2013 Fall Forays Summary

1. 2013 Fall Foray Director's Report
2. 2013 Fall Forays Collections Summary

In the autumn of 2013 there were fourteen mushroom forays, between August 31st, and October 27st. There were forays in Dufferin Forest tract, Heartland Niagara, York Regional Forest tracts, Midhurst, Homer Watson Park, Palgrave, Niagara on the Lake and Erin. In most cases there were a few additional species that were not positively identified.

Attendance averaged about 17, with as few as few as 7 and as many as 33. On average there were 60 identified species found per foray. The Durham Forest foray on October 13th was the least fruitful foray, only 28 species were found. On the York Forest foray, on September 28th, at least 108 species were identified and several other species remained unidentified.

Amanita muscaria and Amanita citrina were found on more than half of the forays. The Amanita bisporigera were found on two forays. Armillaria species seemed to be less frequent this autumn than during most previous autumns. Orbilia delicatula cup fungi were found in the Heartland foray as well as in the York Region on September 28th. Suillus granulatus and Suillus luteus were found most often in the later forays in October. Other autumn mushrooms such as Lepista irina, Lepista nuda, Pleurotus ostreatus and Xerula megalospora were also frequently found.

Multiclavula mucida, a lichen-like fungus, was found in the York Region on September 28th and in Durham on October 13th. The ubiquitous Lycogala epidendrum slime mould was found on many of the forays. Specimens of the Metatrichia vesparium slime mould were identified on the Heartland foray, on September 7th.

- D. Andrew White, Foray Director

2013 Fall Forays Collections Summary