We had a great turnout with 18 people to help scour the woodlands on either side of the Appalacian Trail. Our leader, Beverly Leffers, led us to a favorite collecting spot for Black Chanterelles. While they were not out in significant profusion we nevertheless managed to find quite a variety of mushrooms.
Among those gathered into our baskets were Amanita fulva; Boletus chrysenteron, Boletus affinis, Boletus affinis var, 'maculatus', Strobilomyces floccopus; Catharellus cibarius, Cantharellus cinnibarinus; Cortinarius alboviolaeus, Cortinarius iodes; Entoloma strictius; Gyrodon merulioides; Hygrocybe cantharellus; Laccaria amethystina, Laccaria laccata; Lactarius hygrophoroides; Lactarius vinacerorufescens; Lepiota americana, Lepiota procera; Marasmius rotula; Mycena leaiana; Panellus stipticus; Russula mariae, Russula variata; Xerula furfuracea,
Hydnum repandum
Fomes fomentarius, Ganoderma tsugae, Polyporus varius, Trichaptum biformis, Tyromyces chioneus
Scleroderma citrinum
Dacrymyces palmatus, Tremmela mesenterica
Hypomyces chyrsospermus; Hypomyces hyalinus; Xylaria polymorpha

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