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Massasoit Rd area

Walk 10 · Wednesday, 12 August 2026 · 5:51–6:51 PM EDT · Worcester, MA

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Daily rainfall, inches (bar height and upper number) · peak relative humidity, % (lower number) · day of the walk in gold · faded tiles are dates with no station data. Observed data from Worcester Regional Airport (KORH), about 5 miles away.

Warm, dry, light westerly. Trace only.

Cleanup on this walk. No record kept — logging began later. See the cleanup ledger.

Also seen that day

Jewelweed at the trail edge 17:51

Impatiens capensis in flower where the trail leaves the road. Not a fungus, and the first thing photographed on the walk. It is here because a guide that records only what it can name gives a false picture of what an August evening in these woods looks like.

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Boletes 11

Large bolete at the base of a stumpLarge bolete at the base of a stumpBoletaceae · Aug 12Low–moderateDark red-brown bolete by the waterDark red-brown bolete by the waterBoletaceae · Aug 12ModerateBrown bolete beside the red-brown oneBrown bolete beside the red-brown oneBoletaceae · Aug 12Low–moderateRed-brown bolete under a leafRed-brown bolete under a leafBoletaceae · Aug 12ModerateOrange-tan bolete in oak litterOrange-tan bolete in oak litterBoletaceae · Aug 12Low–moderateYellow-pored bolete on a fallen logYellow-pored bolete on a fallen logBoletaceae · Aug 12ModerateGreen-tinged bolete against a stumpGreen-tinged bolete against a stumpBoletaceae · Aug 12Low–moderateDark scaly boleteDark scaly boleteBoletaceae · Aug 12ModeratePurple-grey boletePurple-grey boleteBoletaceae · Aug 12ModeratePale bolete among fernsPale bolete among fernsBoletaceae · Aug 12Low–moderateLarge brown boleteLarge brown boleteBoletaceae · Aug 12Moderate

Russulas & milkcaps 2

Rose-red brittlegill in grassRose-red brittlegill in grassRussula sp. · Aug 12ModerateRed brittlegills in grassRed brittlegills in grassRussula sp. · Aug 12Moderate

Orange & yellow 2

Scarlet cap on a mossy logScarlet cap on a mossy logUnidentified agaric · Aug 12Low–moderatePink cap and yellow bracketPink cap and yellow bracketUnidentified fungus · Aug 12Low

Polypores & brackets 1

Fungi on the fallen logFungi on the fallen logUnidentified fungus · Aug 12Low

Other finds 13

Grey-brown cap in litterGrey-brown cap in litterUnidentified agaric · Aug 12LowRed-brown cap on the slopeRed-brown cap on the slopeUnidentified agaric · Aug 12LowSmall red cap in leaf litterSmall red cap in leaf litterUnidentified agaric · Aug 12LowPale grey caps in litterPale grey caps in litterUnidentified agaric · Aug 12LowWhite and pale caps at the trail edgeWhite and pale caps at the trail edgeUnidentified agaric · Aug 12LowPale clustered fruitbodies on the groundPale clustered fruitbodies on the groundUnidentified fungus · Aug 12LowCream caps in litterCream caps in litterUnidentified agaric · Aug 12LowPale grey cap beside the brittlegillsPale grey cap beside the brittlegillsUnidentified agaric · Aug 12LowWhite scaly capWhite scaly capUnidentified agaric · Aug 12LowScaly cap in litterScaly cap in litterUnidentified agaric · Aug 12LowWhite speckled capWhite speckled capUnidentified agaric · Aug 12LowDark cap among fernsDark cap among fernsUnidentified agaric · Aug 12LowWhite gilled mushroom at duskWhite gilled mushroom at duskUnidentified agaric · Aug 12Low