Despite the southeastern drought status over the last couple of years the joint foray at Oconee State Park pulled in a lot of large and showy fungi. Tropical Storm Fay had deposited about 10 inches of rain about ten days prior to the foray. The fungal collection was dominated by members of the Basidiomycota (just over 100 different types) and had a small showing of Ascomycota (only about 5 species, all collected close to water). Large sized boletes and Amanita’s were the most common types of Basidiomycetes collected. These large showy fungi are mycorrhizal, growing in a mutualistic symbiotic relationship with trees. Very few small saprophytic (growing on dead material) fungi were collected. So maybe the drought influenced the type of fungi we collected; producing larger fungi able to fruit during dry conditions (and maybe getting moisture from their mycorrhizal tree partner) and fewer smaller fungi and nonmycorrhizal fungi which would need more immediately available water to fruit.
Alphabetically arranged by species: including name of the orders or Agaricales family (all names ending in –ACEAE) names included and common name where available.
Species |
Family/Order |
Common Name |
YB |
WFH |
BF |
IQ |
OSP |
WW |
OT |
Agaricus sp. |
Agaricaceae |
|
X |
X |
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|
X |
X |
|
Amanita banningiana Tul |
Amanitaceae |
|
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|
X |
|
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Amanita cokeri (Gilbert & Kuhner) Gilbert |
Amanitaceae |
Coker’s |
|
|
|
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|
X |
Amanita fulva Schaeff.:Secr. |
Amanitaceae |
Tawny Grisette |
|
X |
|
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Amanita jacksonii Pomerl |
Amanitaceae |
American Caesar’s |
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
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Amanita muscaria var guessowii |
Amanitaceae |
|
|
|
X |
|
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Amanita muscaria var persicina |
Amanitaceae |
|
|
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|
X |
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Amanita onusta (Howe) Sacc. |
Amanitaceae |
|
|
|
X |
|
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Amanita ravenelii (B. & C) Sacc. |
Amanitaceae |
Ravenel’s amanita |
X |
|
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Amanita rubescens (Pers.:Fr.) S. F. Gray |
Amanitaceae |
Blusher |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
Amanita russloides |
Amanitaceae |
Russula like
Amanita |
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
|
Amanita spreta var. spreta Pk. |
Amanitaceae |
Hated Amanita |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
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Amanita polypyramis (B & C) Sacc |
Amanitaceae |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
|
Austroboletus gracilis var gracilis (Pk.) Wolfe |
Boletales |
Graceful bolete |
|
|
X |
|
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Austroboletus gracilis var gracilis (Pk.) Wolfe |
Boletales |
Graceful bolete |
|
|
X |
|
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Austroboletus betula (Schw) Horak |
Boletales |
Shaggy stalk bolete |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
Boletus auriporus Pk. |
Boletales |
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
X |
|
Boletus bicolor Pk. |
Boletales |
Red & yellow bolete |
X |
|
|
|
X |
X |
|
Boletus frostii Russell apud Frost |
Boletales |
Frost’s bolete |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
|
Boletus griseus Frost |
Boletales |
Gray bolete |
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
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Boletus hortonii Smith & Thiers |
Boletales |
Corrugated bolete |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
Boletus hypocarcinus |
Boletales |
|
X |
|
|
|
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|
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Boletus longicurvipes Snell & Smith |
Boletales |
|
|
|
X |
|
X |
|
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Boletus rubricitrinus |
Boletales |
|
X |
|
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|
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Boletus sensibilis Peck |
Boletales |
|
X |
|
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Boletus separans Pk. |
Boletales |
Lilac bolete |
|
|
|
X |
X |
|
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Boletus subluridellus |
Boletales |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
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Boletus subvelutipes Pk. |
Boletales |
Red mouth bolete |
X |
|
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|
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|
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Boletus variipes Pk. |
Boletales |
|
X |
|
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Calostoma cinnabarina Desv. |
Tulostomatales |
Gelatinous stalked puff ball |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
Cantharellula umbonata (Fr) Singer |
Tricholomataceae |
Grayling |
|
X |
|
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Cantharellus cinnabarinus Schw. |
Cantharellales |
