MMC at the Monadnock Region Natural History Conference!

 On November 15, 2025, Monadnock Mushroom Club attended the third Monadnock Region Natural History Conference, a nature-based conference with a focus on the Monadnock Region. MMC shared a table with Monadnock Bird and Nature Club, and Tom and Nate chatted with conference attendees throughout the day, engaging with over 40 people during the conference, gaining new members, and selling merch, books, and other materials developed by MMC members.

The following day, MMC hosted a foray for the conference, where 16 people explored Horatio Colony, looking for fungi and also enjoying and discussing many other taxa. Despite the cold weather, the precipitation seemed to be productive for mushrooms, and many species were found, such as funeral bells, two species of oysters, many shelf fungi, and fruiting Chlorociboria mushrooms. Conference participants were hunting around the woods with childlike enthusiasm and running back to George and John, who expertly identified each of their finds.

-Nate

 MMC master species list for 2025 forays (excludes BMC joint, Drummer Hill and NAMA)

Let me know if you have additions, subtractions or changes.--George Caughey

Agrocybe amara

Albatrellus ovinus SHEEP POLYPORE

Amanita aestivalis WHITE STAR-FOOTED AMANITA

Amanita amerirubescens group EASTERN NORTH AMERICAN BLUSHER

Amanita brunnescens STAR/CLEFT-FOOTED AMANITA

Amanita flavoconia YELLOW PATCHES

Amanita frostiana FROST’S AMANITA

Amanita fulva TAWNY GRISETTE

Amanita jacksonii group SLENDER AMERICAN CAESAR

Amanita lavendula/citrina FALSE DEATH CAP/LAVENDAR-STAINED AMANITA

Amanita praecox EASTERN SPRING AMANITA

Amanita rhacopus SNAKESKIN GRISETTE

Amanita russuloides RUSSULA-LIKE AMANITA

Amanita vaginata group GRISETTE

Apioperdon/Lycoperdon pyriforme PEAR-SHAPED PUFFBALL

Armillaria mellea HONEY MUSHROOM

Asterophora lycoperdoides PIGGYBACK

Aurantiporus/Hapalopilus croceus ORANGE POLYPORE

Aureoboletus roxanae ROXANE’S BOLETE

Baorangia bicolor BICOLOR BOLETE

Boletinellus merulioides ASH-TREE BOLETE

Boletus edulis group KING BOLETE

Boletus sensibilis CURRY BOLETE

Bondarzewia berkeleyi BERKELEY’S POLYPORE

Caloboletus inedulis 

Cantharellus cibarius/enelensis group YELLOW CHANTERELLE

Cantharellus minor SMALL CHANTERELLE

Cerioporus leptocephalus BLACKFOOT POLYPORE

Cerioporus squamosus DRYAD’S SADDLE/PHEASANT BACK

Chalciporus rubinellus PURPLE-RED BOLETE

Chlorociboria sp. GREEN STAIN

Clavulina sp. CRESTED CORAL etc.

