Pelham Bay Park has 2700 acres. The forested part is much smaller but contains a variety of trees that are host to a number of choice edible mushrooms. Trees include post and chestnut oaks, which are found in few other city parks, as well as red and white oaks, black birch, American beech, and a planted pine grove.
June 10, 2017…..90
April 23, 2017…..50
December 18, 2016 [about 100 species collected!]
November 6, 2016 ?
June 11, 2016 [90+ species]
April 2, 2016…..70
November 22, 2015………..100
September 26, 2015………40
May 10, 2015……..50
May 18, 2014….40
November 9, 2013…..50
May 26, 2013…..30
2012 ???
june 5, 2011………..20+
December 4, 2010 (not official NYMS walk)
July 11, 2009 (not official NYMS walk)
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Consolidated Checklist of Mushrooms found at Pelham Bay Park
A fraction of what Pelham Bay Park contains – but a beginning……………..many still t0 be added
Ascomycetes: 60
Jelly Fungi: 5
Chanterelles: 3
Coral: 3
Crust Fungi: 28
Polypores: 40
Boletes:5
Gilled Mushrooms: 63
Gasteromycetes: 5
Rust Fungi: 2
Myxomycetes: 13
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ASCOMYCETES
Apiosporina morbosa
Boscpgmoaixoa atropunctata
Bisporella citrina
Bulgaria inquinans
Chlorociboria aeruginascens
Coccomyces coronatus
Colpoma sp.
Daldinia childiae (concentrica)
Daldinia sp. (on white birch)
Dasyscyphus virgineus
Diaporthe sp.
Diatrype stigma
Eutypella scoprria
Hypomyces chrusospermus
Hypocrea sulphurea
Hypoxylon howeanum
Hypoxylon sp.
Kretzschmaria deusta
Lasiosphaeria sp.
Lophodermium pinastri
Morchella angusticeps
Nectria-like sp.
Peziza phyllogena (badioconfusa)
Phaeocalicium polyporium
Phomopsis sp.
Rosellinia sp.
Tarzetta cupularis
Xylaria liqudambaris
Tar-spot on goldenrod
JELLY FUNGI
Auricularia americana (auricula)
Exidia gelatinosa
Exidia recisa
Tremella aurantia (mesenterica)
Tremella foliacea
CHANTERELLES & BLACK TRUMPETS
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
Cantharellus lateritius
Craterellus fallax
CORAL & TOOTH FUNGI
Artomyces (Clavicorona) pyxidatus
Hydnellum concrescens
Sarcodon underwoodii
CRUST & PARCHMENT FUNGI
Aleurodiscus oakesii
Botryobasidium aureum
Chondrostereum purpureum
Corticium roseum
Fibrodontia gossypina
Hydnochaete olivacea
Hymenochaete tabacina
Mycoacia uda
Peniophora albobadia
Penioophora cinerea
Peniophora cf sambuci
Phanerochaete chrysorhiza
Phlebia incarnata
Phlebia tremellosa
Punctularia strigosozonata
Sarcodontia setosa
Steccherinum ochraceum
Stereum complicatum
Stereum hirsutum
Stereum ostrea
Xylobolus frustulatus
POLYPORES
Abortiporus biennis
Antrodia sp.
Daedalea quercina
Daedaleopsis confragosa
Datronia mollis (2016(
Favolus alveolaris
Ganoderma applanatum
Ganoderma curtisii
Ganoderma sessile (lucidum)
Gloeoporus dichrous
Hapalopilus nidulans
Heterobasidion annosum (2016)
Irpex lacteus
Lactarius sulphureus
Lenzites betulina
Onnia tomentosa (2016)
Perenniporia sp.
Phaeolus schweinitzii
Phellinus gilvus
Phellinus robiniae
Polyporus arcularius
Polyporus craterellus
Polyporus elegans
Polyporus squamosus
Pycnoporus cinnabarinus
Spongipellis delectans ?
Trametes gibbosa
Trametes hirsuta
Trametes versicolor
Trichaptum biforme
BOLETES
Boletus cf calopus ???
Suillus luteus (2015)
Tylopilus badiceps
GILLED MUSHROOMS
Agaricus bernardii
Agaricus campestris
Agrocybe dura
Agrocybe praexox
Amanita crenulata
Amanita rubescens
Amanita vaginata
Armillaria mellea
Bolbitius vitellinus
Coprinus disseminatus
Coprinus micaceus
Coprinus radians ozonium
Flammulina velutipes
Hypholoma fasciculare
Lactarius quietus
Lentinus strigosus (Panus rudis)
Leucoagaricus americanus
Marasmius nigrodiscus
Megacollybia rodmanii
Mycena alcalina
Mycena haematopus
Mycena inclinata
Panellus stipticus
Pholiota sp.
Pleurotus ostreatus
Plicaturopsis crispa
Pluteus cervinus
Psathyrella candolleana
Psathyrella velutina
Psathyrella spp.