Cinnabar chanterelle |
|
|
X |
|
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|
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Cantharellus minor Pk. |
Cantharellales |
Small chantarelle |
X |
|
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Clitocybe clavipes (Fr.) Kummer |
Tricholomataceae |
Club foot clitocybe |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
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Clitopilus prunulus (Scop.) P. Kummer |
Entolomataceae |
Sweetbread mushroom |
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
Coltrichia montagnei (Fr.) Murr. |
Polyporales |
Montague’s polypore |
|
X |
|
|
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|
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Coprinellus plicatilis (W. Cur: Fr.) |
Psathyrellaceae |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
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Cortinarius iodes B & C |
Cortinariaceae |
Spotted cortinarius |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Cortinarius vibratillis (Fr.) Fr. |
Cortinariaceae |
|
X |
|
|
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|
|
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Crepidotus applanatus var applanatus (Pers.) Kummer |
Cortinariaceae |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Fistulina pallida Berk. |
Polyporales |
Pale beefsteak polypore |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
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Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.:Wallr.) Pat. |
Polyporales |
Artist’s conk |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
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Ganoderma lucidum (W. Curt.: Fr.) Karst. |
Polyporales |
Hemlock polypore |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
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Gomphidius glutinosus (Schaeff.: Fr.) Fr. |
Gomphidiaceae |
Slimy gomphidius |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Gymnopilus sapineus (Fr.) Maire |
Cortinariaceae |
|
|
|
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Gymnopus dryophilus (Bull.:Fr.) Murr. |
Tricholomataceae |
Common collybia |
X |
X |
|
|
X |
|
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Gymnopus iocephalus (B & C)Halling |
Tricholomatac |
|
|
|
X |
|
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Gyroporus castaneus (Bull.:Fr.) Quel. |
Boletales |
Chestnut bolete |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
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Heterobasidium annosum (Fr.) Bref. |
Polyporales |
Conifer base polypore |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Hygrophoropsis aurantiacus (Fr.) Schroet. |
Tricholomataceae |
False chanterelle |
X |
|
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Hypholoma fasciculare (Huds.:Fr.) Kummer |
Strophariaceae |
Sulphur tuft |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
Hypholoma subviride |
Strophariaceae |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
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Laccaria truillisata (Ellis) Pk |
Tricholomataceae |
Sandy laccaria |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
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Lactarius griseus Pk. |
Russulaceae |
Gray brown lactarius |
X |
|
|
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Lactarius indigo (Schw.) Fr. |
Russulaceae |
Indigo lactarius |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
Lactarius piperatus var. piperatus (Fr.) S. F. Gray |
Russulaceae |
Peppery milky lactarius |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Lactarius subvernalis var. cokeri (Smith & Hesler) Smith & Hesler |
Russulaceae |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
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Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull.:Fr.) Murr. |
Polyporales |
Chicken of the woods |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Leccinum holopus (Rostkovius) Singer |
Boletales |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
|
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Lepiota acutesquamosa (Weinm.) Kummer |
Agaricaceae |
Sharp scaled lepiota |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Lepiota rubrotincta Pk. |
Agaricaceae |
Red tinted lepiota |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Lycoperdon perlatum Pers. |
Lycoperdales |
Gem studded puffball |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
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Lycoperdon pedicellatum |
Lycoperdales |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
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Lycoperdon foetidum |
Lycoperdales |
|
X |
|
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|
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Marasmiellus opacus (B & C) Singer |
Tricholomataceae |
|
|
X |
|
|
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Marasmius fulvoferrugineus |
Tricholomataceae |
|
|
|
X |
|
|
|
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Megacollybia platyphylla (Pers.) Kotl. & Pouzar |
Tricholomataceae |
Broad gill |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Mutinus elegans (Mont.) Fischer |
Phallales |
