The Biota of the Gordon Natural Area - Fungi

Macrofungi at the GNA

A good deal of mycological investigation has taken place at the GNA. In 2009, undergrad Lauryn Levy, under the supervision of Dr. Greg Turner, conducted a survey of the GNA macrofungi, in which she noted 21 species of fungi (and one slime mold). For the next eight years, no mycological work appears to have taken place at the GNA, other than occasional photographing of fungi by then GNA Stewardship Manager Gerry Hertel and GNA Student Intern William Ricci.

Beginning in late 2017, GNA Student Intern Alexandra Hodowanec and GNA Stewardship Manager Nur Ritter began photographing and documenting the fungi (and slime molds) at the Gordon. This work has continued since that time with other student interns who have surveyed, identified, and catalogued the GNA’s fungi. Student Interns Paige Vermeulen, Maribeth Beatty, and Ariana Rivellini have all been at the forefront of this work.

To date, 378 species of fungi, in 240 Genera, 109 Families, and 33 Orders have been noted at the GNA. As with the bryophytes and lichens, there are numerous photos of unidentified fungi awaiting determination. And, one important thing to note is that macrofungi (i.e., the ‘visible’ fungi) represent only a tiny portion of an ecosystem's fungi, with mycorrhizal fungi representing the majority of the ecosystem's fungal component.

The species are organized in three Phyla: Ascomycetes (92 species); Basidiomycetes (282 species); and, Zygomycetes (4 species). For the Basidiomycetes, the best-represented families are the Polyporaceae (26 species) and Meruliaceae (15 species). The most speciose Ascomycete Families are the Xylariaceae (10 species), and the Hypocreaceae (8 species). Although we haven't collected any abundance data, it appears to us that the most commonly encountered and abundant species are Trichaptum biforme (Violet-toothed Polypore), Trametes versicolor (Turkey Tail), Stereum ostrea (False Turkey Tail), and Stereum complicatum (Crowded Parchment).

The actual number of species of fungi at the Gordon is assumed to be significantly higher than the 378 species currently known for the GNA and could easily be two to three times that number. What can be said is that when one of us goes out looking for fungi, they frequently encounter at least one 'new' species (i.e., one that hadn't previously been noted in the GNA). For example, of the 181 species of fungi noted in the GNA during 2020, approximately one-fifth (41 species; 22.7%) constituted first records for the Gordon.

Below, is a list of the species that have been observed at the GNA. PLEASE NOTE: The greatest part of these species identifications has been by amateurs (i.e., lovers of fungi who, in some cases, have little or no training in mycology). Hence, you should not consider these images to be a reliable source for identification. Many fungi are poisonous and you should not collect or eat any mushrooms without being absolutely certain of their identity!

You can explore the fungi checklist below, or you can access a pdf copy of the checklist.

Ascomycota Indet. #1.

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Notes

Common Name:

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By:

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

49370006 (Observed: 6/12/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Ascomycota Indet. #1
Ascomycota Indet. #1
Ascomycota Indet. #1 - close up

Hypocreales Indet. #1.

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Notes

Common Name:

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

45104982 (Observed: 2/15/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Leotiomycota Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2019

Identified By: James K. Mictchell (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

43079642 (Observed: 11/1/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Leotiomycota (No Common Name) - close up
Leotiomycota (No Common Name) - size comparison
Leotiomycota (No Common Name) - close up
Leotiomycota (No Common Name)
Leotiomycota (No Common Name) - close up
Leotiomycota (No Common Name) - side close up

Orbiliomycota Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2019

Identified By: imasongster (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

36346907 (Observed: 10/5/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Orbiliomycete (No Common Name)
Orbiliomycete (No Common Name) -
Orbiliomycete (No Common Name)
Orbiliomycete (No Common Name) - close up

Pezizomycotina Indet. #1. (Operculate Ascomycetes)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Notes

Common Name: Operculate Ascomycetes

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

49369012 (Observed: 6/12/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Operculate Ascomycetes (Pezizomycotina) - size comparison
Operculate Ascomycetes (Pezizomycotina) - close up
Operculate Ascomycetes (Pezizomycotina) - close up of individual

Pezizomycotina Indet. #2. (Operculate Ascomycetes)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Notes

Common Name: Operculate Ascomycetes

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

56972746 (Observed: 8/17/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Operculate Ascomycetes (Pezizomycotina)
Operculate Ascomycetes (Pezizomycotina)
Operculate Ascomycetes (Pezizomycotina)
Operculate Ascomycetes (Pezizomycotina)
Operculate Ascomycetes (Pezizomycotina)

Pezizomycotina Indet. #3. (Operculate Ascomycetes)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Notes

Common Name: Operculate Ascomycetes

Years Noted: 2018; 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

63815589 (Observed: 10/24/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Operculate Ascomycetes (Pezizomycotina)
Operculate Ascomycetes (Pezizomycotina)
Operculate Ascomycetes (Pezizomycotina)
Operculate Ascomycetes (Pezizomycotina)

Sordariomycetes Indet. #1.

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Notes

Common Name:

Year Noted: 2020

Identified By: James K. Mictchell (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
To date, a single occurrence known for the GNA. Growing on the broken top of a small Box Elder (Acer negundo).

iNaturalist Observations:

41901469 (Observed: 4/10/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Sordariomycete (Sordariomycetales)
Sordariomycete (Sordariomycetales)
Sordariomycete (Sordariomycetales)
Sordariomycete (Sordariomycetales)
Sordariomycete (Sordariomycetales)
Sordariomycete (Sordariomycetales)

cf. Arachnopeziza aurelia (Spider Cup)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Arachnopezizaceae

Notes

Common Name: Spider Cup

Synonyms: Peziza aurelia

Years Noted: 2019; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
A tentative identification that needs microscopy for verification.

Note: The common name 'Spider Cup' was assigned to this species by GNA staff.

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 356).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Spider Cup* (Arachnopeziza aurelia)
Spider Cup* (Arachnopeziza aurelia)
Spider Cup* (Arachnopeziza aurelia)
Spider Cup* (Arachnopeziza aurelia)
Spider Cup* (Arachnopeziza aurelia)

Ascobolus Indet. #1.

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Ascobolaceae

Notes

Common Name:

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
A diminutive coprophilous species (i.e., one that colonizes feces). To date, only a single occurrence has been noted in the GNA: this was growing on the same White-tailed Deer scat that Dung Cannon (Pilobolus crystallinus) was noted on.

iNaturalist Observations:

98120964 (Observed: 10/13/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Ascobolus) -
 (Ascobolus) - close up
 (Ascobolus) - older specimens
 (Ascobolus) - older specimens

Hydropisphaera peziza (Yellow Spot)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Bionectriaceae

Notes

Common Name: Yellow Spot

Synonyms: Nectria peziza

Years Noted: 2017-2018; 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

348277881 (Observed: 4/2/2026)

41365983 (Observed: 10/9/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 334*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Yellow Spot (Hydropisphaera peziza)
Yellow Spot (Hydropisphaera peziza)
Yellow Spot (Hydropisphaera peziza)

Nectriopsis rexiana (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Bionectriaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Verticillium rexianum

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
A myxomyceticolous fungus: i.e., a species that parasitizes slime molds (myxomycetes). Shown growing on Cribraria Indet.

iNaturalist Observations:

40253334 (Observed: 7/10/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Verticillium rexianum)
 (Verticillium rexianum)
 (Verticillium rexianum)

Stilbocrea gracilipes (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Bionectriaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Nectria gracilipes

Years Noted: 2019-2022; 2025

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

41064680 (Observed: 7/10/2019)

141991508 (Observed: 11/10/2022)

102305318 (Observed: 11/30/2021)

61515736 (Observed: 10/2/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Stilbocrea gracilipes (No Common Name)
Stilbocrea gracilipes (No Common Name)
Stilbocrea gracilipes (No Common Name)
Stilbocrea gracilipes (No Common Name)

Camarops petersii (Dogs Nose Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Boliniaceae

Notes

Common Name: Dog's Nose Fungus

Synonyms: Hypoxylon petersii; Peridoxylon petersii

Years Noted: 2019-2020

Identified By: Chase Mayers

First Noted By: Ariana Rivellini

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
To date, a single population noted in the GNA. Growing on a highly-decayed fallen tree.

iNaturalist Observations:

40131513 (Observed: 7/19/2019)

55865310 (Observed: 8/8/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 361).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 287*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 108).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 130).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Dog's Nose Fungus (Camarops petersii)
Dog's Nose Fungus (Camarops petersii)
Dog's Nose Fungus (Camarops petersii)
Dog's Nose Fungus (Camarops petersii): cross-section
Dog's Nose Fungus (Camarops petersii): cross-section

Caloscypha fulgens (Snowbank Orange Peel Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Caloscyphaceae

Notes

Common Names: Snowbank Orange Peel Fungus; Blue-Staining Cup; Dazzling Cup; Golden Cup: UK

Synonyms: Pseudoplectania fulgens

Years Noted: 2019-2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty;

Comments:
To date, just a few individuals noted in the GNA, growing alongside a fallen log. CHANGE THIS

iNaturalist Observations:

43101747 (Observed: 4/19/2020)

41188415 (Observed: 4/19/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 55).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 30*;338*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 133).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Snowbank Orange Peel Fungus
Snowbank Orange Peel Fungus

Scorias spongiosa (Beech Aphid Poop-eater)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Capnodiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Beech Aphid Poop-eater

Years Noted: 2018-2020; 2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Paige Vermeulen; Stephanie Bernasconi

Comments:
This mold utilizes the honeydew droppings of beech blight aphids; thus, the honeydew eater is commonly found below aphid colonies and on American Beech trees and plant matter. The mold is white but darkens to brown and black after months as it generates ascopores. (A Field Guide to Mushrooms of the Carolinas, pg.285)

iNaturalist Observations:

18449861 (Observed: 11/17/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 285).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 439).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Beech Aphid Poop-eater (Scorias spongiosa)
Beech Aphid Poop-eater (Scorias spongiosa) - side view

Chlorociboria aeruginascens (Blue-green Wood Stain)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Chlorociboriaceae

Notes

Common Names: Blue-green Wood Stain; Green Wood Cup; Blue-stain Fungus

Synonyms: Chlorosplenium aeruginascens

Years Noted: 2018-2019; 2021-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Kathryn Krueger; Mackenzie Rose; Mycah Choby; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
Fairly common in the Gordon, with stained wood encountered much more frequently than are the cups.

iNaturalist Observations:

330376350 (Observed: 12/10/2025)

146976039 (Observed: 1/20/2023)

131887849 (Observed: 8/18/2022)

108193335 (Observed: 3/8/2022)

100932641 (Observed: 11/3/2021)

69999645 (Observed: 9/10/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 244*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 54).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 339).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 367).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 53).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 361).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 459).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 422).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Blue-green Wood Stain (Chlorociboria aeruginascens)
Blue-green Wood Stain (Chlorociboria aeruginascens)
Blue-green Wood Stain (Chlorociboria aeruginascens)
Blue-green Wood Stain (Chlorociboria aeruginascens)
Blue-green Wood Stain (Chlorociboria aeruginascens)
Blue-green Wood Stain (Chlorociboria aeruginascens)

Chlorociboria aeruginosa (Turquoise Elfcup)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Chlorociboriaceae

Notes

Common Name: Turquoise Elfcup

Synonyms: Chlorosplenium aeruginosum

Year Noted: 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Similar to Chlorociboria aeruginascens but this species, "has a more consistently round cup and central stalk but can by identified with certainty only by the larger spores, 8-15 x 2-4 um." (Bessette et al. 2018, p. 339).

iNaturalist Observations:

379453964 (Observed: 7/8/2026)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 339*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 422*).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Chlorosplenium chlora (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Chlorospleniaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Years Noted: 2017-2019; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Maribeth Beatty; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
Formerly placed in the Dermateaceae.

iNaturalist Observations:

330467386 (Observed: 2/15/2019)

101468609 (Observed: 11/17/2021)

100171569 (Observed: 11/3/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 368).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Marrone, T. and W. E. Sturgeon (2016). Mushrooms of the Northeast: A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms. Cambridge, MN, Adventure Publications (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Chlorosplenium chlora (No Common Name)
Chlorosplenium chlora (No Common Name)
Chlorosplenium chlora (No Common Name)
Chlorosplenium chlora (No Common Name)
Chlorosplenium chlora (No Common Name)

Metarhizium Indet. #1. (Green Muscardine Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Clavicipitaceae

Notes

Common Name: Green Muscardine Fungus

Years Noted: 2020; 2023

Identified By: John Plischke (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: David Kramer;

Comments:
A single 'occurrence' noted: on a Reddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus).

iNaturalist Observations:

192092865 (Observed: 11/17/2023)

