questions: David & Patricia Lewis 409-423- 3776 or email: dandplewis (at) gmail.com In the event that the government shut-down is still The Boleten in effect, we may either cancel the walk or find another nearby location to foray and display our finds. We will send out an email before the date with any changes. ************************************************** Website - http://gsmyco.org GSMS WINTER FORAY DEC 6 – DEC 8 David P. Lewis, President; W. David Fuller, Vice President; CAMP HARDTNER-POLLACK LOUISIANA Patricia Lewis, Secretary/Treasurer/Editor; Juan Luis Mata, Webmaster; Clark Overbo & Juan Luis Mata, Co-Scientific This winter we will return to our 2012 location, Advisors. an Episcopal Church Camp near Alexandria, ------LA. They have 160 acres and a nice lake. 2013 MEMBERSHIP DUES Canoes, paddles and PFDs are available for IF YOUR NAME ON THE MAILING use, free. Fishing is permitted, but you must bring your own bait and equipment. LABEL IS HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW AND THE YEAR AFTER Our Chief Mycologist is Juan Luis Mata of the YOUR NAME IS ’12, THIS IS THE University of South Alabama at Mobile. Juan LAST ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE will present on “Gymnopus of the Gulf Coast Region”. For this foray we will host Juan’s FROM US, ASYOUR DUES ARE student from the University of South Alabama at PAST DUE. PLEASE MAIL YOUR Mobile, Hank Carr. Hank will present on his CHECK PAYABLE TO “GSMS” IN THE studies “No Coal for You” and discuss the AMOUNT OF $15 -SINGLE OR $20 – results and conclusions of his research on FAMILY, TO GSMS, 262 CR 3062, wood decomposition. We have invited Taylor NEWTON, TX 75966. IF YOU WISH TO Lockwood to stop by on his 2013 tour, but we are not certain of his plans, as yet. PAY YOUR NAMA DUES AT THE

REDUCED RATE OF $24 -ELECT. OR $30 We will arrive on Friday Dec. 6. There is no set - PRINT, INCLUDE A SEPARATE CHECK check-in time; we are the only group there. We PAYABLE TO “NAMA” IN THE SAME plan to have a registration table set up in ENVELOPE. A MEMBERSHIP Henton Hall by 3 PM. All activities will be in APPLICATION WAS ENCLOSED WITH Henton Hall except meals, which will be in the THE APRIL N/L OR IS ON OUR WEBSITE. Dining Hall. We will have self- serve chicken ********************************************************************************* and sausage gumbo with rice and potato salad BIG THICKET MUSHROOM WALK IN TEXAS for dinner on Friday beginning at 6PM, with a SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2013 social afterward, and discussion of Saturday’s IF THE FRS REMAINS CLOSED, WE MAY field trips. CANCEL OR RELOCATE, BUT WE WILL SEND OUT A NOTICE BY EMAIL. Lodging will be in the Holy Day Inn near our We will meet at 10 AM at the Big Thicket meeting room. There are only 20 rooms; each National Preserve (BTNP) Field Research has two twin beds, night stand, chest, and desk Station (FRS), located in Saratoga TX, on the w/bookcase. There is also one room with one west side of the highway. Saratoga is approx. twin bed. There are no telephones or TVs. 35 miles NW of Beaumont. The FRS is on FM (We have always had a great signal from 770, north off TX Hwy 105 between Beaumont Verizon while we were there). When these and Cleveland. We will foray into the Lance rooms are filled, registration will be closed. If Rosier Unit of the BTNP, collect and record you are not happy with twin beds, feel free to species, and thereby assist with the All Taxa push them together. This is the only bed size on Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) species list for the the property. All linens and towels are provided. BTNP. Rates are $55 for one person alone (single) or After collecting, we will return to the FRS, have $70 for two persons in the same room (double). lunch, and discuss the morning’s finds. Bring There are 10 rooms on the outer side of the Inn collecting gear, rainwear, water, bug spray, and and 11 on the inner side. Your name will be on a