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V OMPHALIN ISSN 1925-1858 Vol. III, No 6 Newsletter of Jun 21, 2012 OMPHALINA OMPHALINA is the lackadaisical newsletter of Foray Newfoundland & Labrador. There is no schedule of publications, 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 where a copy is also printed and archived <http://collections. mun.ca/cdm4/description.php?phpReturn=typeListing.php&id= Labrador and disseminate the knowledge 162>. gained. The content is neither discussed nor approved by the Board of Directors. Therefore, opinions Webpage: www.nlmushrooms.ca expressed do not represent the views of the Board, the Corporation, the partners, the sponsors, or the members. Opinions are solely those of the authors ADDRESS and uncredited opinions solely those of the Editor. Foray Newfoundland & Labrador 21 Pond Rd. Please address comments, complaints and contribu- Rocky Harbour NL tions to the largely self-appointed Editor, Andrus Voitk: A0K 4N0 seened AT gmail DOT com, CANADA E-mail: info AT nlmushrooms DOT ca … who eagerly invites contributions to OMPHALINA, deal- ing with any aspect even remotely related to mushrooms. Authors are guaranteed instant fame—fortune to follow. Authors retain copyright to published material, and submis- sion indicates permission to publish, subject to the usual BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSULTANTS editorial decisions. Issues are freely available to the public on the FNL website. Because content is protected by authors’ copyright, editors of other publications wishing to use any Michael Burzynski material, should ask fi rst. PRESIDENT COVER Geoff Thurlow Three Arion subfuscus feeding on one Amanita mus- TREASURER MYCOLOGICAL caria var. guessowii. Slugs are every bit as selective Faye Murrin Dave Malloch about their mushroom meal as we are. However, SECRETARY NB MUSEUM their choices are not always our choices. For ex- Andrus Voitk ample, they seem to do well with a meal of Amanita Past PRESIDENT AUDITOR bisporigera, which is lethal for us by destroying our Rick Squire liver. Perhaps that is because slugs do not have livers Randy Batten ERNST & YOUNG such as ours, giving amatoxins no target cells. Hav- Jim Cornish ing evloved together with mushrooms, perhaps they Jamie Graham LEGAL COUNSEL have worked out different mechanisms by which to Tina Leonard Andrew May be mutually benefi cial, or to avoid each other. The BROTHERS & BURDEN lead article is a research project taking a very limited Anne Marceau look into this association. Maria Voitk Marian Wissink OMPHALINA V Vol. III, No 6 OMPHALIN ISSN 1925-1858 Jun. 21, 2012 CONTENT Editor’s comments ................................. 2 Foray matters ......................................... 3 Slugs and mushrooms Aare Voitk et al. ............................... 4 Taphrina robinsoniana & alders Andrus Voitk, Henry Mann .................. 8 Megacollybia rodmanii Andrus Voitk ...................................... 12 Mushroom photography: composition Jim Cornish ........................................ 14 The Bishop’s sketchbook ........................ 18 The empty skillet: Morue aux morilles Manuel & Voitk .................................. 19 Mail basket ............................................. 20 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 SummerSSummer ssolstice.ollsttiicee. TThroughouthhroughhout cecenturiesntturiies ththehe anancientsciientts disappointment,disappoiinttmentt, nononene hhaveave cocome,me, so wwee dididd nonott ofofferfffer have celebrated this day. They knew that when the our own. However, this time we could not resist. sun was at its highest and the day at its longest, there First, the present crop of sketches are seasonal, but to were less than 10 days left to register for our foray be helpful, in addition to their aesthetic value, some with the savings of the Early Bird Special. A very kind of identifi cation would be useful. Secondly we magical turning point in the fl ow of time, observed were spurred to this by the virtually simultaneous in almost all cultures with various celebrations, both appearance in our in box of two examples of the spiritual and profane. same mushroom, a photo from Pasadena, and a sketch from the Avalon. Then another photo came, As some readers have noticed, OMPHALINA issues have shrunk a wee bit. See Mail Basket, p. 20: and then Judy rolled a whole wheelbarrowful in the some readers have suggested that reading many door. It must be spring! articles is diffi cult online. In response, we