V OMPHALIN ISSN 1925-1858 FORAY 2015 REPORT Vol. VI , No 7 Newsletter of Dec. 10, 2015 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-pro!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. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Authors retain copyright to published material, and submis- sion indicates permission to publish, subject to the usual Michael Burzynski editorial decisions. Issues are freely available to the public on the FNL website. Because content is protected by authors’ PRESIDENT copyright, editors of other publications wishing to use any Geoff Thurlow PDWHULDOVKRXOGDVNÀUVW TREASURER CONSULTANTS COVER: The cliffs of Western Brook Pond, Tina Leonard SECRETARY Gros Morne National Park. Photo by: Michael Burzynski MYCOLOGICAL André Arsenault Dave Malloch Jim Cornish NB MUSEUM Jamie Graham Tina Leonard AUDITOR Anne Marceau Gordon Janes Erin McKee BONNELL COLE JANES Robert MacIsaac Faye Murrin LEGAL COUNSEL Michele Andrew May Piercey-Normore BROTHERS & BURDEN Helen Spencer Marian Wissink V Vol. VI, No 7 OMPHALIN ISSN 1925-1858 Dec. 10, 2015 CONTENTS Message from the editor ....................................................................................... 2 Words from the president ...................................................................................... 3 Faculty and participants ........................................................................................ 4 Life at the edge; An arctic-alpine collecting trip on Big Level. Michael Burzyki ................................................................................................. 6 Four lichenomphalias from the top of Big Level Andrus Voitk ...................................................................................................... 8 Tablelands lichen survey update Michele Piercey-Normore ................................................................................ 10 Russula griseascens; project update Maria Voitk ....................................................................................................... 13 Foray fotos .......................................................................................................... 14 Program ................................................................................................................ 20 Workshops and walks .......................................................................................... 22 Trails .................................................................................................................... 29 SPECIES LIST AND DISTRIBUTION BY FORAY TRAIL Andrus Voitk, Michael Burzynski, Tony Wright .................................................. 30 What do these data mean? Andrus Voitk ....................................................................................................... 42 SPECIES LIST AND DISTRIBUTION BY FORAY TRAIL - LICHENS Chris Deduke, Michele Piercey-Normore .......................................................... 46 Survey of the lichen-forming ascomycetes during the 2015 NL Foray Chris Deduke, Michele Piercey-Normore .......................................................... 50 Group photo 2015 ............................................................................................... 54 Our partner organizations .......................................................... inside back cover Notice - Goose Bay 2016 ....................................................................... back cover This issue and all previous issues available for download from the Foray Newfoundland & Labrador website <nlmushrooms.ca>. OMPHALINA 1 Message from the Editor It is that time of year again to get the foray report out the door and onto your screens before too much snow ÁLHVDQGSODQQLQJVWDUWVLQHUQHVWIRUWKHQH[WRQH7KLVUHSRUWGHWDLOVDQRWKHUVXFFHVVIXOIRUD\LQEHDXWLIXO Gros Morne National Park. We were lucky, once again, to have a fabulous group of participants and experts come together in search and study of the region’s fungi and lichens. This report exists because of the