2004. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 1 13(2^:99—108 RECENT MACROMYCETES RECORDS FROM THREE EAST-CENTRAL INDIANA COUNTIES Donald G. Ruch: Biology Department, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306 USA ABSTRACT. The Smith Great Lake States Foray was held in east-central Indiana in Fall 2002. Since participants of the foray included professional mycologists from the Great Lake States, this provided an opportunity to significantly increase our knowledge of macromycetes (both ascomycetes and basidiomv- cetes) distribution in Indiana. A total of 108 collections was made from Ginn Woods (Delaware Count} >, Camp Windigo (Grant County), and Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area (Henry County). Species collected from Camp Windigo and Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area represent new county records. The 12 collections at Camp Windigo included two ascomycetes, nine basidiomycetes, and one slime mold. while the 16 collections at WWFWA included two ascomycetes and 14 basidiomycetes. Of the 80 collec- tions from Ginn Woods, 53 represent new county records. The 80 collections included six ascomycetes. 73 basidiomycetes, and one mitosporic (imperfect) fungus. None of the species reported from the three sites were unexpected based on general region of distribution for each species. Keywords: Macromycetes, basidiomycetes, ascomycetes, mushrooms. Great Lake States Foray. Dela- ware County, Grant County, Henry County, Indiana, Ginn Woods, Camp Windigo, Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area In an earlier paper Ruch et al. (2001) re- in Delaware County, and Wilbur Wright Fish ported that our knowledge of macromycetes and Wildlife Area (WWFWA) in Henry (both basidiomycetes and ascomycetes) in In- County (Figs. 1, 2). Camp Windigo. a Girl diana is wanting. A survey of the various her- Scout camp in southeastern Grant County, baria within the state revealed that only nine served as the home base. The foray occurred contained fungal specimens, with most having from 19-22 September. Following is a short fewer than collections. 400 Since that report, description of each site. no additional information has been published. Ginn Woods, Delaware County: Ginn In the Fall of 2002, I had the opportunity Woods, a typical flatwoods. lies in the Bluff- to host the Smith Great Lake States Foray. ton Till Plain section of the Central Till Plain This foray, often referred to as the "Smith Natural Region (Homoya et al. 1985). The Foray" in honor of Alexander H. Smith, for- woods is a deciduous forest communit) and. mer mycologist at the University of Michigan, based on structure composition and size, is the is an annual event held each year since 1974. second largest old-growth stand in Indiana Attendees include professional mycologists (Badger et al. 1998). The shade-tolerant spe- and their students, along with other interested cies Aeer saeehariun Marshall. Faults gran- scientists, both professional and amateur. The difolia Ehrh., and Tilia americana L. domi- foray offered an opportunity to expand our nate both the under- and overstories. knowledge of macromycetes occurrence and species include distribution in east-central Indiana. The pur- Subdominant Aesculus glabra Willd.. Celtis L.. amer- pose of this paper is to list the fungi collected occidentalis Fraxinus and identified during the Smith Foray. Addi- icana L.. Primus serotina Ehrh.. Ouereus rub- tional collections not reported previously from ra L., and Ulmus rubra Muhl. In localized Ginn Woods between 1994 and 2001 have areas where soil drainage is poorest. Acer sac- also been included. charinum L.. Aeer rubrum L.. Carya laciniosa (Michx. f.) Loudon, Fraxinus lanceolata STUDY SITES Borkh., Platanus occidentalis L., and Populus Fungi were collected from three localities: deltoides Marshall are prominent. The soils of Camp Windigo in Grant County. Ginn Woods Ginn Woods arc somewhat poorly to very oo 100 PROCEEDINGS OF THE INDIANA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE N 1 I I Grant Camp Windigo I Gmn Woods Dela- ware Henry WWFWA T l Figures 1, 2. —Location of the three collecting sites for the 2002 Smith Great Lake States Foray. 1. State map showing the location of Grant County (G), Delaware County (D), and Henry County (H) in east-central Indiana; 2. Enlargement of east-central Indiana showing the location of Camp Windigo in Grant County, Ginn Woods in Delaware County, and Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area in Henry County. poorly-drained and seasonal ponding typically alba L., Quercus rubra, Acer saccharum, Aes- occurs on low-lying portions (Huffman 1972). culus glabra, Tilia americana, Carya glabra Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area (Miller) Sweet, Carpinus caroliniana Walter, (WWFWA), Henry County: WWFWA lies and Ostrya virginiana (Miller) K. Koch (Ruch within the eastern third of the Tipton Till Plain et al. 2002). Section of the Central Till Plain Natural Re- Camp Windigo, Grant County: The woods gion (Homoya et al. 1985), also known as the at Camp Windigo, which are typical flat- Castle