Eight fine folks from Washington & Jefferson College, both professors and students, joined me for a very dry walk in the woods of Washington Park. We found the likely suspects that persist during a drought, mostly dried out polypores, but great fungi conversation and education was enjoyed by all. Species list entered by Jared White.

Fungi:
Daldinia childiae ( Carbon Balls),
Fulvifomes robiniae (Cracked cap polypore, Locust polypore),
Fuscoporia gilva ( Mustard Yellow polypore),
Laetiporus sulphureus ( Chicken Mushroom; Sulphur Shelf),
Mycena leaiana ( Orange Mycena),
Russula mariae ( Purple-bloom Russula),
Stereum complicatum ( Crowded Parchment),
Stereum lobatum ( ),
Poronidulus conchifer ( ),
Trametes gibbosa ( Lumpy bracket),
Trametes versicolor ( Turkey-tail),
Trichaptum biforme ( Violet Toothed-Polypore)

Species missing from list:
Ceriporia spissa