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Checklist of 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 () 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 ( foliacea) Jul - Nov __ Witches’ () 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 () Jul - Nov __ Bearded Tooth ( erinaceus) Aug – Nov

Polypores

__ Reddish-brown Crust (Hymenochaete badio-ferruginea) Jun - Oct __ Blushing Bracket ( confragosa) Jun - Dec __ Hexagonal-pored (Favolous alveolaris) May - Nov __ Red-belted Polypore (Fomitopsis pinicola) Jan - Dec __ Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma applanatum) Jan - Dec __ Hen of the (Grifola frondosa) Sep - Nov __ Polypore (Inonotus sp.) __ Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) May - Nov __ Multicolor Gill Polypore ( betulina) Jul - Nov __ Black-footed Polypore ( badius) Aug - Oct __ Dryad's Saddle (Polyporus Squamosus) May - Nov __ Elegant Polypore (Polyporus various) Jun - Nov __ Polypore ( hirsuta) __ Turkey-tail () May - Dec __ Violet Toothed Polypore (Trichaptum biforme) May – Dec

Parchment Fungi

__ Crowded Parchment ( complicatum) Jul - Jan __ Hairy Parchment () Jul - Nov __ False Turkey-tail () Jun - Jan __ Ceramic Parchment (Xylobolus frustulatus) Jan – Dec Agaricaceae,

__ Meadow ( campestris) Aug - Sep __ Wine-colored Agaricus (Agaricus subrutilescens) Sep - Oct __ Citron (Amanita citrina) Aug - Nov __ Powder-cap Amanita (Amanita farinosa) Jun – Nov __ Yellow-orange Fly ( v. formosa) Jun – Nov

Boletes, Entolomas, Hygrophoraceae,

__ Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces floccopus) Jul - Oct __ Granulated (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 (Phylloporus rhodoxanthus) Jun – Oct

Pluteaceae, Russulas, Stopharias

__ Pleated (Pluteus atricapillus) Aug - Sep __ (Lactarius subgerardii) __ Lactarius (Lactarius cinereus) __ Brick Tops (Hypholoma sublateritium) Aug – Nov

Tricholomas

__ Honey Mushroom (Armillaria mellea) Aug - Sep __ Blewit ( nuda) Aug - Dec __ Clitocybe (Clitocybe candicans) __ -loving Collybia (Collybia dryophila) May - Nov __ Fused Marasmius (Marasmius cohaerens) Jun - Sep __ Pinwheel Marasmius () May - Oct __ Orange-Yellow Marasmius (Marasmius strictipes) Jul - Sep __ Clustered Bonnet ( inclinata) __ Orange Mycena () Jun - Sep __ Walnut Mycena (Mycena luteopallens) Sep - Nov __ Pink Mycena () 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.