Life on the Outer Coast

Saturday the 16th took the mushroom class up Indian River trail searching for fungi. It was another sunny warm day, but the diversity of fungi was not all that I was hoping for. We did manage to see all of the major types of fleshy Basidiomycetes, just not the variety of agarics.
Did find ample Dentinum repandum, D. umbilicatum, Cantharellus cibarius and C. infundibuliformis, Cortinarius spp., and of course a reasonable number of Russula and Lactarius species. L. fallax was the most abundant Lactarius. The Russula with a solid white stem, and a bicolored red and yellow cap that is very hot tasting was the most abundant. Some nice Lycoperdon perlatum in all stages were found along the river in the red alder.
No Polyozellus multiplex, Hiericium, Rozites caperata or Bolteus mirablilis. Two rather moldy king boletes were found, so at least people were able to see the pore layer.
No coprinus, but there was a nice inky mess in Marge and Tedin's yard that might be promising next year.