Spring mushroom excitement drew many AMS members to explore the Perrenoud Wildlife Habitat Area. Hopes were high to find a high number of morels and/or verpas. However, despite the earlier rains in May, the area was somewhat dry and only 1 morel was found. A smattering of mostly older mushrooms, polypores and fungal crusts were found.
Date: Saturday, May 23, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Perrenoud Wildlife Habitat Area, approixmately 1 hour drive west of Calgary.
Terrain: Mostly flat with some elevated areas. Trees are mainly deciduous (aspen, poplar) with some conifers.
Foray Leader(s): Christine Costello, Nadia Shiwdin, Taylor Routledge, Sean Campbell
Foray Attendees: 59
Weather: Sunny, warm
Finds:
- Fomitopsis mounceae
- Fomitopsis ochracea
- Fomitopsis cajanderi
- Trametes ochracea
- Trametes suavaolens
- Trichaptum abietinum
- Trichaptum subchartaceum
- Lycoperdon perlatum
- Apioperodon pyriforme
- Dacrymyces crysospermus
- Peniophora rufa
- Gloeophyllum sepiarium
- Phellinus tremulae
- Phyllotopsis nidulans
- Auriscalpium vulgare
- Ganoderma aplanatum
- Cerioporus varius
- Microstoma protractum
- Bjerkandra adusta
- Morchella sect. distantes
- Entoloma cf. vernum
- Mycena sp.
- Stereum sp.
- Porodeadalea sp.
- Cheilymenia sp.
- Peziza spp.
