GSMS WINTER FORAY NOV 30-DEC 3 CAMP HARDTNER The Boleten POLLACK LOUISIANA Gulf States Mycological Society Inc. This year we will go to a new location, an , Affiliated with the North American Mycological Association Episcopal Church Camp near Alexandria, LA. Volume XXXV, Number 3, OCT 2012 Website - http://gsmyco.org David P. Lewis, President; W. David Fuller, Vice President; Guest mycologists are Alan and Arleen Patricia Lewis, Secretary/Treasurer/Editor; Juan Luis Mata, Webmaster; Bessette, of St. Marys, Georgia. Alan will Clark Overbo & Juan Luis Mata, Co-Scientific Advisors. present on “The Evolving Concept of Boletes; ------Redefining the Known”. Arleen will work with 2012 MEMBERSHIP DUES beginners wanting extra instruction. Alan and IF YOUR NAME ON THE MAILING Arleen are well known in mycological circles LABEL IS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW and are the authors of several identification AND THE YEAR AFTER YOUR NAME and cook books. IS ’11, THIS IS THE LAST ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE FROM US, ASYOUR We have invited Taylor Lockwood to stop by on his way east from his west-coast tour. If he DUES ARE PAST DUE. PLEASE MAIL does, he will enliven the meeting with his CD YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO “GSMS” IN THE “The Holey Veil” about his travels to Asia, as AMOUNT OF $15 - SINGLE OR $20 – FAMILY he did at our Summer Foray in Florida. TO GSMS, 262 CR 3062, NEWTON, TX 75966. IF YOU WISH TO PAY YOUR NAMA We will arrive on Friday Nov. 30. There is no DUES AT THE REDUCED RATE OF $32, set check-in time; we are the only group there. INCLUDE A SEPARATE CHECK PAYABLE We plan to have the registration table set up in TO “NAMA” IN THE SAME ENVELOPE. A the Henton Hall by 3 PM. All activities will be MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION WAS in Henton Hall except meals, which will be in ENCLOSED WITH THE APRIL the Dining Hall. We will have self- serve NEWSLETTER. *************************************************************************************** chicken and sausage gumbo with rice and BIG THICKET MUSHROOM WALK IN TEXAS potato salad for dinner on Friday beginning at SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2012 6PM, with a social afterward. We will not cancel this Walk. We will meet at 10 AM at the Big Thicket Lodging will be in the Holy Day Inn near our National Preserve (BTNP) Field Research meeting room. There are only 20 rooms; each Station (FRS), located in Saratoga TX, on the has two twin beds, night stand, chest, and desk west side of the highway. Saratoga is approx. w/bookcase. There is also one room with one 35 miles NW of Beaumont. The FRS is on FM twin bed. There are no telephones or TVs. 770, north off TX Hwy 105 between Beaumont When these rooms are filled, registration will and Cleveland. We will foray into the Lance be closed. If you are not happy with twin beds, Rosier Unit of the BTNP, collect and record feel free to push them together. This is the only species, and thereby assist with the All Taxa bed size on the property. All linens and towels Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) species list for the are provided. Rates are $50 for one person BTNP. alone (single) or $65 for two persons in the After collecting, we will return to the FRS, same room (double). There are 10 rooms on have lunch, and discuss the morning’s finds. the outer side of the Inn and 11 on the inner Bring collecting gear, rainwear, water, bug side. Your name will be on the door of your spray, and a sack lunch. Please call or email assigned room, the key will be inside on the with any questions: David & Patricia Lewis desk, and you should leave the key where you 409-423-3776 or email: dandplewis (at) found it, when you depart. gmail.com

