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V OMPHALIN ISSN 1925-1858 Vol. V, No 9 Newsletter of Oct. 26, 2014 OMPHALINA OMPHALINA, newsletter of Foray Newfoundland & Labrador, has no fi xed schedule of publication, and no promise to appear again. Its primary purpose is to serve as a conduit of information to registrants of the upcoming foray and secondarily as a communications tool with members. Issues of OMPHALINA are archived in: is an amateur, volunteer-run, community, Library and Archives Canada’s Electronic Collection <http://epe. not-for-profi t organization with a mission to lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/omphalina/index.html>, and organize enjoyable and informative amateur Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Queen Elizabeth II Library mushroom forays in Newfoundland and (printed copy also archived) <http://collections.mun.ca/cdm4/ description.php?phpReturn=typeListing.php&id=162>. Labrador and disseminate the knowledge gained. The content is neither discussed nor approved by the Board of Directors. Therefore, opinions expressed do not represent the views of the Board, Webpage: www.nlmushrooms.ca the Corporation, the partners, the sponsors, or the members. Opinions are solely those of the authors and uncredited opinions solely those of the Editor. ADDRESS Foray Newfoundland & Labrador Please address comments, complaints, contributions to the self-appointed Editor, Andrus Voitk: 21 Pond Rd. Rocky Harbour NL seened AT gmail DOT com, A0K 4N0 CANADA … who eagerly invites contributions to OMPHALINA, dealing with any aspect even remotely related to mushrooms. E-mail: info AT nlmushrooms DOT ca Authors are guaranteed instant fame—fortune to follow. Authors retain copyright to all published material, and submission indicates permission to publish, subject to the usual editorial decisions. Issues are freely available to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSULTANTS public on the FNL website. Because content is protected by authors’ copyright, editors of other publications wishing to use any material, should ask fi rst. No picture, no paper. Material should be original and should deal with the mycota Michael Burzynski of Newfoundland and Labrador. Cumulative index and PRESIDENT detailed Information for Authors available on our website. Geoff Thurlow MYCOLOGICAL COVER TREASURER Dave Malloch Pluteus sp. on rotten birch stump, Humber Village, Tina Leonard NB MUSEUM path to Mt. Ignoble, Aug. 21, 2009. SECRETARY The lead article reviews our species of Pluteus (pink Jim Cornish AUDITOR sporeprint, free gills, no volva, grows on wood), Gordon Janes Jamie Graham including three new species. Of six genetic species BONNELL COLE JANES Tina Leonard clades defi ned to date, this one remains unidenti- fi ed and undescribed. Should you fi nd this, or oth- Anne Marceau LEGAL COUNSEL ers that do not seem to fi t these descriptions, please Faye Murrin Andrew May photograph, collect and air dry them. Then notify the BROTHERS & BURDEN Michele editor, and perhaps we can get them identifi ed. More Piercey-Normore collections of this species are required to determine Helen Spencer its identity with accuracy. Marian Wissink OMPHALINA V Vol. V, No 9 OMPHALIN ISSN 1925-1858 Oct. 26, 2014 CONTENT Editor’s comments ................................. 2 FNL matters ................................................. 3 Pluteus cervinus complex in NL Fredo Justo ........................................ 4 The Bishop’s sketchbook ........................ 11 Peziza ammophila Andrus Voitk ....................................... 12 Collema furfuraceum Wiersma & Piercey-Normore ................ 13 Lepista nuda Andrus Voitk ....................................... 16 Lepista pizza Maria Voitk ........................................ 17 Book review: Hrabal’s Town Adolf Ceska ...................................... 18 Books, unreviewed Andrus Voitk ..................................... 20 Exobasidium oxycocci Andrus Voitk ..................................... 21 “THE” lichen on our serpentine rocks Michele Piercey-Normore ................... 22 Edible mushrooms poster ....................... 23 Mail basket ............................................ 