2023
Purchase Knob AscoBlitz · August 18–20
Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center, Purchase Knob, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Korf Foray · August 14–17
Highlands Biological Station, Highlands, North Carolina
After much planning, the first Korf Foray is finally held at the Highlands Biological Station in Highlands, North Carolina. With support from Discover Life in America, registrants also attend the Purchase Knob AscoBlitz at the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The resulting checklist and abstract appear in the final issue of Mycotaxon before its unfortunate closure.
2023 observations on iNaturalistSee the data
Newman, D.S., Cronce, R.A., Dombkowski, E.D. & Dooley, C. (2023). Checklist of fungi from the first Richard P. Korf Memorial North American Ascomycete Foray and Purchase Knob AscoBlitz. In: Regional annotated mycobiota new to the Mycotaxon website. Mycotaxon 137(4): 1015–1016. doi:10.5248/137.1015 · Checklist (PDF)
The original 2023 invitation is preserved as it was published.
Invited Lectures
Björn Wergen and Dr. Luis Quijada presented remotely.
“Remembering Richard P. Korf”
Dr. Teresa Iturriaga
“The Biology Behind the Zombie-Ant Fungi”
Dr. João Araújo
“Rare Pyrenomycetes”
Björn Wergen
“Inoperculate Discomycetes of the Canary Islands”
Dr. Luis Quijada
Notable Finds
A new epitype for Hypoxylon perforatum
A collection made on bark at Blue Valley Campground near Highlands on August 16, 2023 (KORF041) was designated the epitype of Sphaeria perforata Schwein. (= Hypoxylon perforatum), with ex-type culture STMA 23134 deposited at DSMZ. The authors thank the Foray’s organizers for the chance to collect it.
Cedeño-Sánchez, M., Lambert, C., Mejía, L.C., Ebada, S.S. & Stadler, M. (2025). Chemotaxonomic and molecular phylogenetic studies of selected Hypoxylon species from the Neotropics. Mycology 16(1): 250–265. doi:10.1080/21501203.2024.2378071
Figure 3 from the article, reproduced under CC BY 4.0.
Our Sponsors
- Kumi Korf
- The Korf Family
- Discover Life in America
- Highlands Biological Station
- Mary McKellar
