REPORT ON THE

NEWFOUNDLAND FORAY 2003 October 3-5 Killdevil Lodge Gros Morne

SPONSORS: The Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Recreation Western Newfoundland Model Forest Gros Morne National Park The City of Corner Brook CONTENTS

Personelle 1

REPORT 2

Program 5

Participants & Trails 6

Tentative Species List 8

2004 Notice Inside back cover

Logos Back cover FACULTY: Dept Mycology, Estonian Agricultural University, Tartu, Estonia: Profs Kuulo Kalamees Bellis Kullman Anu Kollom Vello Liiv

New Jersey, USA: Dr Rodham Tulloss, Amanita expert

Mycological Society of Toronto:w Jersey, USA Dr Vello Soots 12-yr president

Dept Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, St John’s: Prof Faye Murrin Head of Mycology

Canadian Foresty Service, Corner Brook: Dr Gary Warren, mycologist

College of the North Atlantic, Corner Brook: Stan Pieda, Instructor

Gros Morne National Park: Michael Burzynski, Biologist,

Humber Natural History Society: Andrus Voitk, Foray organizer FORAY LEADERS:

Pat Burchell Michael Burzynski Judy May Faye Murrin Stan Pieda Vello Soots Rod Tulloss Andrus Voitk Maria Voitk Gary Warren MUSHROOM COOK-OUT CHEFS:

Randy Tsang, Assistants: Michael Burzynski Chef-in-Chief Barry May Sue Tizzard SPECIES LIST DEVELOPERS:

Pat Burchell Claudia Hanel Nathalie Djan-Chékar REGISTRARS:

Maria Voitk Judy May

1 REPORT

Stan Pieda and Andrus Voitk, all from Corner Brook. There was such an unprecedented num- ber of Estonians on Newfoundland's West Coast that the Estonian flag was flown at the Killdevil during the Foray, something that touched the visitors greatly.

The Foray opened with a reception by the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, where presentations were made to the out of province guests from both the people of

Oct 3-5, 2003, Killdevil Lodge in Gros Morne Park was the site for Newfoundland's first mushroom Foray, jointly sponsored by The Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, Gros Morne National Park, The City of Corner Brook and the Western Newfoundland Model Forest. The logo of the Foray was a new, as Newfoundland via the yet unnamed Amanita species Ministry as well as Gros from Newfoundland. The Faculty Morne Park. All regis- was made up of 4 mycologists trants received a hand- from the Estonian University of Agriculture some registration pack- (Profs Kuulo Kalamees, Bellis Kullman, Vello age from the Ministry, Liiv and Anu Kollom), the 12 year President (Dr with a Foray cap from Vello Soots) and the people of Corner Treasurer (Pat Brook via the Mayor's Burchell) of the office. A major speci- Mycological men displayed at the Society of reception caused con- Toronto, an sternation until it was noted to be an old rusted Amanita special- Styrofoam can which had burst in the woods ist from New where it had apparently Jersey (Dr Rod been discarded! First thing Tulloss), Prof Saturday morning a young Faye Murrin moose came onto the field, from MUN, kneeled and began to eat Michael some of the mushrooms Burzynski from on the lawn (Tricholoma Gros Morne and pessundatum)! Dr Gary Warren,

2 Small for- made more and ager teams better use of the went out Collecting Slips, Saturday thus recording and Sunday better informa- into the tion, than any of wilderness, the experts had often follow- ever seen ing bear before at any tracks. other foray. Danger meant nothing to Edible mush- these intrepid rooms ended up mushroomers with Chef-in- - bears be Chief Randy damned! - for the woods Tsang and his were filled helpers, who with mush- served up a rooms to be mixture of for- identified. First, they had to be identified on the est delights forest carpet (in this picture, Hygrophorus before supper. Evening hours were devot- ed to lectures, a total of six talks and one film, given by the faculty, offering for- agers an insight into the fascinating and mysterious world of mushrooms. The pudorinus), then sorted and identified on the most memorable of these trail, then sorted further on the sorting tables or, was the lecture by Faye as shown here, outside the display hall, where Murrin, when all the vari- at least the genus should be determined, then ous paraphenalia of mod- finally ern technology gave up the the expert ghost, one after the other. mycol- Prof Murrin did not bat an ogists eye but, like the Eveready exam- bunny, just kept lecturing ined on courageously, as if this each were the most natural speci- thing in the world! Faculty men who had some time off and from identifying and lectur- either authenticated or ing were often seen photo- made a definitive identification, often with the graphing their willing subjects. Indeed, an inter- help of consultation, microscopy and tomes of national exhibition of spectacular mushroom books. The result was a large display of over photography was put on at the Discovery Centre 170 identified species of mushrooms brought in as both lead-up to and part of this Foray. by some 40 foragers. By the way, our group

3 At the close, the happy for- agers cial species list. Several rare and perhaps unex- posed pected species were encountered, among them for a Albatrellus caeruleoporus, Catathelasma impe- group rialis and Amanita albocreata. A report on the por- Foray has been submitted to Inoculum, the trait, before going home to recharge for next newsletter of the Mycological Society of America year's Foray (booked Sept 17-19, 2004 at the and reports of the list and special finds will be Killdevil). The specimens were packed in moss submitted to the mycological literature. to preserve them and transported to Corner Brook, where they were put on display for the

public, free of charge, all identified. The exhibit was visited by over 100 people, including the Mayor of Corner Brook, Mrs Priscilla Boutcher, who was presented with a Foray cap in gratitude for the City's support of the Foray.

The final validated Species List is on the Humber Natural History Society web page at . Only species identified or validated by professional mycolo- gists are included. Some identifications are ten- tative and may be changed pending further investigation. This is the beginning of the first provincial species list for mushrooms and forms the basis on which future lists will be built. The initial plan is to return to the same area for a few Photographs by Michael Burzynski, Jamie Graham, Barry/Judy years and then to move the Foray to other May & Andrus Voitk areas, in an attempt eventually to survey the whole province and thus develop a true provin- -30-

4 PROGRAM FRIDAY, Oct 3, 2003 Co-Authors: Anu Kollom, Bellis Kullman Welcome reception Recent thoughts on the history and distribution 4:00 – 6:30 PM, Lomond Room of the genus Amanita Hosted by the people of Newfoundland and 8:30 – 9:30 PM, Chapel Labrador through the Ministry of Tourism, Rod Tulloss Culture and Recreation, The Hon Julie Bettney, SUNDAY, Oct 5, 2003 MHA, Minister. Breakfast Mushrooms – What’s in it for me? 8:00 – 9:00 AM, Dining Hall 5:15 – 6:15 PM, Conference Hall Andrus Voitk An introduction to mushrooms for the novice, Morning ID Forays talk given to Holy Heart science high school students attending 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Gros Morne Park a Science Field Trip.Foray members welcome! Morning Pick-for-the-Pot Forays Fruits of Underground Networking: Mycorrhizal 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Outside Park Mushrooms of Terra Nova National Park Lunch 6:30 – 7:15 PM, Chapel 1:00 – 2:00 PM, Dining Hall Faye Murrin Mushrooms from the other west coast – the Supper NAMA Foray in Oregon 7:15 – 8:15 PM, Dining Hall 2:00 – 2:45 PM, Old Dining Hall Fungi and Wood Decay: Implications in Forestry Vello Soots and Industry Wrap-up & Thank You 8:15 – 9:00 PM, Chapel 2:45 – 3:00 PM, Old Dining Hall Gary Warren Andrus Voitk Those Wild, Wild Mushrooms! Round Table Discussion: Role of this and future 9:00 – 9:15 PM, Chapel Forays in Increasing Public Awareness of the Art Makosinski: Short comedy classic from the National Importance of Mushrooms in our Ecosystem Film Board 3:00 – 4:00 PM, Old Dining Hall SATURDAY, Oct 4, 2003 Voluntary discussion for interested FORAY participants and nat- uralists with Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation staff. Breakfast MONDAY, Oct 6, 2003* 8:00 – 9:00 AM, Dining Hall Meet our Fungi Morning Forays 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Room AS220 (Biology 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Gros Morne Park Project Room) Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, All Day Forays Corner Brook 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Gros Morne Park Display of species from foray open to the public for viewing. No charge. Lunch 1:00 – 2:00 PM, Dining Hall TUESDAY, Oct 7, 2003* Afternoon Forays Identification of wild mushrooms for amateurs 2:00 – 5:00 PM, Gros Morne 7:30 PM - Rm AS378, Sir William Grenfell College, Memorial University, Corner Brook Mushroom cook-up Regular monthly meeting of the Humber Natural 5:00 – 6:30 PM, Lomond Room Patio History Society. No charge. Supper Gary Warren 6:30 – 7:30 PM, Dining Hall * Note: The events of Monday and Tuesday are not Mushrooms of Estonia part of NEWFOUNDLAND FORAY 2003, but are list- 7:30 – 8:30 PM, Chapel ed here for the interest of those people who might Overview of Estonian mushrooms, with comparison to wish to attend. Newfoundland: Text: Kuulo Kalamees, Slides Vello Liiv,

5 PARTICIPANTS

Bateman, Lois Corner Brook, NL Le Drew, Betty-Lou Head of Science, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Corner Brook, NL Memorial University Co-owner, Newfoundland Emporium [email protected] [email protected] Burchell, Pat Lights, Nicole Toronto ON Location Treasurer, Mycological Society of Toronto Botanist, Parks & Natural Areas [email protected] [email protected] Burzynski, Michael Liiv, Vello Rocky Harbour, NL Saaremaa, Estonia Vegetation Biologist, Gros Morne NP Mycologist [email protected] [email protected] Djan-Chékar, Nathalie Lori, Bettina Witless Bay, NL Norris Point, NL Botanist, NL Inland Fish & Wildlife Division Tour Operator, Atlantic Canada Adventure Tours [email protected] [email protected] Graham, Jamie Mann, Henry Corner Brook, NL Pasadena, NL Cardiologist, Western Health Care Corp Professor of Botany, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, [email protected] Memorial University Goh, Margaret [email protected] Lark Harbour, NL Mann, Phyllis Artist Pasadena, NL [email protected] [email protected] Goh, Poh Seng Marceau, Anne Lark Harbour, NL Rocky Harbour, NL Writer Interpretation Specialist, Gros Morne NP [email protected] [email protected] Hanel, Claudia May, Barry Little rapids, NL Secretary, Humber Natural History Soiciety Humber Village, NL [email protected] Respirologist, Western Health Care Corporation Hertzberg, Gene [email protected] St John’s May, Judy [email protected] Humber Village, NL Hertzberg, Karen [email protected] St John’s Mayo, Lem [email protected] Deer Lake, NL Kalamees, Kuulo Main River Planner, Parks & Natural areas Tartu, Estonia [email protected] Chairman, Department of Mycology, Estonian Mayo, Mary University of Agriculture Deer Lake, NL [email protected] [email protected] Kollom, Anu Murrin, Faye Tartu, Estonia Director of Mycological Herbarium, Estonian St John's, NL University of Agriculture Professor of Mycology, Memorial University, St [email protected] John's, NL Kullman, Bellis [email protected] Tartu, Estonia Pieda. Stan Senior Scientist, Dept of Mycology, Estonian Corner Brook, NL University of Agriculture Natural Resources Instructor, College of the [email protected] North atlantic [email protected]

6 Ryan, Pierre St John's NL [email protected] Schmelzer, Isabel Corner Brook, NL Ecologist, Wildlife Div [email protected] Skinner, Judy Pasadena, NL [email protected] Skinner, Wally Pasadena, NL FORAY TRAILS [email protected] 1. Stuckless Pond — beyond bridge Soots, Vello 2. Stuckless Pond — to bridge only Toronto, ON President, Mycological Society of Toronto 3. Killdevil ground [email protected] 4. Lomond River Soper, Leah 5. Trout River Pond — to narrows only Corner Brook, NL 6. Gros Morne Ecologist, Dept Forest Resources & Agrifoods 7. Bakers Brook Falls — first half [email protected] 8. Stanleyville Tizzard, Sue Humber Village, NL 9. Trout River Campground [email protected] 10. Berry Head Pond ± Green Point Tsang, Judy 11 Discovery Centre Lookout ± Mackenzie’s Corner Brook, NL Brook Campground [email protected] 12. Western Brook Pond Tsang, Randy 13. Green Gardens — upper trail Corner Brook, NL [email protected] 14. Baker’s Brook Falls — falls area Tulloss, Rod 15. Green Gardens — lower trail Roosevelt, NJ, USA 16. Bonne Bay Big Pond North [email protected] 17. Lomond Highlands Voitk, Andrus Humber Village, NL President, NEWFOUNDLAND FORAY 2003 [email protected] Voitk, Maria Humber Village, NL Registrar, NEWFOUNDLAND FORAY 2003 [email protected] Warren, Gary Corner Brook, NL Forest Pathologist/Mycologist, NRCan-CFS- Atlantic [email protected] Williams, Kate St John's NL [email protected] Wiseman, Dena Witless Bay, NL [email protected] Zemp, Frank Norris Point, NL

7 TENTATIVE SPECIES LIST (171 SPECIES)

Recorded by Pat Burchell, Claudia Hanel and Nathalie Djan-Chékar.

Authenticators (in aphabetical order): Kuulo Kalamees, Anu Kollom, Bellis Kullman, Vello Liiv, Faye Murrin, Vello Soots, Rod Tulloss and Gary Warren.

NOTE: List tentative only. Some specimens undergoing further analysis and name may change as a result.Some additions not yet in.

MUSHROOMS (mostly gilled AGARICALES) Cortinarius cf. glaucopus Cortinarius cf. pilatii Amanita bisporigera see Amanita virosa Cortinarius pholideus Amanita elongata Cortinarius pulchellus Amanita muscaria var. formosa see Amanita Cortinarius semisanguineus muscaria var. guessowii [new name, RT] Cortinarius traganus Amanita muscaria var. guessowii (= Amanita muscaria var. formosa) Cystoderma amianthinum Amanita porphyria Cystoderma amianthinum var. rugosoreticulatum Amanita virosa Amanita species 32, section Amanita (R. Tulloss) Entoloma abortivum Amanita species GRL2, section Vaginata (R. Tulloss) Entoloma sericeum

Armillaria mellea complex see Armillaria ostoyae Gomphidius subroseus Armillaria ostoyae Gymnopilus spectabilis Camarophyllus borealis see Hygrocybe virginea [new name, Barron] Camarophyllus Gymnopus acervatus (= Collybia acervata) niveus see Hygrocybe virginea [new name, Barron] Gymnopus confluens (= Collybia confluens) Camarophyllus pratensis (= Hygrophorus pratensis) Gymnopus dryophilus (= Collybia dryophila)

Catathelasma imperialis Hebeloma crustiliniformis Catathelasma ventricosa Hygrocybe conica Clitocybe clavipes Hygrocybe marginata Clitocybe gibba Hygrocybe cf. miniata Hygrocybe punicea Clitopilus prunulus Hygrocybe virginea (= Camarophyllus borealis, Camarophyllus niveus) Collybia acervata see Gymnopus acervatus [new name, Barron] Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca

Collybia cirrhata Hygrophorus camarophyllus Collybia confluens see Gymnopus confluens Hygrophorus chrysodon [new name, Barron] Hygrophorus erubescens Collybia dryophila see Gymnopus dryophilus Hygrophorus cf. olivaceoalbus [new name, Barron] Hygrophorus pratensis see Camarophyllus pratensis Collybia tuberosa Hygrophorus pudorinus Hygrophorus purpurascens Coprinus comatus Hygrophorus speciosus

Cortinarius alboviolaceus Hypholoma capnoides Cortinarius anomalous Hypholoma fasciculare Cortinarius armillatus Cortinarius collinitus Inocybe geophylla Cortinarius camphoratus Inocybe geophylla var. violacea Cortinarius cf. cinnamomeus

8 Laccaria laccata Tricholoma caligatum Laccaria proxima Tricholoma flavobrunneum Tricholoma focale Lactarius affinis Tricholoma inodermeum Lactarius aquifluus Tricholoma leucophyllllum Lactarius aquizonatus Tricholoma luridum Lactarius aspideoides Tricholoma pardinum Lactarius camphoratus Tricholoma pessendatum Lactarius deceptivus Tricholoma portentosum Lactarius deliciosus Tricholoma saponaceum Lactarius deterrimus Tricholoma sculpturatum Lactarius griseus Tricholoma cf. sejunctum Lactarius hibbardae Tricholoma cf. terreum Lactarius lignyotus Tricholoma vaccinum Lactarius mucidus Tricholoma cf. virgatum Lactarius oculatus Lactarius peckii Tricholomopsis decora Lactarius pubescens Lactarius thejogalus Xeromphalina campanella Lactarius vinaceorufescens

Lepista glaucocana BOLETES (poroid AGARICALES)

Lyophyllum connatum Boletinus cavipes see Suillus cavipes Lyophyllum cf. decastes Boletus piperatus see Chalciporus piperatus Boletus subtomentosus Mycena amabillisima Mycena cf. diosma Chalciporus piperatus (= Boletus piperatus) Mycena galericulata Mycena zephiza Fuscoboletinus spectabilis

Panellus serotinus Leccinum atrostipitatum Panellus stipticus Leccinum holopus Leccinum scabrum Paxillus involutus Leccinum cf. snellii

Phaeocollybia gregaria Suillus cavipes (= Boletinus cavipes) Suillus granulatus Phyllotopsis nidulans Suillus grevillei Suillus grisellus Phyllotus porrigens (= Pleurocybella porrigens) Suillus umbonatus

Pleurocybella porrigens see Phyllotus porrigens Tylopilus chromapes [new name, Barron] POLYPORES (APHYLLOPHORALES, families Pluteus cervinus Polyporaceae, Ganodermataceae, Boletopsidaceae and poroid Psathyrella septentrionalis Hymenochaetaceae) Rozites caperata Albatrellus caeruleoporus Russula adusta Bjerkandera adusta Russula brevipes Russula claroflava Coltricia perennis Russula paludosa Russula roseipes Fomes fomentarius Russula sanguinea Gloeophyllum sepiarium Stropharia semiglobata

9 Ischnoderma resinosum Lycoperdon pyriforme Merulius tremellosus see Phlebia tremellosa JELLY FUNGI AND RELATIVES (AURICULARI- Oligoporus chioneus see Tyromyces chioneus ALES, DACRYMYCETALES and TREMELLALES)

Phaeolus schweinitzii Guepinia helvelloides see Tremiscus helvel- loides Phlebia tremellosa (= Merulius tremellosus) Phlogiotis helvelloides see Tremiscus helvel- loides Piptoporus betulinus Pseudohydnum gelatinosum Polyporus albellus see Tyromyces chioneus Polyporus brumalis Tremella mesenterica Polyporus varius Tremiscus helvelloides (= Guepinia helvelloides, Trichaptum abietinum Phlogiotis helvelloides)