38 Partners ......................... inside back cover Notice ...................................... back cover This issue and all previous issues available for download from the Foray Newfoundland & Labrador website <nlmushrooms.ca>. OMPHALINA The main feature for this issue is a review of our A lot can be found during 260 hours in the woods! Pluteus species by Fredo Justo. As has been the The purpose of the lead article is to describe for you case with many of our relatively common species the known species of Pluteus we have in our woods. (e.g. Gomphidius glutinosus, Gymnopus dryophilus, The purpose of the cover image is to show you an Laccaria laccata, Lactarius deliciosus, Lactarius unknown species of Pluteus we have in our woods. deterrimus, Morchella elata, etc.) Pluteus cervinus And to ask you to keep your eyes open for similar just did not seem to fi t all mushrooms given that species. One collection is not enough to describe name as the closest match, and seemed to encompass a new species. If we can get several collections, a complex of closely similar species. Like the others, we may have enough to identify the species with there was a good reason: indeed the name hid a certainty, and describe it, if it is unknown, thus species complex, and the real P. cervinus was not adding not only to our own knowledge, but to that of even among them! mycology in general. With the aid of phylogenetic analysis, bit by bit we Go out there and log in your hours, eyes peeled, are beginning to unravel the species really growing knowing it is a great service to mankind you are in our province—a much more meaningful inventory doing! The fi rst one to discover a new species gets to than one produced by merely matching with the name it Pluteus maximus. closest commonly described species from elsewhere. Meanwhile, we are looking into a government The ability to do this is a tribute to our Annual Foray. grant under the Big Brother Program to equip the Without people collecting, identifying, cataloguing membership with GPS transmitter anklets, so that and archiving our mushrooms, there would be we can ensure that everybody logs in the requisite nothing to study. And without a reliable fungarium, minimal hours in the woods. A future benefi t of FNL no reputable scientist would have the time or interest membership for the new Board to consider is a chip to study our material. The responsibility for any implanted into the tissues to prevent tripping by success we may have rests squarely on the shoulders snagging the anklet on twigs and branches. of you who participated in our forays, as well as the investigators who performed the studies. Take a bow! Next month you shall get the Foray Report. To whet your appetite, much of this issue contains short The succession of similar articles we have been able descriptions of some notable fi nds, including books, to publish in OMPHALINA is a clear demonstration of people, lichens and mushrooms, from that foray. the power of a dedicated group of people, like the Foray. This should continue outside the Foray as well. With members from all over the province, we Happy mushrooming! can cover much more ground than any person could alone. At an average foray 55 people spend about 5 andrus hours in the woods, collecting mushrooms, a total of 275 man-hours. Our membership list has 52 people PS Think you missed the September issue? You with an address in Newfoundland and Labrador. did. That is in keeping with the promise, made two If only half of them went out in the woods for two years ago, not to put out 12 issues a year again. You hours, once every other week in the months of deserve a break. September and October, together we would log 260 man-hours, about as many as are logged on a foray. a 2 OMPHALINA FFNLNL matters…matters… Omphalina on MycoWeb Veterans of our forays will remember Mike Wood and his wife, Jane Wardzinska, from our faculty in 2006. Others may be aware of MykoWeb <http://www.mykoweb.com/>, one of the websites that Mike keeps. While the other sites he keeps or is associated with, have a primary focus on the mycota of California or the Pacifi c coast, MykoWeb is a well known reference resource for a lot of general mycological information. Mike thought that despite being limited to the mycota of Newfoundland and Labrador, Omphalina contains material of general mycological interest, and suggested it be made available on his MykoWeb site to people not aware of our website. We are fl attered by Mike’s interest and because FNL espouses the widest dissemination of mycological knowledge, we gladly espouse wider availability of our newsletter. Thus, for you mycosurfers, <http://www.mykoweb.com/> is now another source where you can fi nd our newsletter. New Board of Directors for FORAY NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR According to FNL by-laws, the general membership elects Directors, after which the Directors determine the distribution of offi ces and duties among themselves. Ours is a managing Board (i.e. we have no separate Management), so that each Director has hands-on responsibility for some of the practical aspects of making the foray happen. The Directors also have the right to invite additional persons to serve in additional capacities, but these persons remain Provisional or Temporary members of the Board (invited guests, without a vote) until voted in by the next general meeting. The Board elected at the last Annual Meeting (during Foray 2014) has met and distributed its
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