With one of the rainiest summers in southern Alberta, Mushroom madness has gotten a hold on people. A very large showing of fungal fanatics descended upon Perrenoud with many new members eager to learn. People came with pictures of mushrooms they have been finding and were eager to find out what it was and if it was edible. We went over some foraging basics and then went to work identifying and sorting (finding mushrooms was not a problem). Most impressive were the gigantic funnels of Aspropaxillus giganteus. We all had a lovely day, the sun was shining, and the fungi fantastic.
Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Perrenoud Wildlife Habitat Area
Foray Leader(s): Nadia Shiwdin
Foray Attendees: 48+
Weather: Sunny
Finds:
- Leccinum insigne
- Pleurotus populinus
- Amanita populiphila
- Flammulina aff. velutipes
- Pluteus cervinus
- Pluteus chrysophlebius
- Pluteus romellii
- Lactrius deliciosus s.l.
- Lactarius rufus
- Aspropaxillus giganteus
- Coprinopsis atramentaria
- Coprinellus micaceus
- Phaeoclavulina abietina s.l.
- Hericium coralloidies
- Infundubilicybe gibba
- Agaricus sylvicola
- Agaricus Sect. minores
- Suillus tomentosus
- Suillus umbonatus
- Suillus brevipes
- Pseudomarasmius pallidocephalus
- Gymnopus androsaceus
- Gymnopus dryophilus
- Gymnopus ‘aquosus PNW04’
- Syzgospora mycetophila
- Artomyces pyxidatus
- Tricholoma saponaceum
- Tricholoma terrea s.l.
- Paralepista gilva
- Homophron spadacium
- Collybiopsis confluens
- Apioperdon pyriforme
- Lycoperdon perlatum
- Fomitopsis mounceae
- Fomitopsis ochracea
- Zhuliangomyces illinitus
- Hemimycena lactea
- Pholiota squarrosa
- Clavariadelphus ligula
- Claviaiadelphus sp.
- Rhodocollybia butyracea
- Hebeloma cf. crustuliniforme
- Ampulloclitocybe clavipes
- Lyophyllum decastes
- Peziza sp.
- Paxillus sp.
- Conocybe sp.
- Lepiota sp.
- Cortinarius sp. (many)
- Russula sp. (many)
- Ramaria type mushrooms (many)
- White clitocyboid mushrooms (many)