55826104 (Observed: 8/8/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Green Muscardine Fungus (Metarhizium) on a Reddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)
Green Muscardine Fungus (Metarhizium) on a Reddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)
Green Muscardine Fungus (Metarhizium) on a Reddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)
Green Muscardine Fungus (Metarhizium) on a Reddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)

Akanthomyces tuberculatus (Dwarf Caterpillarclub)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Cordycipitaceae

Notes

Common Names: Dwarf Caterpillarclub; Perithecial Moth Cordyceps

Synonyms: Cordyceps tuberculata

Years Noted: 2018-2019; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Alden Ritchey; Ariana Rivellini; Jebadiah Hickman; Maribeth Beatty; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

39922281 (Observed: 2/28/2018)

39922833 (Observed: 11/30/2018)

98812926 (Observed: 10/20/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 279-280).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 35).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Dwarf Caterpillarclub (Cordyceps tuberculata)
Dwarf Caterpillarclub (Cordyceps tuberculata)
Dwarf Caterpillarclub (Cordyceps tuberculata)

Beauveria Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Cordycipitaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Years Noted: 2018; 2023

Identified By: phillbobaggins (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Jonathan Blithe;

iNaturalist Observations:

168521733 (Observed: 6/20/2023)

39922511 (Observed: 7/27/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Beauveria (No Common Name)
Beauveria (No Common Name)
Beauveria (No Common Name)

Gibellula arachnophila (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Cordycipitaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Isaria arachnophila

Years Noted: 2020-2021

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Kathryn Krueger; Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

103157508 (Observed: 12/15/2021)

60011598 (Observed: 9/18/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 Gibellula arachnophila (No Common Name) parasitizing an unknown species of spider
 Gibellula arachnophila (No Common Name) parasitizing an unknown species of spider

Lecanicillium fungicola (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Cordycipitaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Verticillium fungicola

Year Noted: 2017

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

39926877 (Observed: 11/10/2017)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Lecanicillium fungicola: Growing on Chocolate Tube Slime (Stemonitis sp.)
Lecanicillium fungicola: Growing on Chocolate Tube Slime (Stemonitis sp.)

Diatrype disciformis (Beech Barkspot)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Diatrypaceae

Notes

Common Name: Beech Barkspot

Synonyms: Hypoxylon disciforme; Sphaeria disciformis

Years Noted: 2017-2018; 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

47676381 (Observed: 5/28/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Beech Barkspot (Diatrype disciformis)
Beech Barkspot (Diatrype disciformis)
Beech Barkspot (Diatrype disciformis)
Beech Barkspot (Diatrype disciformis)
Beech Barkspot (Diatrype disciformis)

Diatrype stigma (Common Tarcrust)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Diatrypaceae

Notes

Common Name: Common Tarcrust

Synonyms: Hypoxylon stigma; Sphaeria decorticata; Sphaeria stigma

Years Noted: 2017-2022

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Noah Long;

iNaturalist Observations:

110840226 (Observed: 3/29/2022)

49753304 (Observed: 6/15/2020)

87293065 (Observed: 3/26/2021)

65956232 (Observed: 11/24/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 524).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 362).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 295).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Common Tarcrust (Diatrype stigma)
Common Tarcrust (Diatrype stigma)
Common Tarcrust (Diatrype stigma)
Common Tarcrust (Diatrype stigma)
Common Tarcrust (Diatrype stigma)

Erysiphaceae Indet. #1. (Powdery Mildews)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Erysiphaceae

Notes

Common Name: Powdery Mildews

Year Noted: 2023

Identified and First Noted By: Jonathan Blithe

iNaturalist Observations:

163690912 (Observed: 5/25/2023)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Ascocoryne sarcoides (Purple Jelly Drops)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Gelatinodiscaceae

Notes

Common Names: Purple Jelly Drops; Purple Jellydisc

Synonyms: Coryne sarcoides; Lichen sarcoides

Years Noted: 2017-2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec; Ariana Rivellini; Stephanie Bernasconi

Comments:
Ascocoryne sarcoides represents the teleomorphic (i.e., sexual) phase of this fungus; Coryne sarcoides is the anamorphic (i.e., asexual) phase.

iNaturalist Observations:

139555445 (Observed: 10/21/2022)

18449477 (Observed: 11/17/2018)

102182099 (Observed: 11/29/2021)

61905239 (Observed: 10/6/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 56).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 338*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 357*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 362*).

Ellis, M. B. and J. P. Ellis (1990). Fungi Without Gills (Hymenocetes and Gassteromycetes) - An Identification Handbook. New York, NY, Chapman and Hall (p. 362*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 362).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 403).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Purple Jelly Drops (Ascocoryne sarcoides)
Purple Jelly Drops (Ascocoryne sarcoides)
Purple Jelly Drops (Ascocoryne sarcoides)
Purple Jelly Drops (Ascocoryne sarcoides)
Purple Jelly Drops (Ascocoryne sarcoides)
Purple Jelly Drops (Ascocoryne sarcoides)

Trichoglossum hirsutum (Velvety Earth Tongue)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Geoglossaceae

Notes

Common Names: Velvety Earth Tongue; Velvety Black Earth Tongue; Hairy Earth Tongue: UK

Synonyms: Geoglossum hirsutum

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty

iNaturalist Observations:

15517404 (Observed: 8/16/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 214).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 69).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 79).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 357).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 373).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Velvety Earth Tongue (Trichoglossum hirsutum)
Velvety Earth Tongue (Trichoglossum hirsutum)
Velvety Earth Tongue (Trichoglossum hirsutum)

cf. Biscogniauxia repanda (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Graphostromataceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Nummularia repanda

Year Noted: 2017

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Formerly placed in the Xylariaceae.

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 286*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Biscogniauxia repanda (No Common Name)
Biscogniauxia repanda (No Common Name)
Biscogniauxia repanda (No Common Name)
Biscogniauxia repanda (No Common Name)

Biscogniauxia atropunctata (Hypoxylon Canker)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Graphostromataceae

Notes

Common Name: Hypoxylon Canker

Synonyms: Diatrype atropunctata; Hypoxylon atropunctatum; Sphaeria atropunctata

Years Noted: 2017-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Kathryn Krueger; Noah Long;

Comments:
A white-rot fungus that is saprobic on the deadwood of oaks and other hardwood species (mushroomexpert.com).

iNaturalist Observations:

270482135 (Observed: 4/14/2025)

108195533 (Observed: 3/8/2022)

41187785 (Observed: 4/10/2019)

47678023 (Observed: 5/28/2020)

96932734 (Observed: 10/1/2021)

66307373 (Observed: 12/8/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Hypoxylon Canker (Biscogniauxia atropunctata)
Hypoxylon Canker (Biscogniauxia atropunctata)
Hypoxylon Canker (Biscogniauxia atropunctata)
Hypoxylon Canker (Biscogniauxia atropunctata)
Hypoxylon Canker (Biscogniauxia atropunctata)

Biscogniauxia marginata (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Graphostromataceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Sphaeria marginata

Year Noted: 2022

Identified By: Garrett Taylor (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

140252523 (Observed: 10/27/2022)

105978426 (Observed: 2/1/2022)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Biscogniauxia marginata)
 (Biscogniauxia marginata) - close up
 (Biscogniauxia marginata) - close up
 (Biscogniauxia marginata) - side view
 (Biscogniauxia marginata)

Hymenoscyphus cf. calyculus (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Helotiaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Hymenoscyphus virgultorum

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 386).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Hymenoscyphus calyculus (No Common Name)
Hymenoscyphus calyculus (No Common Name)

Hymenoscyphus fructigenus (Acorn Cup Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Helotiaceae

Notes

Common Names: Acorn Cup Fungus; Nut Disco

Synonyms: Ciboria fructigena; Helotium fructigenum; Helotium virgultorum var. fructigenum; Peziza fructigena; Phialea fructigena

Years Noted: 2018-2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Kathryn Krueger; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

102297962 (Observed: 11/30/2021)

39889583 (Observed: 9/27/2018)

39924676 (Observed: 10/2/2019)

61516668 (Observed: 10/2/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 66).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 385).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 57).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Acorn Cup Fungus (Hymenoscyphus fructigenus)
Acorn Cup Fungus (Hymenoscyphus fructigenus)
Acorn Cup Fungus (Hymenoscyphus fructigenus)
Acorn Cup Fungus (Hymenoscyphus fructigenus)
Acorn Cup Fungus (Hymenoscyphus fructigenus)

Hymenoscyphus Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Helotiaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

98135139 (Observed: 10/13/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Hymenoscyphus (No Common Name)
Hymenoscyphus (No Common Name) - top view
Hymenoscyphus (No Common Name)
Hymenoscyphus (No Common Name) - side view

Tatraea macrospora (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Helotiaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Years Noted: 2018; 2021; 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

39893038 (Observed: 8/1/2018)

91774351 (Observed: 8/19/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 413).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 67).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 361*).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Tatraea macrospora (No Common Name)
Tatraea macrospora (No Common Name)
Tatraea macrospora (No Common Name)
Tatraea macrospora (No Common Name)
Tatraea macrospora (No Common Name)
Tatraea macrospora (No Common Name)
Tatraea macrospora (No Common Name)
Tatraea macrospora (No Common Name)
Tatraea macrospora (No Common Name)
Tatraea macrospora (No Common Name)

Helvella crispa (Fluted White Helvella)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Helvellaceae

Notes

Common Names: Fluted White Helvella; White Elfin Saddle; White Saddle

Synonyms: Costapeda crispa

Years Noted: 2018-2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

69834135 (Observed: 5/30/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 527*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 75).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 349).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 160).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 202).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 333).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Fluted White Helvella (Helvella crispa)
Fluted White Helvella (Helvella crispa)

Helvella lacunosa (Elfin Saddle)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Helvellaceae

Notes

Common Name: Elfin Saddle

Synonyms: Helvella sulcata

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

69834328 (Observed: 10/9/2018)

69829607 (Observed: 9/14/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 527*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 473).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 171*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 204).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Elfin Saddle (Helvella sulcata)
Elfin Saddle (Helvella sulcata)

Helvella macropus (Long-stalked Gray Cup)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Helvellaceae

Notes

Common Names: Long-stalked Gray Cup; Felt Saddle Fungus

Synonyms: Paxina hispida; Peziza macropus

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty;

iNaturalist Observations:

40138130 (Observed: 11/9/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 528).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 77).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 350).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 166).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 45).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 203).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 335).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 424).

Images

Long-Stalked Gray Cup (Helvella macropus)
Long-Stalked Gray Cup (Helvella macropus)
Long-Stalked Gray Cup (Helvella macropus)
Long-Stalked Gray Cup (Helvella macropus)

Chlorencoelia cf. versiformis (Olive-brown Cup)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Hemiphacidiaceae

Notes

Common Names: Olive-brown Cup; Flea's Ear: UK

Synonyms: Chlorociboria versiformis; Chlorosplenium versiforme; Midotis versiformis; Peziza versiformis

Years Noted: 2018-2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini

Comments:
A tentative identification that needs microscopy for verification.

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 54).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 492).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 366).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 52).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 421).

Images

Olive-brown Cup (Chlorencoelia versiformis)
Olive-brown Cup (Chlorencoelia versiformis)
Olive-brown Cup (Chlorencoelia versiformis)
Olive-brown Cup (Chlorencoelia versiformis)
Olive-brown Cup (Chlorencoelia versiformis)
Olive-brown Cup (Chlorencoelia versiformis)
Olive-brown Cup (Chlorencoelia versiformis)
Olive-brown Cup (Chlorencoelia versiformis)

Holwaya mucida (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Holwayaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Years Noted: 2018-2020

Identified By: Jonathan Mack M.

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Noah Long;

iNaturalist Observations:

40670333 (Observed: 3/24/2020)

61443876 (Observed: 10/1/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 425).

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Crinula caliciiformis (No Common Name)
Crinula caliciiformis (No Common Name)
Crinula caliciiformis (No Common Name)
Crinula caliciiformis (No Common Name)
Crinula caliciiformis (No Common Name)
Holwaya mucida (No Common Name)
Holwaya mucida (No Common Name)

cf. Sphaerostilbella aurifila (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Hypocreaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2017

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

69949488 (Observed: 8/8/2017)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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 (Sphaerostilbella aurifila) - close up
 (Sphaerostilbella aurifila)
 (Sphaerostilbella aurifila) - close up

Hypocrea gelatinosa (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Hypocreaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Creopus gelatinosus; Sphaeria gelatinosa

Years Noted: 2018-2020; 2022-2023; 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: ; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
Trichoderma gelatinosum is the anamorph (i.e., the sexual form); Hypocrea gelatinosa—which is more commonly encountered in the literature—is the teleomorph (i.e., the asexual form).

iNaturalist Observations:

330365955 (Observed: 12/11/2025)

173787879 (Observed: 7/17/2023)

137671030 (Observed: 10/5/2022)

39923222 (Observed: 10/4/2019)

56781118 (Observed: 8/17/2020)

63817647 (Observed: 10/23/2020)

71309703 (Observed: 6/22/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 84).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 363).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 371).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Hypocrea gelatinosa (No Common Name)
Hypocrea gelatinosa (No Common Name)
Hypocrea gelatinosa (No Common Name)
Hypocrea gelatinosa (No Common Name)
Hypocrea gelatinosa (No Common Name)
Hypocrea gelatinosa (No Common Name)

Hypomyces aurantius (Orange Polypore Mold)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Hypocreaceae

Notes

Common Name: Orange Polypore Mold

Synonyms: Sphaeria aurantia

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 315).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Orange Polypore Mold (Hypomyces aurantius)
Orange Polypore Mold (Hypomyces aurantius)
Orange Polypore Mold (Hypomyces aurantius)
Orange Polypore Mold (Hypomyces aurantius)

Hypomyces cervinigenus (Helvella Eater)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Hypocreaceae

Notes

Common Name: Helvella Eater

Years Noted: 2019; 2022

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty;

Comments:
A mycoparasite. Note: the common name was assigned by GNA staff.

iNaturalist Observations:

119722598 (Observed: 5/31/2022)

69834078 (Observed: 5/30/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Helvella Eater* (Hypomyces cervinigenus)
Helvella Eater* (Hypomyces cervinigenus)

Hypomyces chrysospermus (Bolete Mold)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Hypocreaceae

Notes

Common Names: Bolete Mold; Golden Hypomyces

Years Noted: 2018; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Noah Long;

iNaturalist Observations:

87613420 (Observed: 7/18/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 83).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 370).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 319).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 100).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 371).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 379).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Bolete Mold (Hypomyces chrysospermus)
Bolete Mold (Hypomyces chrysospermus)
Bolete Mold (Hypomyces chrysospermus)
Bolete Mold (Hypomyces chrysospermus)

Hypomyces papulasporae (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Hypocreaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2018

Identified By: John Plischke (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
Observed infecting an Earth Tongue (Trichoglossum sp. See: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93051306.

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Hypomyces papulasporae (No Common Name): Parasitizing Trichoglossum Indet.

Trichoderma flavipes (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Hypocreaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2020

Identified By: Jonathan Mack M. (Facebook Ascomycete Group)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

61166406 (Observed: 9/28/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Trichoderma flavipes (No Common Name): with hand lens for scale
Trichoderma flavipes (No Common Name)
Trichoderma flavipes (No Common Name)
Trichoderma flavipes (No Common Name)
Trichoderma flavipes (No Common Name)

Trichoderma sulphureum (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Hypocreaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Hypocrea sulphurea

Years Noted: 2017; 2020-2023; 2025-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Jessica Greulich;

Comments:
A mycoparasitic species that parasitizes Black Jelly Roll Fungus (Exidia glandulosa) and also (presumably) a saprophyte.

iNaturalist Observations:

322823850 (Observed: 10/24/2025)

130283473 (Observed: 8/10/2022)

61513794 (Observed: 10/2/2020)

99482303 (Observed: 10/26/2021)

94212474 (Observed: 9/2/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Trichoderma sulphureum (No  Common Name)
Trichoderma sulphureum (No  Common Name)
Trichoderma sulphureum (No  Common Name)
Trichoderma sulphureum (No  Common Name)

Trichoderma viride (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Hypocreaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Trichoderma lignorum

Years Noted: 2017; 2019-2022; 2024-2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Kathryn Krueger; Paige Vermeulen; Rachel Resuta

iNaturalist Observations:

307489627 (Observed: 8/18/2025)

237086987 (Observed: 8/20/2024)

127263590 (Observed: 7/21/2022)

102305873 (Observed: 11/30/2021)

39925317 (Observed: 9/24/2019)

52519202 (Observed: 7/9/2020)

61166097 (Observed: 9/28/2020)

63815666 (Observed: 10/24/2020)

77680621 (Observed: 5/6/2021)

66302215 (Observed: 12/8/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 314*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

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Trichoderma viride (No Common Name)
Trichoderma viride (No Common Name)
Trichoderma viride (No Common Name)
Trichoderma viride (No Common Name)
Trichoderma viride (No Common Name)

Daldinia concentrica (Carbon Balls)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Hypoxylaceae

Notes

Common Names: Carbon Balls; King Alfred's Cakes; Cramp Balls

Synonyms: Hypoxylon concentricum; Sphaeria concentrica

Years Noted: 2017-2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Formerly placed in the Xylariaceae.

iNaturalist Observations:

42279928 (Observed: 4/15/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 79).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 361).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 293).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 109).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 374).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 393).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Carbon Balls (Daldinia concentrica)
Carbon Balls (Daldinia concentrica)
Carbon Balls (Daldinia concentrica)
Carbon Balls (Daldinia concentrica)

Hypoxylon cf. ferrugineum (Rusty Woodwart)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Hypoxylaceae

Notes

Common Name: Rusty Woodwart

Synonyms: Hypoxylon rubiginosum var. ferrugineum

Years Noted: 2017-2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Formerly placed in the Xylariaceae.

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 331*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

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Rusty Woodwart (Hypoxylon ferrugineum)
Rusty Woodwart (Hypoxylon ferrugineum)
Rusty Woodwart (Hypoxylon ferrugineum)

Hypoxylon fragiforme (Beech Woodwart)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Hypoxylaceae

Notes

Common Names: Beech Woodwart; Red Cushion Hypoxylon

Synonyms: Hypoxylon coccineum; Sphaeria fragiformis

Years Noted: 2017; 2020; 2022; 2025-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Very common at the GNA.

Formerly placed in the Xylariaceae.

iNaturalist Observations:

379458993 (Observed: 7/8/2026)

329102798 (Observed: 12/1/2025)

107763181 (Observed: 3/1/2022)

56473654 (Observed: 8/14/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 563).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 78).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 330*; 331*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. 52).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 374).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 394).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. 618).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

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Red Cushion Hypoxylon (Hypoxylon fragiforme)
Red Cushion Hypoxylon (Hypoxylon fragiforme)
Red Cushion Hypoxylon (Hypoxylon fragiforme)

Hypoxylon howeanum (Harlequin Woodwart)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Hypoxylaceae

Notes

Common Name: Harlequin Woodwart

Years Noted: 2018; 2020; 2022

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Note: the common name was assigned by GNA staff.

iNaturalist Observations:

49878915 (Observed: 6/16/2020)

50586574 (Observed: 6/22/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 330).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Hypoxylon howeanum (No Common Name)
Hypoxylon howeanum (No Common Name)
Hypoxylon howeanum (No Common Name)
Hypoxylon howeanum (No Common Name)
Hypoxylon howeanum (No Common Name): mature cushions
Hypoxylon howeanum (No Common Name): mature cushion

Periconia cookei (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Incertae sedis

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

62190308 (Observed: 10/8/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Periconia cookei (No Common Name) growing on Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans)
Periconia cookei (No Common Name) growing on Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans)
Periconia cookei (No Common Name) growing on Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans)
Periconia cookei (No Common Name) growing on Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans)

Lachnum virgineum (Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Lachnaceae

Notes

Common Name: Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup

Synonyms: Dasyscyphus virgineus; Dasyscyphus virgineus

Years Noted: 2019-2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Kathryn Krueger; Miranda Davies; Noah Long;

Comments:
A single occurrence noted at the GNA, but this species is easily missed.

iNaturalist Observations:

146335026 (Observed: 1/10/2023)

146334570 (Observed: 1/10/2023)

141004885 (Observed: 11/3/2022)

131882969 (Observed: 5/6/2022)

119768612 (Observed: 6/1/2022)

83040722 (Observed: 6/10/2021)

83126934 (Observed: 6/14/2021)

40137654 (Observed: 6/14/2019)

71308773 (Observed: 11/19/2019)

71308595 (Observed: 3/9/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 58).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 58*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 361).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 375).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup (Dasyscyphus virgineus): with hand lens for scale
Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup (Dasyscyphus virgineus)

Lasiosphaeria ovina (Woolly Woodwart)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Lasiosphaeriaceae

Notes

Common Name: Woolly Woodwart

Synonyms: Sphaeria ovina

Years Noted: 2020; 2022; 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Mackenzie Rose; Miranda Davies;

iNaturalist Observations:

322590065 (Observed: 10/23/2025)

145772394 (Observed: 12/20/2022)

40999228 (Observed: 3/29/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Woolly Woodwart: UK (Lasiosphaeria ovina)
Woolly Woodwart: UK (Lasiosphaeria ovina)
Woolly Woodwart: UK (Lasiosphaeria ovina)
Woolly Woodwart: UK (Lasiosphaeria ovina)

Lasiosphaeriaceae Indet.

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Lasiosphaeriaceae

Notes

Common Name:

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: ; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

45079017 (Observed: 5/23/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Undetermined species of Lasiosphaeriaceae growing on scat
Undetermined species of Lasiosphaeriaceae growing on scat

Ruzenia spermoides (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Lasiosphaeriaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Lasiosphaeria spermoides; Sphaeria spermoides

Years Noted: 2018; 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty;

iNaturalist Observations:

39805580 (Observed: 11/30/2018)

61202928 (Observed: 9/28/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Ruzenia spermoides (No Common Name)
Ruzenia spermoides (No Common Name)
Ruzenia spermoides (No Common Name)
Ruzenia spermoides (No Common Name)

Leotia lubrica (Jelly Babies)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Leotiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Jelly Babies

Years Noted: 2018-2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Maribeth Beatty; Paige Vermeulen

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 67).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 355).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 74).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 257).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 364).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 146).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 439).

Images

Jelly Babies (Leotia lubrica)
Jelly Babies (Leotia lubrica)
Jelly Babies (Leotia lubrica)
Jelly Babies (Leotia lubrica)
Jelly Babies (Leotia lubrica)
Jelly Babies (Leotia lubrica)
Jelly Babies (Leotia lubrica)
Jelly Babies (Leotia lubrica)

Microglossum rufum (Orange Earth Tongue)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Leotiaceae

Notes

Common Names: Orange Earth Tongue; Yellow Earth Tongue

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty;

iNaturalist Observations:

39852443 (Observed: 9/20/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 549).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 68).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 356).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 427).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 75).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 358).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 375).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 413).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Orange Earth Tongue (Microglossum rufum)
Orange Earth Tongue (Microglossum rufum)
Orange Earth Tongue (Microglossum rufum)
Orange Earth Tongue (Microglossum rufum)

Microglossum viride (Green Earth Tongue)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Leotiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Green Earth Tongue

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: ; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

42280600 (Observed: 10/5/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 214*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 425*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Green Earth Tongue (Microglossum viride)
Green Earth Tongue (Microglossum viride)
Green Earth Tongue (Microglossum viride)
Green Earth Tongue (Microglossum viride)

Melogramma gyrosum (Orange Hobnail Canker)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Melogrammataceae

Notes

Common Name: Orange Hobnail Canker

Synonyms: Endothia gyrosa; Sphaeria gyrosa

Years Noted: 2017; 2021-2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Seemingly, this species is rarely noted. At the GNA, known from a single dead tree.

iNaturalist Observations:

378770615 (Observed: 3/1/2022)

234370130 (Observed: 8/7/2024)

159503425 (Observed: 5/2/2023)

68069273 (Observed: 1/14/2021)

71297055 (Observed: 2/26/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Orange Hobnail Canker (Melogramma gyrosum)
Orange Hobnail Canker (Melogramma gyrosum)
Orange Hobnail Canker (Melogramma gyrosum)
Orange Hobnail Canker (Melogramma gyrosum)

Parascedosporium putredinis (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Microascaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Graphium putredinis

Years Noted: 2019-2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
To date, a single occurrence known for the GNA. Growing on a Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) fruit.

Note: the identification is tentative, as it is based solely on morphologic characters (no microscopic work has been undertaken).

iNaturalist Observations:

42464438 (Observed: 6/3/2019)

49868644 (Observed: 6/16/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Parascedosporium putredinis (No Common Name)
Parascedosporium putredinis (No Common Name)
Parascedosporium putredinis (No Common Name)
Parascedosporium putredinis (No Common Name)
Parascedosporium putredinis (No Common Name)
Parascedosporium putredinis (No Common Name): the Sweetgum fruit that the fungi are growing from. They are barely visible in this view

Mollisia cf. cinerea (Common Gray Disco)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Mollisiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Common Gray Disco

Synonyms: Peziza cinerea

Years Noted: 2017-2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Maribeth Beatty; Miranda Davies; Paige Vermeulen

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 399).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Common Gray Disco (Mollisia cinerea)
Common Gray Disco (Mollisia cinerea)

Morchella esculenta (Yellow Morel)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Morchellaceae

Notes

Common Name: Yellow Morel

Years Noted: 2007; 2017-2020; 2022

Identified and First Noted By: Lauren Levy

Also Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec; Gerry Hertel; Greg Turner; Kathryn Krueger; Maribeth Beatty; Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen; Tug DeLuce

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 232).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 522).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 72).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 190*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 327).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 286).

