Here is a report on The New River Valley Mushroom Club's event at Wildwood Park [Radford, Virginia] on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 17th.
17 people gathered, with members from Pathways for Radford and BRDC as well as the mushroom club. We spent a lot of time together with all our books identifying specimens for Gary Cote's existing inventory of species found in the park. These are pictures of some of the mushrooms and people present. The mushrooms pictured were very tiny in reality, all standing at less than 3cm tall. It is amazing what oft-overlooked things can be found with 17 pairs of eyes trained onto the little details of this fascinating kingdom!
List of Species observed:Coprinus comatus the Shaggy Mane
Trichaptum biformis the Violet Toothed Polypore
Stereum complicatum Crowded Parchment
Daldinia concentrica Carbon Balls
Scutellinia scutellata the Eyelash Cup
Lycoperdon pyriforme the Pear-Shaped Puffball
Galerina autumnalis the Deadly Galerina
Auricularia auricula the Wood Ear
Polyporus squamosus Dryad's Saddle
Mycena luteopallens the Walnut Mycena
Steccherinum ochraceum Ochre Spreading Tooth
Dasyscyphus virgineus
Lepiota josserandii the Deadly Parasol
Coprinus atramentarius the Alcohol Inky Cap
Xylobolus frustulatus the Ceramic Fungus
-Becky Rader
rebeccahrader@hotmail.com
Becky,
ReplyDeleteThis is exciting...I need to learn so much more about the 'shrooms'. Having 34 eyes reminds me of how many outdoor explorations benefit by shared attention, such as birding with ears and eyes.
Thank you for this post, and adding your passion to this blog!