Van Cortlandt Park - Mar 29, 2026

A walk in Van Cortlandt Park East (despite a lack of cooperation from the 4 train). The March blues are upon us. There really isn't that much of interest out there to report, but it was such a pleasure to get out in the warm(ish) fresh air. Maren found what I have been calling False Tree Bacon, Hymenochaete rubiginosum. Thanks to Aki and Thursday for leading.

*=new to park   **=new to city

 

Ascomycetes

Annulohypoxylon annulatum
Annulohypoxylon truncatum
Apiosporina morbosa
Bertia moriformis
Biscogniauxia atropunctata
Biscogniauxia marginata
Camarops petersii
Camillea punctulata
Camillea tinctor
Daldinia childiae
Dasyscyphella nivea
Eutypa spinosa
Eutypella leprosa
Graphostroma platystomum
Hypomontagnella submonticulosa
Hypoxylon rubiginosum
Hysterioid sp.
Hysterobrevium mori
Kretzschmaria deusta
Macrodiplodiopsis desmazieri
Mollisiaceae sp.
Peroneutypa scoparia
Phaeocalicium polyporaeum
*Psiloglonium stygium
Rosellinia corticium
Rosellinia subiculata
**Thyridium tiliae
on Aralia ... sequenced
Whalleya microplaca
Xylaria liquidambaris
Xylaria polymorpha
last season’s teleomorph, but still viable
Zythia resinae
 

Atractiellomycetes

Helicogloea compressa
 

Crusts & Parchment

*Dendrothele sp.
on hardwood bark
Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza
Hydnoporia olivacea
Hymenochaete rubiginosa
Phlebiopsis crassa
Plicatura crispa
Radulomyces copelandii
Stereum complicatum
Stereum fasciatum
Stereum lobatum
Xylobolus frustulatus
 

Cyphelloid Fungi

Merismodes sp.
 

Gasteromycetes

Apioperdon pyriforme
 

Gilled Fungi

Galerina marginata
Panellus stipticus
Schizophyllum commune
 

Jelly Fungi

Auricularia sp.
Exidia crenata
 

Lichens

Candelaria concolor
Flavoparmelia caperata
Physcia millegrana
Physcia sp.
Physcia stellaris
Porpidia albocaerulescens
Punctelia rudecta
 

Myxomycetes

Metatrichia vesparia
Perichaena depressa
 

Poroid Fungi

Fomitopsis quercina
Fulvifomes robiniae
Ganoderma sessile
Grifola frondosa
Irpex lacteus
Neofavolus sp.
Trametes conchifer
Trametes lactinea
Trametes versicolor
Trichaptum biforme
 

Rusts

Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
on Juniperus virginiana
Puccinia liliacearum
on Ornithogalum sp.
 

Smuts

Vankya heufleri
on Erythronium americanum