SUMMARY
Introduction.
Methods.
Site selection. Six sites were selected for field collecting: Cades Cove, Big Creek, Pen Hollow, Alum Cove, Pretty Hollow Gap and the Fungus 1 transect. The Fungus 1 transect was established by the ATBI "Butterflies of the Soil" project. Collecting in this site was performed to conform to and contribute to this biodiversity study. The remaining localities were chosen based upon previous collecting records of E.B. Mains.
Collecting party. The collecting party consisted of myself (J.W. Spatafora) for all sites except for Fungus Transect 1, where I was accompanied by Hank Mashburn.
Collecting. All specimens collected were placed in individual compartments of a plastic tackle box. Upon arrival back at the field house, specimens were catalogued including notes on fresh characteristics, photographed and dried on an American Harvestor food dehydrator. Dried specimens were placed in small pill boxes for protection and curation. Dried specimens were then packaged for transport back to Oregon State University where they will be housed in the Mycological Collection of the Oregon State University Herbarium (OSC). An itinerary of the trip including travel dates and collecting dates and sites is provided in Table 1.
Results.
Future Collecting.
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July 21 Fungus Transect 1 and along Rough Fork Trail
July 22 Big Creek Trail
July 23 Cosby Campground: Pen Hollow Trail
July 24 Alum Cove Trail
July 25 Pretty Hollow Gap Trail
Table 2. Fungi Collected in GSMNP - 1999
Table 2A. Cade's Cove: Abram's Falls Trail
Coll. # | accession # | Species | Family |
Spat 99-130 | OSC 69277 | Paecilomyces cf. farinosus | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-131 | OSC 69278 | Paecilomyces cf. farinosus | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-132 | OSC 69279 | Paecilomyces cf. farinosus | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-135 | OSC 69282 | Cordyceps ophioglossoides | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-136 | OSC 69283 | Beauveria sp. | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-139 | OSC 69286 | Trichoglossum hirsutum | Geoglossaceae |
Spat 99-140 | OSC 69287 | Xylaria cf. percicinus | Xylariaceae |
Coll. # | accession # | Species | Family |
Spat 99-133 | OSC 69280 FU 0264 | Cordyceps variabilis | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-134 | OSC 69281 FU 0281 | Cordyceps cf. fracta | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-141 | OSC 69288 | Cordyceps acicularis | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-142 | OSC 69289 | Cordyceps ophioglossoides | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-155 | OSC 69302 | Paecilomyces cf. farinosus | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-159 | OSC 69306 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-162 | OSC 69309 | Beauveria sp. | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-173 | OSC 69319 | Cordyceps acicularis | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-174 | OSC 69320 | Cordyceps acicularis | Clavicipitaceae |
Coll. # | accession # | Species | Family |
Spat 99-143 | OSC 69290 | Peziza sp. | Pezizaceae |
Spat 99-144 | OSC 69291 | Otidea grandis | Otideaceae |
Spat 99-145 | OSC 69292 | Otidea onotica | Otideaceae |
Spat 99-146 | OSC 69293 | Daldinia concentrica | Xylariaceae |
Spat 99-147 | OSC 69294 | Daldinia concentrica | Xylariaceae |
Spat 99-148 | OSC 69295 | Helvella sp. | Helvellaceae |
Spat 99-149 | OSC 69296 | Humaria hemisphaerica | Humariaceae |
Spat 99-150 | OSC 69297 | Cantharellus cf. minor | Cantharellaceae |
Spat 99-151 | OSC 69298 | Xylaria polymorpha | Xylariaceae |
Spat 99-152 | OSC 69299 | Peziza violacea | Pezizaceae |
Spat 99-153 | OSC 69300 | Trichoglossum hirsutum | Geoglossaceae |
Spat 99-154 | OSC 69301 | Peziza badia | Pezizaceae |
Spat 99-156 | OSC 69303 | Paecilomyces cf. farinosus | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-157 | OSC 69304 | Paecilomyces cf. farinosus | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-158 | OSC 69305 | Paecilomyces cf. farinosus | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-160 | OSC 69307 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-161 | OSC 69308 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-163 | OSC 69310 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-164 | OSC 69311 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-165 | OSC 69312 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-166 | OSC 69313 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-167 | OSC 69314 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-168 | OSC 69315 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-169 | OSC 69316 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-170 | OSC 69317 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-171 | OSC 69318 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-172 | OSC 69319 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-174 | OSC 69322 | Scutellinia scutellata | Otideaceae |
