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Oct 12 , 2008 - Led by Ken McGill, Ginger Fisher and Arnie Cremer

Weather: Warm and sunny.

Foray leaders: Ken McGill, Ginger Fisher and our long-standing member Arnie Cremer added his invaluable assistance with the identifying process.

Attendees: Ginger Fisher, Ken McGill, Arnie Cremer, Terri Herrlein, Margot Eld, Melvin Curtis, Linda Marchant, Heidi Hyden, Judy Major, Lorraine Walsh, Lei Han, Jinbao Han, Chris Tullar and Raeleen Wilson, James, Ginny, Maia, and Noah Judd, Phyllis and Richard Stilen, Werner van Hartmann & Chi-Sing Chang.

Comments: This was the last foray of the year, and it was spend exploring several trails around Lake Imaging, in Dupont Forest at an altitude of 2300 - 2500 ft. in mixed forests with some nearby streams. The ground was covered with wet leaves from rain the previous day.         

Photo credits: Chi-Sing Chang

Species identified:

Species

Synonym

Common Name
Pleurotus ostreatus

oyster mushroom

Hydnum umbilicatum 

navel hedgehog

Lactarius indigo

 

Cantharellus cibarius  

golden chanterelle 

Scleroderma citrinum  

earthball

Craterellus fallax  

black trumpet

Cantharellus cinnabarinus 

cinnabar chanterelle

Russula rosacea 

rosy russula

Suillus pictus

 

Suillus americanus 

chicken fat

Suillus granulatus

 

Hypomyces lactifluorum 

lobster

Lactarius peckii 

Peck's lactarius

Xerula furfuracea  

rooted agaric

Amanita farinosa  

powdery amanita

Amanita ceciliae 

staangulated amanita

Amanita alba  

white grisette

Amanita jacksonii    American Caesar's mushroom
Amanita cokeri    Coker's amanita
Agaricus campestris     meadow mushroom
Strobilomyces floccopus   old man of the woods
Armillaria mellea    honey
Ramariopsis kunzei     white coral
Clavulina cristata     crested coral
Puffball species        
Tylopilus species    
Tremella mesenterica     witches butter
Cortinarius cinnabarinus     cinnabar cort
Hydnum species    
Clavariadelphus truncatus    flat topped fairy club
Phaeolus schweinitzii     Dyer's polypore
Fistulina hepatica    beefsteak
Hygrocybe punicea     crimson waxy cap
Cortinarius iodes    spotted cortinarius
Russula ochroleucoides    matt yellow russula
Stereum ostrea     false turkey tail
Trametes versicolor     turkey tail
Grifola frondosa     hen of the woods
Stinkhorn      
Lactarius rubilacteus    
Hydnellum species    
Crepidotus malachius     soft skinned crepidota
Pleurocybella porrigens    angel wings
Clitocybe nuda    Blewit
 

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