Today's foray site was Keene's Horatio Colony Nature Preserve. As expected from the ongoing dry and hot conditions, we had to work unusually hard to locate fruiting fungi. Nonetheless, there were some interesting finds, including chicken of the woods fruiting on hemlock, summer oysters, a big chunk of chaga, dead man's fingers, a lovely Jackson's slender caesar, an aging but still dignified parasol, and a couple of less common boletes like Leccinum longicurvipes and one tentatively id'd by Lori as Aureoboletus roxanae. Thanks to Pat for leading, Tom for coordinating, and Lori for helping with identifications.
The following is my attempt at a species list for the day:
Amanita jacksonii group SLENDER AMERICAN CAESAR
Amanita vaginata group GRISETTE
Aureoboletus ?roxanae ROXANE’S BOLETE
Cerioporus leptocephalus BLACKFOOT POLYPORE
Chlorociboria sp. GREEN STAIN
Clavulinopsis fusiformis GOLDEN SPINDLE
Entoloma strictius STRAIGHT-STALKED PINKGILL
Fomes fomentarius/excavatus TINDER POLYPORE/HOOF FUNGUS
Fomitopsis betulina BIRCH POLYPORE
Fomitopsis/Niveoporofomes spraguei GREEN CHEESE POLYPORE
Ganoderma tsugae HEMLOCK VARNISH CONK/REISHI
Humidicutis marginata ORANGE-GILLED WAXCAP
Hygrocybe cantharellus GOBLET WAXCAP
Hypoxylon fragiforme group BEECH WOODWART
Infundibulicybe gibba COMMON FUNNEL
Inonotus obliquus CHAGA
Laccaria laccata DECEIVER
Lactarius piperatus PEPPERY MILKY
Laetiporus sulfureus YELLOW-PORED CHICKEN OF THE WOODS
Leccinum longicurvipes CURVED-STALK BOLETE
Leccinum scabrum BROWN BIRCH BOLETE
Pholiota sp.
Pleurotus pulmonarius SUMMER OYSTER
Pluteus cervinus group DEER MUSHROOM
Pluteus petasatus SCALY SHIELD
Ramaria sp. CORAL
Retiboletus ornatipes ORNATE-STALKED BOLETE
Rigidoporus/Oxyporus populinus MOSSY MAPLE POLYPORE
Russula spp. red, purple, gray RUSSULAS/BRITTLEGILLS
Scleroderma citrina PIGSKIN PUFFBALL/EARTHBALL
Stereum complicatum CROWDED PARCHMENT
Stereum lobatum FALSE TURKEY TAIL
Suillus americanum CHICKEN FAT
Trametes versicolor TURKEY TAIL
Trichaptum biforme VIOLET-TOOTHED POLYPORE
Xylaria polymorpha DEAD MAN’S FINGERS
--George
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