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We had the biggest group of attendees at this wonderful walk led by Roger Willson. Accompanying us was Paul Zoffnass and his wife Renee Ring, tireless founder of this new protected parkland in Northern Westchester County. I visited a different section of the park last week with Roger and Damon and we found some 30 or so species of fungi. On today's walk we found another 60 or so species, which made me ectsatic! And to nourish everyone else's appetite, Matt Merluzzi stopped by to drop off a huge garbage bag full of Laetiporus sulphureus, the Chicken mushroom for everyone to share. Here is the list of fungi found at this gorgeous trail system:
Amanita bisporigora (or virosa), Amanita brunnescen var. alba, Amanita citrina
Armillaria mellea, Armillaria tabescens, Coprinus atramentarius, Stropharia hardii
Hygrocybe sp., Hygrophorus praetensis
Gyrodon merulioides (Ash Tree Bolete), Boletus sp.
Calocera viscosa
Cheimonophyllum candissimus, Crepidotus applanatus, Crepidotus mollis
Chlorociboria aeruginascens, Chlorosplenium chlora
Clavicrona pyxidata, Ramaria stricta
Clitocybe gibba, Cortinarius violaceus, Cortinarius iodes, Cortinarius alboviolaceus
Piptoporus betulinus, Daedaleopsis confragosa, Ganoderma applanatum, Ganoderma lucidum, Phellinus gilvus, Ischnoderma resinosum, Trichaptum biforme, Fomes fomentarius, Irpex lactea, Tyromyces chioneus, Trametes versicolor, Hydnochaete olivaceum, Schizopora paradoxa, Poria spissa
Daldinia concentrica, Hypoxylon fragiforme
Entoloma griseum, Gymnopilus sapineus, Tricholomopsis rutilans,
Hypomyces chrysospermus, Hypomyces luteovirens, Leotia lubrica
Laccaria laccata, Laccaria amethystina, Laccaria ochropupurea, Pluteus cervinus
Lactarius sp., Russula sp., Russula variata
Panellus stipticus
Marasmius sp, Mycena leiana, Mycena inclinata, Mycena galericulata, Rhodocollybia butyracea
Merulius incarnatus, Phlebia radiata
Phallus ravenelii
Psathyrella hydrophila
Scleroderma cepa
Tricholoma sp., Tricholoma sejunctum, Tricholomopsis platyphila
Stereum complicatum, Stereum commune, Stereum ostrea, Stereum striatum
Stemonites fusca, Lycogala epidenrum