CROSBY ARBORETUM MUSHROOM WALK - AUGUST 29, 2009
Dr. Juan Luis Mata lead a guided mushroom walk of the Crosby Arboretum grounds in Picayune, MS on Saturday, August 29 with assistance from graduate student Linda Collier and GSMS members Hedy Cibula, Julia O’Neal, Ben Rauch, and Jake and Allison Walker. Many families were in attendance and were captivated by Dr. Mata’s fascinating tales of fungal ecology, taxonomy, and relationship to mankind both on the trails and at the tables where collections were proudly displayed after the short walk.
SPECIES RECORDED AT THE CROSBY WALK
Amanita citrina Schaeff.: S.F. Gray
Amanita rubescens (Pers.: Fr.) S.F. Gray
Amanita volvata (Pk.) Lloyd?
Boletus alutaceus Morgan
Boletus auriporus Pk.
Cantharellus cibarius Fr.
Chlorophyllum molybdites (Meyer: Fr.) Mass.
Clavulina cristata (Fr.) Schroet.
Gymnopus biformis
Gymnopus iocephalus (Berk. & Curtis) Halling
Gymnopus luxurians (Pk.) Murr.
Langermannia gigantean (Batsch:Persoon) Rostkovius
Lycoperdon perlatum Pers.
Marasmiellus praecutis (Ell.) Halling
Phylloporus rhodoxanthus (Schw.) Bres.
Psilocybe cubensis (Earle)Sing.
Stereum complicatum (Fr.) Fr.
Stereum ostrea (Blume & Nees.) Fr.
Strobilomyces floccopus (Vahl:Fr.) Karst.
Suillus species
Trametes versicolor (L.: Fr.) Pilat
Trichaptum species
Tylopilus rhoadsiae (Murr.) Murrill