Species list from Sycamore island on 09/17/2016

This year we managed both a spring and an autumn survey of Sycamore island. A mix of about 35 people from WPMC or the Allegheny Land Trust were ferried over to Sycamore island by the ALT’s pontoon. We explored the island looking for mushrooms while finding the remains of swimming pools, a barge and other structures. Our luck held and apart for two short showers we mostly stayed dry. The Sycamore island is still growing while its sister island on the other side of the river, 9 mile island, is reported to be shrinking. The island has mature silver Maple and Oak trees on it among other tree and plant species. Many of the species found were saproxylic or wood eating fungi but there were also a few a few mycorrhizal species such as Xerocomellus chrysenteron (Red-Cracked Bolete). Find of the day however was the Calvatia rubroflava (Yellow Puffball). This is a species that we had not previously observed in the region and we took a sample for DNA analysis.

There are a few pictures of the event on the ALT FaceBook page including a 360 degree image from the center of the island and a lot more pictures of mushrooms below.

Species list entered by Richard Jacob. Species identified by La Monte Yarroll, Josh Carvin and Richard Jacob.

List of species found on the walk at Sycamore island:
Albatrellus ovinus (Sheep Polypore),
Arcyria cinerea (White Carnival Candy Slime),
Arcyria denudata (Pink Carnival Candy Slime),
Artomyces pyxidatus (Crown-tipped Coral Fungus),
Calvatia rubroflava (Yellow Puffball),
Calocera viscosa (Yellow Tuning Fork),
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa (Coral Slime),
Clitocybe suaveolens (),
Coprinellus micaceus (Mica Cap),
Crepidotus applanatus (Flat Crep),
Daedaleopsis confragosa (Thin-maze Flat Polypore),
Daldinia concentrica (Carbon Balls),
Ganoderma applanatum (Artist’s Conk),
Geastrum triplex (Collared Earthstar),
Lentinellus ursinus (),
Lenzites betulina (Multicolor Gill Polypore),
Leucoagaricus americanus (Reddening Lepiota),
Lycoperdon perlatum (Gem-studded Puffball),
Marasmius siccus (),
Megacollybia rodmani (Platterful Mushroom),
Mycena galericulata (Common Mycena; Rosy-gill Fairy-helmet),
Mycena haematopus (Bleeding Mycena),
Mycena leaiana (Orange Mycena),
Mycena subcaerulea (Blue Mycena),
Panellus stipticus (Luminescent Panellus, bitter oyster),
Phellinus gilvus (Mustard Yellow polypore),
Pholiota limonella (),
Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster Mushroom),
Pluteus cervinus (Deer mushroom),
Polyporus elegans (Elegant Polypore),
Polyporus squamosus (Dryad’s Saddle, Pheasant Polypore),
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum (),
Scutellinia scutellata (Reddish Eyelash Cup),
Stemonitis axifera (),
Stereum complicatum (Crowded Parchment),
Stereum ostrea (False Turkey-tail),
Trametes gibbosa (Lumpy bracket),
Trametes hirsuta (),
Trametes pubescens (),
Trametes versicolor (Turkey-tail),
Tyromyces chioneus (White Cheese Polypore),
Xerocomellus chrysenteron (Red-Cracked Bolete),
Xylaria polymorpha (Dead Man’s Fingers)