Checklist of Mushrooms and Kin in Steele Creek Park
Cup Fungi, Earth Tongues
__ Morel (Morchella sp.) Apr - May __ Scarlet Cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea) Mar - Aug __ Brown-haired White Cup (Humaria hemisphaerica) Jul – Aug __ Eyelash Cup (Scutellinia scutellata) Jun - Nov __ Yellow Fairy Cups (Bisporella citrina) Jul – Nov
Flask and Jelly Fungi
__ Golden Hypomyces (Hypomyces chrysospermus) Jun - Sep __ Carbon Balls (Daldinia concentrica) Jun - Sep __ Orange Jelly (Dacrymyces palmatus) May - Nov __ Jelly Leaf (Tremella foliacea) Jul - Nov __ Witches’ Butter (Tremella mesenterica) Jan – Dec
Coral, Crust and Tooth Fungi
__ Crown-tipped Coral (Clavicorona pyxidata) Jun - Sep __ Yellow-tipped Coral (Isaria farinose) Jul - Nov __ Coral-pink Merulius (Merulius incarnates) Sep - Oct __ Sweet Tooth (Hydnum repandum) Jul - Nov __ Bearded Tooth (Hericium erinaceus) Aug – Nov
Polypores
__ Reddish-brown Crust (Hymenochaete badio-ferruginea) Jun - Oct __ Blushing Bracket (Daedaleopsis confragosa) Jun - Dec __ Hexagonal-pored Polypore (Favolous alveolaris) May - Nov __ Red-belted Polypore (Fomitopsis pinicola) Jan - Dec __ Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma applanatum) Jan - Dec __ Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa) Sep - Nov __ Polypore (Inonotus sp.) __ Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) May - Nov __ Multicolor Gill Polypore (Lenzites betulina) Jul - Nov __ Black-footed Polypore (Polyporus badius) Aug - Oct __ Dryad's Saddle (Polyporus Squamosus) May - Nov __ Elegant Polypore (Polyporus various) Jun - Nov __ Polypore (Trametes hirsuta) __ Turkey-tail (Trametes versicolor) May - Dec __ Violet Toothed Polypore (Trichaptum biforme) May – Dec
Parchment Fungi
__ Crowded Parchment (Stereum complicatum) Jul - Jan __ Hairy Parchment (Stereum hirsutum) Jul - Nov __ False Turkey-tail (Stereum ostrea) Jun - Jan __ Ceramic Parchment (Xylobolus frustulatus) Jan – Dec Agaricaceae, Amanitas
__ Meadow Mushroom (Agaricus campestris) Aug - Sep __ Wine-colored Agaricus (Agaricus subrutilescens) Sep - Oct __ Citron Amanita (Amanita citrina) Aug - Nov __ Powder-cap Amanita (Amanita farinosa) Jun – Nov __ Yellow-orange Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria v. formosa) Jun – Nov
Boletes, Entolomas, Hygrophoraceae, Paxillaceae
__ Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces floccopus) Jul - Oct __ Granulated Boletus (Suillus granulatus) Jun - Nov __ Aborted Entoloma (Entoloma abortivum) Aug - Dec __ Scarlet Waxy Cap (Hygrophorus coccineus) Jul - Nov __ White Waxy Cap (Hygrophorus eburneus) Aug - Jan __ Gilled Bolete (Phylloporus rhodoxanthus) Jun – Oct
Pluteaceae, Russulas, Stopharias
__ Pleated Pluteus (Pluteus atricapillus) Aug - Sep __ Lactarius (Lactarius subgerardii) __ Lactarius (Lactarius cinereus) __ Brick Tops (Hypholoma sublateritium) Aug – Nov
Tricholomas
__ Honey Mushroom (Armillaria mellea) Aug - Sep __ Blewit (Clitocybe nuda) Aug - Dec __ Clitocybe (Clitocybe candicans) __ Oak-loving Collybia (Collybia dryophila) May - Nov __ Fused Marasmius (Marasmius cohaerens) Jun - Sep __ Pinwheel Marasmius (Marasmius rotula) May - Oct __ Orange-Yellow Marasmius (Marasmius strictipes) Jul - Sep __ Clustered Bonnet (Mycena inclinata) __ Orange Mycena (Mycena leaiana) Jun - Sep __ Walnut Mycena (Mycena luteopallens) Sep - Nov __ Pink Mycena (Mycena pura) Jul - Sep __ Luminescent Panellus (Panellus stipticus) May - Dec __ Platterful Mushroom (Tricholomopsis platyphylla) May – Oct
Puffballs, Bird’s Nest Fungi, False Puffballs
__ Rounded Earthstar (Geastrum saccatum) Jul - Oct __ Gem-studded Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum) Jul - Oct __ Pear-shaped Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme) Jul - Nov __ White-egg Bird’s Nest (Crucibulum lavae) Jul - Nov __ False Puffball (Scleroderma cepa)
Lichens
__ Old Man’ Beard (Usnea sp.)
Slime Molds
__ Scrabled Egg Slime Mold (Fuligo septica) __ Wolf’s-milk Slime (Lygogal epidendrum)
Amoeboza
__ Lycogala (Lycogala epidendrum)
Compiled by Larry McDaniel from various records in Feb 2015. Gabrielle Zeiger found and identified a good number of these. Names and seasonal information were found in National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms.