Fungi of Wildwood Park |
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Basidiomycetes or Club Fungi
These fungi produce spores on the ends of microscopic clubs.
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| Gilled Mushrooms -- the largest group of Basidiomycetes |
| Meadow Mushroom |
Agaricus campestris |
| Fly Agaric |
Amanita muscaria |
| Forest Friend |
Collybia dryophila |
| Shaggy Mane |
Coprinus comatus |
| Alcohol Inky Cap |
Coprinus atramentarius |
| Deadly Galerina |
Galerina autumnalis |
| Leaf Oyster Mushroom |
Hohenbuehelia petaloides |
| Deadly Parasol |
Lepiota josserandii |
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| Orange Pinwheel |
Marasmius siccus |
| Common Mycena |
Mycena galericulata |
| Orange Mycena |
Mycena leaiana |
| Walnut Mycena |
Mycena luteopallens |
| Oyster Mushroom |
Pleurotus ostreatus |
| Shaggy Scalecap |
Pholiota squarrosa |
| Common Split-Gill |
Schizophyllum commune |
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| Boletes -- Soft mushrooms., mostly growing on the ground, with pores instead of gills |
| Shaggy-stalked Bolete |
Boletellus betula |
| American Slipperycap |
Suillus americanus |
| Granulated Bolete |
Suillus granulatus |
| Painted Suillus |
Suillus picta |
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| Polypores -- Woody fungi, mostly growing on trees, with pores instead of gills. |
| Mossy Maze Polypore |
Cerrena unicolor |
| Oak Mazegill Polypore |
Daedalea quercina |
| Milk-White Tooth Polypore |
Irpex lacteus |
| White-Pored Chicken-of-the-Woods |
Laetiporus cincinnatus |
| Cracked-Cap Polypore |
Phellinus rimosus |
| Dryad's Saddle |
Polyporus squamosus |
| Black-Foot Polypore |
Polyporus varius |
| Little Nest Polypore |
Poronidulus conchifer |
| Split-Pore Polypore |
Schizopora paradoxa |
| Turkey Tails |
Trametes versicolor |
| Violet Toothed Polypore |
Trichaptum biformis |
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| Tooth Fungi -- Woody fungi, with teeth instead of gills or pores. |
| Bleeding Tooth |
Hydnellum peckii |
| Ochre Spreading Tooth |
Steccherinum ochraceum |
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| Puffballs and Earthstars |
| Collared Earthstar |
Geastrum triplex |
| Gem-Studded Puffball |
Lycoperdon perlatum |
| Pear-Shaped Puffball |
Lycoperdon pyriforme |
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| Coral Fungi -- With fruiting bodies that look like clubs or coral |
| White Spindles |
Clavaria vermicularis |
| Golden Spindles |
Clavulinopsis fusiformis |
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| Jelly Fungi -- With rubbery gelatinous fruiting bodies |
| Wood Ear |
Auricularia auricula |
| Orange Jelly |
Dacrymyces palmatus |
| White Jelly |
Ductifera pululahuana |
| Cottonfoot Coral |
Lentaria byssiseda |
| Witch's Butter |
Tremella mesenterica |
| White Coral Jelly |
Tremella reticulata |
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| Bird's-Nest Fungi -- With spores in liitle eggs inside a little nest |
| White-Egg Bird's Nest |
Crucibulum laeve |
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Fluted Bird's Nest Fungus |
Cyathus striatus |
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| Crust & Parchment Fungi -- Fungi with smooth spore-bearing surfaces (a convenient group, but not scientifically valid) |
| Reddish-Brown Crust |
Hymenochaete badioferruginea |
| Brown Crust Fungus |
Phellinus punctata |
| Cobalt Crust |
Pulcherricium caeruleum (Terana caeruleum) |
| Crowded Parchment |
Stereum complicatum |
| False Turkey Tails |
Stereum ostrea |
| Silky Parchment |
Stereum striatum |
Ceramic Fungus |
Xylobolus frustulatus |
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| Rusts -- Plant pathogens with usually bright-colored fruiting bodies |
| Cedar-Apple Rust |
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae |
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Ascomycetes or Sac Fungi
These fungi produce spores inside microscopic bags. |
| Cup Fungi -- With cup-shaped fruitiing bodies |
| Yellow Tacks |
Bisporella citrina |
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Bulgaria rufa -- see Galiella rufa |
| White Cups |
Dasyscyphus virgineus |
| Hairy Rubber cup |
Galiella rufa |
| Shaggy Scarlet Cup |
Microstoma floccosa |
| Scarlet Cup |
Sarcoscypha austriaca |
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| Eyelash Cup |
Scutellinia scutellata |
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| Pyrenomycetes -- Shoot their spores out of narrow necked bottles called perithecia |
| Carbon Balls |
Daldinia concentrica |
| Common Tarcrust |
Diatrype stigma |
| Coralspot |
Nectria cinnabarina |
| Carbon Antlers |
Xylaria hypoxylon |
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Dead Man's Fingers |
Xylaria polymorpha |
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Lichens -- A lifestyle rather than a family grouping. They enslave green algae or cyanobacteria to provide them with food. Provide protection from the elements in return. Most lichens are ascomycetes, but there are some basidiomycetes |
| Common Green Shield Lichen |
Flavoparmelia caperata |
| Scribble Lichen |
Graphis scripta |
| Whitewash Lichen |
Phlyctis argenta |
| Crumpled Rag Lichen |
Platismatia tuckermanii |
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Slime
molds
Current biology says slime molds are no more fungi than humans are. However, they are often lumped with the fungi because they reproduce by producing spores in fruting bodies that resemble tiny mushrooms
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Carnival Candy Slime Mold |
Arcyria denudata |
| Chocolate Tube Slime Mold |
Stemonitis splendens |
| Red Raspberry Slime Mold |
Tubifera ferruginosa |
