Mushrooms on South Park Drive
Strolled up South Park with Marissa and Liz in search of fungal friends and found a fair few, my favorite being the rather strange Clavariadelphus occidentalis, a beast that apparently doesn't come up every year but seems to be doing well for itself this winter.
Questions:
Why are there introduced pines along South Park Drive?
Presumably they were all planted when Tilden was being landscaped in an effort to make it seem even more scenic, but the ones further up by the picnic areas have become very well established and host a panoply of fungi. I wonder how long it took after planting before stuff started fruiting.
What does spotted coralroot parasitize?
A question I seem to have to re-answer again and again for myself. Short answer: a bunch of stuff, but in the East Bay, probably Russula species. See Taylor & Bruns (1999)
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Tritón de California (Taricha torosa)Observ.
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One of maybe 5 or 6 we saw. Almost every single human we saw asked if we'd seen any newts.
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Género ClitocybeObserv.
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Small, under redwood, no notable smell.
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Maybe L. argillaceifolius var. megacarpus, but definitely not gray. Many were very large, though, 30+ cm in diameter.
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Hongos de Coral (Clavariadelphus occidentalis)Observ.
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Yay! These things are so cool.
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Hongo de la Muerte (Amanita phalloides)Observ.
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A couple fruiting, but far fewer than in December.
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Clavaria falcataObserv.
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Maybe? Same color as Macrotyphula but thicker.
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Hey, I had heard (I vaguely remember it was one of my forestry profs- um- about 30 years ago) the planted Monterey pines along the Oakland-Berkeley Ridge Line were a WPA project. The ones above the Caldecott are gone now due to the Oakland fire- but I remember the distinct silhouette they cast.
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