hard work of many folks. They helped by writing articles, sending photos, proofreading, and by compiling and studying the results. Without their dedicated efforts, there would be no report or likely, no foray. To all of you, participants, trail leaders, data base folks, faculty, organisers, a big thank you! Wishing you all the best of the holiday season and looking forward to seeing you at next year’s foray. Marian Wissink Guest Editor 2 OMPHALINA Words from the President Numbers always make me drowsy, and as usual the foray report is full of numbers. But the numbers are one of the big reasons that we do this fungus and lichen survey every year—they condense the information about the foray into a concise form, and let us compare forays from year to year and from place to place. This year we had 58 participants, including nine faculty. This means that there were a lot of both experienced and fresh eyes looking for specimens—and these are the most important tools that we use at each foray. Without your help, very few of these species would have been found. Once again, Killdevil Camp and Gros 0RUQH1DWLRQDO3DUNH[FHHGHGRXUH[SHFWDWLRQV)RUD\ZDVRXUÀIWKIRUD\LQ*URV0RUQH7KHDUHD with the national park and Sir Richard Squires Provincial Park, contains a wide diversity of habitats easily DFFHVVLEOHE\WUDLOV2IWKHWKRXVDQGVRIIXQJLDQGOLFKHQVFROOHFWHGZHUHLGHQWLÀHGDQGGDWDEDVHG³ UHSUHVHQWLQJWD[D5RJHUWRRNVSHFLPHQSKRWRJUDSKV KLVWULJJHUÀQJHULVVWLOOVPRNLQJ DQG dried specimens were added to our fungarium. As Andrus points out in his analysis of the list, we are still far from exhausting the potential of this province’s mycota. 'XULQJWKHSUHIRUD\ÀHOGWULSVZLWKWKHIDFXOW\3DUNV&DQDGDJDYHXVWKHRSSRUWXQLW\WRKHOLFRSWHUHLJKW people onto the Long Range to sample the tundra overlooking Western Brook Pond. There, at the top of the PHWUHFOLIIVZHVSHQWIRXUKRXUVFROOHFWLQJIXQJLDQGOLFKHQV³WKHÀUVWWLPHWKDWZHKDYHEHHQDEOHWR survey the park highlands. Interestingly, in terms of species the highlands were the third most productive habitat surveyed during the foray. I would like to express my thanks to this year’s experts for offering their expertise and time; to Mac Turner and Killdevil Camp for providing us with wonderful accommodations, work spaces, and meals; to Superintendent Geoff Hancock and Parks Canada for erecting the sorting tent and offering helicopter support; to Chef Chris Chaisson and his crew for the fantastic Saturday cookup; to Chef Jason Nesbitt for the wonderful fungus-themed Faculty Dinner on Sunday evening, and to everyone who volunteered their effort and eyeballs to make this foray work. Now I’ll just close my eyes for a while until the numbers stop swirling around. Michael OMPHALINA 3 Faculty Photo: Michael Burzynski Guest faculty: Oluna Ceska Nils Hallenberg Andy Methven Andrew Miller Michele Piercey-Normore Greg Thorn Roger Smith Local Faculty: Michael Burzynski Faye Murrin Andrus Voitk Photo: Roger Smith 4 4 OOmphalinaMPHALINA Participants Chris Deduke Christopher Chaisson Bruce Pendergast Jamie Graham Barbara Pendergast Tina Leonard Mildred Brown Tony Wright Tony Dearness Faye Murrin Michel Savard Helen Spencer Isabella St. John Don Spencer Glynn Bishop Roger Zilkowsky Tarik Rodrigues Graham Zilkowsky Bruce Rodrigues André Arsenault Kaden Rodrigues Marian Wissink Andrus Voitk Jason Nesbitt Maria Voitk Claudia Hanel Serena Hancock Shane White David Bazeley Elaine Humber John Burghardt Yolanda Weirsma Jenifer Burghardt John Sandlos 3KRWR7$/RHIÁHU Peter Thurlow Wiliam Meigan Aspin Xavier Nicholas Michalski Hilary Margaret Harrop-Archilbald Michele Piercey-Normore Milena Orchard-Hays Ryan Haley Greg Thorn Robert MacIsaac Adolf Ceska Carolyn Molson Oluna Ceska Michael Burzynski Andy Methven Anne Marceau Andy Miller Anthony E. McNally Jessica Butler Nils Hallenberg Pieter van Heerden Roger Smith Katherine Flores Verlé Harrop Photo: Roger Smith OmphalinaOMPHALINA 5 5 Life at the Edge An Arctic-alpine Collecting Trip on Big Level Michael Burzynski Each foray is preceded by several Voitk, Anne Marceau, and Michael nearby lowland forest.