Elegant stinkhorn |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Paxillus involutus (Batsch:Fr.).Fr. |
Paxillaceae |
Poison paxillus |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Paxillus panuoides (Fr.:Fr.) Fr. |
Paxillaceae |
Stalkless paxillus |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Phaeolus schweinitizii (Fr.) Pat. |
Polyporales |
Dyer’s polypore |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
Phallus ravenelii B & C |
|
Ravenel’s stinkhorn |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
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Phlebia incarnata (Schw.) Nakasone & Burdsall |
Corticiales |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
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Pholiota squarrosoides (Pk.) Sacc. |
Strophariaceae |
Scaled pholiota |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.:Fr.) Kummer |
Tricholomataceae |
Oyster mushroom |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Polyporus badius (Pers.) Schwein. |
Polyporales |
Bay colored polypore |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Polyporus umbellatus |
Polyporales |
Umbrella polypore |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
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Psathyrella delineata (Pk.) Smith |
Psathyrellaceae |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
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Pulveroboletus ravenelii (B & C) Murr. |
Boletales |
Ravenel’s bolete |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
Russula rubriceps (Kauffman) Singer |
Russulaceae |
|
|
|
|
|
X |
|
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Russula virescens (Scheff.:Zanted.) Fr. |
Russulaceae |
Green quilt russula |
X |
|
|
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Russula rosacea |
Russulaceae |
|
|
|
X |
|
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Scleroderma citrinum Pers. |
Sclerodermatales |
Common earthball |
|
X |
|
|
|
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Scleroderma polyrhizum (J.F. Gmel) Pers. |
Sclerodermatales |
|
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
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Sparassis herbstii |
Sparassidales |
Cauliflower |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
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Stereum complicatum (Fr.) Fr. |
Corticiales |
Crowded parchment |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Strobilurus conigenoides (Ell.) Singer |
Tricholomataceae |
Magnolia cone mushroom |
|
X |
|
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Strobilurus conigenoides (Ell.) Singer |
Tricholomataceae |
Magnolia cone mushroom |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
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Stropharia hardii Atk. |
Strophariaceae |
Hard’s stropharia |
|
|
X |
|
|
|
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Suillus americanus (Pk.) Snell |
Boletales |
Chicken fat suillus |
|
|
|
|
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|
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Suillus granulatus (Fr.) Kuntze |
Boletales |
Butterball |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
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Suillus salmonicolor (Frost) Halling |
Boletales |
|
X |
|
|
|
|
|
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Thelephora palmata Scop.:Fr. |
Thelephorales |
Fetid false coral |
X |
|
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Trametes versicolor (L.:Fr.) Pilat |
Polyporales |
Turkey tail |
|
X |
|
|
|
X |
|
Trichaptum abietinum |
Polyporales |
|
X |
|
|
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|
|
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Trichaptum biforme (Fr. In Kl.) Ryv. |
Polyporales |
Violet toothed polypore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
X |
Tricholomopsis decora (Fr.) Singer |
Tricholomataceae |
Decorated mop |
X |
|
|
|
|
|
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Tricholomopsis rutilans (Schaeff.:Fr.) Singer |
Tricholomataceae |
Variegated tricholomopsis |
|
X |
|
|
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|
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Tylopilus felleus (Fr.) Karst. |
Boletales |
Bitter biolete |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
|
Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus (Snell & Dick) Singer |
Boletales |
Violet-gray bolete |
|
|
|
|
X |
X |
|
Tylopilus variobrunneus |
Boletales |
Brown net bolete |
|
|
|
|
X |
|
|
Tyromyces chioneus (Fr.) P. Karst |
Polyporales |
White cheese polypore |
X |
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|
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Tyromyces fragilis (Fr.) Donk |
Polyporales |
Brown staining cheese polypore |
|
|
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Tyromyces lacteus (Fr.) Murr. |
Polyporales |
|
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Tyromyces mollis (Pers.:Fr.) Karst. |
Polyporales |
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Tyromyces spraguei (B & C.) Murr. |
Polyporales |
|
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Xerula rubrobrunnescens Redhead, Ginns & Shoemaker |
Tricholomataceae |
|
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X |
