September 16, 2001

Twelve participants explored the trail into Spirit Falls in Royalston looking for mushrooms on this Sunday walk. Noah Siegel carefully identified and described features of the following mushrooms and mushroom-like organisms:

Polypores

Daedaleopsis confragosa, Thin-maze Flat Polypore
Fomes fomentarius, Hoof, or Tinder Polypore
Ganoderma applanatum, Artistís Conk
G. tsugae, Hemlock Varnish Shelf
Lenzites betulinus, Multicolor Gill Polypore
Stereum complicatum, Crowded Parchment
Trametes pubescens, Pale Turkey Tail
T. versicolor, Turkey Tail
Trichaptum abietinum, Violet Toothed Polypore on conifers
T. biformis, Violet Toothed Polypore
Tyromyces chioneus, White Cheese Polypore

Boletes

Boletus ornatipes, Ornate-stalked Bolete
B. longicurvipes, Curved-stalked Bolete
Gyroporus castaneus, Chestnut Bolete

Gilled Mushrooms

Amanita fulva, Tawny Grisette
A. virosa, Destroying Angel
Collybia tuberosa, Tuberous Collybia
Cortinarius armillatus, Bracelet Cort
C. iodes, Viscid Violet Cort
C. semisanguineus, Red-gilled Cort
Gymnopilus penetrans, Little Gym
H. eburneus, White Waxy Cap
Hygrophorus marginatus, Orange-gilled Waxy Cap
H. marginatus var. concolor, Yellow Orange-gilled Waxy Cap
Laccaria laccata, Common Laccaria
Lactarius deceptivus, Deceptive Milky
L. hygrophoroides, Hygrophorus Milky
L. piperatus, Peppery Milky
L. sp? brown
L. sp gray
L. sp little gray
Marasmiellus albuscorticis, White Marasmius
Mycena leaiana, Orange Mycena
M. sp? gray cap, white stalk
M. sp yellow
M. sp white
M. sp gray and white cap
Panellus stipticus, Luminescent Panellus
Paxillus atrotomentosus, Velvet-footed Pax
P. involutus, Poison Pax
Pholiota squarrosoides, Sharp-scaly Pholiota
Pleurotus ostreatus, Oyster Mushroom
Pluteus cervinus, Fawn Mushroom
Russula nigricans, Red-and-black Russula
R. variata, Variable Russula
R. sp, Almond-scented Russula group
R. sp pink
R. sp green
R. sp red
R. sp red
R. sp red
R. sp white
Xeromphalina campanella, Fuzzy Foot
X. kauffmanii, Fuzzy Foot on oak

Puffballs

Lycoperdon pyriforme, Pear-shaped Puffball
Sclerodema citrinum, Pigskin Poison Puffball
Crucibolum laeve, White-egg Birdís Nest

Others

Cantharellus xanthopus, Yellow-footed Chanterelle
Leotia lubrica, Yellow Jelly Babies
Melastiza chateri, Little Red Cup
Hypoxylon fragiforme, Red Cushion Hypoxylon
Dacrymyces palmatus, Orange Jelly
Phaeocalicium polyporaeum, little black one on Violet Toothed Polypore
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa, Coral slime

If you wish to volunteer to lead a trip please contact
ABNC
Biodays Coordinator Sue Cloutier at cloutier@tiac.net 978-544-7500
Dave Small
Athol, Massachusetts
dhsmall@gis.net
www.gis.net~dhsmall

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