The foray was held in an area of land that is leased. Permission was granted to enter the premisses for a foray. The forest is fairly mature with a mixture of aspen, poplar and spruce bordering a large meadow. There had been lots of rain and the forest was very wet.
A good quantity of Verpas and Morels were found for edibility. As well, a small young cluster of oyster mushrooms was also found.
Attendee numbers: 39
Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024. 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Water Valley leased land.
Foray Leader(s): Christine Costello, Taylor Routledge
Attendees: 39
Weather: Cool around 10°C average. Very rainy but gradually stopped and just cloudy during the foray.
Terrain: Fairly flat with some hills. Mix of aspen, poplar and spruce.
Finds: Listed below are the names of specimens found – names may not necessarily reflect the most current scientific genus.
- Morchella spp. (Brown, Black and blonde)
- Verpa bohemica
- Verpa conica
- Pleurotus populinus
- Tremella mesenterica
- Dacromyces chrysospermus and capitatus
- Ganoderma applanatum
- Fomitopsis mounceae and ochracea and cajanderi
- Trichaptum subchartaceum
- Phyllotopsis nidulans
- Gymnopus brassicolens and dryophilus
- Peniophora rufa
- Phellinus tremullae
- Hebeloma mesophaeum
- Psathyrella piluliformis
- Gloeophyllum sepiarium
- Candolleomyces sp.
- Tubaria furfuracea
- Laccaria lacata
- Aprioperdon pyriforme
- Lycoperdon perlatum
- Chlorocyboria sp.
- Mycena sp.
- Heliocybe sulcata
- Schizophyllum commune
