Asheville Mushroom Club

MCG/AMC/SCUMS Joint Foray - Oconee State Park

Sept. 11-13, 2009

This was our second weekend foray at Oconee State Park, SC, held jointly with the Mushroom Club of Georgia (MCG). This year, members of the South Carolina Upstate Mushroom Club (SCUMS) also joined us. A total of 50 people took part. Our lead mycologist was Jay Justice, assisted by Tradd Cotter.

The weather was fine and not too warm. There had been ample rain in the area and collecting conditions were even better than in 2008, with 134 species collected and identified, compared with 110 last year. There were noticeably more of the Ascomycota, Russulaceae, and smaller saprophytic fungi (e.g. Hygrocybe), while the boletes were less dominant though still present in considerable variety. Only 40 species (about 20% of the total) were common to both years. Since the time of year and collecting locations were essentially unchanged, it seems likely that the very different weather history of 2008 and 2009 accounted for most of the difference. No doubt this extremely productive and diverse area will continue to show more variety in future years.

Uncommon finds included Boletus auriflammeus, Globifomes graveolens (Sweet Knot), and Hypomyces lateritius.

Collecting locations in this year’s foray were:

Oconee State Park – Chestnut Trail, and general locations within the park including around the office, parking lots, campground, and cabins
Burrell’s Ford
Isaqueena Falls
Walhalla Fish Hatchery
Yellow Branch

On the Friday evening, Tradd Cotter gave a presentation on “Medicinal, Poisonous, and Hallucinogenic Properties of Fungi”. On Saturday evening we enjoyed a potluck dinner and silent auction, and then heard a presentation from Jay Justice on “Macrofungi of Arkansas, Southern Missouri, and Western Tennessee”.

On Sunday morning, Jay and Tradd gave us a “walk around the tables” pointing out features of the main fungal genera and the particular species we had collected.

Charlotte Caplan

Photo credits: Chi-Sing Chan

Order/Family		Common Name	Collecting Sites

Basidiomycota
Agaricales/Agaricaceae	Arachnion album Schwein	Puffball	OSP
	Lepiota acutesquamosa (Weinm.) Kummer	Sharp Scaled Lepiota	WFH
	Lycoperdon perlatum Pers	Gem Studded Puffball	WFH
	Cyathus striatus (Huds.) Willd.	Bird's Nest Fungus	WFH
	Crucibulum laeve (Huds.) Kambly	Bird's Nest Fungus	BF

Agaricales/Amanitaceae	Amanita abrupta Peck	Abrupt-Bulbed Lepidella	WFH, YB
	Amanita banningiana Tul.	Mary Banning's Slender Caesar	YB
	Amanita bisporigera G.F. Atk.	Eastern NA Destroying Angel	CT
	Amanita brunnescens G.F. Atk.	Brown American Star-footed Amanita	YB, BF
	Amanita canescens D.T. Jenkins	Golden Threads Lepidella	YB
	Amanita daucipes (Mont.) Lloyd	Carrot-footed Lepidella	OSP
	Amanita flavoconia G. F. Atk. var. flavoconia	American Yellow Dust Amanita	YB
	Amanita farinosa Schwein.	Eastern American Floury Amanita	WFH, BF
	Amanita fulva sensu auct. amer.	Tawny Grisette	WFH
	Amanita jacksonii Pomerl	American Caesar's	BF,YB
	Amanita muscaria var persicina Dav. T. Jenkins	Fly Agaric	Unknown
	Amanita onusta (Howe) Sacc.	Gunpowder Lepidella	IQF
	Amanita parcivolvata (Peck) J.E. Gilbert	Ringless False Fly Agaric	Unknown
	Amanita polypyramis (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Sacc.	Plateful of Pyramids Lepidella	OSP
	Amanita rubescens (Pers:Fr) S.F.Gray	The Blusher	BF,YB
	Amanita subcokeri (Tulloss nom. prov.) = Amanita sp. 5		BF, YB

