Yellow Hammer Corral and Heart’s Content

We found over 80 species on our walk at Yellow Hammer Corral and Heart’s Content: 54 at Yellow Hammer, and 29 at Heart’s Content. Many thanks to the folks at the Yellow Hammer Ranch; they were welcoming and glad to have us explore. If you want to arrange riding there, call Dave at 814-463-3703. Here are some photos:

: Common Mycena Mycena inclinata

: Splash Cups Cyathus striatus

: Ravenel’s Stinkhorn Phallus ravenelii It is not always an honor to have a species named after you. As we heard it, this stinkhorn was named by a monk who thoroughly disliked another monk, named Ravenel…

: Bull’s eye Lichen Yes, this is a lichen, not a pure fungus. However, since lichens are composed of fungi living in association with algae or cyanobacteria, we figured it could be included. Besides, they look cool.

: Decorated Pholiota Leucopholiota decorosa

: Orange Mock Oyster Phyllotopsis nidulans

: Headlike Cordyceps Cordyceps capitata growing on Elaphomyces granulatus This is an example of why you should dig up the base of a mushroom to identify it. Unless you know the truffle is at its base, this cordyceps is easy to misidentify.