Fungi finds on Mount Royal

For my observations I found on Mount Royal is Dryad's Saddle, which is also known as Polyporus squamosus and pheasant's back mushroom. It grows around the time of late spring to early fall, and it grows on dying elm, beech, and sycamore trees. I also captured Poplar Bracket, or Oxyporus populinus, an apparent plant pathogen for trees. Turkey-Tail or Trametes versicolor, is another observed species of fungi I have witnessed. It is the most common mushroom in North American woods, and it was found on a dead stump gated off by thick chicken wire. They appear on dead hardwood logs and other similar trees like conifer as well. Weeping Widow is a red mushroom that I found and documented as well. Otherwise known as Lacrymaria lacrymabunda, and is called that due to the black watery droplets that appear at the cap rim. Tapioca Slime Mold, or Brefeldia maxima, is another fungus that I found on Mount Royal. Slime Molds are difficult to remove through conventional means and you may have to do extensive yard work to remove the slime mold if it's an eyesore to view to detrimental to the local flora.

Posted on October 6, 2021 09:18 PM by aneshat