Walk leader Fluff Berger. Species Identified by La Monte Yarroll, Fluff Berger, Blaine Sanner and Richard Jacob. Species list entered by Richard Jacob.
List of species found on the walk at Sewickley Heights Park:
(Mayapple Rust), Allodus podophylli
(), Agrocybe molesta
(Crown-tipped Coral Fungus), Clavicorona pyxidata
(Mica Cap), Coprinus micaceus
(),* Ceriporia spissa
(Thin-maze Flat Polypore), Daedaleopsis confragosa
(), Diatrype stigma
(), Flammulaster erinaceella
(), Gymnopus dryophila
(Milk-white Toothed-Polypore), Irpex lacteus
(Platterful Mushroom), Megacollybia rodmani
(), Morchella diminutiva
(Orange Mycena), Mycena leaiana
(), Mycena semivestipes
(), Phellinus rimosus
(Fawn (Deer) Mushroom), Pluteus cervinus
(), Polyporus alveolaris
(Spring Polypore), Polyporus arcularius
(Black-footed Polypore), Polyporus badius
(), Polyporus brumalis
(Pheasant Polypore, Dryad’s Saddle), Polyporus squamosus
(Crowded Parchment), Stereum complicatum
(False Turkey-tail), Stereum ostrea
(Turkey-tail), Trametes versicolor
(), Trametes villosa
(Violet Toothed-Polypore), Trichaptum biforme
(Dead Man’s Fingers) Xylaria polymorpha
Comments: Today seemed to be the day of the Platterful Mushroom. Plenty were found along with quite a few aborted ones which many of us had not seen before. A cheer went up from the crowd when the lone morel was put down on the identification table. There were quite a few mushrooms in the woods but not much variety in the species. Note that Megacollybia platyphylla (Platterful Mushroom) has been split into 8 or more species and we were most likely finding Megacollybia rodmani. A DNA test will confirm.
Photos by Adam Haritan and Richard Jacob.
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