See the registration form for the times that the ******************************************************** meals will be served in the Dining Hall. The THE NAMA ENDOWMENT FUND food line will be set up, served for 15 minutes, The NAMA Endowment fund was began to and closed. So be sure to be on time for generate scholarship support for deserving meals, or you may miss out. mycology students, and the goal is to be able to provide $2,000 yearly. NAMA is accepting After breakfast on Saturday at 7:30, we will pledges and checks payable to NAMA with depart from the parking lot to foray either on "Endowment Fund" noted at the bottom. Mail the Camp’s 160 acres or in the Kisatchie any contributions to Herbert Pohl, NAMA National Forest nearby. Lunch will be served at Treasurer, 5 Oak Grove Rd, Flemington NJ 12:00 noon. Presort will be on the porches of 08822-5903 Henton Hall, and displays and presentations *************************************************** will be in Henton Hall. Dinner will be served at BIG THICKET MUSHROOM WALK IN TEXAS 6:00. Afterward, we will return to Henton Hall SATURDAY JUNE 9, 2012 for presentations followed by a social. Sunday We met at the Big Thicket National Preserve morning breakfast will be served at 7:30, the (BTNP) Field Research Station (FRS), located walk-around-the tables will be held at 9:00. in Saratoga TX. The species list from the After clean-up we can all be on our way, at our Lance Rosier Unit follows. We collected only leisure. 38 common species, because of the drought. The walk was attended by 35 persons, A map of directions to the site is printed on a including members Carl Davis, Christopher & page in this newsletter. If coming from the Lydia Finger, David & Patricia Lewis, Jay north on Hwy 165, DO NOT turn left at the first Justice, Tony Rosenbaum & Leilani Steward, “Camp Hardtner” sign you see, at the junction John Soileau, and Brooks Young. with LA 123. Go 3.3 miles further and turn left BTNP Mushroom Walk Species List at the junction with LA 524. Amanita bisporigera Atkinson Amanita roseitincta Murrill From the south, turn right at the first “Camp Amanita vaginata complex Anthracophyllum lateritium (Burk. & Curt.) Sing. Hardtner” sign, go ½ mile to “Hunt Forest Auricularia auricula (Hooker) Underwood Products” and turn left, continue on and bear Boletus subglabripes Pk. left at a Y. The route is well marked with Cantharellus minor Pk. “Camp Hardtner” signs. From Hwy 165 to the Coprinus miaceus Camp is approximately 3 miles. Crepidotus species Dacrymyces palmatus (Schw.) Bres. As you enter the camp, notice the large Dining Exidia recisa (Ditmar.) Fr. Hall and Chapel on the right. Proceed about ½ Ganoderma lucidum Leysser: Fr. block, go left to enter the parking lot between Gloeophyllum sepiarium (Wulfen: Fr.) Karst. the manager’s residence and the meeting area, Gymnopus spongiosus (B&C) Halling including the Holy Day Inn, Henton Hall and a Gymnopus subnudus (Ellis ex Pk.) Halling Lactarius neotabidus A.H. Smith small house. Come to Henton Hall for Lactarius volemus var. volemus (Fr.) Fr. registration and information. Lentinellus species Deadline for registration is November 23, Lentinus crinitus (L:Fr.) Fr. and a form is enclosed. Lentinus trigrinus (Bull.) Fr. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Marasmius brevipes B & Rav. NAMA 2012 FORAY- December 13 -16 Microporellus obovatus (Jungh) Ryv. Larry Stickney Memorial Foray, Mission Nigroporus vinosus (Berk.) Murrill Springs Conference Center, Scotts Valley Phellinus gilvus (Schw.) Pat. (near Santa Cruz) CA. Chief Mycologist-Else Pluteus cervinus (Schaeff.: Fr.) Kummer Vellinga, special Guest Mycologist-David Polyporus arcularius (Batsch) Fr. Arora. For more details and a registration form, Polyporus tenuiculus (P. Beauv.) Fr. Polyporus species go to the NAMA website http://namyco.org Psathyrella species Pseudomerulius curtisii given for our Winter Foray to be held at a Russula flavida Frost church camp near Alexandria, Louisiana. Stereum ostrea (Blume & Nees.) Fr. Stereum rameale (Schwein.) Burt Taylor Lockwood surprised us with a preview Trametes menziesii (Berk.) Ryvarden of his latest movie CD “In Search of the Holey Trichaptum abietinus (Fr.) Ryv. Trichaptum biforme (Fr. in Kl.) Ryv. Veil”, about his adventures in SE Asia. Xanthoconium affine var. maculosus Singer Xylaria species Greg Mueller spoke on “Fungal Conservation +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ and the Importance of the Gulf States GSMS SUMMER FORAY JULY 6-8, 2012 Mycobiota and the Mycologist”. First he WILDWOOD RESORT discussed some fungal biology and the CRAWFORDVILLE, FLORIDA potential number of species of fungi. Then he Tropical Storm Debbie dumped 26 inches of discussed rare and endangered fungi, rain on the Tallahassee area, which set the mentioning several unique Gulf Coast pace for the foray. mushrooms.