Marrone, T. and W. E. Sturgeon (2016). Mushrooms of the Northeast: A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms. Cambridge, MN, Adventure Publications (p. 25).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Yellow Morel (Morchella esculenta)

Morchella punctipes (Half-free Morel)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Morchellaceae

Notes

Common Name: Half-free Morel

Years Noted: 2020; 2022

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Kathryn Krueger;

Comments:
To date, only known in the GNA from two observations.

iNaturalist Observations:

112071219 (Observed: 4/19/2022)

42258897 (Observed: 4/15/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 352).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 189).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 49).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 280).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 447*).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Half-free Morel (Morchella punctipes)
Half-free Morel (Morchella punctipes)
Half-free Morel (Morchella punctipes): close-up of cap
Half-free Morel (Morchella punctipes): close-up of cap
Half-free Morel (Morchella punctipes): cross-section of cap and stem
Half-free Morel (Morchella punctipes): Growing attached to a discarded tennis ball in the Gordon forest

Mycosphaerellaceae Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Mycosphaerellaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Noted a single time at the GNA: growing on a Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) leaf.

iNaturalist Observations:

58994693 (Observed: 9/8/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Mycosphaerellaceae (No Common Name)

Ramularia rubella (Red Dock Spot)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Mycosphaerellaceae

Notes

Common Names: Red Dock Spot; Ramularia Leaf Spot

Synonyms: Ovularia obliqua

Year Noted: 2022

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

121910361 (Observed: 6/15/2022)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Red Dock Spot (Ramularia rubella)
Red Dock Spot (Ramularia rubella)
Red Dock Spot (Ramularia rubella)
Red Dock Spot (Ramularia rubella)

cf. Neonectria coccinea (Beech Rust)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Nectriaceae

Notes

Common Name: Beech Rust

Synonyms: Nectria coccinea; Sphaeria coccinea

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
A tentative identification that needs more work for verification.

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 334*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Beech Rust (Neonectria coccinea)
Beech Rust (Neonectria coccinea)
Beech Rust (Neonectria coccinea)

Dialonectria episphaeria (Nectrie des Sphaeria: France)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Nectriaceae

Notes

Common Name: Nectrie des Sphaeria: France

Synonyms: Cosmospora episphaeria; Fusarium episphaeria; Nectria episphaeria; Sphaeria episphaeria

Years Noted: 2017-2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Nectrie des Sphaeria: France (Dialonectria episphaeria): the small discs growing on the Hypoxylon cushion

Fusicolla merismoides (Deer Vomit)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Nectriaceae

Notes

Common Names: Deer Vomit; Tree Slime Fungus

Years Noted: 2023-2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

330459146 (Observed: 3/30/2023)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Deer Vomit (Fusicolla merismoides)
Deer Vomit (Fusicolla merismoides)
Deer Vomit (Fusicolla merismoides)
Deer Vomit (Fusicolla merismoides)
Deer Vomit (Fusicolla merismoides)

Nectria cinnabarina (Coral Spot Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Nectriaceae

Notes

Common Name: Coral Spot Fungus

Synonyms: Sphaeria cinnabarina

Years Noted: 2019; 2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Miranda Davies;

iNaturalist Observations:

148909472 (Observed: 2/16/2023)

42789751 (Observed: 12/23/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 82).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 334).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Coral Spot Fungus (Nectria cinnabarina)
Coral Spot Fungus (Nectria cinnabarina)
Coral Spot Fungus (Nectria cinnabarina)
Coral Spot Fungus (Nectria cinnabarina)
Coral Spot Fungus (Nectria cinnabarina)
Coral Spot Fungus (Nectria cinnabarina)

Nitschkia Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Nitschkiaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2021

Identified By:

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

106862756 (Observed: 1/8/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Nitschkia (No Common Name)
Nitschkia (No Common Name) - cluster
Nitschkia (No Common Name) - close up
Nitschkia (No Common Name)
Nitschkia (No Common Name) - close up

Ophiocordyceps Indet. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Ophiocordycipitaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2019

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Ariana Rivellini

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Entomopathogenic species; a single 'occurrence' noted on an unidentified insect.

iNaturalist Observations:

39926648 (Observed: 10/11/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Ophiocordyceps) No Common Name
 (Ophiocordyceps) No Common Name
 (Ophiocordyceps) No Common Name
 (Ophiocordyceps) No Common Name

Polycephalomyces tomentosus (Slime Mold Fairy Pin)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Ophiocordycipitaceae

Notes

Common Name: Slime Mold Fairy Pin

Synonyms: Blistum tomentosum

Years Noted: 2017-2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: ; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
Note: The common name was assigned by GNA Staff.

iNaturalist Observations:

192636167 (Observed: 12/15/2020)

56782658 (Observed: 8/17/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 106).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Blistum tomentosum (No Common Name) growing on the slime mold Perichaena depressa ('Flagstone Slime Mold')
Blistum tomentosum (No Common Name) growing on the slime mold Metatrichia vesparium (Wasp's Nest Slime Mold)
Blistum tomentosum (No Common Name) growing on an unidentified slime mold (which is growing on Mycorrhaphium adustum)

Tolypocladium ophioglossoides (Goldenthread Cordyceps)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Ophiocordycipitaceae

Notes

Common Name: Goldenthread Cordyceps

Synonyms: Cordyceps ophioglossoides

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

39891315 (Observed: 8/21/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 81).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 368).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 107).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 170).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 683).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 385).

Images

Goldenthread Cordyceps (Tolypocladium ophioglossoides)
Goldenthread Cordyceps (Tolypocladium ophioglossoides)
Goldenthread Cordyceps (Tolypocladium ophioglossoides)
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Ophiostoma Indet. #1. (Dutch Elm Disease)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Ophiostomataceae

Notes

Common Name: Dutch Elm Disease

Year Noted: 2020

Identified By: E. Johannesen

First Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Growing on a small, decaying branch on the forest floor.

As noted by Alisha Millican regarding the iNaturalist specimen: "This could be either O. ulmi or O. novo-ulmi, or even a hybrid of the two. See here.

iNaturalist Observations:

39177432 (Observed: 2/24/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Dutch Elm Disease (Ophiostoma ulmi)
Dutch Elm Disease (Ophiostoma ulmi)
Dutch Elm Disease (Ophiostoma ulmi)
Dutch Elm Disease (Ophiostoma ulmi)

cf. Orbilia xanthostigma (Delicate Glasscup)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Orbiliaceae

Notes

Common Name: Delicate Glasscup

Synonyms: Orbilia delicatula

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
The identification of this species is uncertain and needs microscopy work for a definitive id. Note: the common name was assigned by GNA staff.

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 435*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Delicate Glasscup* (Orbilia delicatula)
Delicate Glasscup* (Orbilia delicatula)
Delicate Glasscup* (Orbilia delicatula)

Orbilia Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Orbiliaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

45102772 (Observed: 8/7/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Orbilia (No Common Name)
Orbilia (No Common Name) - close up
Orbilia (No Common Name) - close up
Orbilia (No Common Name) - very close up

Chromelosporiopsis coerulescens (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Pezizaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Chromelosporium coerulescens

Year Noted: 2021

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Noah Long

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Is found growing on rotten wood and on mosses in forests (MycoQuébec).

iNaturalist Observations:

81615803 (Observed: 6/4/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 212*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Chromelosporium coerulescens (No Common Name)
Chromelosporium coerulescens (No Common Name)
Chromelosporium coerulescens (No Common Name)
Chromelosporium coerulescens (No Common Name)

Chromelosporium Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Pezizaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2023

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Kathryn Krueger & Miranda Davies

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

172502543 (Observed: 7/11/2023)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Chromelosporium)
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 (Chromelosporium)
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 (Chromelosporium)

Legaliana badia (Bay Cup)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Pezizaceae

Notes

Common Names: Bay Cup; Bat Cup Fungus; Yellow-ear Cup

Synonyms: Galactinia badia; Peziza badia; Plicaria badia; Scodellina badia

Year Noted: 2017

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 342*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 207).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 62*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 347*).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Bat Cup Fungus (Legaliana badia)
Bat Cup Fungus (Legaliana badia)
Bat Cup Fungus (Legaliana badia)
Bat Cup Fungus (Legaliana badia)

Peziza phyllogena (Common Brown Cup)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Pezizaceae

Notes

Common Name: Common Brown Cup

Years Noted: 2018-2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Jessica Schedlbauer; Maribeth Beatty; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
In the spring of 2018, this cup fungus was very abundant locally in at least two areas of the GNA.

iNaturalist Observations:

41192466 (Observed: 5/3/2019)

44921469 (Observed: 5/4/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 537*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 342).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 215).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 62).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Common Brown Cup (Peziza phyllogena)
Common Brown Cup (Peziza phyllogena)
Common Brown Cup (Peziza phyllogena)
Common Brown Cup (Peziza phyllogena)

Peziza varia (Recurved Cup)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Pezizaceae

Notes

Common Names: Recurved Cup; Layered Cup

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

69631369 (Observed: 7/19/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 536).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 343).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 221).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 348*).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Recurved Cup (Peziza varia)
Recurved Cup (Peziza varia)
Recurved Cup (Peziza varia)

Peziza vesiculosa (Recurved Cup)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Pezizaceae

Notes

Common Names: Recurved Cup; Bladder Cup; Blistered Cup: UK

Years Noted: 2017; 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

41324411 (Observed: 4/3/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 62).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 63).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 348).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 371).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Bladder Cup (Peziza vesiculosa)
Bladder Cup (Peziza vesiculosa)
Bladder Cup (Peziza vesiculosa)

Calycina citrina (Yellow Fairy Cups)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Pezizellaceae

Notes

Common Names: Yellow Fairy Cups; Lemon Disco: UK

Synonyms: Bisporella citrina

Years Noted: 2017-2025

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Kathryn Krueger; Maribeth Beatty; Mary Teresa Ohara; Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

234389956 (Observed: 8/7/2024)

146977014 (Observed: 1/20/2023)

138290538 (Observed: 10/7/2022)

61903441 (Observed: 10/6/2020)

96814111 (Observed: 10/1/2021)

66020770 (Observed: 12/2/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 546).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 59).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 339).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 362).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 50).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 106).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 362).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 399).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 375).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Yellow Fairy Cups (Bisporella citrina)

Calycina lactea (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Pezizellaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Years Noted: 2018-2019

Identified By: John Plischke (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Growing on a large, fallen Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera).

iNaturalist Observations:

40130573 (Observed: 11/29/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Calycina lactea (No Common Name)
Calycina lactea (No Common Name)
Calycina lactea (No Common Name)
Calycina lactea (No Common Name): with hand lens for scale

Bulgaria inquinans (Black Jelly Drops)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Phacidiaceae

Notes

Common Names: Black Jelly Drops; Black Bulgar

Synonyms: Peziza inquinans; Phaeobulgaria inquinans

Years Noted: 2018-2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: ; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

101278053 (Observed: 6/21/2019)

56452711 (Observed: 8/14/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 541*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 57).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 310).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 364).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 51).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 363).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. 554).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 440).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Black Jelly Drops (Bulgaria inquinans)
Black Jelly Drops (Bulgaria inquinans)
Black Jelly Drops (Bulgaria inquinans)
Black Jelly Drops (Bulgaria inquinans)
Black Jelly Drops (Bulgaria inquinans)

Pseudombrophila Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Pseudombrophilaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

254315638 (Observed: 10/13/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Pseudombrophila (No Common Name)
Pseudombrophila (No Common Name)
Pseudombrophila (No Common Name)
Pseudombrophila (No Common Name)

Humaria hemisphaerica (Hairy Fariy Cup)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Pyronemataceae

Notes

Common Names: Hairy Fariy Cup; Glazed Cup: UK

Synonyms: Lachnea hemisphaerica; Patella albida

Year Noted: 2018

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

93051955 (Observed: 8/8/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 542).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 60).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 341).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 172).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 56).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 207).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 351).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 371).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Hairy Fariy Cup (Humaria hemisphaerica)
Hairy Fariy Cup (Humaria hemisphaerica)
Hairy Fariy Cup (Humaria hemisphaerica)
Hairy Fariy Cup (Humaria hemisphaerica)

Scutellinia cf. umbrorum (Orange-red Eyelash Cup)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Pyronemataceae

Notes

Common Name: Orange-red Eyelash Cup

Synonyms: Patella umbrorum

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

40024324 (Observed: 7/20/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 253).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 373).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Orange-red Eyelash Cup (Scutellinia umbrorum)
Orange-red Eyelash Cup (Scutellinia umbrorum) - under side

Scutellinia erinaceus (Orange Eyelash Cup)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Pyronemataceae

Notes

Common Name: Orange Eyelash Cup

Synonyms: Patella erinaceus; Peziza erinaceus

Years Noted: 2018-2022; 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

322821280 (Observed: 10/24/2025)

138609073 (Observed: 10/12/2022)

102181907 (Observed: 11/29/2021)

39574577 (Observed: 10/10/2018)

61910467 (Observed: 10/6/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 543*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 60).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 497).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 344*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 252).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 65*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 471*).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Orange Eyelash Cup (Scutellinia erinaceus)
Orange Eyelash Cup (Scutellinia erinaceus)
Orange Eyelash Cup (Scutellinia erinaceus)
Orange Eyelash Cup (Scutellinia erinaceus)
Orange Eyelash Cup (Scutellinia erinaceus)

Scutellinia scutellata (Eyelash Cup)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Pyronemataceae

Notes

Common Name: Eyelash Cup

Synonyms: Lachnea scutellata; Patella scutellata; Peziza scutellata

Years Noted: 2017-2020; 2022

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Noah Long; Ariana Rivellini; Kathryn Krueger; Maribeth Beatty; Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
A commonly encountered Ascomycetes at the GNA.

iNaturalist Observations:

127255964 (Observed: 7/21/2022)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 543).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 60).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 344).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 253).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 65).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 357).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. 39).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 353).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 411).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 373).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 427).

