Walk leader Brian Davis. After some unusually warm weather that got everyone excited there was an unusually cool week which pretty much put a hold on all the plant growth. We took a nice walk on a loop around the campground and saw lots of promising morel locations. Alas it was not to be and no morels were found.

Species list entered by Richard Jacob.

List of species found on the walk at Ryerson Station:

Exidia glandulosa (Black Jelly Roll),
Favolus alveolaris (Hexagonal-pored Polypore),
Galerina marginata (Deadly Galerina),
Hypoxylon multiforme (Carbon cushion),
Polyporus brumalis (Winter/spring Polypore),
Polyporus squamosus (Pheasant Polypore, Dryad’s saddle),
Pycnoporus cinnabarinus (Cinnabar Red Polypore),
Stereum ostrea (False Turkey-tail),
Trametes versicolor (Turkey-tail),
Urnula craterium (Devil’s Urn)

Out on a walk looking for dying elm trees.
A perfect dying elm tree, bark is just starting to come off.
No morels around this choice tree.
Polyporus squamosus (Pheasant Polypore, Dryad’s saddle) by Richard Jacob
Exidia glandulosa (Black Jelly Roll) by Richard Jacob
Urnula craterium (Devil’s Urn) by Richard Jacob
Urnula craterium (Devil’s Urn) by Richard Jacob
Hypoxylon multiforme (Carbon cushion) by Richard Jacob
Pycnoporus cinnabarinus (Cinnabar Red Polypore) by Richard Jacob
Pycnoporus cinnabarinus (Cinnabar Red Polypore) by Richard Jacob
Stereum ostrea (False Turkey-tail) by Richard Jacob
Stereum ostrea (False Turkey-tail) by Richard Jacob
Favolus alveolaris (Hexagonal-pored Polypore) by Richard Jacob
Favolus alveolaris (Hexagonal-pored Polypore) by Richard Jacob
Polyporus brumalis (Winter/spring Polypore) by Richard Jacob
Polyporus brumalis (Winter/spring Polypore) by Richard Jacob
Galerina marginata (Deadly Galerina) by Richard Jacob
Galerina marginata (Deadly Galerina) by Richard Jacob
Galerina marginata (Deadly Galerina) by Richard Jacob