It was a beautiful day to survey an area of the Poplar Creek Natural Area & we collected a good variety of edible & interesting fungi! Favourites of the day included many Hydnums (hedgehogs!), a single King Bolete, a couple Leccinums, a few Amanitas & a really cool entomopathogenic fungi on a larva – Orphiocordyceps variabilis. We were very happy to report no garbage was found in the area, however there was a good bit of fresh deadfall & some piles of brush to report in our survey report.
Finds:
- Ophiocordyceps variabilis
- Boletus edulis clade
- Hydnum
- Amanita muscaria var Guessowii/Amanita chrysoblema
- Pluteus granularis
- Cuphophyllus
- A variety of Russulas
- A variety of Mycenas
- A variety of Tricholomas including Tricholoma vaccinum
- Trametes pubescens
- Fomitopsis betulina
- Hygrophorus
- A variety of Cortinarius
- Lepiota
- Fomes excavatus
- Zhuliangomyces illinitus
- Coprinopsis
- Leccinum
- Chlorociboria
- Helvella
- Entoloma
- Clavulina
- Chalciporus piperatus
Date: September 20, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Poplar Creek Natural Area
Terrain: Mixed forest – Poplar, Birch & Spruce
Foray Leader(s): Lori-Anne Leger, Ryan Armishaw
Foray Attendees: 11
Weather: Mild & Sunny