Clavulinopsis fusiformis GOLDEN SPINDLE

Coltricia cinnamomea SHINY CINNAMON POLYPORE

Connopus acervatus CLUSTERED COLLYBIA

Coprinellus micaceus group MICA CAP

Cortinarius alboviolaceus group SILVER-VIOLET CORT

Cortinarius armillatus BRACELET CORT

Cortinarius cinnamomeus group CINNAMON CORT

Cortinarius corrugatus WRINKLED CORT

Cortinarius semisanguineus group SURPRISE WEBCAP

Craterellus fallax BLACK TRUMPET

Crepidotus applanatus FLAT CREP

Daedaleopsis confragosa BLUSHING BRACKET/MAZE POLYPORE

Entoloma strictius STRAIGHT-STALKED PINKGILL

Exidia crenata AMBER JELLY ROLL

Fomes excavatus TINDER POLYPORE/HOOF FUNGUS

Fomitopsis betulina BIRCH POLYPORE

Fomitopsis mounceae RED-BELTED POLYPORE

Fomitopsis ochracea OCHRE-BANDED CONK

Fomitopsis/Niveoporofomes spraguei GREEN CHEESE POLYPORE

Fuscoporia/Phellinus gilva/gilvus MUSTARD YELLOW POLYPORE

Galerina marginata FUNERAL BELL

Galiella rufa HAIRY RUBBER CUP

Ganoderma applanatum ARTIST’S CONK

Ganoderma tsugae HEMLOCK VARNISH CONK/REISHI

Gloeophyllum sepiarium RUSTY-GILLED POLYPORE

Grifola frondosa HEN OF THE WOODS

Guepiniopsis buccina JELLY CUP

Gymnopus dryophilus OAK-LOVING GYMNOPUS

Gymnopilus luteus YELLOW GYM

Gymnopilus speciossimus vs. subspectabilis BIG LAUGHING GYM

Gyroporus castaneus CHESTNUT BOLETE

Harrya chromipes CHROME-FOOTED BOLETE

Hemileccinum hortonii HORTON’S/CORRUGATED BOLETE

Humidicutis marginata ORANGE-GILLED WAXCAP

Hydnellum peckii STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM

Hydnum sp. HEDGEHOGS

Hydnum repandum HEDGEHOG

Hygrocybe cantharellus GOBLET WAXCAP

Hygrocybe coccinea group SCARLET WAXCAPS

Hygrocybe flavescens group GOLDEN WAXCAPS

Hygrocybe miniata VERMILION WAXCAP

Hygrocybe punicea CRIMSON WAXCAP

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca FALSE CHANTERELLE

Hygrophorus fuligineus SOOTY WAXCAP

Hypholoma capnoides SMOKY-GILLED HYPHOLOMA/CONIFER TUFT

Hypholoma fasciculare SULFUR TUFT

Hypomyces chrysospermus BOLETE MOLD/GOLDEN HYPOMYCES

Hypomyces hyalinus AMANITA MOLD

Hypomyces lactifluorum LOBSTER

Hypomyces luteovirens YELLOW-GREEN GILL GOBBLER/RUSSULA MOLD

Hypoxylon fragiforme group BEECH WOODWART

Infundibulicybe gibba COMMON FUNNEL

Inonotus obliquus CHAGA

Ischnoderma resinosum RESINOUS POLYPORE

Laccaria laccata DECEIVER

Lactarius camphoratus CANDY CAP

Lactarius deceptivus DECEPTIVE MILKY

Lactarius deterrimus/deliciosus group SAFFRON MILKY

Lactarius mutabilis

Lactarius piperatus PEPPERY MILKY

Lactifluus hygrophoroides HYGROPHORUS MILKY

Lactifluus volemus group VOLUMINOUS MILKY

Laetiporus cincinnatus WHITE-PORED CHICKEN OF THE WOODS

Laetiporus sulfureus YELLOW-PORED CHICKEN OF THE WOODS

Leccinum holopus GHOST BOLETE

Leccinum longicurvipes CURVED-STALK BOLETE

Leccinum scabrum group BROWN BIRCH BOLETE

Lentinellus ursinus BEAR LENTINUS

Leucopholiota decorosa DECORATED PHOLIOTA

Lycogala epidendrum WOLF’S MILK (slime mold)

Lycoperdon perlatum GEMMED PUFFBALL

Macrolepiota pallida PARASOL

Marasmius rotula COLLARED PINWHEEL

Megacollybia rodmanii EASTERN PLATTERFUL

Microglossum rufum ORANGE EARTHTONGUE

Morchella americana group YELLOW MOREL

Mycena leaiana ORANGE MYCENA

Mycena sp. 