Agariclales/Clavariaceae	Clavulinopsis fusiformis (Sowerby) Corner		unknown

Agaricales/Cortinariaceae	Cortinarius armillatus (Alb. & Schwein.) Fr		CT
	Cortinarius bolaris (Pers.) Fr.		WFH, BF,YB
	Cortinarius iodes B & C	Spotted Cortinarius	WFH, BF,YB
	Cortinarius violaceus (L.) Gray		YB

Agaricales/Entolomataceae	Clitopilus prunulus (Scop.) P. Kummer	Sweetbread Mushroom	OSP
	Entoloma murrayi (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Sacc.		WFH

Agaricales/Fistulinaceae	Fistulina hepatica (Schaeff.) With.	Beef Steak Mushroom	OSP, YB

Agaricales/Hydnangiaceae	Laccaria ochropurpurea (Berk.) Peck	Purple Gilled Laccaria	OSP, WFH
	Laccaria trullisata (Ellis) Peck	Sandy Laccaria	BF

Agaricales/Hygrophoraceae	Ampulloclitocybe clavipes (Pers.) Redhead, Lutzoni, Moncalvo & Vilgalys = Clitocybe clavipes	Club Foot Clitocybe	WFH,BF
	Hygrophorus marginatus var marginatusa Peck		WFH
	Hygrocybe miniata (Fr.) P. Kumm		WFH
	Hygrocybe pratensis (Fr.) Murrill		WFH
	Hygrocybe psittacina (Schaeff.) P. Kumm	Parrot Colored Waxy Cap	WFH

Agaricales/Marasmiaceae	Gymnopus dryophilus (Bull.) Murrill		WFH
	Gymnopus iocephalus (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Halling		BF
	Marasmius fulvoferrugineus Gilliam		WFH
	Marasmiellus opacus (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Singer		BF,WFH
	Megacollybia platyphylla (Pers.) Kotl. & Pouzar	Broad Gilled Mushroom	WFH
	Omphalotus illudens (Schwein.) Bresinsky & Besl	Jack-O'- Lantern Mushroom	OSP

Agaricales/Pleurotaceae	Hohenbuehelia petaloides (Bull.) Schulzer		WFH,OSP
	Pleurotus pulmonarius (Fr.) Quél.	Summer Oyster	IQF

Agaricales/Physalacriaceae	Armillaria caligata var. glaucescens A.H. Sm. (1)		YB, OSP
	Armillaria gallica Marxm. & Romagn.	Honey Mushroom	WFH, YB
	Strobilurus conigenoides (Ellis) Singer		WFH, BF
	Xerula furfuracea (Peck) Redhead, Ginns & Shoemaker		BF, WFH

Agaricales/Psathyrellaceae	Lacrymaria velutina (Pers.) Konrad & Maubl.		WFH

Agaricales/Mycenaceae	Panellus stipticus (Bull.) P. Karst.		BF
	Xeromphalina campanella (Batsch) Maire		YB, WFH

Agaricales/Strophariaceae	Hypholoma fasciculare (2)	Sulfur Tuft	BF
	Hypholoma capnoides (Fr.) P. Kumm		WFH
	Pholiota polychroa (Berk.) A.H. Sm. & H.J. Brodie		YB
	Pholiota squarrosoides (Pk.) Sacc.	Scaled Pholiota	WFH, YB

Agaricales/Tricholomataceae	Clitocybe gibba (Pers.) P. Kumm.		WFH
	Lepista nuda (Bull.) Cooke	Blewit	Off-Site
	Tricholomopsis formosa (Murrill) Singer		OSP