sack lunch. Please call or email with any the door of your assigned room, and the key will be inside on the desk or chest. You should registration form, go to the NAMA website leave the key where you found it, when you http://namyco.org depart. THE NAMA ENDOWMENT FUND The NAMA Endowment fund was began to See the registration form for the times that the generate scholarship support for deserving meals will be served in the Dining Hall. The mycology students, and the goal is to be able to food line will be set up, served for 20 minutes, provide $2,000 yearly. NAMA is accepting and closed. So be sure to be on time for meals, pledges and checks payable to NAMA with or you may miss out. "Endowment Fund" noted at the bottom. Mail any contributions to Herbert Pohl, NAMA After breakfast on Saturday at 7:30, we will Treasurer, 5 Oak Grove Rd, Flemington NJ depart from the parking lot to foray either on the 08822-5903 Camp’s 160 acres or in the Kisatchie National *************************************************** Forest nearby. There has been lots of rain there WATSON PRES. MUSHROOM WALK IN TX lately. We hope for that to continue, and we JUNE 1, 2013 Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve plan for wetter field trip sites. Lunch will be offers a sampling of the diversity of the area. The served at 12:00 noon. Presort will be on the Preserve was established in the 1980’s by Geraldine porches of Henton Hall, and displays and Watson, a noted artist, botanist and author. She managed the preserve by using fire to restore its presentations will be in Henton Hall. Dinner will Longleaf pine ecosystem. Orchids, pitcher plants be served at 6:00. Afterward, we will return to and other rare plants can be found there. There is Henton Hall for presentations followed by a an elevated boardwalk near the lake to make wetter social. Sunday morning breakfast will be habitats easily accessible. The Preserve is located served at 7:30; the walk-around-the tables will in Lake Hyatt Estates off US Hwy 69, between begin at 9:00. After clean-up we can all be on Kountze and Warren. We met at the Preserve to our way, at our leisure. collect and identify mushrooms and fungi, and observe native plants and trees. The list of the 30 For maps and directions, see the Camp species collected is posted on their website Hardtner website, www.camphardtner.org. http://watsonpreserve.ning.com/ The 21 persons attending included members Carl If coming from the north on Hwy 165, DO NOT Davis, Heinz & Julie Gaylord, Warren Hoag, David & turn left at the first “Camp Hardtner” sign you Patricia Lewis, Annette Parker, Robert Patrick, see, at the junction with LA 123. Go 3.3 miles Pauline Singleton, and Brooks & Bernadine Young. further and turn left at the junction with LA 524. ***************************************************** From the south, turn right at the first “Camp BIG THICKET MUSHROOM WALK IN TEXAS Hardtner” sign at LA 524, go 1/4 mile to “Hunt SATURDAY JUNE 8, 2013 Forest Products” and turn left, continue on and We met at the Big Thicket National Preserve (BTNP) bear left at a Y. The route is well marked with Field Research Station (FRS), located in Saratoga “Camp Hardtner” signs. From Hwy 165 to the TX. The 74 species list from the Lance Rosier Unit Camp is 3 miles or so. follows. Collecting was good because of recent rains. One unusual species was Cantharellus As you enter the camp, notice the large Dining texensis, described by Bart Buyck from this site in Hall and Chapel on the right. Proceed about ½ 2007. Another was Tricholoma margarita, a tropical block; go left to enter the parking lot between species that we are seeing more frequently along the manager’s residence and the meeting area, the Gulf coast. The walk was attended by 24 including the Holy Day Inn, Henton Hall and a persons, including members Carl Davis, Warren small house. Come to Henton Hall for Hoag, David & Patricia Lewis, Jolyn Piercy & David registration and information. Werth, Phillip & Alexandra