Neoboletus subvelutipes RED-MOUTHED BOLETE

Neofavolus alveolaris group HEXAGONAL-PORED/HONEYCOMB POLYPORE

Neofavolus suavissimus FRAGRANT LENTINUS (anise-scented)

Oudemansiella furfuracea ROOTING SHANK/BEECH ROOTER

Panellus stipticus LUMINESCENT PANELLUS

Peziza varia group BROWN CUP

Phaeolus schweinitzii/hispidoides DYER’S POLYPORE

Phellinus sp.

Phlebia/Merulius tremellosa TREMBLING CRUST

Pholiota sqarrosa vs. squarrosoides SHARP-SCALY PHOLIOTA

Phylloporus leucomycelinus GILLED BOLETE (with white mycelium)

Phylloporus rhodoxanthus GILLED BOLETE

Pleurotus levis LYNX PAW

Pleurotus ostreatus OYSTER

Pleurotus pulmonarius SUMMER OYSTER

Plicaturopsis crispa CRIMPED POLYPORE

Pluteus cervinus group DEER MUSHROOM

Pluteus petasatus SCALY SHIELD

Poronidulus conchifer LITTLE NEST POLYPORE

Pseudomerulius curtisii

Pucciniastrum goeppertianum BLUEBERRY WITCH’S BROOM FUNGUS

Pulveroboletus ravenelii POWDERY SULFUR/RAVENEL’S BOLETE

Ramaria stricta STRAIGHT-BRANCHED CORAL

Ramaria sp. CORAL

Retiboletus ornatipes ORNATE-STALKED BOLETE

Rhodofomes cajanderi ROSY POLYPORE

Rigidoporus/Oxyporus populinus MOSSY MAPLE POLYPORE

Russula sp. Red/pink/purple/gray RUSSULAS/BRITTLEGILLS

Russula brevipes SHORT-STEMMED BRITTLEGILL

Russula claroflava SWAMP BRITTLEGILL

Russula compacta FISHBISCUIT

Russula fragrantissima group BITTER ALMOND BRITTLEGILL

Russula parvovirescens QUILTED BLUE-GREEN BRITTLEGILL

Russula rubescens 

Russula variata VARIABLE BRITTLEGILL

Russula virescens QUILTED GREEN BRITTLEGILL

Sarcomyxa serotina LATE OYSTER

Sarcoscypha dudleyi SCARLET CUP

Scleroderma areolatum LEOPARD EARTHBALL

Scleroderma citrinum PIGSKIN EARTHBALL

Scutellinea sp. EYELASH FUNGUS

Sebacina/Tremellodendron schweinitzii JELLIED FALSE CORAL

Squamanita ?umbonata

Stemonitis splendens CHOCOLATE TUBE SLIME

Stereum complicatum CROWDED PARCHMENT

Stereum lobatum FALSE TURKEY TAIL

Strobilomyces sp. OLD MAN OF THE WOODS

Suillus americanum CHICKEN FAT

Suillus brevipes SHORT-STEMMED SLIPPERY JACK

Suillus intermedius/acidus group SOUR SLIPPERY JACK

Suillus spraguei PAINTED SUILLUS

Suillus weaverae BUTTERBALL/WEEPING BOLETE/DOTTED STALK SUILLUS

Sutorius eximius LILAC-BROWN BOLETE

Syzygospora mycetophila COLLYBIA JELLY/COLLYBIA CLOUDS

Tapinella atrotomentosa VELVET-FOOTED PAX

Trametes betulina GILLED POLYPORE

Trametes versicolor TURKEY TAIL

Trametes gibbosa LUMPY BRACKET

Trichaptum biforme VIOLET-TOOTHED POLYPORE

Tricholoma magnivelare EASTERN NORTH AMERICAN MATSUTAKE

Tricholoma “terreum” group GRAY KNIGHT

Tubifera ferruginosa RED RASPBERRY SLIME MOLD

Turbinellus floccosus SCALY CHANTERELLE

Tylopilus badiceps  BEVELED-CAP BOLETE

Tylopilus felleus BITTER BOLETE

Tylopilus rubrobrunneus REDDISH-BROWN BITTER BOLETE

Tyromyces chioneus WHITE CHEESE POLYPORE

Xylaria polymorpha DEAD MAN’S FINGERS

