MMC Drummer Hill Foray August 30, 2026
In contrast to the foray at this site one year ago, the woods this time were rife with fungi. We encountered multiple species in each of several major groups, including Amanitas, Lactarius, Russula, Leccinum, Suillus, Tylopilus and Hydnellum. Among numerous edibles were hedgehogs, birch boletes, king bolete, and a sprinkling of small chanterelles. We encountered more bitter tooth fungi (Hydnellum scabrous) than I've ever seen in one location. And as a bonus, we found two other species of Hydnellum, the zoned tooth and velvet tooth. Conditions must have been just right. Also rather unusual was the riot of gilled boletes (Phylloporus) and brown birch boletes. Perhaps the most unexpected find was a sheep polypore (Albatrellus ovinus). Quite a haul on a beautiful late-summer day.
Thanks to Pat Joyce for leading the expedition and to Lori Sousa for her essential contributions to identifications.
--George Caughey
And here is my attempt at a species list for the foray:
Albatrellus ovinus SHEEP POLYPORE
Amanita aestivalis WHITE STAR-FOOTED AMANITA
Amanita amerirubescens group EASTERN NORTH AMERICAN BLUSHER
Amanita flavoconia YELLOW PATCHES
Amanita fulva TAWNY GRISETTE
Amanita lavendula/citrina FALSE DEATH CAP/LAVENDAR-STAINED AMANITA
Apioperdon/Lycoperdon pyriforme PEAR-SHAPED PUFFBALL
Austroboletus gracilis GRACEFUL BOLETE
Armillaria mellea HONEY MUSHROOM
Boletus edulis group KING BOLETE
Boletus sensibilis CURRY BOLETE
Bondarzewia berkeleyi BERKELEY’S POLYPORE
Cantharellus minor SMALL CHANTERELLE
Clavulina sp. CRESTED CORAL etc.
Coltricia cinnamomea SHINY CINNAMON POLYPORE
Coltricia perennis TIGER EYE
Cortinarius alboviolaceus group SILVER-VIOLET CORT
Cortinarius corrugatus WRINKLED CORT
Fomes excavatus TINDER POLYPORE/HOOF FUNGUS
Fomitopsis betulina BIRCH POLYPORE
Fomitopsis/Niveoporofomes spraguei GREEN CHEESE POLYPORE
Ganoderma applanatum ARTIST’S CONK
Ganoderma tsugae HEMLOCK VARNISH CONK/REISHI
Hydnellum concrescens ZONED TOOTH
Hydnellum spongiosipes VELVET TOOTH
Hydnellum scabrosum BITTER TOOTH
Hydnum repandum HEDGEHOG
Hypomyces chrysospermus BOLETE MOLD/GOLDEN HYPOMYCES
Laccaria laccata DECEIVER
Laccaria ochropurpurea PURPLE AND WHITE DECEIVER
Lactarius deceptivus DECEPTIVE MILKY
Lactarius piperatus PEPPERY MILKY
?Leccinellum albellum LESSER GHOST BOLETE
Leccinum aurantiacum group ORANGE-CAPPED SCABER STALK
Leccinum longicurvipes CURVY-STALKED BOLETE
Leccinum scabrum group BROWN BIRCH BOLETE
Lycoperdon perlatum GEMMED PUFFBALL
Mycena leaiana ORANGE MYCENA
Neoboletus subvelutipes RED-MOUTHED BOLETE
Oudemansiella furfuracea ROOTING SHANK/BEECH ROOTER
Phylloporus leucomycelinus GILLED BOLETE (white mycelium)
Phylloporus rhodoxanthus GILLED BOLETE
Pluteus cervinus group DEER MUSHROOM
Ramaria sp. CORAL
Retiboletus ornatipes ORNATE-STALKED BOLETE
Russula sp. Red/pink/purple/gray RUSSULAS/BRITTLEGILLS
Russula compacta FISHBISCUIT
Scleroderma areolatum LEOPARD EARTHBALL
Scleroderma citrinum PIGSKIN EARTHBALL
Stereum complicatum CROWDED PARCHMENT
Strobilomyces sp. OLD MAN OF THE WOODS
Suillus americanum CHICKEN FAT
Suillus acidus group SOUR SLIPPERY JACK
Suillus spraguei PAINTED SUILLUS
Suillus weaverae BUTTERBALL/WEEPING BOLETE/DOTTED STALK SUILLUS
Sutorius eximius LILAC-BROWN BOLETE
Tapinella atrotomentosa VELVET-FOOTED PAX
Trametes versicolor TURKEY TAIL
Trichaptum biforme VIOLET-TOOTHED POLYPORE
Tylopilus badiceps BEVELED-CAP BOLETE
Tylopilus felleus BITTER BOLETE
Tylopilus rubrobrunneus REDDISH-BROWN BITTER BOLETE
Tyromyces chioneus WHITE CHEESE POLYPORE
