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:

[icon style=”camera”] Allodus podophylli (Mayapple Rust),
[icon style=”camera”] Agrocybe molesta (),
[icon style=”camera”] Clavicorona pyxidata (Crown-tipped Coral Fungus),
[icon style=”camera”] Coprinus micaceus (Mica Cap),
[icon style=”camera”] Ceriporia spissa (),*
[icon style=”camera”] Daedaleopsis confragosa (Thin-maze Flat Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Diatrype stigma (),
[icon style=”camera”] Flammulaster erinaceella (),
[icon style=”camera”] Gymnopus dryophila (),
[icon style=”camera”] Irpex lacteus (Milk-white Toothed-Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Megacollybia rodmani (Platterful Mushroom),
[icon style=”camera”] Morchella diminutiva (),
[icon style=”camera”] Mycena leaiana (Orange Mycena),
[icon style=”camera”] Mycena semivestipes (),
[icon style=”camera”] Phellinus rimosus (),
[icon style=”camera”] Pluteus cervinus (Fawn (Deer) Mushroom),
[icon style=”camera”] Polyporus alveolaris (),
[icon style=”camera”] Polyporus arcularius (Spring Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Polyporus badius (Black-footed Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Polyporus brumalis (),
[icon style=”camera”] Polyporus squamosus (Pheasant Polypore, Dryad’s Saddle),
[icon style=”camera”] Stereum complicatum (Crowded Parchment),
[icon style=”camera”] Stereum ostrea (False Turkey-tail),
[icon style=”camera”] Trametes versicolor (Turkey-tail),
[icon style=”camera”] Trametes villosa (),
[icon style=”camera”] Trichaptum biforme (Violet Toothed-Polypore),
[icon style=”camera”] Xylaria polymorpha (Dead Man’s Fingers)

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.

Megacollybia rodmani. By Richard Jacob
Unknown species on mulch. By Adam Haritan
La Monte Yarroll identifying species. Photo by Adam Haritan
Identification table by Adam Haritan
Looking at the finds by Adam Haritan
Second identification table.
Identified species. Photo by Adam Haritan
Richard Jacob describing a find. Photo by Adam Haritan
Richard Jacob describing a find. Photo by Adam Haritan
Morchella diminutiva. By Richard Jacob.
Megacollybia rodmani, aborted form. By Richard Jacob
Flammulaster erinaceella. By Richard Jacob
Clavicorona pyxidata (Crown-tipped Coral Fungus). By Richard Jacob
Xylaria polymorpha (Dead Man’s Fingers) conidial phase. By Richard Jacob
Gymnopus dryophila. By Richard Jacob
Gymnopus dryophila. By Richard Jacob
Polyporus badius. By Richard Jacob
Polyporus badius. By Richard Jacob
Ceriporia spissa. By Richard Jacob
Coprinus micaceus (Mica Cap). By Richard Jacob
Dried out orange mycena
Pluteus cervinus (Fawn (Deer) Mushroom). By Richard Jacob.