Vacation Photos 2003: New Hampshire & Québec

In August, 2003, my wife and I traveled to Québec City, Québec, Canada for the 2003 North American Mycological Society foray. Before reaching Québec, we mushroomed in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

No microscope was available, so all of these fungi were identified by macroscopic features using these field guides:

Roody, W.C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginea and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Press. 520 p.
Bessette, A.E., Roody, W.C. & Bessette, A.R. (2000). North American Boletes: A Color Guide to the Fleshy Pored Mushrooms. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. 400 p.
Barron, G. (1999). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, AB: Lone Pine Publishing. 336 p.
Bessette, A.E., Bessette, A.R. & Fischer, D.W. (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. 582 p.

Most of these species do not occur in the Western United States.

All photographs © Michael Wood. Click on the species name to see the photo. Some photos also have a higher resolution version available by clicking on the "Hi Res Photo" icon.

New Hampshire

Amanita virosa
Amanita virosa
Amanita virosa
This is one of the deadly poisonous "destroying angels".
Boletus ornatipes
Boletus ornatipes
The reticulum on the stipe is distinctive.
Climacadon septentrionale
Climacadon septentrionale
Climacadon septentrionale
From a distance this mushroom looks like a typical polypore growing on a tree. Upon closer inspection you will notice that it has spines instead of pores on the lower surface.
Gyroporus cyanescens
This bolete blues very quickly!
Paxillus atrotomentosus
Very young.
Strobilomyces floccopus
Called "the old man of the woods", a strange name with an unknown origin.
Tylopilus felleus
Tylopilus felleus
From a distance this can be confused with Boletus edulis, an excellent edible. But this mushroom is extemely bitter.

Québec

Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
The common Amanita muscaria in the Eastern United States has a yellow, unlike the common Amanita muscaria of the West Coast that has a red cap.
CAF description
Clavaria rosea
This bright little Clavaria is uncommon.
Clavulinopsis laeticolor
This coral fungus occurs across the United States.
CAF description
Craterellus tubaeformis
Often called the "yellow foot" chanterelle. Here on the west coast we sometimes call them the "winter chanterelle" because they appear in January and February. I'm sure they don't do that in Québec!
Galerina sp.
Moss is a common habitat for Galerinas.
Ganoderma applanatum
The "artists conk".
CAF description
Lactarius lignyotus
A very handsome Lactarius.
Lycoperdon perlatum
A common puffball.
CAF description
Nolanea quadrata
Few Nolaneas are bright colored, this is the exception.
Ramaria sp.
Ramaria sp.
Ramarias are common in many forests, but most are difficult to ID to species.
Russula sp.
One of several Russulas with green colors in the cap.
Scleroderma citrina
Scleroderma species are often called "earthballs" to distinguish them from the "true" puffballs. Earthballs, which are related to the boletes, are mycorrhizal and not edible. The puffballs are related to Agaricus, are saprophytic, and are generally edible when young.
Xerula radicata
Also called Oudemansiella radicata, this mushroom is reputably edible.