We all had a fruitful walk at Southford Falls. We probably found in the neighborhood of 100 different species of mushrooms (finally)! Bill Yule and others helped with identification of mushrooms we see mainly in CT. The following list of about 70 specimens represents what I can recall was on the tables when we finished collecting. It is not the complete list, but enough to let you know that the season has finally taken off - at least in CT.
Gilled Mushrooms: Amanita brunescens var. pallida, Amanita 'ceciliae', Amanita flavoconia, Amanita flavorubens, Amanita fulva group, Amanita muscaria group, Amanita rubescens, Amanita volvata, Amanita vaginata group, Conocybe lactea, Crepidontus cinnabarinus, Crepidotus mollis, Cyptotrama asprata, Gymnopus sunudus, Hygrocybe spp., Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, Inocybe sp., Lactarius spp., Pleurotus ostreatus, Pluteus cervinus, Russula atropurpurea, Russula laurocerasi, Russula mariae, Russula variata, Russula spp., Xerula furfuracea
Boletes: Boletellus chrysenteroides, Boletus badius, Boletus bicolor, Boletus chrysenteron, Boletus frostii, Boletus innixus, Boletus longicurvipes, Boletus pulverulentus, Boletus sensibilis, Boletus separans, Boletus subvelutipes group, Gyrodon merulioides, Gyroporus casteneus, Tylopilus rubrobrunneus, Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus, Tylopilus rubrobrunneus, Xanthoconium affine
Chanterelles: Cantharellus 'cibarius', Cantharellus cinnabarinus, Cantharellus lateritius,
Polypores and Crusts: Fomitopsis spraguei, Ganoderma applanatum, Ganoderma lucidum, Gloeoporus dichros, Hapalopilus rutilans, Polyporus elegans (or varius), Steccherinum ochraceum, Stereum complicatum, Stereum ostrea, Trametes conchifer, Trametes gibbosa (elegans), Trametes versicolor, Trichaptum biforme
Gastromycetes: Calostoma cinnabarina, Scleroderma cepa, Scleroderma citrinum
Stinkhorns: Mutinus elegans
Corals: Artomyces pyxidata
Jellies: Tremellodendron pallidum
Ascomycetes: Bulgaria inquinans, Chlorociboria aeruginascens, Galiella rufa, Hypomyces hyalinus, Leotia lubrica, Xylaria polymorpha
Myxomycetes: Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa, Lycogala epidendrum, Tubifera ferruginosa