Alley Pond Park - Jan 11, 2025

A chilly, but pleasant walk today in Alley Pond Park. Thanks to Misha Zitser for leading it. We walked a new trail which we haven't used before. We looked for particular species that inhabit beech trees—Diatrype virescens, Diatrype decorticata, Jackrogersella cohaerens—and we found them all. We also happened upon a small cluster of Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus that might have been fresh a few weeks ago in the warmer weather, but one fruiting body was still thriving.

*=new to park   **=new to city

 

Ascomycetes

Apiosporina morbosa
Ascocoryne sp.
probably cylichnium
Biscogniauxia atropunctata
Biscogniauxia mediterranea
Camillea punctulata
Camillea tinctor
Chlorosplenium chlora
Daldinia childiae
Diatrype decorticata
Diatrype virescens
Endothia gyrosa
Eutypella leprosa
with Cosmospora s.l. parasitizing
Hypoxylon rubiginosum
Hypoxylon perforatum
Hysterioid sp.
Jackrogersella cohaerens
Lachnellula ellisiana
Lachnum sp.
Mollisiaceae sp.
Nectriaceae sp.
Cosmospora s.l. on Eutypella leprosa
Nitschkia broomeana
Peroneutypa scoparia
Rhytisma acerinum
Rosellinia subiculata
Sclerococcum stygium
Whalleya microplaca
Xylaria liquidambaris
Zythia resinae
 

Crusts & Parchment

Athelia sp.
Dendrothele nivosa
Erythricium aurantiacum
on Physcia millegrana
Hydnoporia olivacea
Hydnoporia tabacina
Peniophora albobadia
Peniophora cinerea
Peniophora incarnata
Stereum complicatum
Stereum fasciatum
Stereum lobatum
Xylobolus frustulatus
Xylobolus subpileatus
 

Cyphelloid Fungi

Merismodes sp.
probably fasciculata
 

Gilled Fungi

Armillaria sp.
Mycena sp.
Panellus stipticus
Resupinatus sp.
Rhizomarasmius pyrrhocephalus
Schizophyllum commune
 

Jelly Fungi

Auricularia sp.
Exidia crenata
Exidia nigricans
Naematelia aurantia
Phaeotremella sp.
 

Lichens

Candelaria concolor
Chrysothrix caesia
Cladonia sp.
primary squamules only
*Cladonia ochrochlora
*Crespoa crozalsiana
Flavoparmelia caperata
Lecanora sp.
Lepraria sp.
Lepraria cf. finkii
Myelochroa aurulenta
Parmelia sulcata
Parmotrema sp.
Phaeophyscia sp.
Phaeophyscia cf. pusilloides
Phaeophyscia rubropulchra
Physcia millegrana
Physcia stellaris
*Punctelia caseana
Punctelia rudecta
Pyxine subcinerea
Teloschistaceae sp.
probably Athallia holocarpa
Xanthoria parietina
 

Myxomycetes

Lycogala epidendrum-complex
Metatrichia vesparia
Trichia sp.
Trichiaceae sp.
(Oligonema?)
 

Polypores

Cerioporus squamosus
old
Daedaleopsis confragosa
Fulvifomes robiniae
Ganoderma applanatum
Irpex lacteus
Laetiporus sp.
Laetiporus cf. cincinnatus (very old)
Trametes conchifer
Trametes gibbosa
Trametes lactinea
Trametes versicolor
Trichaptum biforme