The afternoon thunderstorms continue to signal underground myceial mats to be fruitful and multiply! The rain held off for us until our walk along a segment of the Appalachian Trail led by Steve finished. We found a wonderful assortment of mushrooms on the forest floor and on wood making a glorious appearance. Among these were the following:

ASCOMYCETES: Asco with stipe; Hypomyces hyalinus, Hypomyces chryospermus; Leotia lubrica; Microglossum rufum; Peziza sp; Xylaria hypoxylon, Xylaria polymorpha
GILLED MUSHROOMS: Amanita brunnescens, Amanita ceciliae, Amanita cokerii, Amania farinosa, Amanita flavoconia, Amanita rubescens
Conocybe tenera, Cortinarius alboviolaceus, Cortinarius ioides, Hygrocybe cantharellus, Hygrocybe coccinea, Lactarius sp., Lactarius corrugis, Lactarius hygrophoroides, Lactarius lignyotus, Lactarius piperatus, Lactarius piperatus var. glaucascens, Lactarius volemus, Marasmius rotula, Russula sp., Russula albonigra, Russula atroviridis, Russula compacta, Russula densifolia, Russula variata, Russula virescens
BOLETES: Boletus chrysenteron, Boletus chrysenteroides, Boletus subtomentosus, Gyroporus caseneus, Gyroporus purpurinus, Phylloporus rhodoxanthus, Strobilomyces floccopus, Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus, Tylopilus felleus
CHANTERELLES & ALLIES: Catharellus cinnabarinus, Craterellus cornucopioides var. fallax
GASTEROMYCETES: Lycoperdon pyriforme
THELEPHORA:Thelephora palmata
CORALS: Clavulinopsis fusiformis,
POLYPORES & STEREUMS: Ganoderma tsugae, Gyrodon merulioides,Pycnoporus cinnabarinus, Stereum complicatum, Stereum ostrea
SLIME MOLDS: Fuligo septica, Stemonitis sp.