A hearty band of about 15 energetic mushroomers led the by Dick Dougall attacked the steep hill in Salamander Park. Included in the band were Pam Panchak, a photographer, and Zack Hudak, an intern for he Post Gazette. They were rewarded for their effort by the large number of mushrooms found in level area near the top hill. Over fifty of the mushrooms found were identified. Included in the finds were many boletes, chanterelles, and black trumpets, all good edibles. The list below shows what a large variety of mushrooms can be found in many of our small community parks.
For those of you who came to the WPMC walk at Salamander Park on Saturday, July 11, here’s a link to the Post-Gazette article. The on-line article includes 16 additional photos that don’t appear in the print edition.
Species list entered by Dick Dougall. Identifiers Dick Dougall, LaMonte Yarroll, John Plishke III and Scott Pavelle.
List of species found on the walk at Salamander Park:
( Grisette), Amanita vaginata
( Blusher), Amanita rubescens
( Field Bolete), Boletus campestris
( Parasitic Bolete), Boletus parasiticus
( ), Boletus vermiculosoides
( Common Chanterelle; Golden Chanterelle), Cantharellus cibarius
( Cinnabar-red Chanterelle), Cantharellus cinnabarinus
( Smooth chanterelle), Cantharellus lateritius
( Small Chanterelle), Cantharellus minor
( Coral Slime), Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
( Crown-tipped Coral Fungus), Clavicorona pyxidata
( Black Trumpet), Craterellus fallax
(), Entoloma sinuatum
( Green Cheese Polypore), Fomitopsis spraguei
(), Gymnopus subnudus
( Chestnut Bolete), Gyroporus castaneus
( Bolete Mold), Hypomyces chrysospermus
(), Hypomyces melanocarpus
( ), Inocybe tahquamenonensis
( ), Inonotus dryadeus
( Amethyst Tallow-gill), Laccaria amethystina
( ), Lactarius gerardii
( Hygrophorus Milky), Lactarius hygrophoroides
( ), Lactarius quietus
( ), Lepiota crystata
( Wolf’s Milk Slime), Lycogala epidendrum
( Pear-shaped Puffball), Lycoperdon pyriforme
( ), Macrolepiota procera
( Black-footed Marasmus), Marasmiellus nigripes
( ), Marasmius capillaris
( Pinwheel Marasmius), Marasmius rotula
( ), Marasmius sullivantii
( Orange Mycena), Mycena leaiana
(), Mycogone Rosea
( ), Phlebia incarnata
( Summer Oyster), Pleurotus pulmonarius
( Elegant Polypore), Polyporus elegans
( ), Russula redolens
( Dry Woods Russula), Russula silvicola
( Split Gill), Schizophyllum commune
( Pigskin Poison Puffball), Scleroderma citrinum
( Crowded Parchment), Stereum complicatum
( False Turkey-tail), Stereum ostrea
( Old Man-of-the-woods), Strobilomyces floccopus
( ), Thelephora palmata
( Turkey-tail), Trametes versicolor
( Jellied False Coral), Tremellodendron pallidum
( Violet Toothed-Polypore), Trichaptum biforme
( Violet Brown Bolete), Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceous
( Reddish-Brown Bitter Bolete), Tylopilus rubrobrunneus
( ) Xanthoconium affine
( ) Xylaria longipes
Pictures by Adam Haritan and Richard Jacob.
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