Images

Eyelash Cup (Scutellinia scutellata)
Eyelash Cup (Scutellinia scutellata)
Eyelash Cup (Scutellinia scutellata)
Eyelash Cup (Scutellinia scutellata)
Eyelash Cup (Scutellinia scutellata)
Eyelash Cup (Scutellinia scutellata)

Scutellinia setosa (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Pyronemataceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Humaria setosa; Lachnea setosa; Peziza setosa

Year Noted: 2019

Identified By: Malcolm Greaves (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

39923273 (Observed: 10/4/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 60).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Scutellinia setosa (No Common Name)
Scutellinia setosa (No Common Name)
Scutellinia setosa (No Common Name)

Sphaerosporium lignatile (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Pyronemataceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Years Noted: 2018-2019; 2021-2022; 2025

Identified By: J. Thornhill (Facebook Ascomycete Group)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty;

iNaturalist Observations:

264114815 (Observed: 3/6/2025)

138422790 (Observed: 10/11/2022)

39462335 (Observed: 7/26/2018)

98704029 (Observed: 10/19/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Sphaerosporium lignatile (No Common Name)
Sphaerosporium lignatile (No Common Name)
Sphaerosporium lignatile (No Common Name)
Sphaerosporium lignatile (No Common Name)
Sphaerosporium lignatile (No Common Name)
Sphaerosporium lignatile (No Common Name)

Colpoma Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Rhytismataceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2023

Identified By: kidneymoth (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

167240125 (Observed: 6/13/2023)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Colpoma (No Common Name)
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Colpoma (No Common Name)
Colpoma (No Common Name)
Colpoma (No Common Name)

Rhytisma acerinum (Black Tar Spot)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Rhytismataceae

Notes

Common Names: Black Tar Spot; Sycamore Tarspot: UK

Year Noted: 2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

197899273 (Observed: 1/5/2024)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 362*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Black Tar Spot (Rhytisma acerinum)
Black Tar Spot (Rhytisma acerinum)
Black Tar Spot (Rhytisma acerinum)

Rhytisma punctatum (Speckled Tar Spot)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Rhytismataceae

Notes

Common Name: Speckled Tar Spot

Year Noted: 2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

146842680 (Observed: 1/18/2023)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 87).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Speckled Tar Spot (Rhytisma punctatum)
Speckled Tar Spot (Rhytisma punctatum)
Speckled Tar Spot (Rhytisma punctatum)
Speckled Tar Spot (Rhytisma punctatum)
Speckled Tar Spot (Rhytisma punctatum)

Sarcoscypha occidentalis (Stalked Scarlet Cup)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Sarcoscyphaceae

Notes

Common Name: Stalked Scarlet Cup

Years Noted: 2017-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Noah Long; Ariana Rivellini; Gerry Hertel; Jared KIine; Jessicas Greulich; Kinsey Cuoco; Kylee Dinan; Mackenzie Rose; Maribeth Beatty; Miranda Davies; Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
Encountered very frequently at the GNA in the spring and early summer.

iNaturalist Observations:

321046705 (Observed: 10/15/2025)

217746640 (Observed: 5/23/2024)

119731548 (Observed: 5/31/2022)

39573307 (Observed: 10/10/2018)

47664207 (Observed: 5/28/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 55).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 344).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 248).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 353).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 344).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 368).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 470).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 429).

Images

Stalked Scarlet Cup (Sarcoscypha occidentalis)
Stalked Scarlet Cup (Sarcoscypha occidentalis)
Stalked Scarlet Cup (Sarcoscypha occidentalis)
Stalked Scarlet Cup (Sarcoscypha occidentalis)

Galiella rufa (Hairy Rubber Cup)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Sarcosomataceae

Notes

Common Names: Hairy Rubber Cup; Peanut Butter Cup

Synonyms: Bulgaria rufa

Years Noted: 2013; 2018-2022; 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Jared KIine; Maribeth Beatty; Matt Desko; Noah Long; Paige Vermeulen; William Ricci

Comments:
A very common and widespread species at the GNA.

iNaturalist Observations:

13408431 (Observed: 6/13/2018)

49360055 (Observed: 6/12/2020)

56787910 (Observed: 8/17/2020)

83676643 (Observed: 6/18/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 541).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 57).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 340).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 142).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 55).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 179).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 438).

Images

Hairy Rubber Cup (Galiella rufa)
Hairy Rubber Cup (Galiella rufa)
Hairy Rubber Cup (Galiella rufa)
Hairy Rubber Cup (Galiella rufa)
Hairy Rubber Cup (Galiella rufa)
Hairy Rubber Cup (Galiella rufa)

Ciboria Indet. (Ciboria)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Sclerotiniaceae

Notes

Common Name: Ciboria

Year Noted: 2007

Identified and First Noted By: Lauren Levy

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sclerotiniaceae Indet.

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Sclerotiniaceae

Notes

Common Name:

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Sclerotiniaceae)
 (Sclerotiniaceae)
 (Sclerotiniaceae)

Taphrina caerulescens (Oak Leaf Blister)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Taphrinaceae

Notes

Common Name: Oak Leaf Blister

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

95843561 (Observed: 9/21/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Oak Leaf Blister (Taphrina caerulescens) - oak leaf
Oak Leaf Blister (Taphrina caerulescens) - close up
Oak Leaf Blister (Taphrina caerulescens) - close up
Oak Leaf Blister (Taphrina caerulescens)

Taphrina farlowii (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Taphrinaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

214410894 (Observed: 5/8/2024)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Taphrina farlowii (No Common Name)
Taphrina farlowii (No Common Name)
Taphrina farlowii (No Common Name)
Taphrina farlowii (No Common Name)

Sarea resinae (Pine Pumpkins)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Trapeliaceae

Notes

Common Name: Pine Pumpkins

Synonyms: Zythia resinae

Years Noted: 2020-2024

Identified By: James K. Mictchell (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Kathryn Krueger;

iNaturalist Observations:

45906534 (Observed: 5/14/2020)

46770528 (Observed: 3/8/2021)

68735084 (Observed: 1/28/2021)

70734141 (Observed: 2/26/2021)

107431174 (Observed: 2/22/2022)

157257262 (Observed: 4/28/2023)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Sarea Lichen (Sarea resinae): growing on the sap of Eastern White Pine
Sarea Lichen (Sarea resinae): growing on the sap of Eastern White Pine
Sarea Lichen (Sarea resinae): growing on the sap of Eastern White Pine
Sarea Lichen (Sarea resinae): growing on the sap of Eastern White Pine
Sarea Lichen (Sarea resinae): growing on the sap of Eastern White Pine
Sarea Lichen (Sarea resinae): growing on the sap of Eastern White Pine

Tympanis Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Tympanidaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
To date, a single occurrence known for the GNA. Growing on a fallen, hardwood (cf. Carya) branch.

iNaturalist Observations:

39765493 (Observed: 3/9/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Tympanis)
 (Tympanis)
 (Tympanis)
 (Tympanis)
 (Tympanis)
 (Tympanis)

Apiosporina morbosa (Black Knot Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Venturiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Black Knot Fungus

Synonyms: Dibotryon morbosum; Plowrightia morbosa

Years Noted: 2017-2018; 2020; 2022-2023; 2025-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec;

iNaturalist Observations:

140888271 (Observed: 11/1/2022)

52512559 (Observed: 7/9/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 360).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 438).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 86).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Black Knot Fungus (Apiosporina morbosa)
Black Knot Fungus (Apiosporina morbosa)
Black Knot Fungus (Apiosporina morbosa)

Kretzschmaria deusta (Brittle Cinder)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Xylariaceae

Notes

Common Names: Brittle Cinder; Carbon Cushion

Synonyms: Hypoxylon deustum; Hypoxylon ustulatum; Sphaeria deusta; Ustulina deusta; Ustulina vulgaris

Years Noted: 2014; 2017-2019; 2021-2022; 2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Noah Long; Gerry Hertel; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
A commonly encountered Ascomycetes at the GNA.

iNaturalist Observations:

118826236 (Observed: 5/26/2022)

41194870 (Observed: 5/14/2019)

81914285 (Observed: 6/4/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 363).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 332).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 111).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 433).

Images

Brittle Cinder (Kretzschmaria deusta)
Brittle Cinder (Kretzschmaria deusta)
Brittle Cinder (Kretzschmaria deusta)
Brittle Cinder (Kretzschmaria deusta)

Lindquistia Indet. (Leprechauns Q-Tips)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Xylariaceae

Notes

Common Name: Leprechaun's Q-Tips

Years Noted: 2018-2021; 2026

Identified By: D. Newman

First Noted By: Noah Long

Also Noted By: Mae Basehore; Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
Only a few individuals noted, but the two areas in which this species was noted were separated by ~1,000 feet.

iNaturalist Observations:

83176438 (Observed: 6/14/2021)

49869138 (Observed: 6/16/2020)

36684096 (Observed: 6/14/2019)

36715025 (Observed: 9/14/2018)

49365360 (Observed: 6/12/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Lindquistia)
 (Lindquistia)
 (Lindquistia)

Nemania serpens (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Xylariaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Hypoxylon serpens; Nemania serpens var. colliculosa; Nemania serpens var. hydnicola; Sphaeria hydnicola; Sphaeria serpens

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Nemania serpens (No Common Name)
Nemania serpens (No Common Name)
Nemania serpens (No Common Name)
Nemania serpens (No Common Name)
Nemania serpens (No Common Name)

Rosellinia cf. corticium (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Xylariaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Sphaeria corticium

Years Noted: 2018; 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

49880215 (Observed: 6/16/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Rosellinia corticium (No Common Name)
Rosellinia corticium (No Common Name)
Rosellinia corticium (No Common Name)
Rosellinia corticium (No Common Name)
Rosellinia corticium (No Common Name)

Rosellinia subiculata (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Xylariaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Years Noted: 2018-2021; 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: ; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

264112364 (Observed: 3/7/2025)

36500395 (Observed: 12/9/2019)

62187601 (Observed: 10/9/2020)

97883738 (Observed: 10/8/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 345).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Rosellinia subiculata (No Common Name)
Rosellinia subiculata (No Common Name)
Rosellinia subiculata (No Common Name)

Xylaria cubensis (Powdery Xylaria)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Xylariaceae

Notes

Common Name: Powdery Xylaria

Synonyms: Xylocoremium flabelliforme

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Xylaria cubensis represents the anamorphic (i.e., sexual) stage of Xylocoremium flabelliforme (the teleomorphic stage).

iNaturalist Observations:

101279511 (Observed: 5/23/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 348).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 85).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Powdery Xylaria (Xylocoremium flabelliforme)
Powdery Xylaria (Xylocoremium flabelliforme)

Xylaria filiformis (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Xylariaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

101278673 (Observed: 6/21/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Xylaria filiformis (No Common Name)
Xylaria filiformis (No Common Name)
Xylaria filiformis (No Common Name)

Xylaria hypoxylon (Carbon Antlers)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Xylariaceae