Tussing, and Brooks & Deadline for registration is November 29, Bernadine Young. and a registration form is enclosed. BTNP Mushroom Walk Species List +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Agaricus silvícola (Vittod.) Peck Amanita bisporigera Atkinson NAMA 2013 FORAY- October 24 - 27 Amanita flavoconia Atkinson The NAMA Foray 2013 will be held at the Amanita flavorubescens Atkinson Shepherd of the Ozarks Camp, about two hours Amanita roseitincta Murrill north of Little Rock, Arkansas This foray is Amanita rubescens (Pers.: Fr.) S.F. Gray hosted by the Arkansas Mycological Society, Amanita species N-5 DPL-10747 and it‘s president, Jay Justice. Please plan to Amanita spreta Pk. attend, and show good participation for our Amanita vaginata group-brown cap southern clubs. For more details and a Armillaria tabescens (Scopoli) Emel Auricularia auricula (Hooker) Underwood Xanthoconium affine var. maculosus Singer Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum (Berk. & Curt.) Xanthoconium separans (Pk.) Halling & Both Singer Xylocoremium flabelliforme (Schwein.) J.D. Rogers Cantharellus altipes Buyck & V. Hofst. SLIME MOLDS Cantharellus lateritius (Berk.) Singer Arcyria species Cantharellus minor Pk. Tubifera cf. Ferrugin Cantharellus texensis Buyck & V. Hofst. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chlorophyllum molybdites (Meyer: Fr.) Mass. [at JESSE JONES PARK MUSHROOM WALK FRS] SATURDAYJUNE 29, 2013 Clitopilus cf. prunulus (Scop.: Fr.) Kummer Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center preserves the Coltricia cf. perennis (L.:Fr.) Murrill American Indian and pioneer lifestyles commonly Entoloma strictius (Pk.) Sacc. found along the banks of Cypress Creek and Spring Entoloma species DPL-10756 Creek during the late 1700’s and early 1800’s. Gymnopilus liquiritiae (Pers: Fr.) Karst. Located on the edge of the piney woods, this 312- Gymnopilus penetrans (Fr. ex Fr.) Murr. acre park offers a snapshot of the diversity of East Gymnopilus sapineus (Fr.) Murr. Texas. A multitude of habitats are available for Gymnopus iocephalus (Berk. & Curtis) Halling hunting fungi. More than 6.5 miles of hiking trails Hexagonia hydnoides (Swartz: Fr.) Fidalgo (some HCA) make the park very accessible. Hygrocybe miniata (Fr.) P. Kumm. Jesse H Jones Park & Nature Center (a Harris Lactarius neotabidus A.H. Smith County Precinct 4 Park), 20634 Kenswick Drive, Lactarius piperatus (Scop.: Fr.) S.F. Gray Humble TX 77338 is their address. Go to their Lactarius rimosellus Pk. website www.hcp4.net/jones for more information on Lactarius subplinthogalus Coker programs and activities. Admission is free. Lentinellus ursinus (Fr.) Kuhner We collected along their paved trails, but the forest Lentinus crinitus (L:Fr.) Fr. was very dry because of the local drought. We then Lepiota species “greenish-yellow” displayed and discussed our finds at the Outdoor Marasmius species on pine cones Classroom. This is a very nice park, and we hope to Microporellus dealbatus (B.& C.) Murr. return when there are more fungi available. The Microporellus obovatus (Jungh) Ryv. walk was attended by 8 persons. One of them, Phaeolus schweinitzii (Fr.) Pat. Charles Peterson, is well-known botanist, and others Phylloporus boletinoides Thiers & Smith included members David & Patricia Lewis, Paul Phylloporus leucomycelinus Singer Roling, and Phillip & Alexandra Tussing. Pluteus cervinus (Schaeff.: Fr.) Kummer JESSE JONES PARK SPECIES LIST Pluteus longistriatus Pk. Annulohypoxylon annulatum (Schwein.) Y.M. Ju, J.D. Pluteus species 1 DPL-10764 Rogers & H.M. Hsieh Pluteus species 2 DPL-10765 Auricularia auricula (Hooker) Underwood Polyporus tenuiculus (P. Beauv.) Fr Camillea punctulata (Berk. & Ravenel) Læssøe, J.D. Russula cfr. albonigra (Kromb.) Fr. Rogers & Whalley Camillea tinctor (Berk.) Læssøe, J.D. Rogers & Whalley Russula albida Pk. Climacodon pulcherrimus (Berk. & Curtis) Nikol Russula amoenolens Romagnesi Crepidotus species Russula compacta Frost Fomes