Spat 99-176 | OSC 69323 | Peziza badia | Pezizaceae |
Coll. # | accession # | Species | Family |
Spat 99-177 | OSC 69324 | Cantharellus cinnabarinus | Cantharellaceae |
Spat 99-178 | OSC 69325 | Cordyceps capitata | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-179 | OSC 69326 | Cordyceps capitata | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-180 | OSC 69327 | Cordyceps sphecocephala | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-181 | OSC 69328 | Cordyceps sp. nov. | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-182 | OSC 69329 | Beauveria sp. | Clavicipitaceae |
Coll. # | accession # | Species | Family |
Spat 99-183 | OSC 69330 | Paecilomyces cf. farinosus | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-184 | OSC 69331 | Paecilomyces cf. farinosus | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-185 | OSC 69332 | Paecilomyces cf. farinosus | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-186 | OSC 69333 | Paecilomyces cf. farinosus | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-187 | OSC 69334 | Paecilomyces cf. farinosus | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-188 | OSC 69335 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-189 | OSC 69336 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-190 | OSC 69337 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-191 | OSC 69338 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-192 | OSC 69339 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-193 | OSC 69340 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-194 | OSC 69341 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-195 | OSC 69342 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-196 | OSC 69343 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-197 | OSC 69344 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-198 | OSC 69345 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-199 | OSC 69346 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-200 | OSC 69347 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-201 | OSC 69348 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-202 | OSC 69349 | Cordyceps ophioglossoides | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-203 | OSC 69350 | Cordyceps ophioglossoides | Clavicipitaceae |
Coll. # | accession # | Species | Family |
Spat 99-204 | OSC 69351 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-205 | OSC 69352 | Cordyceps ophioglossoides | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-206 | OSC 69353 | Cordyceps ophioglossoides | Clavicipitaceae |
Coll. # | accession # | Species | Family |
Spat 99-137 | OSC 69284 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-207 | OSC 69354 | Craterellus ignicolor | Cantharellaceae |
Spat 99-208 | OSC 69355 | Craterellus ignicolor | Cantharellaceae |
Spat 99-209 | OSC 69356 | Otidea sp. | Otideaceae |
Spat 99-210 | OSC 69357 | Otidea sp. | Otideaceae |
Spat 99-211 | OSC 69358 | Otidea sp. | Otideaceae |
Spat 99-212 | OSC 69359 | Podostroma alutacea | Hypocreaceae |
Spat 99-213 | OSC 69360 | Leotia viscosa | Leotiaceae |
Spat 99-214 | OSC 69361 | Cordyceps cf. capitata | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-215 | OSC 69362 | Cordyceps cf. fracta | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-216 | OSC 69363 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-217 | OSC 69364 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-218 | OSC 69365 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-219 | OSC 69366 | Cordyceps militaris | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-220 | OSC 69367 | Cordyceps ophioglossoides | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-221 | OSC 69368 | Cordyceps ophioglossoides | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-222 | OSC 69369 | Cordyceps ophioglossoides | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-223 | OSC 69370 | Paecilomyces cf. farinosus | Clavicipitaceae |
Spat 99-224 | OSC 69371 | Paecilomyces cf. farinosus | Clavicipitaceae |
Table 3. Total number of collections by taxon.
Taxon | Number of collections |
Clavicipitaceae | |
Beauveria sp | 3 |
Cordyceps ophioglossoides | 9 |
Cordyceps variabilis | 1 |
Cordyceps cf. fracta | 2 |
Cordyceps acicularis | 3 |
Cordyceps militaris | 33 |
Cordyceps capitata | 3 |
Cordyceps sphecocephala | 1 |
Cordyceps sp. nov. | 1 |
Gibellula pulchra | 1 |
Paecilomyces cf. farinosus | 14 |
Other | |
Cantharellus cinnabarinus | 1 |
Cantharellus cf. minor | 1 |
Craterellus ignicolor | 2 |
Daldinia concentrica | 2 |
Helvella sp. | 1 |
Humaria hemisphaerica | 1 |
Leotia viscosa | 1 |
Otidea grandis | 1 |
Otidea onotica | 1 |
Otidea sp. | 3 |
Peziza sp | 1 |
Peziza badia | 2 |
Peziza violacea | 1 |
Podostroma alutacea | 1 |
Trichoglossum hirsutum | 1 |
Scutellinia scutellata | 1 |
Xylaria polymorpha | 1 |
Xylaria percicinus | 1 |
TOTAL | 94 |