Notes

Common Names: Carbon Antlers; Candlesnuff Fungus

Years Noted: 2018-2020; 2023; 2025-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Mae Basehore;

iNaturalist Observations:

172143730 (Observed: 7/6/2023)

101279194 (Observed: 6/5/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 885).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 564*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 80).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 349).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 80).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. 50).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 375).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 375).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. 624).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 418*).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Carbon Antlers (Xylaria hypoxylon)
Carbon Antlers (Xylaria hypoxylon)
Carbon Antlers (Xylaria hypoxylon)

Xylaria Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Xylariaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

39766001 (Observed: 3/9/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Xylaria (No Common Name) - size comparison
Xylaria (No Common Name) - close up
Xylaria (No Common Name) - closer close up
Xylaria (No Common Name) - even closer close up

Xylaria liquidambaris (Sweetgum Xylaria)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Xylariaceae

Notes

Common Name: Sweetgum Xylaria

Years Noted: 2020-2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
On Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) fruit.

iNaturalist Observations:

49868288 (Observed: 6/16/2020)

83048260 (Observed: 6/14/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 364*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 350).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 81).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Liquidambar Xylaria (Xylaria liquidambaris): growing on a Sweetgum fruit
Liquidambar Xylaria (Xylaria liquidambaris): growing on a Sweetgum fruit
Liquidambar Xylaria (Xylaria liquidambaris): growing on a Sweetgum fruit
Liquidambar Xylaria (Xylaria liquidambaris): growing on a Sweetgum fruit
Liquidambar Xylaria (Xylaria liquidambaris): growing on a Sweetgum fruit

Xylaria longipes (Dead Molls Fingers)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Xylariaceae

Notes

Common Name: Dead Moll's Fingers

Years Noted: 2017-2018; 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

49114708 (Observed: 6/9/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 886*).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 564).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 79).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 364*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 351*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 395).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 418*).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Dead Moll's Fingers (Xylaria longipes)
Dead Moll's Fingers (Xylaria longipes)
Dead Moll's Fingers (Xylaria longipes)
Dead Moll's Fingers (Xylaria longipes)
Dead Moll's Fingers (Xylaria longipes)

Xylaria polymorpha (Dead Mans Fingers)

Group: Fungi

Type: Ascomycota

Family: Xylariaceae

Notes

Common Name: Dead Man's Fingers

Years Noted: 2017-2018; 2020; 2023-2024; 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen; Seth Pollich

iNaturalist Observations:

372400843 (Observed: 6/16/2026)

215980078 (Observed: 5/15/2024)

172337784 (Observed: 7/11/2023)

169632959 (Observed: 6/26/2023)

52520750 (Observed: 7/9/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 886).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 79).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 526).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 364).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 351).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 83).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 396).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. 51).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 376).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 345).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 375).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. 625).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 418).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 388).

Images

Dead Man's Fingers (Xylaria polymorpha)
Dead Man's Fingers (Xylaria polymorpha)
Dead Man's Fingers (Xylaria polymorpha)
Dead Man's Fingers (Xylaria polymorpha)
Dead Man's Fingers (Xylaria polymorpha)
Dead Man's Fingers (Xylaria polymorpha)

Agaricales Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2018

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Agaricales) - top view
 (Agaricales) - side view

Basidiomycota Indet. #1.

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Notes

Common Name:

Year Noted: 2020

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

39766997 (Observed: 3/9/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Basidiomycota)
 (Basidiomycota) - close up
 (Basidiomycota) - close up
 (Basidiomycota) - close up

Tricholomatineae Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2018

Identified By: Garrett Taylor (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

69827624 (Observed: 10/9/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Tricholomatineae (No Common Name) - side view
Tricholomatineae (No Common Name) - close up of gills
Tricholomatineae (No Common Name) - gills
Tricholomatineae (No Common Name) - side view
Tricholomatineae (No Common Name) - close up
Tricholomatineae (No Common Name) - cap view
Tricholomatineae (No Common Name) - size comparison

Agaricus abruptibulbus (Abruptly-bulbous Agaricus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Agaricaceae

Notes

Common Name: Abruptly-bulbous Agaricus

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

45108678 (Observed: 9/21/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 51).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 160).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 500).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Abruptly-bulbous Agaricus (Agaricus abruptibulbus)
Abruptly-bulbous Agaricus (Agaricus abruptibulbus)
Abruptly-bulbous Agaricus (Agaricus abruptibulbus)
Abruptly-bulbous Agaricus (Agaricus abruptibulbus)
Abruptly-bulbous Agaricus (Agaricus abruptibulbus)

Agaricus auricolor (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Agaricaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2021

Identified By:

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

92556708 (Observed: 8/25/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 160).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Agaricus sylvaticus (Bleeding Agaricus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Agaricaceae

Notes

Common Names: Bleeding Agaricus; Wood Agaricus; Blushing Wood Mushroom: UK

Synonyms: Agaricus haemorrhoidarius

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 116*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 193; 194).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 505).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Bleeding Agaricus (Agaricus silvaticus)
Bleeding Agaricus (Agaricus silvaticus)
Bleeding Agaricus (Agaricus silvaticus)
Bleeding Agaricus (Agaricus silvaticus)
Bleeding Agaricus (Agaricus silvaticus)

Calvatia gigantea (Giant Puffball)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Agaricaceae

Notes

Common Name: Giant Puffball

Synonyms: Calvatia bovista; Langermannia gigantea

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: ; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

50665452 (Observed: 9/10/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 219*).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 493).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 93).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 325).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 129).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 823).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 211).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 405).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea)
Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea)
Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea)

Coprinus comatus (Shaggy Mane)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Agaricaceae

Notes

Common Names: Shaggy Mane; Shaggy Ink Cap; Lawyer's Wig

Year Noted: 2007

Identified and First Noted By: Lauren Levy

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 133).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 195).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 181).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 151).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 151).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. 225).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 597).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 224).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 183; 24*).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 221).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Cyathus striatus (Fluted Birds Nest Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Agaricaceae

Notes

Common Names: Fluted Bird's Nest Fungus; Striate Bird's Nest; Splash Cups

Synonyms: Nidularia striata; Peziza striata

Years Noted: 2018-2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

99373211 (Observed: 9/4/2019)

85391248 (Observed: 7/2/2021)

57675851 (Observed: 8/26/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 98).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 335).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 344; 343*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 166).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 828).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 461).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 409*).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Striate Bird's Nest (Cyathus striatus)
Striate Bird's Nest (Cyathus striatus)
Striate Bird's Nest (Cyathus striatus)

Cystolepiota Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Agaricaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

93054027 (Observed: 7/30/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Cystolepiota (No Common Name) - size comparison
Cystolepiota (No Common Name) - cap close up
Cystolepiota (No Common Name) - side view
Cystolepiota (No Common Name) - side view
Cystolepiota (No Common Name) - gills
Cystolepiota (No Common Name) - mycelium

Lepiota clypeolaria (Shield Dapperling: UK)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Agaricaceae

Notes

Common Name: Shield Dapperling: UK

Year Noted: 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

391146700 (Observed: 8/14/2026)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 99).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 244).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 89).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 207*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 35).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Lepiota cristata (Stinking Dapperling)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Agaricaceae

Notes

Common Names: Stinking Dapperling; Malodorous Lepiota

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

97368309 (Observed: 10/6/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 244).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 89).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 207*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 258).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 38).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Stinking Dapperling (Lepiota cristata)
Stinking Dapperling (Lepiota cristata) - view of cap
Stinking Dapperling (Lepiota cristata) - side view
Stinking Dapperling (Lepiota cristata) - mushroom stalk
Stinking Dapperling (Lepiota cristata) - gills
Stinking Dapperling (Lepiota cristata) - mycelium

Leucoagaricus americanus (Reddening Lepiota)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Agaricaceae

Notes

Common Name: Reddening Lepiota

Synonyms: Lepiota americana

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Ryan Gehman

Also Noted By: ryankg7

iNaturalist Observations:

56891891 (Observed: 8/18/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 90).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 207).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 260).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 35).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 108).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 106).

Images

Reddening Lepiota (Leucoagaricus americanus)

Leucocoprinus cepistipes (Onion-stalk Parasol)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Agaricaceae

Notes

Common Names: Onion-stalk Parasol; Onion-stalk Lepiota

Synonyms: Lepiota cepistipes; Lepiota lutea; Leucocoprinus cepaestipes

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

57674345 (Observed: 8/26/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 91).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 208*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 262).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 110).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Onion-stalk Parasol (Leucocoprinus cepistipes)
Onion-stalk Parasol (Leucocoprinus cepistipes)
Onion-stalk Parasol (Leucocoprinus cepistipes)
Onion-stalk Parasol (Leucocoprinus cepistipes)
Onion-stalk Parasol (Leucocoprinus cepistipes)
Onion-stalk Parasol (Leucocoprinus cepistipes): close-up of stem ring
Onion-stalk Parasol (Leucocoprinus cepistipes):gills
Onion-stalk Parasol (Leucocoprinus cepistipes): gills
Onion-stalk Parasol (Leucocoprinus cepistipes): aging cap

Leucocoprinus rubrotinctus (Ruby Dapperling)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Agaricaceae

Notes

Common Name: Ruby Dapperling

Synonyms: Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Year Noted: 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Mycah Choby

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 207*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 261).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Lycoperdon perlatum (Gem-studded Puffball)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Agaricaceae

Notes

Common Names: Gem-studded Puffball; Devil's Snuffbox; Common Puffball

Years Noted: 2012; 2020-2023; 2026

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Gerry Hertel

Also Noted By: CAGksq; Nur Ritter; ryankg7

iNaturalist Observations:

394706646 (Observed: 8/25/2026)

104421450 (Observed: 10/16/2021)

61779337 (Observed: 10/4/2020)

134975767 (Observed: 9/13/2022)

94245706 (Observed: 8/31/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 216*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 89).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 328).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 347).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 266).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 332).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 406).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Gem-studded Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Gem-studded Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Gem-studded Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Gem-studded Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Gem-studded Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Gem-studded Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)

Lycoperdon subincarnatum (Flesh-coloured Puffball)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Agaricaceae

Notes

Common Name: Flesh-coloured Puffball

Year Noted: 2017

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 497).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 91).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 455).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Marrone, T. and W. E. Sturgeon (2016). Mushrooms of the Northeast: A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms. Cambridge, MN, Adventure Publications (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 333).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Flesh-coloured Puffball (Lycoperdon subincarnatum)
Flesh-coloured Puffball (Lycoperdon subincarnatum)
Flesh-coloured Puffball (Lycoperdon subincarnatum)
Flesh-coloured Puffball (Lycoperdon subincarnatum)

Macrolepiota Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Agaricaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

69955344 (Observed: 7/27/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Macrolepiota (No Common Name) - side view
Macrolepiota (No Common Name) - cap view
Macrolepiota (No Common Name)
Macrolepiota (No Common Name) - gills
Macrolepiota (No Common Name) - stalk
Macrolepiota (No Common Name) - gills
Macrolepiota (No Common Name) - gills close up

Macrolepiota macilenta (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Agaricaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2022

Identified By: Jessica Williams (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Macrolepiota macilenta (No Common Name): Habit
Macrolepiota macilenta (No Common Name): Close-up of cap
Macrolepiota macilenta (No Common Name): Close-up of ring on stalk
Macrolepiota macilenta (No Common Name): Close-up of bulb
Macrolepiota macilenta (No Common Name): Close-up of gills

Amanita banningiana (Yellow Caesar)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Names: Yellow Caesar; Mary Banning Slender Caesar

Years Noted: 2018; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
To date, only observed at the GNA during the very wet summer of 2018.

iNaturalist Observations:

95686539 (Observed: 9/21/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 45).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. N/A).

Images

Yellow Caesar (Amanita banningiana)
Yellow Caesar (Amanita banningiana)
Yellow Caesar (Amanita banningiana)
Yellow Caesar (Amanita banningiana)

Amanita bisporigera (Destroying Angel)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Name: Destroying Angel

Years Noted: 2019; 2021; 2023; 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Mycah Choby;

iNaturalist Observations:

172727213 (Observed: 7/13/2023)

70445073 (Observed: 10/23/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 241).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 45).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 121).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 89).

Ostry, M. E., et al. (2011). Field guide to common macrofungi in eastern forests and their eecosystem functions. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-79. Newtown Square, PA, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 82. (p. 9).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 33).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 67).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 9).

Images

Destroying Angel (Amanita bisporigera)
Destroying Angel (Amanita bisporigera)
Destroying Angel (Amanita bisporigera)
Destroying Angel (Amanita bisporigera)
Destroying Angel (Amanita bisporigera)
Destroying Angel (Amanita bisporigera)

Amanita brunnescens (Cleft-foot Amanita)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Name: Cleft-foot Amanita

Year Noted: 2017

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 237).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 46).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 122).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 90).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 527).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/AN/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 31).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 16).

