The Foray was held in Perrenoud Wildlife Habitat Area – approximately 1 hour drive NW from Calgary Centre. This is a 321 acre natural area.
Christine and Barb had foraged for mushrooms the day before in the Pigeon Lake area. These mushrooms were initially displayed on the table in order to present a learning experience. Of note were Amainita muscaria, Amanita vaginata, Hemileccinum subglabripes which were found at Pigeon Lake, but none of these types were found in the Perrenoud forest.
Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024. 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Perrenoud Wildlife Habitat Area.
Foray Leader(s): Christine Costello, Barb Shworak
Attendees: 25
Weather: Temperatures were warm around 22°C average. Mostly sunny with some clouds and there was a light shower lasting about 20 minutes.
Terrain: Fairly flat with some hilly areas. Mix of aspen, poplar, fir, pine and spruce.
Finds: A fairly diverse number os specimens were found. Listed below are the names of most of the specimens found. Due to lack of time, many mushrooms were only identified to the Genus stage. Also, names may not necessarily reflect the most current scientific name.
Agaricus silvaticus
Artomyces pyxidatus
Chroogomphus sp.
Clitocybe sp.
Coprinopsis atramentaria
Flamulina velutipes
Gyromitrea infula
Hericium coralloides
Lactarius deterrimus
Leccinum sp.
Lycoperdon sp.
Peziza repanda
Pholiota squarrosa
Phylotopsis nidulans
Pleurotus populinus
Russula brevipes
Russula spp. – Yellow, red, green tan Russulas
Ramaria spp.
Scutellinia sp.
Spathularia flavida
Suillus brevipes
Suillus grevillei
Suillus tomentosus
Suillus spp.
