Wolfe’s Pond Park has more than 300 acres, about 200 or so acres of which is a forest preserve. There is a nice mix of native trees, as well as invasive species, and summer and fall, given rains, this park can offer a bonanza of mushroom finds.
WOLFE’S POND PARK, STATEN ISLAND
July 10, 2011………80+ species
July 8, 2012
July 7, 2013
July 6, 2014
Nov 23, 2014
July 12, 2015 …….100+ species
July 10, 2016 …….100+ species
July 8, 2017………150 species
About 150 non-gilled mushrooms and 100 gilled mushrooms, as of July, 2017…………250 species
ASCOMYCETES………..40+ speices as of July, 2017
Annulohypoxylon multiforme
Apiosporina morbosa
Beauveria bassiana
Biscogniauxia atropunctata
Bisporella citrina
Camarops petersii
Chlorociboria aeruginascens
Chromelosporium coerulescens
Chromelosporium terrestre
Daldinia concentrica (childiae)
Diatrype stigma
Diatrype virescens
Diatrypella sp.
Elaphocordyceps ophioglossoides
Elaphocordyceps sp.
Endothia gyrosa
Galiella rufa
Hypocrea gelatinosa
Hypocrea rufa
Hypocrea sulphurea on Exidia glandulosa
Hypomyces aurantius
Hypomyces chrysospermus
Hypomyces hyalinus
Hypomyces luteovirens
Hypomyces on Coltricia cinnamomea
Hypoxylon fragiforme
Hypoxylon howeanum
Kretschmaria deusta
Leotia lubrica
Mollisia sp.
Nectriaceae
Orbilia sp.
Peziza spp.
Phaeocalicium polyporaeum
Rosselinia subiculata
Scutellinia scutellata
Trichoderma viride
Whelaya microcarpa
Xylaria hypoxylon
Xylaria liquidambaris
Xylocoremium flabelliforme
Tiny red disk fungus
JELLY FUNGI
Auricularia auricula
Calocera cornea
Exidia glandulosa
Exidia recisa
Sebacina incrustans
Tremella cf aurantia
Tremella mesenterica
Tremellodendron pallidum
CORAL AND TOOTH FUNGI
Artomyces (Clavicorona) pyxidata
Clavulina cristata
Sparassis spathulata
CHANTERELLES AND BLACK TRUMPETS
Cantharellus cinnabarinus
Cantharellus minor
Craterellus fallax
VASE AND PARCHMENT FUNGI
Hydnochaete olivacea
Hymenochaete corrugata
Hymenochaete tabacina
Hymenochaete sp.
Peniophora albobadia
Peniophora ochracea
Phanerochaete chrysorhiza
Phlebia (Merulius) tremellosa
Plicaturopsis crispa
Steccherinum ochraceum
Stereum complicatum
Stereum hirsutum
Stereum ostrea
Thelephora vialis
Xenasmatella vaga
Xylobolus frustulatus
Xylobolus subpileatus
Others, not identified
POLYPORES………at least 35 species, as of July, 2017
Bjerkandera adusta
Bondarzewia berkeleyi
Coltricia cinnamomea
Daedaleopsis confragosa
Daldinia quercina
Favolus alveolaris
Fomitopsis spraguei
Ganoderma applanatum
Ganoderma curtisii
Ganoderma lobatum
Ganoderma sessile
Gloeoporus dichrous
Grifola frondosa
Hapalopilus nidulans
Inonotus dryadeus
Inonotus hispidus
Irpex lacteus
Ischnoderma resinosum
Laetiporus cincinnatus
Laetiporus sulphureus
Lenzites betulina
Loeweomyces fracties
Meripilus sumstinei (giganteus)
Perenniporia cf spissa ?