decided to As mushrooms begin to pop up, please remember to experiment with a shorter issue on a monthly basis. share your photos with others via the Mushroom of Without permanent paid staff this will not keep up, the Month feature on our web page. but it is interesting to see if there is enough material in an amateur setting to support a monthly issue. Of course, this is a lead-in to the usual invitation to all our readers to try your hand at sharing some of your Happy mushrooming! discoveries with fellow members. andrus We are not the only mycophagists around. Some of our smaller rivals probably regularly add protein to our mushroom sauce. They, as we, have their dietary preferences, as explained in the lead article. The next article shows that fungi also have very strict dietary preferences. These two articles illustrate some of the “research” the curious amateur can undertake without grants, tenure, technicians, postgraduate students, or even p values or clade trees. As the second article shows, perhaps also without “useful” results. A classical case of amateurs doing what they know not and fi nding they know not what it means which expressing they have diffi culty with. However, perhaps it will provoke the curiosity of somebody erudite, with better knowledge and resources, who will do it right. She may get the answer, but we had all the fun! Please note that we have gone against our word with respect to Glynn Bishop’s aquarelle sketches. We invited readers to submit attempted identifi cations, and promised in return to publish our own, but to remain mum if no attempts were sent in. To our 2 OMPHALINA Foray matters… TheThe 20122012 forayforay willwill bbee hheldeld iinn bbeautifuleautiful TTerraerra Mycoblitz,MyM cobllitz,z ssoo bee ppatient,atiennt, iff eearly.arlyy. NovaNova NationalNational PPark,ark, SSepep 228-30.8-30. IInformationnformation 4.4 INFORMATIONINFOF RMATTIOON. PleasePleaases makemake susureure tthathah t yoyouu andand RegistrationRegistration FFormsorms aarere oonn oourur wwebsiteebsite readread aallll tthehe ppertinentertinent iinformationnfforo maatiiono aaboutbout tthehe ForForay,ay, <www.nlmushrooms.cawww.nlmushrooms.ca>. both generalgeneral and sspecipecifi c, on our website.website. 1. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL. About one week left 5. LIMITED PARTICIPATION. The board to register before the Early Bird special discount decided that the cut-off should be strictly runs out. So… observed this year. We hate to turn anybody away, but it is not fair to make it uncomfortable 2. FRIDAY MYCOBLITZ. The Friday Mycoblitz for participants. If you plan to come, please is back by popular demand from several register early, as it’s fi rst come, fi rst served. members. This year’s foray begins with a mycoblitz of Lockston Path Provincial Park (map 6. WORKSHOP. Please do not forget to sign up below). Bring your own drink and lunch to eat for the workshops of your choice. These are also on the trail, because there are no stores nearby. fi rst come, fi rst-served, and this year assigned by Be at the Administrative Building before 12:00 signing up at the time of registration to the foray. noon, Friday, September 28, 2012, when teams 7. REGISTRATION PROBLEMS. There disperse. After that, everybody will be gone! If have been two instances where registrations you cannot make it, see you at the reception! have been returned by the Post Offi ce as 3. REGISTRATION begins at Terra Nova “Undeliverable”. Should this happen, please let Hospitality Home at 4:00 PM. Before that Geoff know <geoffthurlow AT gmail DOT com> the Registrars will be at the Lockston Path to ensure your rightful place for workshops and accommodation. OMPHALINA 3 Slugs and mushrooms Aare Voitk, John Maunder, Andrus Voitk Every mycophile is aware of a very strong associa- September 11-13, 2009, in Central Newfoundland. tion between slugs and mushrooms. More observant FNL foray procedure is for small groups of mushroomers may also note that slugs favour some participants to collect as many macrofungal species mushroom species while shunning others. However, as possible along designated trails. The mushrooms such preferences and their mechanism remain poorly are then identifi ed by invited mycologists, and understood by malacologist and mycologist alike. photographed, and voucher collections are deposited In 2010 Maunder and Voitk published a preliminary in the FNL fungarium. A species list, with the review of the
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