We had a fabulous group of mycophiles of representating all generations of ages participate on this walk led by Damon Brunette. We documented an assorted variety of fungi growing in the park, but the pinultimate discovery of the day was by Damon of a dead standing oak trunk sprouting with shelf after shelf of fresh Laetiporus sulphureus (or Chicken Mushroom). The display must have been at least six feet from top to bottom!
Among our finds were the following:
Laetiporus sulphureus
Mycena pura, Mycena galericulata, Mycena inclinata
Russula sp. Russula variata, Russula silvicola, Russula xeromphalina, Lactarius sp. (2)
Clitocybe clavipes, Clitocybe cyathaformis
Psathyrella condolleana, Psyathyrella rugocephala
Clavulinopsis pyxidata
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycogala epidendrum, Brefeldia maxima
Armillaria mellea, Stropharia hardii, Pluteus cervinus
Galerina autumnalis, Cortinarius violaceus, Cortinarius sp.