Agaricales/Incertae Sedis	Plicaturopsis crispa (Pers.) D.A. Reid		WFH

Boletales/Boletaceae	Austroboletus gracilis var gracilis (Pk.) Wolfe	Graceful Bolete	BF
	Boletellus russellii (Frost) E.- J. Gilbert = Boletus russellii	Russell's Bolete	OSP
	Boletus auriflammeus Berk. & M.A. Curtis		YB, OSP
	Boletus auripes Peck		YB
	Boletus auriporus Pk.		YB
	Boletus curtisii Berk.	Curtis' Bolete	CT
	Boletus frostii Russell apud Frost	Frost's Bolete	YB,OSP
	Boletus griseus Frost	Gray Bolete	BF,YB,
	Boletus longicurvipes Snell & Smith		BF,YB,
	Boletus morrisii Peck	Morris' Bolete	Unknown
	Boletus pallidus Frost	Pallid Capped Bolete	BF,YB,
	Boletus roxanae Frost		BF, YB
	Heimioporus betula (Schwein.) E. Horak = Austroboletus betula	Shaggy stalk Bolete	OSP
	Phylloporus rhodoxanthus (Schwein.) Bres.	Gilled Bolete	WFH, BF
	Pseudoboletus parasiticus (Bull.) Sutura = Boletus parasiticus		WFH
	Retiboletus ornatipes (Peck) Manfr. Binder & Bresinsky = Boletus ornatipes	Ornate Stalked Bolete	WFH, BF, CT, YB
	Strobilomyces confusus Singer or S. strobilaceus (Scop.) Berk.	Old Man of the Woods	WFH, BF, YB
	Tylopilus chromapes (Frost) A.H. Sm. & Thiers	Chrome-Footed Bolete	YB
	Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus (Snell & Dick) Singer	Violet-Gray Bolete	WFH
	Xanthoconium affine var maculosus (Peck) Singer		WFH

Boletales/Calostomataceae	Calostoma cinnabarina Desv.	Gelatinous Stalked Puffball	WFH

Boletales/Suillaceae	Suillus granulatus (Fr.) Kuntze	Butterball Mushroom	WFH
	Suillus intermedius (A.H. Sm. & Thiers) A.H. Sm. & Thiers		OSP, BF
	Suillus pictus (Peck) A.H. Sm. & Thiers	Painted Suillus	WFH, CT
	Suillus punctipes (Peck) Singer		BF

Boletales/Tapinellaceae	Tapinella atrotomentosa (Batsch) Šutara = Paxillus atrotomentosus		BF,YB

Cantharellales/Cantharellaceae	Cantharellus cibarius Fr.	Gilled Yellow Chanterelle	WFH, CT
	Cantharellus cinnabarinus Schw.	Cinnabar Chanterelle	WFH,OSP
	Cantharellus lateritius (Berk.) Singer	Smooth Yellow Chanterelle	YB
	Craterellus cornucopioides (L.) Pers	Black Trumpet	WFH, BF
	Cantharellus ignicolor R.H. Petersen		WFH

Cantharellales/Hydnaceae	Hydnum repandum L.	Sweet Tooth	BF

Dacrymycetales/Dacrymycetaceae	Dacrymyces chrysospermus Berk. & M.A. Curtis = D. palmatus (3)	Yellow Jelly Fungus	OSP

Gomphales/Gomphaceae	Ramaria fennica var. fennica (P. Karst.) Ricken		BF

Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaeteae

Phallales/Phallaceae	Mutinus elegans (Mont.) Fischer	Elegant Stinkhorn	WFH

Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae	Phaeolus schweinitzii (Fr.) Pat.	Dyer's Polypore	OSP

Polyporales/Ganodermataceae

Polyporales/Meruliaceae	Abortiporus biennis (Bull.) Singer		Unknown
	Bjerkandera adusta (Willd.) P. Karst		BF
	Gloeoporus dichrous (Fr.) Bres		OSP
	Phlebia incarnata (Schw.) Nakasone & Burdsall		OSP

Polyporales/Polyporaceae	Globifomes graveolens (Schwein.) Murrill	Sweet Knot	CT
	Lenzites betulina (L.) Fr.	Gilled Polypore	YB
	Lenzites elegans (Spreng.) Pat. = Trametes elegans		WFH
	Microporellus dealbatus (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Murrill		OSP
	Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd	Turkey Tail Fungus	BF, YB
	Trichaptum biforme (Fr.) Ryvarden	Violet-Toothed Polypore	WFH, BF