Tyromyces chioneus (= Oligoporus chioneus, Polyporus CUP FUNGI AND RELATIVES (ASCOMYCOTINA, albellus) including the DISCOMYCETES and PYRENO- MYCETES) CHANTARELLES AND RELATIVES (APHYL- Bisporella citrina LOPHORALES, family Cantharellaceae) Chlorociboria aeruginascens Cantharellus cibarius Cantharellus tubaeformis Cudonia circinans

Gomphus clavatus Helvella crispa Gomphus floccosus Helvella elastica Helvella lacunosa Helvella sulcata TOOTH FUNGI (APHYLLOPHORALES, family Hydnaceae and similar genera) Hypomyces chrysospermus

Bankera fuligineo-alba Leotia lubrica

Hydnellum aurantiacum Neolecta irregularis Hydnellum concrescens Hydnellum peckii Scutellinia scutellata Hydnellum suaveolens SLIME MOULDS (MYXOMYCETES) Hydnum repandum Hydnum umbilicatum Lycogala epidendrum

Phellodon niger A note on names used: Generally, preference has been given to the name used by George Barron in CORAL FUNGI AND RELATIVES (APHYL- Mushrooms of Ontario and Eastern Canada. In some LOPHORALES, family Clavariaceae, including cases, references have been made from names used in Earth fans) other commonly consulted sources. For species not list- ed in Barron’s book, the name used is generally the Clavariadelphus borealis name provided by the authenticator for new species. For species already listed on the checklist originally pro- Clavulina cristata vided by Pat Burchell, the name on the checklist has been retained except as noted. Clavulinopsis fusiformis Pat Burchell, October 9, 2003 PUFFBALLS AND RELATIVES (GAS- TEROMYCETES)

10 Advance Notice!!!

NEWFOUNDLAND FORAY 2004

Killdevil Lodge Gros Morne National Park

Sept 17-19, 2004

Mark your calendars! LOGOS Photo: Newfoundland Andrud Voitk, Photo: Newfoundland Andrud Voitk, Photo: Cornelis Bas, Estonia

In 1986 Dr Kuulo Kalamees described Amanita fact, everyone is encouraged to keep a sharp olivaceogrisea (left) in Estonia. In 1988 Dr Rod lookout for different species, for you never know Tulloss described A sinicoflava (centre) in the what may turn out to be a new and exciting find. Eastern US and in 2001 he described occur- All such finds will receive an award and an rence of A olivaceogrisea in Great Britain. award will be given to the “Find of the Day”. Hearing that Prof Kalamees would be coming to Newfoundland, Dr Tulloss was eager to join our The Newfoundland pine martin (Martes ameri- Foray in order to meet his distinguished col- cana ssp atrata), now an endangered species, league. is the logo of the Humber Natural History Society. It is an obvious symbol of the fragility of In 2001 the Amanita in the picture to the right our natural environment and our need to know was found on the lower Green Gardens Trail in something about it in order to preserve it. This mixed, mostly deciduous (old birch) woods. concept underscores the importance of our Both Drs Kalamees and Tulloss agree it is a Foray. While we have a list of endangered ani- close relative of one of their discoveries, but mals and plants, which we update through con- probably represents an as yet undescribed and stant monitoring, we don’t even know which unnamed species of Amanita, Section Vaginata. mushrooms exist here, let alone their frequency, Unfortunately the specimen was not preserved rarity, distribution, prevalence, function, relation- for definitive identification. However, because it ships or needs. Thus we can have no list of ties together two of our faculty, becuase it illus- endangered mushroom species and may, in trates the many undescribed and unique mush- fact, be losing species without being aware of it. rooms available for discovery in Newfoundland and because of its simple beauty, it was chosen for our logo.

Those of you foraging along the Green Gardens Trail — keep on the lookout for this species. A special prize will be awarded to the finder. In