmesser and Cindi Linus for photos and additional iNat entries.

Species list entered by Richard Jacob. Identified by La Monte and Richard.

Fungi:
Allodus podophylli ( Mayapple Rust),
Amanita amerirubescens ( Blusher),
Amanita canescens ( Golden Threads Lepidella),
Candolleomyces candolleanus ( Pale Brittlestem),
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa ( Coral Slime),
Dacrymyces stillatus ( Jelly Spot Fungus),
Daldinia childiae ( Carbon Balls),
Ductifera pululahuana ( White jelly fungus),
Exidia crenata ( Brown jelly roll),
Fulvifomes robiniae (Cracked cap polypore, Locust polypore),
Fuscoporia gilva ( Mustard Yellow polypore),
Gerronema strombodes ( The Golden-gilled Gerronema),
Gymnosporangium globosum ( ),
Inocybe rimosa ( Straw-colored Fiber-head),
Kretzschmaria deusta (Carbon Cushion, Brittle Cinder),
Laccaria laccata ( Common Laccaria; Deceiver Laccaria),
Lycogala epidendrum ( Wolf’s Milk Slime),
Mycena inclinata ( Clustered bonnet / oak-stump bonnet cap),
Mycena leaiana ( Orange Mycena),
Panaeolus foenisecii ( The Lawn Mowers Mushroom),
Pluteus cervinus ( Deer mushroom),
Pluteus chrysophlebius ( Yellow Deer Mushroom),
Schizophyllum commune ( Split Gill),
Stereum complicatum ( Crowded Parchment),
Stereum lobatum ( ),
Trametes versicolor ( Turkey-tail),
Trichaptum biforme ( Violet Toothed-Polypore),
Xylaria polymorpha ( Dead Man’s Fingers)