Images

Cleft-foot Amanita (Amanita brunnescens)

Amanita citrina (False Death-cap)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Name: False Death-cap

Years Noted: 2018; 2020-2021

Identified and First Noted By: Ryan Gehman

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter; ryankg7

iNaturalist Observations:

69953067 (Observed: 8/14/2018)

58896589 (Observed: 9/7/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 237).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 51*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 91).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 27).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

False Death-cap (Amanita citrina)
False Death-cap (Amanita citrina)
False Death-cap (Amanita citrina)

Amanita cokeri (Coker’s Amanita)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Name: Coker’s Amanita

Year Noted: 2018

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Nur Ritter & Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

57542985 (Observed: 8/29/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 47).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 91).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 22).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. N/A).

Images

Coker’s Amanita (Amanita cokeri)
Coker’s Amanita (Amanita cokeri)
Coker’s Amanita (Amanita cokeri)
Coker’s Amanita (Amanita cokeri)
Coker’s Amanita (Amanita cokeri)
Coker’s Amanita (Amanita cokeri)

Amanita crenulata (Poison Champagne Amanita)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Name: Poison Champagne Amanita

Year Noted: 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

319799424 (Observed: 10/9/2025)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 25).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. N/A).

Images

Poison Champagne Amanita (Amanita crenulata)
Poison Champagne Amanita (Amanita crenulata)
Poison Champagne Amanita (Amanita crenulata)
Poison Champagne Amanita (Amanita crenulata)
Poison Champagne Amanita (Amanita crenulata) close-up of volva
Poison Champagne Amanita (Amanita crenulata) close-up of ring
Poison Champagne Amanita (Amanita crenulata) close-up of gills
Poison Champagne Amanita (Amanita crenulata) close-up of gills

Amanita daucipes (Carrot-footed Amanita)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Name: Carrot-footed Amanita

Years Noted: 2017; 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

319796361 (Observed: 10/9/2025)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 47).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 123).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 22).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. 48).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 51).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. N/A).

Images

Carrot-footed Amanita (Amanita daucipes)
Carrot-footed Amanita (Amanita daucipes)

Amanita farinosa (Powder-cap Amanita)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Name: Powder-cap Amanita

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

108240304 (Observed: 7/30/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 241).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 48).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 92).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 19).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 6).

Images

Powder-cap Amanita (Amanita farinosa) - cap view
Powder-cap Amanita (Amanita farinosa) - side view
Powder-cap Amanita (Amanita farinosa) - cap close up
Powder-cap Amanita (Amanita farinosa) - gill view
Powder-cap Amanita (Amanita farinosa) - cap close up

Amanita flavoconia (Yellow Patches)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Names: Yellow Patches; Yellow Spotted Amanita

Year Noted: 2023

Identified and First Noted By: Jonathan Blithe

iNaturalist Observations:

177432688 (Observed: 8/8/2023)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 238).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 48).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 125).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 92).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 31).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. N/A).

Amanita Indet. #1. (Amanita)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Name: Amanita

Year Noted: 2017

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

69950584 (Observed: 7/12/2017)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Amanita (Amanita) - side view
Amanita (Amanita) - cap view

Amanita Indet. #2. (Amanita)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Name: Amanita

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

32607096 (Observed: 9/12/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Amanita (Amanita) - fruiting bodies
Amanita (Amanita) - side view
Amanita (Amanita) - cap view
Amanita (Amanita) - side view
Amanita (Amanita) - stalk close up
Amanita (Amanita) - bottom of stalk
Amanita (Amanita) - cap view
Amanita (Amanita) - gills close up
Amanita (Amanita) - spore print

Amanita Indet. #3. (Amanita)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Name: Amanita

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Amanita (Amanita) - side view
Amanita (Amanita) - close up
Amanita (Amanita) - cap view

Amanita jacksonii (North Eastern American Caesars Mushroom)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Names: North Eastern American Caesars Mushroom; American Slender Caesar

Synonyms: Amanita umbonata

Year Noted: 2018

Identified By: spresogna (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Maribeth Beatty

iNaturalist Observations:

13884704 (Observed: 6/28/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 50).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 126).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 94).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 18).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 69).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 8).

Images

North Eastern American Caesars Mushroom (Amanita jacksonii)
North Eastern American Caesars Mushroom (Amanita jacksonii)

Amanita levistriata (Gulf Coast Lemon Amanita)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Name: Gulf Coast Lemon Amanita

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Clarke Green

iNaturalist Observations:

104412836 (Observed: 10/16/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Amanita rubescens (Blusher)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Name: Blusher

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Ryan Gehman

Also Noted By: ryankg7

iNaturalist Observations:

56892105 (Observed: 8/18/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 75).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 240).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 56).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 320*).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 131).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 97).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 28).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 73).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 18).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Blusher (Amanita rubescens)

Amanita Section. Amidella (No common name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Name: No common name

Year Noted: 2018

Identified By: Erlon Bailey (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

69989334 (Observed: 8/14/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Amanita Section Amidella (No common name)
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Amanita Section Amidella (No common name)
Amanita Section Amidella (No common name)
Amanita Section Amidella (No common name)
Amanita Section Amidella (No common name)
Amanita Section Amidella (No common name)
Amanita Section Amidella (No common name)

Amanita vaginata Group (Grisette)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amanitaceae

Notes

Common Name: Grisette

Synonyms: Amanita vaginata var. alba; Amanitopsis vaginata

Years Noted: 2007; 2018-2019; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Lauren Levy

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

99366709 (Observed: 10/25/2021)

93028854 (Observed: 8/29/2021)

71312397 (Observed: 9/26/2018)

70006581 (Observed: 8/29/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 73*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 236).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 57).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 100).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 549).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 20).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 75).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 5).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

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Grisette (Amanita vaginata)
Grisette (Amanita vaginata)
Grisette (Amanita vaginata)
Grisette (Amanita vaginata)
Grisette (Amanita vaginata)
Grisette (Amanita vaginata)

Plicaturopsis crispa (Crimped Gill Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Amylocorticiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Crimped Gill Fungus

Synonyms: Plicatura crispa; Trogia crispa

Years Noted: 2017-2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Kathryn Krueger;

Comments:
Formerly placed in the Schizophyllaceae.

iNaturalist Observations:

139253158 (Observed: 10/18/2022)

108193583 (Observed: 3/8/2022)

101700277 (Observed: 11/19/2021)

36095790 (Observed: 11/26/2019)

61125409 (Observed: 9/28/2020)

63332658 (Observed: 10/23/2020)

66629245 (Observed: 12/15/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 217).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 147).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 109*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 240*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 493).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 27).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

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Crimped Gill Fungus (Plicaturopsis crispa)
Crimped Gill Fungus (Plicaturopsis crispa)
Crimped Gill Fungus (Plicaturopsis crispa)
Crimped Gill Fungus (Plicaturopsis crispa)
Crimped Gill Fungus (Plicaturopsis crispa)
Crimped Gill Fungus (Plicaturopsis crispa)

Athelia arachnoidea (Cobweb Duster)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Atheliaceae

Notes

Common Name: Cobweb Duster

Synonyms: Corticium arachnoideum; Corticium bisporum

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

99455091 (Observed: 10/20/2021)

102417058 (Observed: 12/1/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Cobweb Duster (Athelia arachnoidea)
Cobweb Duster (Athelia arachnoidea)
Cobweb Duster (Athelia arachnoidea)
Cobweb Duster (Athelia arachnoidea) - close up

Atheliaceae Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Atheliaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

74092210 (Observed: 4/15/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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 (Atheliaceae)
 (Atheliaceae)
 (Atheliaceae) - close up
 (Atheliaceae)

Byssocorticium atrovirens (Pale Blue Crust)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Atheliaceae

Notes

Common Name: Pale Blue Crust

Synonyms: Corticium atrovirens; Thelephora atrovirens

Years Noted: 2017-2019; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Formerly placed in the Corticiaceae.

iNaturalist Observations:

90812134 (Observed: 8/4/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Pale Blue Crust (Byssocorticium atrovirens)
Pale Blue Crust (Byssocorticium atrovirens)

Auricularia americana (Jelly Ear)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Auriculariaceae

Notes

Common Name: Jelly Ear

Years Noted: 2017-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Kathryn Krueger; Maribeth Beatty; Miranda Davies; Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
Frequently, mushroom guides refer to this species as Auricularia auricula-judae. However, it is now considered that A. auricula-judae does not occur in the United States and that the correct name for the U.S. species is Auricularia americana.

iNaturalist Observations:

139253957 (Observed: 10/18/2022)

58280769 (Observed: 9/1/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 675).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 243).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 105).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 310).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 105).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 380).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 321).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Jelly Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae)
Jelly Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae)

Auricularia polytricha (Cloud Ear Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Auriculariaceae

Notes

Common Name: Cloud Ear Fungus

Years Noted: 2018-2020; 2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: lindseybeacher; Maribeth Beatty;

iNaturalist Observations:

162176196 (Observed: 5/2/2023)

45105842 (Observed: 1/4/2019)

46771776 (Observed: 5/21/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 243*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 310*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 360*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

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Cloud Ear Fungus (Auricularia polytricha)
Cloud Ear Fungus (Auricularia polytricha)

Exidia crenata (Amber Jelly Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Auriculariaceae

Notes

Common Name: Amber Jelly Fungus

Years Noted: 2017-2021; 2023-2025

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Formerly placed in the Tremellaceae.

iNaturalist Observations:

97366657 (Observed: 10/6/2021)

41029461 (Observed: 3/29/2020)

71298024 (Observed: 2/28/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 513).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 313).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 362; 360*).

Ellis, M. B. and J. P. Ellis (1990). Fungi Without Gills (Hymenocetes and Gassteromycetes) - An Identification Handbook. New York, NY, Chapman and Hall (p. 84).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 175).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 383).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. 451).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

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Amber Jelly Roll (Exidia recisa)
Amber Jelly Roll (Exidia recisa)
Amber Jelly Roll (Exidia recisa)

Exidia glandulosa (Black Jelly Roll)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Auriculariaceae

Notes

Common Names: Black Jelly Roll; Black Witch's Butter

Years Noted: 2018; 2020-2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Noah Long;

Comments:
Formerly placed in the Tremellaceae.

iNaturalist Observations:

96001833 (Observed: 9/24/2021)

39568844 (Observed: 2/28/2020)

41004997 (Observed: 3/29/2020)

63344253 (Observed: 10/23/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 512).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 106).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 312).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 362*).

Ellis, M. B. and J. P. Ellis (1990). Fungi Without Gills (Hymenocetes and Gassteromycetes) - An Identification Handbook. New York, NY, Chapman and Hall (p. 84).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 175).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 382).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. 450).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 442).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Black Jelly Roll (Exidia glandulosa)
Black Jelly Roll (Exidia glandulosa)

Exidia nigricans (Warlocks Butter)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Auriculariaceae

Notes

Common Name: Warlock's Butter

Year Noted: 2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

201679788 (Observed: 3/8/2024)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Warlock's Butter (Exidia nigricans)
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Warlock's Butter (Exidia nigricans)
Warlock's Butter (Exidia nigricans)
Warlock's Butter (Exidia nigricans)
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Warlock's Butter (Exidia nigricans)
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Artomyces pyxidatus (Crown-tipped Coral Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Auriscalpiaceae

Notes

Common Names: Crown-tipped Coral Fungus; Coral Fungus

Synonyms: Clavicorona pyxidata

Years Noted: 2011; 2013; 2017-2021; 2023-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Aaron Cole; Clark Green; Clarke Green; Gerry Hertel; Kinsey Cuoco; mikupede; Mycah Choby; Noah Long; Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen; Ryan Gehman; ryankg7; William Ricci

Comments:
Formerly placed in the Auriscalpiaceae.

iNaturalist Observations:

371082323 (Observed: 6/12/2026)

231477897 (Observed: 7/24/2024)

217749998 (Observed: 5/23/2024)

56891851 (Observed: 8/18/2020)

104412688 (Observed: 10/16/2021)

40520055 (Observed: 6/7/2018)

98813793 (Observed: 10/20/2021)

83177861 (Observed: 6/14/2021)

49066098 (Observed: 6/9/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 483).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 116).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 301).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 274; 281).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 401).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 332).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 370).

