Kananaskis Country Foray
Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023. 6PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Sibbald PLUZ / Spruce Woods – Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest
Foray Leader(s): Christine Costello, Barb Shworak
Attendees: 32
Weather: Sunny, temperatures around 22-25 C. Conditions were rather dry with a lack of consistent rainfall.
Combination of easy pathways and hilly terrain. Mostly conifer / aspen mixed forest.
A nice assortment of mushrooms was found although not in any large quantities and the quality was not ideal due to the lack of adequate rain. To the best of our abilities – listed below are the names of specimens found – names may not necessarily reflect the most current scientific genus.
- Agaricus silvicola
- Albatrellus ovinus / Sheep polypore
- Apioperdon pyriforme
- Polyporus varius / Black footed polypore
- Polyporus badius / Bay Brown polypore
- Clavariadelphus truncatus / Flat topped coral
- Cortinarius sp – varius including a purple gilled
- Fomitopsis rosea
- Ganoderma applanatum / Artist’s conk
- Gloeophyllum sepiarium
- Gomphus clavatus / Pig’s ears
- Gomphidius subroseus
- Hydnellum caeruleum / Blue tooth
- Hydnellum concrescens
- Hydnum repandum / Sweet tooth mushroom
- Hypomyces luteovirens / Green lobster
- Laccaria laccata
- Lactarius deliciosus group
- Lactarius rufus
- Leccinum insigne / boreale / aurantiacum / Scaber stalks various
- Lycoperdon pyriforme / Puffballs on rotting wood
- Lyophyllum sp.
- Mycena sp.
- Paxillus involutus / Poison pax
- Peziza repanda / Spreading cup
- Pholiota squarrosa / Scaly pholiota
- Pluteus cervinus / Deer mushroom
- Ramaria sp.
- Russula brevipes / Short stemmed russula
- Russula olivacea / Green russula
- Russula ochroleuca / Yellow russula
- Russula decolorans
- Russula emetica
- Russula foetid group
- Russula sp
- Russula xerampelina / Shrimp russula
- Tramates sp.
- Sarcodon imbricatus
- Suillus sp
A few mushrooms we were unable to ID
