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Boston Mycological Club, Alewife foraging results
Sunday, July 13, 2003

Leader was Tim Lee.
Participants were referred to the FAR Mycology inventory on this website, from the Biodiversity days foraging in spring 2002.

Here's a list of some of the mushrooms found.
Where available, the common name from the Audubon field guide is included.

Latin name Common name, from Audubon field guide
Amanita flavoconia "Yellow Patches"
Amanita sp.  
Boletus chrysenteron "Red-cracked Bolete"
Boletus sp.  
Calvatia cyathiformis (?) "Purple-spored Puffball"
Chlorociboria aeruginascens "Green Stain"
Clavicorona pyxidata "Crown-tipped Coral"
Coprinus micaceus "Mica Cap"
Crucibulum laeve "White-egg Bird's Nest"
Daldinia concentrica "Carbon Balls" or "Cramp Balls" or "King Alfred's Cake"
Ganoderma applanatum "Artist's Conk"
Hypomyces chrysospermus "Golden Hypomyces"
Lactarius sp.  
Lentinus ursinus "Bear Lentinus"
Lycogala epidendrum "Wolf's Milk Slime" or "Toothpaste Slime"
Lycoperdon pyriforme "Pear-shaped Puffball"
Marasmius sp.  
Phellinus gilvus "Mustard Yellow Polypore"
Piptoporus betulinus "Birch Polypore"
Pluteus cervinus "Fawn Mushroom"
Polyporus squamosus "Dryad's Saddle"
Psathyrella candolleana "Common Psathyrella"
Russula fragrantissima  
Russula sp.  
Schizophyllum commune "Common Split Gill"
Scleroderma citrinum "Pigskin Poison Puffball"
Scutellinia scutellata "Eyelash Cup"
Stereum ostrea "False Turkey-tail"
Trametes pubescens  
Trametes versicolor "Turkey-tail"
Trichaptum biforme "Violet Toothed Polypore"
Tricholomopsis platyphylla "Platterful Mushrooms"
Xerula furfuracea "Rooted Oudemanseilla" or "Rooting Collybia"