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Dianna Smith (2003-2016) / Peter Russell (2012-2013) | profile | all galleries >> 2010 Walks, Forays, People and Fungi >> 05/22 - 05/23 Tallman Mt. & Turkey Mt. Walks tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

05/22 - 05/23 Tallman Mt. & Turkey Mt. Walks

Some sturdy-looking morels were still to be found at Tallman Mt. SP on Saturday, though this is probably the end of the season for this edible. Other mushrooms found at the park included the beautiful orange Mycena leiana with its striking reddish gill edges, Polyporus varius - the Black-footed Polypore, Psyathrella rugocephala, and the waxy cap Hygrocybe flavescens. At Turkey Mt. there was what I believe is Agrocybe praecox on fallen logs. It was in fact the predominant mushroom. Too bad its not edible. We also found the common slime molds Fuligo septica and and Lycogala epidendrum. There were a few Psyathrella hydrophila, also on wood. We found a nice fruiting of Mycena leiana in different stages of maturity all along one fallen log, and a cluster of Mycena galericulata peeping out of a hole on a different log. Several wood-fruiting Tricholomopsis platyphylla were up, also growing on wood. The pores of a Dryad Saddle, Polyporus squamosus, also a wood-decaying fungi, was discovered to be infested with insects and their larvae, though the context was clean. A couple of Peziza badioconfusa were also found. Since Lis Reinitz spotted the majority of fungi, our walk leader, Andrew Piotrowski rewarded herwith a bar of chocolate!

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Tallman Group Shot665.jpg
Tallman Group Shot665.jpg
Toadie0668.jpg
Toadie0668.jpg
Lisa Reinitz' Morel Collection 042-1.JPG
Lisa Reinitz' Morel Collection 042-1.JPG
Exidia gladulosa, a jelly fungi 044.JPG
Exidia gladulosa, a jelly fungi 044.JPG
Polyporus squamosus 048.JPG
Polyporus squamosus 048.JPG
Sue and Rose looking at Tricholomopsis platyphylla0670.jpg
Sue and Rose looking at Tricholomopsis platyphylla0670.jpg
Morchella esculentaF0672.jpg
Morchella esculentaF0672.jpg
Lycogala epidendrum0673.jpg
Lycogala epidendrum0673.jpg
Turkey Mt. Hunters1000458.jpg
Turkey Mt. Hunters1000458.jpg
Tulip Poplar blossum with ant1000461.jpg
Tulip Poplar blossum with ant1000461.jpg
Agrocybe praecox?1000472.jpg
Agrocybe praecox?1000472.jpg
Toad1000484.jpg
Toad1000484.jpg
Mycena leiana02093.jpg
Mycena leiana02093.jpg
Mycena leiana0093.jpg
Mycena leiana0093.jpg
Fuligo septica - Scrambled egg slime mold1000505.jpg
Fuligo septica - Scrambled egg slime mold1000505.jpg
Chicken (mushroom) salad with other wild foodscreated by the Brandts 1000512.jpg
Chicken (mushroom) salad with other wild foodscreated by the Brandts 1000512.jpg
Ramp bulb salad by the Brandts1000514.jpg
Ramp bulb salad by the Brandts1000514.jpg
Morchella esculenta_0324.JPG
Morchella esculenta_0324.JPG
Andrei with a Morchella esculenta_0325.JPG
Andrei with a Morchella esculenta_0325.JPG
Andrei peeking through split morel stipe_0328.JPG
Andrei peeking through split morel stipe_0328.JPG