Fungi of Orange County, California

Fungi of Orange County, California Compiled by Peter J. Bryant, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697 To comment, mailto:pjbryant@uci.edu \| More information: Mushroom Observer \| *, Exotic species
Phylum Ascomycota
Chrysothricaceae: Gold dust lichens		Cladoniaceae: Lichens
Gold-dust Lichen, Chrysothrix candelaris		Pixie-cup lichen, cf. Cladonia chlorophaea	Common Powderhorn lichen, cf. Cladonia coniocraea
Teloschistaceae: Lichens
Golden Lichen, Caloplaca aurantia	Golden-eyed wolf lichen, Teloschistes chrysophthalmus	Common Orange Lichen, Xanthoria parietina	Sunburst Lichen, Xanthoria polycarpa
Lecanoraceae: Eggyolk lichens			Megasporaceae	Nectriaceae
Candleflame Lichen, Candelaria concolor	Crustose Lichen, Candelariella sp.	Lecanora species, possibly L. rupicola	Calcareous Rimmed Lichen, Aspicilia calcarea	Fusicolla merismoides
Parmeliaceae: Lichens
Common Greenshield Lichen, Flavoparmelia caperata	Foliose lichen, Flavopunctelia flaventior	Brown-eyed wolf lichen, Letharia columbiana	Wolf lichen, Letharia vulpina	Old Man's Beard, Usnea sp.
Pyronemataceae	Ramalinaceae: Lichens	Umbilicariaceae: Lichens
Eyelash cup, Scutellinia scutellata	Fog Lichen, Niebla ceruchoides	Umbilicaria phaea
A miniature, mostly non-vascular, forest in Wood Canyon, Orange County, CA. 1/21/11. © Peter J. Bryant
Helvellaceae	Morchellaceae: Morels	Pezizaceae: Fairy Cups		Xylariaceae
Fluted Black Elfin Saddle, Helvella dryophila	Yellow Morel, Morchella rufobrunnea	Peziza sp. (vesicolosa or sylvestris)	Peziza sp.	Cramp Balls, Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum
Phylum Basidiomycota
Agaricales: Puffballs
Tumbling Puffball, Bovista plumbea	Purple-Spored Puffball, Calvatia cyathiformis	Puffball, Calvatia pachyderma	Common Puffball, Lycoperdon perlatum	Purple-spored Puffball, Calvatia fragilis
Simocybe centunculus
Agaricaceae: Parasols and other gilled mushrooms. Mushroom Life Cycles
Salt-loving Mushroom, Agaricus bernardi	Portobello Mushroom, Agaricus bisporus	Banded Agaricus, Agaricus bitorquis	California Agaricus, Agaricus californicus	Meadow Mushroom, Agaricus campestris
Agaricus deardorffensis	Gasteroid Agaricus, Agaricus deserticola	Horse Mushroom, Agaricus fissuratus	Agaricus semotus	Yellow Staining Agaricus, Agaricus xanthodermus
Agaricus sp.	Scaley-stalked puffball, Battarrea phalloides	Shaggy Parasol, Chlorophyllum brunneum	Green spored Parasol, Chlorophyllum molybdites	Shaggy Mane Fungus, Coprinus Comatus
Leucoagaricus barssii	Leucoagaricus cupresseus	Leucoagaricus decoratus	Smooth Parasol, Leucoagaricus leucothites	Leucoagaricus sp.
Leucoagaricus sp.	* Flowerpot Parasol, Leucocoprinus birnbaumii	Montagnea arenaria	Winter Stalkball, Tulostoma sp.
Amanitaceae: Amanitas				Auriculariaceae
Pine Cone Amanita, Amanita magniverrucata	Amanita velosa	Amanita, Section Lepidella		Black Jelly Fungus, Exidia glandulosa
Bolbitiaceae
Sunny Side Up, Bolbitius vitellinus (=titubans)	Conical Mushroom, Conocybe apala	Conocybe sp.	Haymaker's Mushroom, Panaeolina foenisecii	Lawn Mushroom, Panaeolus sp.