Today's foray on a beautiful autumn day was held at Keene's Goose Pond, where beavers were actively felling trees into the water in advance of winter. Conditions were dry, as in all recent forays. Nonetheless, there were notable fungal encounters. Among the edibles were king boletes, numerous slippery jacks and sooty wax caps, a hedgehog and a birch bolete. Other interesting finds included surprise webcaps, hypholomas, trembling crust, and the find of the day, a sheep polypore.

George

The following is a list of species from this morning's pursuit of fungi:

Albatrellus ovinus SHEEP POLYPORE

Boletinellus merulioides ASH-TREE BOLETE

Boletus edulis group KING BOLETE

Chlorociboria sp. GREEN STAIN

Cortinarius ?alboviolaceus group SILVER-VIOLET CORT

Cortinarius semisanguineus group SURPRISE WEBCAP

Fomes fomentarius/excavatus TINDER POLYPORE/HOOF FUNGUS

Fomitopsis betulina BIRCH POLYPORE

Gymnopilus luteus YELLOW GYM

Hydnum sp. HEDGEHOG

Hygrophorus fuligineus SOOTY WAXCAP

Hypholoma capnoides SMOKY-GILLED HYPHOLOMA/CONIFER TUFT

Hypholoma fasciculare SULFUR TUFT

Laccaria laccata DECEIVER

Leccinum scabrum group BIRCH BOLETE

Lycogala epidendrum WOLF’S MILK (slime mold)

Panellus stipticus LUMINESCENT PANELLUS

Phlebia/Merulius tremellosa TREMBLING CRUST

Pleurotus ostreatus OYSTER

Rigidoporus/Oxyporus populinus MOSSY MAPLE POLYPORE

Russula sp. Red/pink RUSSULAS/BRITTLEGILLS

Stereum complicatum CROWDED PARCHMENT

Suillus brevipes SHORT-STEMMED SLIPPERY JACK

Suillus intermedius/acidus group 

Suillus weaverae BUTTERBALL/WEEPING BOLETE/DOTTED STALK SUILLUS

Trametes betulina GILLED POLYPORE

Trametes versicolor TURKEY TAIL

Trametes gibbosa LUMPY BRACKET

Trichaptum biforme VIOLET-TOOTHED POLYPORE

Tyromyces chioneus WHITE CHEESE POLYPORE

Yesterday's foray was conducted in Annett State Reservation in Rindge. Again we faced the consequences of persisting region-wide dryness. This site often features hedgehog mushrooms this time of year, but not this time. As in past forays, we did find edibles like matsutake (Tricholoma magnivelare), sooty wax cap (Hygrophorus fuligineus), dotted stalk suillus/butterball (S. weaverae), and late oyster (Sarcomyxa serotina), though not in abundance, as well as chaga (on black birch). Perhaps these fruiting soon will be more generous, given the rain that appeared later that day and that is forcast to continue for much of this week. Other interesting finds included a large eruption of trembling crust (Phlebia/Merulius tremellosa) as well as of sharp-scaly pholiota. The site features an unusually high concentration of blueberry bushes with witch's brooms on the shore of Black Pond. These brooms are induced by the fungal rust Puccinastrum goeppertianum, for which balsam firs serve as alternate host. Thanks to Tom, Lori and Pat for assisting with this outing and dispensing culinary tips.

