The clouds parted to give us a nice showing of mushrooms in the poplar and spruce dominated forests west of Water Valley. The recent heavy rains made promise of good fortune, and we were not disappointed as good friends and rare fungi made an appearance. Montane species such as Pigs ears, Purple Spindles, and Pink Crowns that would blow spores back at you were some fan favorites and good representation of the beautiful area we were in.
Date: Sunday, July 27, 2025. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Water Valley / Calgary area foray
Foray Leader(s): Taylor Routledge
Foray Attendees: 35
Finds:
- Gomphus clavatus
- Alloclavaria purpurea
- Sarcosphaera sp.
- Collybia nuda s.l.
- Collybia odora
- Leccinum insigne
- Leccinum vulpinum
- Hericium coralloidies
- Sarcodon imbricatus
- Infundubilicybe gibba
- Agaricus sylvicola
- Gomphidius subroseus
- Suillus tomentosus
- Suillus umbonatus
- Suillus brevipes
- Suillus pseudobrevipes
- Pseudomarasmius pallidocephalus
- Gymnopus androsaceus
- Gymnopus dryophilus
- Gymnopus ‘aquosus PNW04’
- Syzgospora mycetophila
- Hydnellum aurantiacum
- Hydnellum caeruleum
- Artomyces pyxidatus
- Tricholoma equestre
- Tricholoma terrea s.l.
- Homophron spadacium
- Collybiopsis confluens
- Hygrocybe conica s.l.
- Apioperdon pyriforme
- Lycoperdon perlatum
- Fomitopsis mounceae
- Fomitopsis ochracea
- Zhuliangomyces illinitus
- Hemimycena lactea
- Mycena pura
- Pholiota spumosa
- Pholiota squarrosa
- Clavariadelphus ligula
- Rhodocollybia butyracea
- Rhodocollybia maculata
- Lyophyllum decastes
- Hebeloma cf. crustuliniforme
- Cortinarius sp. (many)
- Russula sp. (many)
- Ramaria type mushrooms (many)
