Prospect Park - May 25, 2026

A wet Memorial Day Monday after a weekend full of showers and cool temperatures. The rotten egg-smelling truffle Densocarpa shanori made an appearance, a bit early this year. Adrienne P. found Coccomyces triangularis, which is always a delight. An exciting find was made by Morgan Y. who spotted the tiny white cups on a white oak leaf that turned out to be Incrucipulum capitatum. ~22 people on a ~4 hr. walk

*=new to park   **=new to city

 

Ascomycetes

Apiosporina morbosa
*Arachnopeziza delicatula
Biscogniauxia atropunctata
Coccomyces triangularis
Daldinia childiae
*Dasyscyphella nivea
Densocarpa shanorii
Eutypa spinosa
Eutypella leprosa
*Helotiales sp.
*Hydropisphaera peziza
Hypoxylon howeanum
Hypoxylon sp.
**Incrucipulum capitatum
on oak leaf
Kretzschmaria deusta
Lasiosphaeria ovina
*Lophodermium nitens
on Eastern White Pine needles
Mollisiaceae sp.
Nectriaceae sp.
Cosmospora s.l. on an old pyrenomycete
Peroneutypa scoparia
Scutellinia sp-IN01
sequenced
Xylaria liquidambaris
Xylaria polymorpha
Xylaria sp.
there were so many and we were seeing a branched one all over the park...
Zythia resinae
 

Atractiellomycetes

Helicogloea compressa
 

Crusts & Parchment

Hydnoporia olivacea
Hydnoporia tabacina
Peniophora albobadia
Peniophora cinerea
Radulomyces copelandii
Stereum complicatum
Stereum fasciatum
Xylobolus frustulatus
 

Cyphelloid Fungi

Merismodes sp.
 

Gilled Fungi

Bolbitius titubans
Candolleomyces candolleanus
Coprinellus sect.-Micacei
Coprinopsis variegata
**Hemimycena gracilipes
*Hohenbuehelia grisea
Laccaria sp.
Laccaria laccata complex
*Mycena leptocephala
chlorine smelling one
Mycena semivestipes
Mycena spp.
Pluteus cervinus-complex
Psathyrellaceae sp.
Resupinatus sp.
Schizophyllum commune
 

Jelly Fungi

Auricularia angiospermarum
*Dacrymyces sp.
Exidia crenata
Myxarium nucleatum
Tremella mesenterica
on Peniophora cinerea
 

Lichens

Candelaria concolor
Flavoparmelia caperata
*Flavoplaca flavocitrina
Lecanora sp.
Lepraria sp.
Parmelia sulcata
Phaeophyscia rubropulchra
Physcia millegrana
Physcia stellaris
Physciella chloantha
 

Myxomycetes

Arcyria cinerea
Arcyria sp.
Lycogala sp.
Perichaena depressa
Stemonitis sp.
 

Poroid Fungi

Cerioporus leptocephalus
Cerioporus squamosus
Dentocorticium portoricense
Ganoderma lobatum
Old
Neofavolus sp.
Porodisculus pendulus
Trametes betulina
Trametes conchifer
Trametes lactinea
Trametes versicolor
Trichaptum biforme