--George

 

MMC Foray species list Annett Forest Oct 12, 2025

 

Amanita lavendulan/citrina FALSE DEATH CAP/LAVENDAR-STAINED AMANITA

Chlorociboria sp. GREEN STAIN

Crepidotus applanatus FLAT CREP

Fomes fomentarius/excavatus TINDER POLYPORE/HOOF FUNGUS

Fomitopsis betulina BIRCH POLYPORE

Fomitopsis/Niveoporofomes spraguei GREEN CHEESE POLYPORE

Galerina marginata FUNERAL BELL

Ganoderma tsugae HEMLOCK VARNISH CONK/REISHI

Hygrophorus fuligineus SOOTY WAXCAP

Hypoxylon fragiforme group BEECH WOODWART

Inonotus obliquus CHAGA

Leccinum “scabrum” group BROWN BIRCH BOLETE

Lycogala epidendrum WOLF’S MILK (slime mold)

Lycoperdon/Apioperdon pyriforme PEAR-SHAPED PUFFBALL

Panellus stipticus LUMINESCENT PANELLUS

Phlebia/Merulius tremellosa TREMBLING CRUST

Pholiota sqarrosa vs. squarrosoides SHARP-SCALY PHOLIOTA

Pucciniastrum goeppertianum BLUEBERRY WITCH’S BROOM FUNGUS

Rigidoporus/Oxyporus populinus MOSSY MAPLE POLYPORE

Russula spp. red, pink, purple, gray RUSSULAS/BRITTLEGILLS

Sarcomyxa serotina LATE OYSTER

Stereum complicatum CROWDED PARCHMENT

Suillus weaverae aka granulatus BUTTERBALL/WEEPING BOLETE

Trichaptum biforme VIOLET-TOOTHED POLYPORE

Tricholoma “terreum” group GRAY KNIGHT

Tricholoma magnivelare EASTERN NORTH AMERICAN MATSUTAKE

Yesterday's foray on a windless, warm and sunny day at Meetinghouse Pond in Marlborough NH offered the opportunity to acknowledge the good sense of some fungal genera for opting not to fruit during historic drought conditions. Notable for their absence were hedgehogs, amanitas, russulas, honeys, chickens, hens, scalycaps and stinkhorns. Notable finds included matsutakes in sub-prime condition, exuberant green cheese polypores, a large jelly tooth (Pseudohydnum gelatinosum), emerging fall oysters (Sarcomyxa serotina) in good edible shape, a graceful bolete (Australoboletus gracilis), and an ash-tree bolete (Boletinellus meruloides). The latter two fungi were our only boletes. The pond, fall foliage, and birdlife were spectacular--making for a nice walk in the woods. Bring on the rain!

George

Species list for MMC Meetinghouse Pond Foray Oct 5, 2025

 

Austroboletus gracilis GRACEFUL BOLETE

Boletinellus merulioides ASH-TREE BOLETE

Bondarzewia berkeleyi BERKELEY’S POLYPORE 

Chlorociboria sp. GREEN STAIN

Daedaleopsis confragosa BLUSHING BRACKET/MAZE POLYPORE

Fomes fomentarius/excavatus TINDER POLYPORE/HOOF FUNGUS

Fomitopsis betulina BIRCH POLYPORE

Fomitopsis/Niveoporofomes spraguei GREEN CHEESE POLYPORE

Galerina marginata FUNERAL BELL

Ganoderma applanatum ARTIST’S CONK

Ganoderma tsugae HEMLOCK VARNISH CONK/REISHI

Hypoxylon fragiforme group BEECH WOODWART

Laccaria laccata DECEIVER

Lactarius glyciosmus COCONUT MILKY

Lycogala epidendrum WOLF’S MILK (slime mold)

Lycoperdon/Apioperdon pyriforme PEAR-SHAPED PUFFBALL

Mycena sp. 

