Many different species of fungi can be found in Woodwild Park. Also present are slime molds, which may look like fungi but are scientifically classified as protista. Pictures of most of them are available here. Although most specimens can be very long-lived, the parts that we can see, i.e., the fruiting bodies, often last just a few days.

Photo Gallery

We've created a photo gallery of most of the fungi found in the park. Each page shows ten specimens. Or, to be more precise, ten fruiting bodies. Names of identified specimens are indicated next to the pictures. All pictures were taken in Woodwild Park.

Some of the pictures show fungi that were uprooted or broken. No fungi were disturbed for these pictures. All pictures show the fungi exactly as they were found.

Caution! The identification of all fungi (and plants and animals) is tentative and has not been confirmed by experts. Furthermore, when you encounter fungi in the park, they may or may not be the same as the ones shown here, even if they look the same. All fungi should be considered poisonous and non-edible.

Fungi and Slime Molds in Woodwild Park, Part 1
Fungi and Slime Molds in Woodwild Park, Part 2
Fungi and Slime Molds in Woodwild Park, Part 3
Fungi and Slime Molds in Woodwild Park, Part 4
Fungi and Slime Molds in Woodwild Park, Part 5
Fungi and Slime Molds in Woodwild Park, Part 6
Fungi and Slime Molds in Woodwild Park, Part 7
Fungi and Slime Molds in Woodwild Park, Part 8
Fungi and Slime Molds in Woodwild Park, Part 9
Fungi and Slime Molds in Woodwild Park, Part 10
Fungi and Slime Molds in Woodwild Park, Part 11
Fungi and Slime Molds in Woodwild Park, Part 12
Fungi and Slime Molds in Woodwild Park, Part 13
Fungi and Slime Molds in Woodwild Park, Part 14
Fungi and Slime Molds in Woodwild Park, Part 15

Alphabetical List

If you believe we've misidentified a species, please send email to info@woodwildpark.org