Till Plain and Drainageway of the Cen- woods, lie in the Bluffton Till Plain section of tral Till Plain Natural Region (Gray 2000). the Central Till Plain Natural Region (Hom- The woods of Unit 2 occur on morainic de- oya et al. 1985). The soils at the camp are of posits from the Knightstown Morainic Sys- the Fox series, mostly Fox silt loam, and are tem, formerly known as the Champaign Mo- typically moderately well-drained, although rainic System (Indiana Geological Survey some evidence of season ponding was evident 2001; Malott 1922; Wayne 1965). The soils of (Jensen 1988). The woods are a deciduous forest community and the trees comprising the Unit 2 are mostly Losantville silt loam, are of overstories include rubra, medium to moderately fine texture, and are under- and Quercus Quercus alba, Acer saccharum, Carya cordi- usually well-drained (Hillis & Neely 1986). formis, Carya ovata, Fraxinus americana, Ul- The woods is a deciduous forest community; rubra, Celtis occidentalis, and Aesculus and the trees comprising the under- and over- mus glabra. stories include Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch, Carya ovata (Miller) K. Koch, Fa- WEATHER IN 2002 gus grandifolia, Fraxinus americana, Juglans From 1 January to 30 June 2002, Muncie, nigra L., Liriodendron tulipifera L., Quercus Indiana received 57.9 cm (22.78 inches) of RUCH—INDIANA MACROMYCETES 101 rain, 28% above the average rainfall of 45.3 ed, are indicated by a pound sign (#). Species cm (17.85 inches). However, rainfall for the are listed following the taxonomic scheme in two and one-half months prior to the foray Hawksworth et al. (1995). was below normal. From 1 July to 19 Septem- During the 2002 Smith Great Lake States ber, Muncie, Indiana received only 13.9 cm Foray, a total of 108 collections was made, (5.49 inches) of rain, 42% below the average including 80 from Ginn Woods. 12 from rainfall of 23.8 cm (9.36 inches). The first 19 Camp Windigo, and 16 from Wilbur Wright days of September were especially dry, re- Fish and Wildlife Area (WWFWA). All spe- ceiving only 1 . 1 cm (0.44 inch) of rain instead cies collected from Camp Windigo and of the anticipated 4.8 cm (1.89 inches). WWFWA represent new county records. The 12 species collected at Camp Windigo includ- METHODS ed two ascomycetes, nine basidiomycetes. and At all sites participants randomly criss- one slime mold, while the 16 species collected crossed the woods. No efforts were made to at WWFWA included two ascomycetes and systematically cover any of the sites. Speci- 14 basidiomycetes. Of the 80 collections made mens were collected, wrapped separately, and at Ginn Woods, 53 represent new records, brought to the central collecting site at Camp while 27 were species that had been reported Windigo for identification. Following identi- earlier (Ruch et al. 2001). The 80 collections fication, specimens were dried on several Ex- by participants of the foray included six as- calibur food dehydrators, then given a Ball comycetes, 73 basidiomycetes, and one mi- State Mushroom Herbarium number (BSUHM tosporic (imperfect) fungus. #) and placed in the herbarium. The primary DISCUSSION sources used to identify the mushrooms in- cluded (in alphabetical order) Arora (1986), Because the weather was so dry in the sec- Barron (1999), Bessette et al. (1995, 1997, ond half of 2002, especially in September, the 2000), Breitenbach & Kranzlin (1986, 1991, number of species collected was much less 1995, 2000), Dennis (1981), Gilbertson & Ry- than anticipated. Even so, of the 108 collec- varden (1986), Hesler (1967, 1969), Hesler & tions made, 81 represent county records, e.g.. Smith (1979), Huffman et al. (1989), Lincoff 53 from Delaware County, 12 from Grant (1991), Martin (1969), Miller (1979), Moser County, and 16 from Henry County. (1983), Phillips (1991), Roody (2003), Smith By combining all results from Ginn Woods, (1947), and Smith & Thiers (1971). e.g., the Smith Foray collections, the addition- al collections from 1994-2001 listed in this RESULTS paper, and previous collections reported by The macromycetes, both ascomycetes and Ruch et al. (2001), the total recorded species. basidiomycetes, that were collected and iden- and hence Delaware County records, are 136. c ) tified at all three sites of the Smith Great Lake These records include 13 ascomycetes. 1 l States Foray are listed in the Appendix. In ad- basidiomycetes, 3 slime molds (myxomy- dition, macromycetes collected in Ginn cetes), and 1 mitosporic (imperfect) fungus. Woods between 1994 and 2001, and not pre- together representing 91 genera from 43 fam- viously reported, are also listed in the Appen- ilies and 23 orders. dix. Each species report contains the follow- Of all of the macromycetes reported from ing information: (1) scientific name; (2) Delaware, Grant, and Henry counties, none taxonomic synonyms, if appropriate; (3) com- were unexpected. This assertion is based on mon names, if any; (4) county/counties of col- species distribution given in the monographs lections (see Study Sites); and (5) the and popular field guides listed in the Methods BSUHM herbarium number(s).