We had a good showing today with nearly twenty participants. Despite some rain a day or so ago, the forest seemed relatively dry. While we didn't find massive quantities of anything, except perhaps Cantharellus cinnabarinus, we did find a variety of mushrooms. Some of our discoveries included the following:
ASCOMYCETES: Chlorociboria aeruginascens, Galiella rufa, Hypoxylon fragifome, Hypomyces chrysospermus, Hypomyces hyalinus, Xylaria polymorpha
POLYPORES: Coltricia cinnamomea, Inonotus glomeratus, Phaeolus schweinitzii, Phellinus gilvus, Trametes elegans/gobbosa, Trichaptum before, Hydnochaete olivaceum
CORALS: Ramaria formosa or flava
GILLED: Amanita brunnescens, Amanita jacksonii, Amanita onusta, Amanita rubescens, Amanita pseudovolvata, Amanita sp., Laccaria laccata, Lactarius hygrophoroides, Lactarius sp., Russula crustosa, Russula foetentula, Russula mariae, Russula parvovirescens, Russula spp.
BOLETES: Boletus bicolor, Boletus sensibilis, Boletus variipes, Gyroporus casteneus, Tylopilus felleus, Tylopilus plubeoviolaceus
MYXOMYCETES: Fuligo septica, Lycogala epidendrum

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