		Species	Information	Photo(s)	More Info
		Birch Bracket	Piptoporus betulinus	08/16/09
		Birch Polypore	see: Birch Bracket
		Bleeding Hydnellum	see: Bleeding Tooth Fungus
		Bleeding Tooth Fungus	Hydnellum peckii	06/22/11 06/23/11 06/24/11 06/25/11 06/22/11 06/24/11 06/24/11 06/25/11 06/25/11
		Brittlegill (red)	Russula	07/13/09 07/13/09 08/12/09 08/12/09
		Buttery Collybia	Rhodocollybia butyracea	06/23/11 06/23/11 06/24/11 06/24/11 06/23/11 06/23/11
		Chicken of the Woods	Laetiporus sulphureus	10/03/10 10/03/10
		Chocolate Tube Slime Mold	Stemonitis	06/09/11 06/09/11 06/09/11 06/09/11 06/09/11
		Clustered Woodlover	see: Sulphur Tuft
		Common Bonnet	Mycena galericulata	05/24/11 05/24/11 05/24/11
		Common Earthball	Scleroderma citrinum	09/30/09 09/30/09
		Common Greenshield Lichen	Flavoparmelia caperata	06/12/11 06/12/11 06/15/11 06/17/11
		Coral Slime	see: White Coral Slime
		Crumble Cap	see: Fairy Bonnet
		Deceiving Milkcap	Lactarius deceptivus	10/25/10 10/25/10 10/25/10 10/25/10
		Deep Root	Xerula radicata	08/05/09 08/05/09 08/12/09 08/12/09
		Deer Mushroom	Pluteus cervinus	06/01/11 06/01/11 06/01/11
		Devil's Tooth Fungus	see: Bleeding Tooth Fungus
		Dog Vomit Slime Mold	Fuligo septica	08/12/09 06/21/10 06/21/10 06/04/11 06/10/11 06/10/11 06/10/11 06/10/11 06/10/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/20/11 06/22/11 06/23/11 06/23/11 06/25/11 06/22/11 06/23/11 06/23/11
		Dryad's Saddle	Polyporus squamosus	04/30/11 05/07/11 05/07/11 05/07/11
		Earthball	see: Common Earthball
		Fairy Bonnet	Coprinellus disseminatus	09/27/09 10/04/09
		False Puffball	Enteridium lycoperdon	08/12/09
		False Turkey Tail	Stereum ostrea	08/29/09
		Fiber Cap	Inocybe	08/05/09
		Field Mushroom	see: Meadow Mushroom
		Freckled Dapperling	Lepiota aspera	08/23/09 08/23/09
		Giant Puffball	Calvatia gigantea	07/15/10
		Glistening Ink Cap	Coprinellus micaceus	04/10/11 04/10/11 04/10/11 04/11/11 04/27/11 04/27/11 04/28/11 04/28/11 05/22/11 05/22/11 05/22/11
		Golden Curtain Crust	see: False Turkey Tail
		Golden Jelly Fungus	see: Witch's Butter
		Green Shield	see: Common Greenshield Lichen
		Groening's Slime	see: Wolf's Milk Slime Mold
		Hexagonal-pored Polypore	Polyporus alveolaris	06/10/11 06/10/11
		Indian Oyster	Pleurotus pulmonarius	08/12/09 08/12/09 09/27/09 06/06/10 06/06/10 05/19/11 05/19/11 06/07/11 06/08/11 06/08/11 06/08/11 06/08/11 06/09/11 06/09/11 06/09/11 06/10/11 06/10/11
		Lung Oyster	see: Indian Oyster
		Meadow Mushroom	Agaricus campestris	06/22/11 06/22/11 06/22/11 06/22/11 06/22/11 06/22/11 06/23/11 06/23/11 06/23/11 06/24/11 06/25/11 06/25/11 06/25/11 06/25/11 06/25/11 06/25/11 06/23/11 06/23/11 06/23/11 06/23/11 06/24/11 06/24/11 06/24/11
		Mica Cap	see: Glistening Ink Cap
		Milk-white Toothed Polypore	Irpex lacteus	06/12/11
		Oyster Mushroom	Pleurotus ostreatus	10/04/09
		Pear-shaped Puffball	Lycoperdon pyriforme	10/08/10 10/08/10 10/08/10 10/29/10 10/29/10 10/29/10 10/29/10
		Pheasant's Back	see: Dryad's Saddle
		Phoenix Mushroom	see: Indian Oyster
		Pigskin Poison Puffball	see: Common Earthball
		Pleated Inkcap	Parasola plicatilis	07/15/10
		Plums and Custard	Tricholomopsis rutilans	08/08/09 08/08/09
		Puffball	see: Common Puffball
		Purple Brittlegill	Russula atropurpurea	07/28/09 07/28/09 06/25/11 06/25/11 06/25/11 06/25/11
		Razor Strop	see: Birch Bracket
		Red-haired Agaric	see: Plums and Custard
		Red-juice Tooth Fungus	see: Bleeding Tooth Fungus
		Red Raspberry Slime	Tubifera ferruginosa	06/21/10 06/21/10 06/21/10 06/04/11 06/14/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/18/11 06/18/11 06/20/11 06/20/11
		Strawberries And Cream	see: Bleeding Tooth Fungus
		Sulphur Tuft	Hypholoma fasciculare	09/01/10 09/01/10 09/01/10 09/01/10 09/01/10 09/01/10 09/01/10
		Tapioca Slime Mold	Brefeldia maxima	06/23/11 06/23/11 06/24/11 06/25/11
		Toothpaste Slime Mold	see: Wolf's Milk Slime Mold
		Trooping Crumble Cap	see: Fairy Bonnet
		Turkey Tail	Trametes versicolor	08/12/09 09/27/09 09/27/09 09/27/09 06/10/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/15/11
		Two-colored Bolete	Boletus bicolor	06/24/11 06/24/11 06/25/11 06/25/11 06/25/11
		Violet-toothed Polypore	Trichaptum biforme	06/13/11 06/13/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/19/11
		White Cheese Polypore	Tyromyces chioneus	06/15/11 06/16/11 06/16/11 06/16/11
		White Coral Slime Mold	Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa	08/01/09 04/18/11 04/18/11 05/24/11 06/14/11 06/15/11 06/15/11 06/20/11 06/20/11 06/20/11
		White Finger Slime	see: White Coral Slime Mold
		White-rot Fungus	Phanerochaete velutina	08/27/10 08/27/10 08/27/10 08/27/10 06/01/11
		Witch's Butter	Tremella mesenterica	06/11/11 06/13/11
		Wolf's Milk Slime Mold	Lycogala epidendrum	06/16/11 06/16/11 06/16/11 06/20/11 06/20/11
		Yellow Brain	see: Witch's Butter
		Yellow Trembler	see: Witch's Butter

Resources

Below, in alphabetical order, are some of the resources that were consulted in identifying the specimens in the park.

• Central Pennsylvania Wild Mushroom Club
• Mushroom Expert
• Mushroom Observer
• MycoBabble (a blog)
• Roger's Mushrooms
• Slime Moulds: the most remarkable organisms
• Tom Volk's Fungi
• Tom Volk's Fungi Collection (Pictures Only)

Last updated June 26, 2011

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