Russula mariae
Russula ventricosipes ?
Russula spp.
Schizophyllum commune
Stropharia ruogosoannulata
Tectella patellaris
GASTEROMYCETES
Lycoperdon marginatum
Lycoperdon pyriforme
RUST FUNGI
Rust on Rosa multiflora
Rust on goldenrod
MYXOMYCETES
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa var. poroides
Comatrichia typhoides ?
Fuligo septica
Lycogala epidendron
Metatrichia vesparium
Physarum sp.
Reticularia lycoperdon
Stemonitis longa ?
Stemonitis sp.
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NYMS – Pelham Bay Park – MAY 10, 2015
Mother’s Day Foray…….about 50 species!
ASCOMYCETES
Apiosporina morbosa
Biscogniauxia atropunctata
Colpoma sp.
Colpoma-like sp.
Coccomyces coronatus
Daldinia concentrica complex
Dasyscyphus virgineus
Diaporthe aristata ?
Diatrype stigma
Eutypella scoparia
Hypoxylon howeianum
Kretzschmaria deusta
Lasiosphaeria sp. ?
Lophodermium sp.
Morchella angusticeps
Nectria sp.
Peziza phyllogena
? Geopyxis sp. ?
Phaeocalicium polyporaeum
Phomopsis sp. (bitternut hickory ‘gall’)
Rosellinia sp.
JELLY FUNGI
Exidia recisa
Tremella foliacea
CRUST and PARCHMENT FUNGI
Aleurodiscus oakesii
Botryobasidium aureum
? Fibrodontia gossypina ?
Peniophora cinerea
Phanerochaete chrysorhiza
Punctularia strigosozonata
Steccherinum ochraceum
Stereum complicatum
Stereum ostrea
Xylobolus frustulatus
Various unidentified crusts
POLYPORES
Antrodia sp. ?
Irpex lacteus
Lenzites betulina
Phellinus gilvus
Phellinus robiniae
Polyporus squamosus
Trametes gibbosa
Trametes hirsuta
Trametes versicolor
Trichaptum biforme
A couple of unidentified resupinate poroid fungi
GILLED MUSHROOMS
Coprinus sp.
Mycena sp.
Plicaturopsis crispa
Pluteus cervinus
Schizophyllum commune
GASTEROMYCETES
Lycoperdon pyriforme
MYXOMYCETES
Enteridium lycoperdon
Fuligo septica
Metatrichia vesparium
RUST FUNGI
Rosa multiflora rust (Phragmidium rosae-multiflorae)
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NOVEMBER 22, 2015……………….Not added yet – but about 50 new species were found on this walk !!!!!
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September 10, 2017
NYMS – PELHAM BAY – September 10, 2017 More than 70 species identified [If everything could have been collected and identified we would have well over 100 taxa] ASCOMYCETES Cosmospora sp. on Diatrype Diatrype stigma Eutypella scoparia Helvella cf acetabulum Hypocrea sulphurea Orbilia sp. Patellaria ? Phaeocalicium polyporaeum Phomopsis sp. Sarcoscypha occidentalis Xylaria polymorpha Several additional species BASIDIOMYCETES JELLY FUNGI Exidia glandulosa Tremella aurantia CHANTERELLES Cantharellus lateritius CORAL FUNGI Clavulina cristata Sparassis spathulata CRUST FUNGI Athelia sp. Hydnochaete olivacea Phlebia incarnata Stereum hirsutum Stereum ostrea Maybe another 6 species POLYPORES Daedalea quercina Ganoderma curtisii Heterobasidion annosum Inonotus dryadeus Irpex lacteus Laetiporus sulphureus Phellinus sp. Polyporus craterellus Polyporus radicatus Polyporus elegans/varius Trametes gibbosa Trametes versicolor Trichaptum abietinum Trichaptum biforme Maybe 3 additional species BOLETES Boletus or Xerocomus ? Gyroporus castaneus GILLED MUSHROOMS Agaricus campestris Amanita onusta Amanita cf amerivirosa nom prov Conocybe sp. Entoloma abortivum Gymnopilus luteus Gymnopus sp. Hygrocybe cf miniata (bright red) Inocybe cf lacera Lactarius sp. (white latex) Lentinellus ursinus Leucoagaricus sp. Marasmius nigrodiscus Marasmius rotula Marasmius sp. Mycena alcalina Mycena haematopus Mycena inclinata Mycena sp. (dark gray pileus) Panellus stipticus Pleurotus ostreatus Psathyrella velutina Russula sp. (yellow, with oaks) Russula sp. (pink, with oaks) Russula sp. (red, with spruce) Russula sp. (purple, with oaks) Tricholomopsis rutilans Until scoped a couple of LBMs outstanding GASTEROMYCETES Crucibulum laeve Lycoperdon perlatum Lycoperdon sp. – or Bovista sp. Scleroderma citrinum Scleroderma cf cepa
