Around 24 enthusiastic people came out in freezing temperatures. The usual fall amber jelly and crowded parchment were seen. Although there were some surprises. John Plischke III found Chroogomphus with white pine (which was exciting for me (Sarah Banach) because I can dye fabric a pink/red with them.) John Plischke III, Adam Haritan, Jared White and Sarah Banach identified the mushrooms. Species list entered by Sarah Banach.
List of species found on the walk at Robin Hill Park:
() Abortiporus biennis
(Honey Mushroom) Armillaria gallica
(Mossy Maze Polypore) Cerrena unicolor
(), Chroogomphus vinicolor
(Thin-maze Flat Polypore) Daedaleopsis confragosa
(Carbon Balls) Daldinia concentrica
(Brown jelly roll) Exidia recisa
(Deadly galerina) Galerina marginata
(Artist’s Conk) Ganoderma applanatum
(Ling Chi) Ganoderma lucidum
(Northern Brown Crust) Hymenochaete tabacina
() Hypholoma fasciculare
() Hypholoma lateritium
(Resinous Polypore) Ischnoderma resinosum
(Chicken Mushroom; Sulphur Shelf) Laetiporus sulphureus
(Multicolor Gill Polypore) Lenzites betulina
(Wolf’s Milk Slime) Lycogala epidendrum
() Lycoperdon perlatum
() Morganella pyriforme
(Fried Chicken Mushroom) Lyophyllum decastes
(Late Fall Oyster) Panellus serotinus
(Luminescent Panellus Panellus stipticus
bitter oyster)
(Giraffe spots) Peniophora albobadia
(Mustard Yellow polypore) Phellinus gilvus
(Cracked cap polypore Phellinus robiniae
Locust polypore)
(Deer mushroom) Pluteus cervinus
(Black-footed Polypore) Polyporus badius
(Winter polypore) Polyporus brumalis
() Neofavolus alveolaris
(Dryad’s Saddle Polyporus squamosus
Pheasant Polypore)
() Psathyrella candolleana
(Split Gill) Schizophyllum commune
(Crowded Parchment) Stereum complicatum
(False Turkey-tail) Stereum ostrea
(American Slippery Jack; Chicken Fat Suillus) Suillus americanus
(AKA Poronidulus conchifer) Poronidulus conchifer
(Lumpy bracket) Trametes gibbosa
(Turkey-tail) Trametes versicolor
(Violet Toothed-Polypore) Trichaptum biforme
(Dead Man’s Fingers) Xylaria polymorpha
(Ceramic Parchment) Xylobolus frustulatus
Robin Hill Park is a nice location for a little hike. The log house, historic building, and abandon oil well at the bottom of the hill added to the charm of the park.