fasciatus (Swartz:Fries)M.C. Cooke Rusula cortinarioides sp. nov. Gloeophyllum sepiarium (Wulfen: Fr.) Karst. Russula mutabilis Murr. Hexagonia hydnoides (Swartz: Fr.) Fidalgo Russula ochricompacta Bills & Miller Lentinus crinitus (L:Fr.) Fr. Russula pallidocrustosa sp. nov. Phellinus gilvus (Schw.) Pat. Russula parvovirescens Buyck, Mitchell & Parrant Phellinus cf. punctatus (P. Karst.) Pilát Russula subgraminicolor Murr. Polyporus tenuiculus (P. Beauv.) Fr. Rigidoporus ulmarius (Sowerby) Imazeki Russula species 1 “red cap” DPL-10774 Schizophyllum commune Fr. Russula species 2 “turns black” DPL-10775 Stereum ostrea (Blume & Nees.) Fr. Scleroderma areolatum Ehrenberg [= Trametes elegans (Spreng.: Fr.) Fr. S.lycoperdoides Schw.] Trichaptum abietinus (Fr.) Ryv. Stereum ostrea (Blume & Nees.) Fr. Unknown resupinate Strobilomyces cf. confusus Sing. SLIME MOLDS Suillus hirtellus (Pk.) Kuntze var. hirtellus Fuligo septica (L.) Wiggers Tapinella corrugata (G.F. Atk.) E.-J. Gilbert ************************************************** Tetrapyrgos nigripes (Schw.) Horak GSMS SUMMER FORAY JULY 12-14, 2013 Trametes versicolor (L.: Fr.) Pilat HAMPTON INN & SUITES WIGGINS, MS Tremellodendron pallidum (Schw.) Burt. Wiggins is located between Poplarville and the Tricholoma margarita (Murr.) Murr. Pascagoula River. All activities and display were Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus (Snell & Dick) Sing. held at the Hampton Inn, except Friday dinner, Tylopilus rubobrunneus Mazzer & A. H. Smith which was at the Western Sizzlin’ Steakhouse next Xanthoconium affine var. affine (Pk.) Singer door to the Inn. Breakfasts were served by the Inn, and Saturday dinner was provided by Serendipity Williams. Interesting species found include: Catering, of Wiggins. The food was enjoyable and Leccinum roseoscrabrum, known from southern plentiful, and we appreciate their services. Florida; Tricholoma margarita, a tropical species; At our business meeting on Saturday afternoon, our Phillipsia domingensis, another tropical species; current slate of officers were re-elected for the Hypocrea peltata, recently discussed in Mycologia coming year, and approval was given for our Winter on its distribution; Boletus cf. sphaerocephalus, Foray to be held at Camp Hardtner, near Alexandria, found fruiting on a pine tree; and four undescribed Louisiana. amanitas.

Mycologists for this foray were our own Jay Justice, Thanks to Staci Carr, Carl Davis, Tony Rosenbaum, David P. Lewis and Clark Ovrebo. Lelani Steward, Don Ward, Bernadine Young, Jay Young, and anyone we overlooked, for their help, On Friday evening, presentations were given by our and to all those who brought extra snacks, beer and Scientific Advisor, Clark Ovrebo and our President, wine. David Lewis. Clark gave two talks; the first was on fungi of the coastal forest of Brazil and his travels Attending were members Hank & Staci Carr, Carl there. It was amazing to see the number of Davis, Steve Harsch, Karen Hughes & Ron chanterelles found in the coastal forest of Brazil. The Petersen, Jay Justice, David & Patricia Lewis, second talk was on the digitalization of fungal Therese Martin, Julia O’Neal, Clark Ovrebo, Annette collections in 35 institutions throughout the USA. Parker, Odin Toness, Phillip & Alexandra Tussing, This is part of the North America Mycoflora Project. Ben Rauch, Lelani Steward & Tony Rosenbaum, David’s talk, “Amanitas of East Texas” discussed the Jerry Walls, Don Ward, Robert & Rosemary taxonomy of the genus Amanita and showed many Williams, Brooks & Bernadine Young, and Jay species common on the Gulf Coast. Young. Wiggins MS Summer Foray Species List On Saturday evening, presentations were given by Agaricus auricolor Krieger Jay Justice, President of the Arkansas Mycological Amanita bisporigera Atkinson Society, and Brian Looney, our hosted graduate Amanita brunnescens Atkinson var. brunnescens student. Brian is working with Brandon Matheny at Amanita cf. ceciliae (Berk. and Broome) Bas [species-T01 in Tulloss] the University of Tennessee. Brian’s talk, “Reviving Amanita cinereoconia Atkinson the Study of Russula in the South” compared SE US Amanita farinosa Schw. Russulas with that of SE Asia, using many Amanita flavoconia Atkinson examples. He also explained the different sections Amanita flavorubescens Atkinson of Russula and how they are differentiated. He Amanita pubescens Schw. noted that Russula is called the Cortinarius of the Amanita rubescens (Pers.: Fr.) S.F. Gray tropics. [“amerirubescens Tulloss nom. prov.”] Jay’s talk, “Not Your Grannies Chanties”, updated Amanita species-N05 [“maryaliceae Tulloss nom. prov.”] our knowledge of the chanterelles in the US, using Amanita species-S01 [in Tulloss, yellow pileus] Amanita species-T10 [in Tulloss, dark pileus] many examples of species recently described by Anthracophyllum lateritium (Burk. & Curt.) Sing. Bart Buyck and Matthew Foltz. Boletellus russellii (Frost) Gilb. Boletus atkinsonii Pk. Field trips were made to Shroomdom and the Boletus auripes Pk. –McComb, MS Pascagoula Wildlife Management Area, where Boletus bicolor Pk. collecting was excellent. Many collections were also Boletus floridanus (Singer) Singer made along Hwy 26 east of Wiggins as mushrooms Boletus frostii Russell apud Frost were fruiting close to the road. Boletus illudens Pk. Boletus innixus Frost Boletus lewisii (Singer) A.E. Bessette, W.C. Roody & A.R. Shroomdom is a recent venture of Tony Rosenbaum Bessette and Lelani Steward, on 160 acres near Poplarville, Boletus longicurvipes Snell & A.H. Smith MS. As well as having many wild mushrooms in the Boletus luridellus (Murr.) Murr. forests, they are also cultivating and growing many Boletus ornatipes Pk. species, and are involved in agritourism. Their Boletus pallidus Frost website is in progress. Boletus rubricitrinus (Murr.) Murrill The Pascagoula WMA is east of Wiggins, along the Boletus cf. sphaerocephalus Barla Pascagoula River, and is an excellent place to [spores smaller, perhaps new “brooksii”] collect fungi as it is primarily bottom-land hardwood Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum (Berk. & Curt.) Singer Calocera cornea (Fr.) Loudon forests. Don’t forget to have a State permit if you Calostoma cinnabarina Desv. are with a group. Calvatia cyathiformis (Bosc) Morgan Cantharellus altipes Buyck & V. Hofst. About 150 species were collected, with many taken Cantharellus cinnabarinus Schw. for further study by Jay Justice, David Lewis, Brian Cantharellus lateritius (Berk.) Singer Looney, Karen Hughes, Ron Petersen, and Robert Cantharellus lewisii Buyck & V. Hofst. Cantharellus minor Pk. Russula eccentrica Pk. Cantarellus tabernensis Feibelman Russula cf. ludoviciana Shaffer Chalciporus rubritubifer (Kauff.) Sing. Russula pallidocrustosa sp. nov. Chlorophyllum molybdites (Meyer: Fr.) Mass. Russula parvovirescens Buyck, Mitchell & Parrant Clavicorona pyxidata (Fr.) Doty Russula subgraminicolor Murr. Clavulina cinerea (Fr.) Schroet. Russula species [Brian Looney has `20 collections] Clavulina cristata (Fr.) Schroet. Schizophyllum commune Fr. Coltricia cinnamomea (Jacq.: Pers.) Murrill Sparassis spathulata (Schw.: Fr.) Fr. Coltricia perennis (L.:Fr.) Murrill Stereum ostrea (Blume & Nees.) Fr. Cordyceps species [“small orange”] Stereum striatum var. striatum (Fr.) Fr. (Carpinus only) Cortinarius marylandensis Amm. & Sm. nom. prov. Stropharia species Cortinarius species [“small violet”] Suillus cothurnatus Sing. Crepidotus crocophyllus (Berk.) Sacc. Suillus decipiens (Berk & Curt) Kuntze Entoloma species [get numbers from Jay] Tetrapyrgos nigripes (Schw.) Horak Entoloma strictius (Pk.) Sacc. Thelephora vialis Schw. Fistulinella jamaicensis (Murr.) Singer Trametes menziesii (Berk.) Ryvarden Ganoderma lucidum Leysser: Fr. Trametes versicolor (L.: Fr.) Pilat Gerronema strombodes (Berkeley & Montagne) Sing. Tremella fuciformis Berk. Gymnopilus liquiritiae (Pers: Fr.) Karst. Trichaptum biforme (Fr. in Kl.) Ryv. Gymnopilus penetrans (Fr. ex