MMC-Monadnock Bird and Nature Club joint foray at Jaquith Rail Trail September 20, 2026
This foray, well-attended despite light rain, was notable for an abundance of fruiting fungi. The challenge was to walk without stepping on sporocarps. The walk featured surprising abundance of "gypsy" mushrooms and large fruitings of another Cortinarius, the bracelet cort. Among many other species, we were pleased stumble over king boletes, small hedgehogs, lobsters, leccinums, suillus and dramatically blushing cornflower boletes. We also the beautiful cyan cups of fruiting green stain fungus as well as to earth fans, Turbinellus, and a not-often-seen pine spike. I had to leave a bit early so the following list of species no doubt is incomplete:
Amanita fulva TAWNY GRISETTE
Amanita lavendula/citrina FALSE DEATH CAP/LAVENDAR-STAINED AMANITA
Amanita muscaria var. guessowii AMERICAN YELLOW FLY AGARIC
Apioperdon/Lycoperdon pyriforme PEAR-SHAPED PUFFBALL
Boletus edulis group KING BOLETE
Calycina citrina LEMON DISCO
Chlorociboria sp. GREEN STAIN
Chroogomphus ?vinicolor PINE SPIKE
Clavulina sp. CRESTED CORAL etc.
Clavulinopsis fusiformis GOLDEN SPINDLE
Cortinarius alboviolaceus group SILVER-VIOLET CORT
Cortinarius armillatus BRACELET CORT
Cortinarius caperatus “GYPSY”
Cortinarius cinnamomeus group CINNAMON CORT
Cortinarius corrugatus WRINKLED CORT
Cortinarius semisanguineus group SURPRISE WEBCAP
Crepidotus applanatus FLAT CREP
Cyptotrama chrysosperma GOLDEN COINCAP
Daedaleopsis confragosa BLUSHING BRACKET/MAZE POLYPORE
Fomes excavatus TINDER POLYPORE/HOOF FUNGUS
Fomitopsis betulina BIRCH POLYPORE
Gloeophyllum sepiarium RUSTY-GILLED POLYPORE
Gymnopus dryophilus OAK-LOVING GYMNOPUS
Gyroporus cyanescens CORNFLOWER BOLETE
Hericium americanum BEAR’S HEAD
Hydnum sp. HEDGEHOG
Hygrocybe coccinea group SCARLET WAXCAPS
Hygrocybe flavescens group GOLDEN WAXCAPS
Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca FALSE CHANTERELLE
Hypholoma fasciculare SULFUR TUFT
Hypholoma lateritium BRICK CAP
Hypomyces lactifluorum LOBSTER
Hypoxylon fragiforme group BEECH WOODWART
Laccaria laccata DECEIVER
Lactarius camphoratus vs rubidus CANDY CAP
Lactarius deceptivus DECEPTIVE MILKY
Lactarius mutabilis
Lactarius piperatus PEPPERY MILKY
Leccinum holopus GHOST BOLETE
Leccinum longicurvipes CURVED-STALK BOLETE
Leccinum scabrum group BROWN BIRCH BOLETE
Leccinum snellii
Lycoperdon perlatum GEMMED PUFFBALL
Marasmius rotula COLLARED PINWHEEL
Mycena leaiana ORANGE MYCENA
Panellus stipticus LUMINESCENT PANELLUS
Pholiota sqarrosa/ squarrosoides SHARP-SCALY PHOLIOTA
Pleurotus ostreatus OYSTER
Plicaturopsis crispa CRIMPED POLYPORE
Psathyrella piluliformis COMMON STUMP/CLUSTERED BRITTLESTEM
Pycnoporus/Trametes cinnabarinus CINNABAR POLYPORE
Ramaria stricta STRAIGHT-BRANCHED CORAL
Rhodocollybia butyracea BUTTERY COLLYBIA
Russula sp. Red/pink/purple/gray RUSSULAS/BRITTLEGILLS
Russula claroflava SWAMP BRITTLEGILL
Russula compacta FISHBISCUIT
Russula variata VARIABLE BRITTLEGILL
Russula virescens QUILTED GREEN BRITTLEGILL
Scleroderma citrinum PIGSKIN EARTHBALL
Stereum complicatum CROWDED PARCHMENT
Suillus americanum CHICKEN FAT
Suillus intermedius/acidus group SOUR SLIPPERY JACK
Suillus spraguei PAINTED SUILLUS
Suillus weaverae BUTTERBALL/WEEPING BOLETE/DOTTED STALK SUILLUS
Thelephora terrestris EARTH FAN
Trametes betulina GILLED POLYPORE
Trametes versicolor TURKEY TAIL
Trichaptum biforme VIOLET-TOOTHED POLYPORE
Turbinellus floccosus SCALY CHANTERELLE
Tylopilus sp.
Tyromyces chioneus WHITE CHEESE POLYPORE
George Caughey
