This was a terrific walk led by Don Shernoff. We are certainly seeing the results of all the rain we have had this year! Some of the fungi we found include:
GILLED: Amanita albocreata, Amanita brunnescens var. 'alba', Amanita cokeri, Amanita flavoconia, Amanita rubescens, Amanita vaginata; Cortinarius iodes; Crepidotus mollis; Crepidotus applanatus; Hygrophorus flavescens; Laccaria laccata; Lactarius hygrophoroides*, Lactarius volemus*; Mycena haematopus; Nolanea (Entoloma) murrayi*; Panellus stipticus; Pleurotus porrigens; numerous unidentified Russula species as well as Russula crustosa and Russula variata; Xeromphalina campanella.
BOLETE GROUP: Boletus bicolor*, Boletus frostii*, Gyroporus casteneus*; Leccinum scabrum, Strobilomyces floccopus; Tylopilus alboater*, Tylopilus felleus
CHANTERELLES: Cantharellus cibarius and Cantharellus cinnabarinus; Craterellus fallax
CORALS: Clavulina cristata, Clavulina amethystina, Clavaria formosa
CUPS: Chlorociboria aeruginascens; Crucibulum laeve; Galiella rufa
EARTH TONGUES and ALLIES: Geoglossum diforme; Trichoglossum hirsutum
FLASKS: Daldinia concentrica; Hypomyces chrysospermus; Xylaria polymorpha; Hypocrea gelatinosa
JELLIES: Calocera cornea; Tremellodendron pallidum
POLYPORES: Daedaleopsis confragosa; Ganoderma tsugae; Laetiporus sulphureus; Meripilus giganteus*, Oxyporus populinus; Polyporus varius; Trichaptum biforme; Tyromyces chioneus= Oligoporus chioneus
PUFFBALLS/EARTHSTARS: Calostoma cinnabarina; Scleroderma citrinum
SLIME MOLDS: Lycogala epidendrum; Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
DISCOMYCETES: Leotia lubrica*
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