Those of us who were around this Memorial Day Weekend enjoyed the lack of traffic getting to and from our walk site at Tallman Mt. State Park in Piermont, NY - as well as the company of fellow mycophiles led by George. The only thing I personally didn't enjoy were the mosquitos. They found me an easy target as I worked to steady my shots of mushrooms! Well, we were all hoping that the Yellow Morels (Morchella esculenta) finally appeared and that we would be able to take home a half-pound each - but none were to be found. So it seems the season is over for them - but just starting for other things. Despite the absence of edibles, we did find a number of interesting fungi and a couple of Myxomycetes (Slime 'Molds'). Here is a list:
Peziza badioconfusa
Conocybe tenera, Crepidotus mollis, Psathyrella candollana, Psyathyrella rugocephela, Psathyrella sp., Pluteus sp. Pluteus cervinus, Laccaria laccata var. pallidifolia, Coprinus micaceus, Mycena galericulata
Ustulina deusta, Poria spissa, Inonotus glomeratus
Laetiporus sulphureus, Tyromyces chioneus, Polyporus elegans, Polyporus (Favolus) alveolaris, Stereum ostrea, Trichaptum biforme, Irpex lactea
Stemonitis sp., Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa, Lycogala epidendron
Also, Richard and Rosemarie brought along several fungi collected by Pam for identification including: Stropharia rugosoannulata, Agrocybe praecox and the brilliantly orange Aleuria aurantia.

To see each photo in better detail, click on them and select the size you wish. Comments on each fungi will be coming soon.