Beech Brook - Aug 29, 2026

Prior to the walk rain, often heavy, regularly swept the tri-state area making the conditions ideal for mushrooms to develop in staggering diversity and quantity. This list has about 175 taxa. Not everything could be identified to species, but it was a valiant effort. Thanks to everybody who came out and thanks to our identifiers for their efforts. ~36 people on a ~4.5 hr. walk

*=new to park   **=new to city

 

Ascomycetes

Annulohypoxylon annulatum
Berkleasmium concinnum
*Camillea punctulata
Chlorociboria aeruginascens
Diatrype decorticata
on beech
*Glutinoglossum glutinosum
Helvella crispa
Humaria hemisphaerica
Hyalorbilia inflatula
Hymenoscyphus sp.
On a leaf
Hypomyces hyalinus
n Amanita amerirubescens-complex
Hypomyces papulasporae-americanus
on Trichoglossum sp.
*Hypomyces sp.
on boletes
Hypoxylon fragiforme
on beech
Hypoxylon rubiginosum
Jackrogersella cohaerens
Leotia lubrica
Microglossum rufum-NC01
Mollisiaceae sp.
Nemania sp.
Orbilia sp.
*Orbilia xanthostigma
*Otidea unicisa
Peziza sp.
Scutellinia sp.
*Sphaerostilbella berkeleyana
Tatraea macrospora
Tolypocladium ophioglossoides
Trichoglossum sp.
 

Boletes

Baorangia bicolor
Boletus sensibilis
Boletus separans
Boletus variipes
Exsudoporus frostii
Gyroporus borealis
*Hortiboletus sp.
*Lanmaoa carminipes
Lanmaoa pseudosensibilis
Leccinum insigne
?
Leccinum insigne
Leccinum scabrum
Phylloporus rhodoxanthus
Retiboletus ornatipes
Strobilomyces sp.
Tylopilus alboater
Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus
Tylopilus rubrobrunneus
Xanthoconium affine
Xanthoconium purpureum
 

Chanterelles & Allies

Cantharellus cinnabarinus
Cantharellus lateritius
Cantharellus minor
Craterellus fallax
Craterellus ignicolor
 

Coral & Club Fungi

*Clavaria amethystina
Clavaria fumosa
Clavariadelphus pistillaris
Clavulinopsis fusiformis
Ramaria sp.
Ramaria stricta
*Ramariopsis kunzei
 

Crusts & Parchment

Hydnoporia olivacea
*Hymenochaete
Plicatura crispa
Steccherinum ochraceum
Stereopsis sp.
Stereum complicatum
Stereum lobatum
Tulasnella aurantiaca
Xenasmatella vaga
 

Fiber Fans & Vases

Thelephora palmata
Thelephora sp.
sensu Tomentella, brown orange
Thelephora vialis
 

Gasteromycetes

*Apioperdon pyriforme
*Astraeus sp.
Calostoma cinnabarinum
*Crucibulum parvulum
Lycoperdon marginatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Scleroderma citrinum
 

Gilled Fungi

Agaricus abruptibulbus
Amanita amerirubescens-complex
Amanita bisporigera-complex
Amanita flavoconia
Amanita fulva
Amanita lavendula
*Amanita multisquamosa-04
Amanita sect.-Amidella
*Amanita sect.-Roanokenses
Amanita sect.-Vaginatae
*Amanita sp.-sinapivolva
Armillaria mellea
Collybia odora
Cortinarius iodes
Cortinarius violaceus
Crepidotus cinnabarinus
*Crepidotus sp.
*Entoloma sp-TN06
Entoloma murrayi
Entoloma sp.
cf. serrulatum
Gymnopilus sp.
Humidicutis marginata
Hygrocybe cantharellus
*Hygrocybe punicea
Hygrocybe sp.
Inocybaceae sp.
*Inocybe lilacina
*Inocybe subochracea
Laccaria ochropurpurea
Laccaria sp.
*Lactarius atroviridis
Lactarius camphoratus-complex
Lactarius chrysorrheus
*Lactarius gerardii
Lactarius subvellereus
Lactifluus corrugis
Lactifluus hygrophoroides
Lactifluus piperatus
Lactifluus subvellereus
Lactifluus volemus
Lentinellus ursinus
Macrolepiota macilenta
Megacollybia rodmanii
Mycena leaiana
*Mycena sp.
*Neohygrocybe subovina
Oudemansiella furfuracea
Oudemansiella sp.
Panellus stipticus
*Paxillus involutus
*Phyllotopsis nidulans
Pleurotus pulmonarius
*Psathyrellaceae sp.
Russula compacta
Russula crustosa
Russula earlei
*Russula flavida
Russula mariae
*Russula modesta
Russula parvovirescens
Russula sp.
cf. dissumulans
Russula variata
Schizophyllum commune
Tetrapyrgos nigripes
*Thaxterogaster emollitus
Tricholoma sp.
cf. subaureum?
Xeromphalina kauffmanii
 

Jelly Fungi

*Auricularia sp.
Calocera cornea
Exidia crenata
*Sebacina incrustans
Sebacina schweinitzii
 

Myxomycetes

Arcyria cinerea
Ceratiomyxa porioides
Hemitrichia serpula
Lycogala sp.
Metatrichia vesparia
 

Poroid Fungi

Cerioporus leptocephalus
*Cerrena unicolor
Coltricia cinnamomea
Daedaleopsis confragosa
Fomitopsis betulina
Gloeoporus dichrous
Irpex lacteus
Laeticutis cristata
Laetiporus cincinnatus
Loweomyces fractipes
Neofavolus sp.
Trametes gibbosa
*Trametes hirsuta
Trametes versicolor
Trichaptum biforme
 

Toothed Fungi

*Donkia pulcherrima
Hydnellum sp.
Hydnum repandum-complex
*Hydnum sp.