The pre-foray on Thursday included nine hardy Juan Mata’s student, Robert Breedlove, was souls who braved flooded forests and streams our hosted student this summer. Robert to visit the sand hills, including the type presented on “The Taxonomic and Molecular location of Boletus abruptibulbous where it was Studies on the Genus Amanita in Mobile, found, at Alligator Point. Alabama”. His collections were made at the Environmental Studies Center and he For the Saturday Foray, we formed into three commented on 13 specimens of Amanita for groups. David Borland led a group to Bear DNA analysis. He is currently analyzing the Creek, Jay Justice and Juan Luis Mata led data to build a phylogenetic tree and see how their group to Lost Lake, and David Lewis led those species are genetically related. his group to the Boneyard, and then to Ochlockonee Bay Boat Ramp, where the Noah Siegel gave us a preview of NAMA 2012 mosquitos were tamer. to be held in Scotts Valley, CA. It will be held at the Mission Springs Conference Center, Collecting was excellent and approx. 94 December 13 – 16. species were identified, including a large variety of boletes, whose identification was At the walk-around-the tables on Sunday facilitated by Alan Bessette, one of the authors morning, mycologists Bessette, Justice, Lewis of “Boletes of North America”. and Mata explained to members about the various fungi found. To everyone’s delight, a large Macrocybe titans was brought in by Steve Gunter from New We provided a pulled pork sandwich dinner on Smyrna Beach, FL. Not to be outdone, Jay Friday, with desserts and other dishes brought Young from Tallahassee found a mammoth by members. Friday and Saturday breakfasts one 80 cm across, collected on a lawn in the and Saturday dinner were catered by the city. restaurant at the hotel. Our Mycophagy Chairs, Phillip & Alexandra Tussing, arranged Interesting species include the massive for the caterers to prepare the chanterelles Macrocybe titans, Boletus abruptibulbus found, and they were included with our dinner. described by Bill Roody from Alligator Point, All the food was excellent. FL, and Tylopilus williamsii, named for Robert Williams from Sarasota, FL. We want to thank David Borland and Bill Petty At our business meeting on Saturday for arranging the field trips and obtaining afternoon, our current slate of officers were re- collecting permits. Bill Petty and his daughter elected for the coming year, and approval was April attended the Saturday evening dinner and program, after caring for an ill Ann Petty. Our Cantharellus tenuithrix Buyck & V. Hofst. hearts go out to Bill and Ann and we wish her Clitocybe gibba (Pers.) P. Kumm. well. Cymatoderma caperatum (Mont. & Berk.) Reid Ganoderma curtisii (Berk.) Murrill We also want to thank Ann and Steve Gunter Geastrum saccatum Fr. Gymnopus iocephalus (Berk. & Curtis) Halling for helping with supplies and food, and Gymnopus spongiosus (B&C) Halling everyone who contributed to the success of the Gymnopus subnudus (Ellis ex Pk.) Halling foray. Gyroporus castaneus (Bull.: Fr.) Quel. Hygroporus acutoconicus (Clem.) A.H. Smith Attending were members David Borland, Hypholoma fasciculare (Fr.) P. Kumm. Christopher, Lydia, & Mavis Finger, Nancy Lactarius caeruleitinctus Murrill Gilmore, Steve & Ann Gunter, Steve Harsch, Lactarius corrugis Pk. Bruce Horn, Jay & Marcia Justice, Joe & Carol Lactarius deceptivus Pk. Kanapka, Richard & Joanne Kneal, David & Lactarius glaucescens Crossland Patricia Lewis, Taylor Lockwood, Therese Lactarius hygrophoroides Berk.& Curt. Martin, Juan Luis Mata, Julia O’Neal, Bill Petty, Lactarius peckii var. glaucescens Hesler & Smith Lactarius subvernalis var. cokeri Smith & Hesler Ben Rauch, Al & Linda Schotz, Lelani Steward Lactarius volemus var. volemus (Fr.) Fr. & Tony Rosenbaum, Odin Toness, Phillip & Lactarius volemus var. flavus Hesler & Smith Alexandra Tussing, Robert & Rosemary Leccinum chalybaeum Sing. Williams and Jay Young. Non-members Leccinum rugosiceps (Pk.) Sing. attending were Alan & Arleen Bessette, Robert Lentinellus ursinus (Fr.) Kuhner Breedlove, Joanne Mendez, Greg Mueller & Lentinula raphanica (Murr.) Mata & R.H. Petersen Betty Strack and Noah Siegel & Alissa Allen. Lentinus crinitus (L:Fr.) Fr. Species List Summer Foray Leucocoprinus cepistipes (Sow.)Pat. Agaricus auricolor Krieger Macrocybe titans (H.E. Bigelow & Kimbr.) Pegler, Agaricus haemorrhoidarius Schulz. apud Kalchb. Lodge & Nakasone Agaricus pocillator Murr. Marasmius cohaerens (Alb. & Schwein.) Cooke & Amanita arkansana H.R. Rosen Quel. Amanita bisporigera Atkinson Microporellus obovatus (Jungh) Ryv. Amanita farinosa Schw. Mutinus