Fr.) Murr. Trichaptum sector (Fr.) Kreisel Gymnopus spongiosus (B&C) Halling Tricholoma margarita (Murr.) Murr. Gymnopus subnudus (Ellis ex Pk.) Halling Tricholomopsis rutilans (Schaeff. ex Fr.) Singer Hydnellum spongiosipes (Pk.) Pouz. Tylopilus badiceps (Pk.) A.H. Smith & Thiers Hygrocybe chamaeleon (Cibula) Lewis & Ovrebo Tylopilus rhoadsiae (Murr.) Murrill Hypocrea peltata (Jungh.) Sacc. Tylopilus rubobrunneus Mazzer & A. H. Smith Hypocrea mesentricia Bres. & Pat. Xanthoconium purpureum Snell & Dick Hypomyces chrysospermus Tulasne “on Boletus sp.” Xanthoconium separans (Pk.) Halling & Both Inocybe species Xerulina asprata (Berk.) Pegler Lactarius hygrophoroides Berk.& Curt. Xylaria polymorpha (Pers.: Fr.) Grev. Lactarius hysginus Fr. Xylobolus subpileatus (B & C) Boidin Lactarius indigo (Schw.) Fr. ******************************************************** Lactarius luteolus Pk. DEATH OF A MEMBER IN FLORIDA Lactarius maculatipes Burl. You may know our member William (Bill) Petty of Lactarius peckii (Burlingham) Sacc. Crawfordville, Florida (near Tallahassee). Bill has Lactarius rimosellus Pk. been our Foray Chair for our Florida Forays for Lactarius subpalustris Hesler & A. H. Smith many past years. At our last foray in Crawfordville in Lactarius subplinthogalus Coker July 2012, Bill could not participate fully because his Lactarius subservifluus Longyear Lactarius subvernalis Hesler & Smith wife, Anne, had become ill the previous month, but Lactarius subvernalis var. cokeri Smith & Hesler we were honored by Bill and daughter April’s Lactarius volemus var. volemus (Fr.) Fr. attendance at our Saturday evening dinner. Anne C. Laetiporus persicinus (B. & C.) Gilb. Petty was a well-known author, and attended all our Leccinum albellum (Fr.) Sing. Florida Forays. She passed away on July 21, 2013. Leccinum chalybaeum Sing. If you wish to send a sympathy card to Bill his Leccinum nigrescens (Richon & Roze) Singer mailing address is: William (Bill) Petty Leccinum roseoscrabrum Singer & Williams 326 Beechwood Dr, Crawfordville FL 32327. We Leccinum rugosiceps (Pk.) Sing. send our condolences to Anne’s family. Lentinellus castoreus (Fr.) Kühner & Maire Lentinula raphanica (Murr.) Mata & R.H. Petersen EVENTS IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA Lentinus crinitus (L:Fr.) Fr. As we were preparing to depart for our summer Lentinus trigrinus (Bull.) Fr. foray in Mississippi, to begin on July 12, we received Leotia lubrica Pers. ex Fr. an email from someone planning an event at a Leucoagaricus americanus (Peck) Singer Tallahassee Museum related to soil ecology and Lycogala epidendron L. fungi on July 12, and requesting help with her Megacollybia cf. texensis R.H. Peterson & David P. Lewis presentation. We immediately thought of our Gulf Microporellus dealbatus (B.& C.) Murr. States member David Borland, who resides in the Microporellus obovatus (Jungh) Ryv. Tallahassee area. Some of you may remember him Nigroporus vinosus (Berk.) Murrill Phaeomarasmius erinacellus (Pk.) Singer from our Summer 2012 Foray in Crawfordville, FL, Phellinus gilvus (Schw.) Pat. where he served as field trip leader. David jumped Phillipsia domingensis (Berk.) Berk. in, represented Gulf States Mycological Society at Pholiota cf. polychroa (Berk.) Smith & Brodie the event on very short notice, and sent the following Phylloporus rhodoxanthus (Schw.) Bres. report. He also participated in a second event, and Podoscypha ravenellii (Berk. & Curt.) Pat. that report is included. GOOD JOB, DAVID, AND Ripartitella braziliensis (Speg.) Singer KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. Russula brevipes Pk. var. brevipes Tallahassee Event Notes Russula compacta Frost On the evening of 12 July 2013 as part of the gallery Russula cortinarioides sp. nov. Russula earlii Pk. opening of the Dirty Secrets Exhibit: Hidden Systems of the Soil Exposed, D.W. Borland Amanita vaginata participated as exhibit docent from the Gulf States Boletus bicolor Mycological Society