Species list entered by Dick Dougall.

Although conditions were very dry, over fifteen mushroom enthusiasts found nearly three dozen different species during the walk. Jack Baker and Dick Dougall did the identifying with an assist from Jared White.

List of species found on the walk at Raccoon Creek State Park:

Agaricus campestris (Meadow Mushroom / Field Mushroom),
Artomyces pyxidatus (Crown-tipped Coral Fungus),
Cantharellus cibarius (Common Chanterelle; Golden Chanterelle),
Cantharellus minor (Small Chanterelle),
Clitocybe gigantea (Giant Clitoccybe),
Clitocybe nuda (Blewit),
Clitocybe subconnexa (),
Crucibulum laeve (White-egg Bird’s-nest Fungus),
Daedalea quercina (Thick-maze Oak Polypore),
Daedaleopsis confragosa (Thin-maze Flat Polypore),
Ganoderma applanatum (Artist’s Conk),
Gymnopus dryophila (),
Hericium erinaceus (Bearded Tooth),
Hypomyces chrysospermus (Bolete Mold),
Irpex lacteus (Milk-white Toothed-Polypore),
Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken Mushroom; Sulphur Shelf),
Lenzites betulina (Multicolor Gill Polypore),
Lepiota procera (Parasol Lepiota),
Lycoperdon perlatum (Gem-studded Puffball),
Lycoperdon pyriforme (Pear-shaped Puffball),
Mycena haematopus (Bleeding Mycena),
Mycena inclinata (),
Mycena leaiana (Orange Mycena),
Neofavolus alveolaris (Hexagonal-pored Polypore),
Omphalotus illudens (Jack-o’-lantern),
Parasola plicatilis (Japanese Umbrella Inky),
Phellinus robineae (Cracked cap polypore),
Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster Mushroom),
Pluteus cervinus (Deer mushroom),
Scutellinia scutellata (Reddish Eyelash Cup),
Stereum complicatum (Crowded Parchment),
Stereum ostrea (False Turkey-tail),
Trametes elegans (),
Trametes versicolor (Turkey-tail),
Trichaptum biforme (Violet Toothed-Polypore),
Tyromyces chioneus (White Cheese Polypore)

Comments:
Very dry conditions.

Mushroom foragers
Val and Jack Baker
Dick Dougall writing an ID slip