Polyporales/Sparassidaceae	Sparassis crispa (Wulfen) Fr.	Cauliflower Mushroom	OSP, BF
	Sparassis spathulata (Schwein.) Fr.	Cauliflower Mushroom	OSP

Russulales/Albatrellaceae	Albatrellus cristatus (Schaeff.) Kotl. & Pouzar		OSP

Russulales/Auriscalpiaceae	Lentinellus ursinus (Fr.) Kühner		WFH

Russulales/Bondarzewiaceae

Russulales/Hericiaceae	Hericium coralloides (Scop.) Pers.		OSP

Russulales/Russulaceae	Lactarius allardii Coker		OSP
	Lactarius corrugis Peck		WFH
	Lactarius deceptivus Peck		BF
	Lactarius glaucescens Crossl.		YB
	Lactarius hygrophoroides Berk. & M.A. Curtis		YB
	Lactarius imperceptus Beardslee & Burl.
	Lactarius lignyotus Fr		WFH
	Lactarius maculatipes Burl		BF, YB
	Lactarius volemus (Fr.) Fr		WFH, YB
	Lactarius tomentosomarginatus Hesler & A.H. Sm		OSP
	Russula compacta Frost		BF, YB
	Russula flavida Frost		WFH, BF
	Russula parvovirescens Buyck, D. Mitch. & Parrent		OSP
	Russula polyphylla Peck		BF

Russulales/Stereaceae	Stereum ostrea (Blume & T. Nees) Fr.	False Turkey Tail	BF, YB
	Stereum rameale (Schwein.) Burt = S. complicatum	Goldern Parchment Fungus	YB

Thelephorales/Bankeraceae	Hydnellum scrobiculatum (Fr.) P. Karst		YB

Thelephorales/Thelephoraceae	Thelephora vialis Schwein.		BF, WFH

Ascomycota
Helotiales/Leotiomycetidae	Chlorociboria aeruginascens (Nyl.) Kanouse ex C.S. Ramamurthi, Korf & L.R. Batra		WFH

Hypocreales/Cordycipitaceae	Cordyceps militaris (L.) Link		WFH

Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae	Hypomyces chrysospermus Tul.	Golden hypomyces	YB
	Hypomyces hyalinus (Schwein.) Tul. & C. Tul.	Parasitizes Amanitas	BF
	Hypomyces lateritius (Fr.) Tul. & C. Tul.	Parasitizes Lactarius and Russulas

Pezizales/Helvellaceae	Helvella crispa (Scop.) Fr.		CT

Xylariales/Xylariaceae	Xylaria magnoliae J. D. Rogers	Magnolia Cone Xylaria	WFH

Total no. of species:	135


Code to Collecting Locations:
YB = Yellow Branch, Sumter National Forest, Oconee Co. SC.
WFH = Walhalla Fish Hatchery, Oconee Co., SC.
BF = Burrell’s Ford
IQF= Isaqueena Falls, Sumter National Forest, Oconee Co., SC.
OSP= Oconee State Park, general locations within the park including around the office, parking lots, campground, and cabins. Oconee Co., SC.
OT = Oconee Trail, Oconee State Park, Oconee Co., SC.
CT = Chestnut Trail

(1) This is the name that I (Jay Justice) use to denote the form of Tricholoma caligatum that occurs under hardwood trees,
bruises buish-gray and tastes bitter. This variety has not yet been legally transferred over to the genus Tricholoma
(2) There is uncertainty which taxa was collected, (a) Hypholoma fasciculare sensu Massee or
(b) Hypholoma fasciculare (Huds.) P. Kumm.
(3) Again, there is uncertainty as to which taxa was collected, (a) Dacrymyces palmatus (Schwein.) Burt, now Dacrymyces chrysospermus
Berk. & M.A. Curtis or (b) Dacrymyces palmatus Bres.

For 2008 Species list plese refer to this page: Oconee 2008