Pluteus cervinus group DEER MUSHROOM

Pseudohydnum gelatinosum JELLY TOOTH/CAT’S TONGUE

Sarcomyxa serotina LATE OYSTER

Stereum complicatum CROWDED PARCHMENT

Trametes versicolor TURKEY TAIL

Trichaptum biforme VIOLET-TOOTHED POLYPORE

Tricholoma magnivelare MATSUTAKE

Tyromyces chioneus WHITE CHEESE POLYPORE

Yesterday's foray at Harvard Forest in Petersham MA was held jointly with Boston Mycolological Club and Pioneer Valley Mycological Association. It was a beautiful Fall day for foraging: warm and sunny. There had been up to 2 inches of rain the preceding week but the streams and overall conditions remained dry, as in the entire region. Nonetheless, with a small army of searchers, we found a decent selection of fungi and fellow travelers like slime molds. Although there was not a bounty of choice edibles, large beautiful cauliflowers (Sparassis) were found under red pine as well as a selection of puffballs. There were no true chanterelles, but quite a few false chanterelles (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca). Amanitas were scant and largely limited to the false death cap A. lavendula. An attractive selection of corts included C. corrugatus and showy purple fruit bodies that may have been C. alboviolaceus. Boletes were dominated by dotted stalk Suillus weaverae but also included other attractive examples of Retiboletus and the seldom-encountered novelty bolete Pseudoboletus parasiticus emerging from a pigskin earth ball (Scleroderma citrina). Other intriguing finds included Baeospora fruiting on white pine cones, the basidiolichen Multiclavida mucida, the jelly cup Guepiniopsis buccina, the cluster cap Connopus acervatus, buttery collybia Rhodocollybia butyracea (attached to a pine cone!) plus another of the same genus R. maculata, and the alder scalycap Pholiota alnicola. Bring on the rain!

George Caughey

 Today's foray in Fox Forest was conducted under sustained dry conditions and low expectations of fungal fructation but we encountered a surprising variety of species on the trails. See attached species list--and thank to Lori for sharing her fresh and delicious chicken of the woods.

George Caughey

MMC Foray Fox Forest Sep 21, 2025

 

Apioperdon/Lycoperdon pyriforme PEAR-SHAPED PUFFBALL

Armillaria mellea HONEY MUSHROOM

Chlorociboria sp. GREEN STAIN

Cortinarius armillatus BRACELET CORT

Cortinarius ?cinnamomeus group CINNAMON CORT

Daedaleopsis confragosa BLUSHING BRACKET/MAZE POLYPORE

Fomes excavatus TINDER POLYPORE/HOOF FUNGUS

Fomitopsis betulina BIRCH POLYPORE

Fuscoporia/Phellinus gilva/gilvus MUSTARD YELLOW POLYPORE

Gymnopilus ?speciossimus vs. subspectabilis BIG LAUGHING GYM (from Antrim)

Hygrocybe ?punicea CRIMSON WAXCAP

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca FALSE CHANTERELLE

Ischnoderma resinosum RESINOUS POLYPORE

Lactarius ?camphoratus CANDY CAP

Lactarius deceptivus DECEPTIVE MILKY

Lactarius deterrimus/deliciosus group SAFFRON MILKY

Laetiporus sulfureus CHICKEN OF THE WOODS (from elsewhere in Hillsborough)

Lycoperdon perlatum GEMMED PUFFBALL

Mycena sp. 

Phellinus sp

Rhodofomes cajanderi ROSY POLYPORE

Rigidoporus/Oxyporus populinus MOSSY MAPLE POLYPORE

Russula spp. red, purple, gray RUSSULAS/BRITTLEGILLS

Scleroderma areolatum LEOPARD EARTHBALL (from Peterborough)

Stereum complicatum CROWDED PARCHMENT

Suillus weaverae aka granulatus BUTTERBALL/WEEPING BOLETE/DOTTED STALK

Trametes betulinum GILLED POLYPORE

Trametes versicolor TURKEY TAIL

Trametes gibbosa LUMPY BRACKET

Trichaptum biforme VIOLET-TOOTHED POLYPORE

Tubifera ferruginosa RED RASPBERRY SLIME MOLD

Tyromyces chioneus WHITE CHEESE POLYPORE

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