Phellinus gilvus
Phellinus robiniae
Polyporus elegans/varius
Schizopora paradoxa
Trametes conchifer
Trametes elegans / varius
Trametes gibbosa
Trametes hirsuta
Trametes versicolor
Trichaptum biforme
Tyromyces chioneus
BOLETES………….at least 23 boletes (as of July, 2017)
Boletus bicolor
Boletus campestris
Boletus carminipes
Boletus illudens
Boletus innixus
Boletus ornatipes
Boletus sensibilis
Boletus subtomentosus
Boletus cf subvelutipes
Gyroporus castaneus
Leccinellum albellum
Leccinellum crocopodium
Phylloporus rhodoxanthus
Phylloporus leucomycelinus
Strobilomyces floccopus
Tylopilus alboater
Tylopilus badiceps
Tylopilus ballouii
Tylopilus felleus
Tylopilus indecisus
Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus
Tylopilus sordidus
Xanthoconium affine
GILLED MUSHROOMS…………about 100 species, as of July, 2017
Agaricus sp.
Amanita abrupta
Amanita brunnescens
Amanita brunnescens var. pallida
Amanita citrina
Amanita crenulata
Amanita farinosa
Amanita flavoconia
Amanita flavorubescens
Amanita fulva
Amanita parcivolvata
Amanita rubescens
Amanita russuloides
Amanita subcokeri
Amanita vaginata
Amanita sp. (not fulva)
Amanita sect. Lepidella
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria tabescens
Clitocybe nuda
Clitocybe sp.
Coprinus atramentarius
Coprinus micaceus
Coprinus sp.
Cortinarius alboviolaceus
Cortinarius cf lilacinus
Cortinarius sect. Telamonia
Crepidotus applanatus
Crepidotus crocophyllus
Cyptotrama asprata
Entoloma strictius
Flammulaster erinaceelus
Galerina autumnalis
Gymnopilus cf sapineus
Gymnopilus spectabilis
Gymnopilus sp.
Gymnopus iocephalus
Gymnopus luxurians
Hohenbuehelia petaloides
Hygrocybe cantharella
Hygrocybe conica
Hygrocybe parvula
Hygrophorus caespitosus
Hypholoma fasciculare
Hypholoma sublateritium
Inocybe spp.
Laccaria laccata
Laccaria ohiensis
Laccaria ochropurpurea
Lactarius camphoratus
Lactarius fuliginosus
Lactarius helvus
Lactarius volemus
Lactarius sp. (small, camphoratus-like)
Lentinellus ursinus
Lepiota sp.
Macrolepiota procera
Marasmius epiphyllus
Marasmius sp. (tiny, white)
Megacollybia platyphylla
Mycena epipterygia
Mycena galericulata
Mycena sp. (tiny)
Panellus stipticus
Phaeomarasmius erinaceelus ?
Pholiota aurivella
Pleurocybella porrigens
Pleurotus ostreatus
Pluteus cervinus
Pluteus cf pellitus
Pluteus petasatus
Psathyrella candolleana
Psathyrella sp.
Resupinatus applicatus
Rickenella fibula
Russula albonigra
Russula compacta
Russula parvovirescens (crustosa)
Russula cyanoxantha
Russula flavida
Russula foetentula
Russula maculata
Russula mariae
Russula ochroleucoides
Russula silvicola
Russula subfoetens
Russula variata
Russula vinacea
Russula sp. (dry, red, bitterish)
Russula sp. (pink and green cap)
Russula spp.
Schizophyllum commune
Tricholoma subresplendens
Tubaria furfuracea
GASTEROMYCETES
Crucibulum laeve
Mutinus elegans
Pseudocolus fusiformis
Scleroderma cepa
Scleroderma citrinum
Sphaerobolus stellatus
MYXOMYCETES
Arcyria denudata
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa and poroides
Dictydium sp.
Fuligo septica
Hemitrichia calyculata
Hemitrichia clavata
Lycogala epidendrum
Metatrichia vesparium
Physarum sp.
Reticularia splendens (lycoperdon)
Stemonitis sp.
Tubifera ferruginosa
several others not identified
CYPHELLOID FUNGI
Henningsomyces sp.
ATRACTIELOMYCETES
Leucogloea compressa
- Wolfe's Pond Park
- Wolfe's Pond Park, Nov. 7, 2010
- a Tremella sp. parasitic on Stereum hirsutum
- Grifola frondosa, Hen of the Woods, Maitake
- Panellus stipticus
- Bisporella citrina
- Phyllotopsis nidulans
- Blewits, Clitocybe nuda
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