elegans (Mont.) Fisch. Amanita flavoconia Atkinson Oudemansiella canarii (Jungh.) von Hohel Amanita cf. gemmata (Fr.) Gill Panellus pusillus (Pers.: Lev.) Burd. & O.K.M. Amanita jacksonii Pomeri Paxillus panuoides (Fr.: Fr.) Fr. Amanita longipes Bas ex Tulloss & Jenkins Phaeolus schweinitzii (Fr.) Pat. Amanita rubescens (Pers.: Fr.) S.F. Gray Phellinus gilvus (Schw.) Pat. Amanita spreta Pk. Phylloporus boletinoides Thiers & Smith Amanita subsolitaria (Murr.) Murr. Phylloporus leucomycelinus Singer Astraeus hygrometricus (Pers.) Morgan Phylloporus rhodoxanthus (Schw.) Bres. Boletus abruptibulbus Roody, Both & B. Ortiz Pleurotus pulmonaris (Fr.) Quel. Boletus aureissimus (Murr.) Murr. Pseudofavolus cucullatus (Mont.) Pat. Boletus auriporus Pk. Rhodocybe mundula (Lasch) Singer Boletus bicolor Pk. Ripartitella braziliensis (Speg.) Singer Boletus floridanus (Singer) Singer Russula albida Pk. Boletus griseus Frost apud Pk. Russula compacta Frost Boletus illudens Pk. Russula modesta Pk. Boletus ornatipes Pk. Russula variata Banning & Pk. Boletus rubricitrinus (Murr.) Murrill Schizopora parodoxa (Fr.) Donk Boletus cf. spadiceus Fr. Stereum ostrea (Blume & Nees.) Fr. Boletus subglabripes Pk. Stereum rameale (Schwein.) Burt Buchwaldoboletus hemichrysus (Berk. & M.A. Strobilomyces confusus Sing. Curtis) Pilat Strobilomyces floccopus (Vahl:Fr.) Karst. Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum (Berk. & Curt.) Trametes elegans (Spreng.: Fr.) Fr. Singer Trametes menziesii (Berk.) Ryvarden Cantharellus lateritius (Berk.) Singer Trichaptum abietinus (Fr.) Ryv. Tylopilus griseocarneus Wolfe & Halling Xeromphalina species Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus (Snell & Dick) Sing. ************************************************** Tylopilus rhoadsiae (Murr.) Murrill Recipe for Flake Crab-Flavored Meat Tylopilus rubobrunneus Mazzer & A. H. Smith With Amanita jacksonii or Amanita Tylopilus variobrunneus W.C. Roody, A.R. Bessette arkansana & A.E. Bessette Tylopilus violatinctus Baroni and Both I have always thought that these amanitas Tylopilus williamsii Singer and Garcia Xanthoconium affine var. affine (Pk.) Singer have a metallic taste if cooked without leeks or ************************************************** onions, and sometime have it even if they are CROSBY ARBORETUM MUSHROOM WALK cooked with leeks or onions. But we happened PICAYUNE, MS to have a few of these species and a package SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 of the imitation crab meat, and I decided to try them together. On Saturday 8th of September Dr. Juan Luis Mata lead the annual Mushroom Walk at the I put 2 T. butter (oleo is OK too) in the skillet, Crosby Arboretum, Picayune, MS. Dr. Mata let it melt, added the crab meat, stirred for a gave a brief introduction to the Kingdom Fungi minute to heat, added the chopped amanitas, and how to collect mushrooms, and had people stirred for a minute or two to lightly sauté them, go on their own to collect in the woods and and tried them for flavor. bring mushrooms back to be sorted and identified. Finally, Dr. Mata expanded concepts They were wonderful, no metallic taste at all. It on those mushrooms displayed. The activity seems the mushrooms had absorbed the began at 10 AM and continued well-past its sweetness of the crab flavor, and with the ending time of 11:30 AM. At least 26 species butter too, they were great! This would were collected; some were contributed by an probably be good also with real lump crab enthusiast from nearby St Francisville. The meat, but I had none at the time. I will be species list below only includes species certain to prepare them this way again. reported from the Arboretum. Fifty people attended, including GSMS members Nancy & Always be certain of your identification, Edmund Gilmore, Stephen Harsch, Julia especially when eating amanitas. Remember, O’Neal, and Tony Rosenbaum & Leilani when in doubt, don’t. Steward. Species for Crosby Arboretum Sept. 8, 2012 This is the first recipe that I have added to a Boletus species newsletter that I have tried for myself, and I Cantharellus cibarius Fr. wanted to share it with you. Fomes species Patricia Lewis Ganoderma lucidum Leysser: Fr. Gymnopilus liquiritiae (Pers: Fr.) Karst. Gymnopus species Hypomyces chrysospermus Lycoperdon species Marasmiellus species Myxomycete species (unknown) Phaeolus schweinitzii (Fr.) Pat. Polyporus species (unknown) Psathyrella species Stereum complicatum (Fr.) Fr. Stereum ostrea (Blume & Nees.) Fr. Strobilomyces confusus Sing. Trametes species Trametes versicolor (L.: Fr.) Pilat Trichaptum biforme (Fr. in Kl.) Ryv. Tricholomopsis decora (Fr.) Sing.