by assisting fungi identification, Boletus floridanus guiding observation techniques and fielding related Cantharellus lateritius Cantharellus tenuitrix questions. As part of the focus artworks, Curator Clavacorona pyxidata Angela Mele, a scientific illustrator specializing in Clavaria vermicularis fungi and slime molds, provided display space to Cyanthus striatus celebrate the diversity of the local mushroom taxa. Cymatoderma caperatum As additional novelty, there occurred a very Ganoderma lucidium interesting processing display and sampling table Geastrum quadrifidum specializing in culinary insects. Geastrum saccatum Borland collected, labeled and organized a good Gyroporus castaneus diversity of local fungi prior to the event and a couple Gymnopilus (elegans) Hydnellum aurantiacum exhibit participants also brought in a few specimens. Hypomyces chrysospermus (on bolete) Station tables were established to display a modest Lactarius hygrophoroides number of mushrooms organized by general group, Lactarius piperatus a spore printing area and various magnification Lactarius species (gray) methods, including a dissecting scope, set up for Lactarius volemus participant use. The exhibit drew a crowd of some Lactarius yazooensis 45-50 very interested & engaged young and older Lycoperdon marginata people whose enjoyment was conspicuous for the Lycoperdom pyriforme event. Marasmiella albuscortiscis Marasmius fulvoferrugineus (troop) Notes from a Second Tallahassee Event Melanoleuca melanleuca A second gallery opening was hosted recently at the Mycena spp. Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science Phallus ravenelii on the evening of 18 August 2013. It was also as Phylloporus leucomycelinus part of the Dirty Secrets Exhibit: Hidden Systems of Pluteus cervinus the Soil Exposed, D.W. Borland participated as Polyporus teniculus exhibit docent from the Gulf States Mycological Russula aeruginea Society by assisting fungi identification, guiding Russula compacata observation techniques and fielding related Russula crustosa Russula dissimulans questions. Russula (eccentrica) This was part of the focus artworks of Angela Mele, Russula (silvicola) a scientific illustrator specializing in fungi and slime Russula dissimulans molds, and provided display a diversity of the local Russula species (tan) mushroom taxa. Also, Christina Kwapich, ant Thelephora palmate biologist and illustrator, displayed active ant Thelephora vialis colonies, several splendid drawings of ants and Tremella concrescens habitat and even examples of solidified, Tylopilus tabacinus subterranean galleries of harvester ants, which Xylaria magnoliae White slime mold - Ceratiomyxa fruiticulosa themselves were works of art. Refreshments and Yellow slime mold live ambient music indeed rounded the enjoyment. Blue slime mold (Pulcherricu

As with the previous July event, Borland collected, labeled and organized a diversity of local fungi prior Exhibit to the event and exhibit participants also brought in Dirty Secrets – Hidden Systems of the Soil Exposed a few specimens. The Station table displayed a An Exhibit of Art & Experiments by modest number of mushrooms organized by general FSU Biologists group, a spore printing area and various hands-on Opening: Sunday, August 18, 2013 1:30- 5:30pm magnification methods, including a dissecting scope, Runs August 18 – December 31, set up for participant use. The exhibit drew a rainy 2013 Sunday crowd of some 25 – 30 very interested folks Tallahassee Museum of History and & was particularly engaging due to the many youth Natural Science participating with their families. Exhibits of Artists and Biologists Partial List of Taxa Angela Mele – Scientific Illustrator Agaricus pocillator Christina Kwopich – Ant biologist Amanita spp. (chlorine odor, white) D. W. Borland, Fungi Docent / Gulf Amanita spp. (small, white, thick) States Mycological Society Amanita citrina-group Amanita daucipes Amanita flavorubescens Amanita jacksonii Amanita spreta