Pholiotina sp.		Rubroboletus eastwoodii
Boletaceae: Boletes
Boletus amygdalinus	Satan's Bolete, Rubroboletus eastwoodii	Pungent Slippery Jack, Suillus pungens	Oak-loving Bolete, Xerocomellus dryophilus	Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Clathraceae: Ornate Stinkhorns	Corticiaceae: Patch-forming fungi	Cortinariaceae		Dacrymycetaceae
Lantern Stinkhorn, Lysurus mokusin	Patch-forming fungus, Family Corticiaceae	Cortinarius regalis	Cortinarius sp.	Witch's Butter, Dacrymyces chrysospermus
Entolomataceae		Diplocystidiaceae: Earthstars	Ganodermataceae
Gray Striate-top Agaric, Entoloma lividoalbum complex	Wood Pinkgill, Entoloma rhodopolium	Giant Hygroscopic Earthstar, Astraeus hygrometricus	Artist's Conk, Ganoderma applanatum
Gomphaceae		Hericiaceae	Hydnangiaceae	Hymenochaetaceae
Coral Fungus, Ramaria sp.	Coral Fungus, Ramaria sp.	Lion's Mane Mushroom, Hericium erinaceus	The Deceiver, Laccaria laccata	Family Hymenochaetaceae
Hymenogastraceae		Hypocreaceae	Inocybaceae
Poison Pie (Fairy Cakes), Hebeloma crustuliniforme	Veiled Poison Pie, Hebeloma mesophaeum	Hypomyces chrysospermus	Crepidotus fimbriatus
Marasmiaceae
Clitocybe salmonilamella	Clitocybe sp.	Gymnopus dryophilus	Gymnopus quercophilus	Gymnopus sp.
Marasmius calhouniae	Scotch Bonnet Mushroom, Marasmius oreades	Pleated Marasmius, Marasmius plicatulus	Garlic Mushroom, Mycetinis copelandii	Western Jack O'lantern Mushroom, Omphalotus olivascens
Mycenaceae
Hemimycena sp.	Orange Bonnet, Mycena acicula	Mycena capillaripes	Reddish-spotted Mycena, Mycena maculata	Mycena sp.
Mycena sp.
Nidulariaceae: Bird's Nest Fungi			Phallaceae: Stinkhorns	Phanerochaetaceae
Bird's Nest Fungus, Cyathus olla	Dung-loving Bird's Nest Fungus, Cyathus stercoreus	Nidula sp.	Dune Stinkhorn, Phallus hadriani	Ceriporia spissa
Phragmidiaceae: Rust Fungi	Physalacriaceae	Pleurotaceae
Rust fungus, Gymnoconia nitens	Honey Fungus, Armillaria mellea	Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus
Pluteaceae
Deer Shield Mushroom, Pluteus cervinus complex	Pluteus sp.	Big sheath mushroom, Volvopluteus gloiocephalus
Polyporaceae: Polypores and Bracket Fungi
Blushing rosette, Abortiporus biennis	Sulfur Shelf/Chicken of the Woods, Laetiporus gilbertsonii	Lilac Oysterling, Panus conchatus	Velvet-top fungus, Phaeolus schweinitzii	Polyporus decurrens
Elegant Polypore, Polyporus leptocephalus	False Turkey Tail, Stereum hirsutum	Turkey Tails, Trametes versicolor	Unidentified Polypore
Psathryellaceae
Harefoot Mushroom, Coprinellus flocculosus	Mica Cap, Coprinellus sect micacei	Coprinellus sect. Micacei	Ink Cap, Coprinopsis atramentaria	Coprinopsis lignicola
Coprinopsis sp.	Parasola lactea	Ink Cap, Parasola leiocephala	Psathyrella longipes	Psathyrella candolleana
Rhizopogonaceae	Russulaceae: Brittlegills and Milk-caps
Hypogeous (underground) Fungus, Rhizopogon colossus	Golden Milk Cap, Lactarius alnicola	Downy Milk Cap, Lactarius pubescens var. betulae	Short-stemmed Russula, Russula brevipes	Red-cap Russula, Russula silvicola
Schizophyllaceae	Sclerodermataceae	Stereaceae
Split Gill Fungus, Schizophyllum commune	Dead Man's Foot, Pisolithus arrhizus	Stereum ochraceoflavum
Strophariaceae			Tremellaceae
Agrocybe pediades group	Galerina sp.	Hypholoma fasciculare	Witch's Butter, Tremella aurantia
Tricholomataceae
Stemmed Giant, Lepista sp.	Tricholoma dryophilum
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