Images

Crown-tipped Coral Fungus (Artomyces pyxidatus)
Crown-tipped Coral Fungus (Artomyces pyxidatus)
Crown-tipped Coral Fungus (Artomyces pyxidatus)
Crown-tipped Coral Fungus (Artomyces pyxidatus)

Lentinellus castoreus (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Auriscalpiaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Lentinellus castoreus (No Common Name) -  cluster
Lentinellus castoreus (No Common Name) - cluster
Lentinellus castoreus (No Common Name) - side view
Lentinellus castoreus (No Common Name) - fly on gills

Lentinellus cochleatus (Cockle-shell Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Auriscalpiaceae

Notes

Common Names: Cockle-shell Fungus; Aniseed Cockleshell: UK

Synonyms: Clavicorona dryophila; Lentinellus cornucopioides; Lentinus cochleatus; Lentinus cornucopioides

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 294).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 181).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. 64).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 764*).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 242).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. 196).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Cockle-shell Fungus (Lentinellus cochleatus)
Cockle-shell Fungus (Lentinellus cochleatus)
Cockle-shell Fungus (Lentinellus cochleatus)
Cockle-shell Fungus (Lentinellus cochleatus)

Lentinellus micheneri (Stalked Lentinellus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Auriscalpiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Stalked Lentinellus

Synonyms: Lentinellus omphalodes; Lentinus omphalodes; Lentinus umbilicatus

Years Noted: 2017; 2019-2020; 2024-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

365804014 (Observed: 5/27/2026)

318053641 (Observed: 10/1/2025)

217744013 (Observed: 5/23/2024)

43118994 (Observed: 12/17/2019)

49358151 (Observed: 6/12/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 182).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 104*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 256).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 764).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 119).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Stalked Lentinellus (Lentinellus micheneri)
Stalked Lentinellus (Lentinellus micheneri)
Stalked Lentinellus (Lentinellus micheneri)
Stalked Lentinellus (Lentinellus micheneri)

Lentinellus ursinus (Bear Lentinellus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Auriscalpiaceae

Notes

Common Names: Bear Lentinellus; Bear Lentinus

Synonyms: Lentinus ursinus

Years Noted: 2018-2022

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Noah Long; Ariana Rivellini;

iNaturalist Observations:

138610547 (Observed: 10/11/2022)

122945462 (Observed: 6/17/2022)

96929009 (Observed: 10/1/2021)

49357834 (Observed: 6/12/2020)

56788045 (Observed: 8/17/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 293).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 103).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 256).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 765).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 21).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 118).

Images

Bear Lentinellus (Lentinellus ursinus)
Bear Lentinellus (Lentinellus ursinus)
Bear Lentinellus (Lentinellus ursinus)
Bear Lentinellus (Lentinellus ursinus)
Bear Lentinellus (Lentinellus ursinus)

Bolbitius titubans (Egg Yolk)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Bolbitiaceae

Notes

Common Names: Egg Yolk; Yellow Fieldcap

Synonyms: Bolbitius vitellinus

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By:

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

83181204 (Observed: 6/14/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 211).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 163).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 108).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 559).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 32).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 230).

Images

Egg Yolk (Bolbitius titubans) -
Egg Yolk (Bolbitius titubans) - stalk and insect
Egg Yolk (Bolbitius titubans) - stalk
Egg Yolk (Bolbitius titubans) - gills
Egg Yolk (Bolbitius titubans) - caps
Egg Yolk (Bolbitius titubans)

Conocybe apala (Milky Conecap)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Bolbitiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Milky Conecap

Synonyms: Conocybe huijsmanii

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

58268254 (Observed: 9/1/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 164).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 147).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 34).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 233).

Images

Milky Conecap (Conocybe apala)
Milky Conecap (Conocybe apala)
Milky Conecap (Conocybe apala)
Milky Conecap (Conocybe apala)
Milky Conecap (Conocybe apala): close-up of gills
Milky Conecap (Conocybe apala): close-up of gills

Boletellus chrysenteroides (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Boletaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Boletus chrysenteroides

Years Noted: 2018; 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 368).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 160).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 108).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 567*).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Boletellus chrysenteroides (No Common Name)
Boletellus chrysenteroides (No Common Name)

Cyanoboletus pulverulentus (Blackening Bolete)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Boletaceae

Notes

Common Name: Blackening Bolete

Synonyms: Boletus pulverulentus

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 278).

Images

Blackening Bolete (Cyanoboletus pulverulentus)
Blackening Bolete (Cyanoboletus pulverulentus)

Hortiboletus rubellus (Ruby Bolete)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Boletaceae

Notes

Common Name: Ruby Bolete

Synonyms: Boletus rubellus; Xerocomellus rubellus

Years Noted: 2018; 2020; 2024

Identified and First Noted By: Maribeth Beatty

Also Noted By: Aaron Cole; Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

231484683 (Observed: 7/24/2024)

53844501 (Observed: 7/20/2020)

13499062 (Observed: 6/16/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 269).

Images

Ruby Bolete (Hortiboletus rubellus)
Ruby Bolete (Hortiboletus rubellus)

Imleria pallida (Pallid Bolete)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Boletaceae

Notes

Common Name: Pallid Bolete

Synonyms: Boletus pallidus

Year Noted: 2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

237503665 (Observed: 8/21/2024)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 360-S).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 162-S).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 235-S).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 120-S).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 257-S).

Images

Pallid Bolete (Imleria pallida)
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Pallid Bolete (Imleria pallida)
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Pallid Bolete (Imleria pallida)
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Pallid Bolete (Imleria pallida)
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Phylloporus leucomycelinus (Gilled Bolete)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Boletaceae

Notes

Common Name: Gilled Bolete

Years Noted: 2018-2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini;

Comments:
Note: The white mycelia at the base of the plant serves to differentiate this species from Phylloporus rhodoxanthus).

iNaturalist Observations:

42797692 (Observed: 8/7/2019)

56454598 (Observed: 8/14/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 203).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 227*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 301).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Gilled Bolete (Phylloporus leucomycelinus)
Gilled Bolete (Phylloporus leucomycelinus)
Gilled Bolete (Phylloporus leucomycelinus)
Gilled Bolete (Phylloporus leucomycelinus)

Phylloporus rhodoxanthus (Gilled Bolete)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Boletaceae

Notes

Common Name: Gilled Bolete

Synonyms: Paxillus rhodoxanthus; Phylloporus rhodoxanthus ssp. americanus

Years Noted: 2017; 2020-2021

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter; Ryan Gehman; ryankg7

iNaturalist Observations:

56892636 (Observed: 8/18/2020)

93390275 (Observed: 9/2/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 414).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 159).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 202*,203*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 227).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 312).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 672).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 238).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 301*).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Gilled Bolete (Phylloporus rhodoxanthus)
Gilled Bolete (Phylloporus rhodoxanthus)
Gilled Bolete (Phylloporus rhodoxanthus)
Gilled Bolete (Phylloporus rhodoxanthus)
Gilled Bolete (Phylloporus rhodoxanthus)

Pulveroboletus ravenelii (Powdery Sulphur Bolete)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Boletaceae

Notes

Common Names: Powdery Sulphur Bolete; Sulphur Bolete; Ravenel's Bolete

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Ryan Gehman

Also Noted By: ryankg7

iNaturalist Observations:

56460213 (Observed: 8/14/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 262).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 330).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Powdery Sulphur Bolete (Pulveroboletus ravenelii)
Powdery Sulphur Bolete (Pulveroboletus ravenelii)

Strobilomyces strobilaceus (Old Man of the Woods)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Boletaceae

Notes

Common Name: Old Man of the Woods

Synonyms: Strobilomyces floccopus

Years Noted: 2007; 2017-2021; 2023; 2025-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Lauren Levy

Also Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec; Ariana Rivellini; Kylee Dinan; Leah Fenton; Mae Basehore; Maribeth Beatty; Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

292660848 (Observed: 6/25/2025)

56787543 (Observed: 8/17/2020)

58984905 (Observed: 9/8/2020)

15508023 (Observed: 8/16/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 159).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 265).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 361).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. 339).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 580).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 163).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 281).

Images

Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces strobilaceus)
Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces strobilaceus)

Tylopilus alboater (Black Velvet Bolete)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Boletaceae

Notes

Common Name: Black Velvet Bolete

Years Noted: 2017-2019; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Noah Long; Jared KIine; Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 269).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 382).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 590).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 169*).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 261).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Black Velvet Bolete (Tylopilus alboater)
Black Velvet Bolete (Tylopilus alboater)
Black Velvet Bolete (Tylopilus alboater)

Tylopilus ballouii (Burnt-orange Bolete)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Boletaceae

Notes

Common Name: Burnt-orange Bolete

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

108239878 (Observed: 7/30/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 382).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Burnt-orange Bolete (Tylopilus ballouii)
Burnt-orange Bolete (Tylopilus ballouii) - side view
Burnt-orange Bolete (Tylopilus ballouii) - cap view
Burnt-orange Bolete (Tylopilus ballouii) - cap view
Burnt-orange Bolete (Tylopilus ballouii) - stalk
Burnt-orange Bolete (Tylopilus ballouii) - cap underside

Tylopilus Indet. #1.

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Boletaceae

Notes

Common Name:

Years Noted: 2020-2021

Identified By: John Plischke (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

96003772 (Observed: 9/24/2021)

56788769 (Observed: 8/17/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Tylopilus)
 (Tylopilus)
 (Tylopilus)
 (Tylopilus)
 (Tylopilus)

Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus (Violet-gray Bolete)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Boletaceae

Notes

Common Name: Violet-gray Bolete

Years Noted: 2017-2018

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

108240942 (Observed: 7/30/2018)

69950334 (Observed: 7/26/2017)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 271; 272*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 384).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 594).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 170;169*; 173*).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 259).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Violet-gray Bolete (Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus)
Violet-gray Bolete (Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus)
Violet-gray Bolete (Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus)

Tylopilus rubrobrunneus (Reddish-Brown Bitter Bolete)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Boletaceae

Notes

Common Name: Reddish-Brown Bitter Bolete

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Ryan Gehman

Also Noted By: ryankg7

iNaturalist Observations:

56459941 (Observed: 8/14/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 272; 271*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 385).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 171*).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 260*).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Reddish-Brown Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus rubrobrunneus)
Reddish-Brown Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus rubrobrunneus)
Reddish-Brown Bitter Bolete (Tylopilus rubrobrunneus)

Xerocomus chrysenteron (Red Cracking Bolete)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Boletaceae

Notes

Common Name: Red Cracking Bolete

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Ryan Gehman

Also Noted By: ryankg7

iNaturalist Observations:

56460288 (Observed: 8/14/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Red Cracking Bolete (Xerocomus chrysenteron)

Xerocomus rubellus (Ruby Bolete)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Boletaceae

Notes

Common Name: Ruby Bolete

Years Noted: 2017-2018; 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 240).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Ruby Bolete (Xerocomus rubellus)
Ruby Bolete (Xerocomus rubellus)
Ruby Bolete (Xerocomus rubellus)
Ruby Bolete (Xerocomus rubellus)
Ruby Bolete (Xerocomus rubellus)
Ruby Bolete (Xerocomus rubellus)

Bondarzewia berkeleyi (Berkeleys Polypore)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Bondarzewiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Berkeley's Polypore

Synonyms: Grifola berkeleyi; Polyporus berkeleyi

Years Noted: 2018; 2020; 2022-2024; 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Maribeth Beatty

Also Noted By: Aaron Cole; Kathryn Krueger; Mae Basehore; Michael Di Giovine; Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

379368302 (Observed: 7/8/2026)

231482663 (Observed: 7/24/2024)

134205923 (Observed: 9/8/2022)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 421).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 134).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 255).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 73).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 291; 303*; 308*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 126).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 447).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 313).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Berkeley's Polypore (Bondarzewia berkeleyi)
Berkeley's Polypore (Bondarzewia berkeleyi)
Berkeley's Polypore (Bondarzewia berkeleyi)

Botryobasidium aureum (Fuzzy Wuzzy Crust Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Botryobasidiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Fuzzy Wuzzy Crust Fungus

Years Noted: 2018-2022; 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Kathryn Krueger; Miranda Davies;

iNaturalist Observations:

322826806 (Observed: 10/24/2025)

109244012 (Observed: 3/22/2022)

71578805 (Observed: 3/19/2021)

45155578 (Observed: 11/7/2018)

64263937 (Observed: 11/5/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Ellis, M. B. and J. P. Ellis (1990). Fungi Without Gills (Hymenocetes and Gassteromycetes) - An Identification Handbook. New York, NY, Chapman and Hall (p. 48).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Fuzzy Wuzzy Crust Fungus (Botryobasidium aureum)
Fuzzy Wuzzy Crust Fungus (Botryobasidium aureum)
Fuzzy Wuzzy Crust Fungus (Botryobasidium aureum)
Fuzzy Wuzzy Crust Fungus (Botryobasidium aureum)

Botryobasidium conspersum (Fluffy Crust)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Botryobasidiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Fluffy Crust

Year Noted: 2022

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Miranda Davies

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Note: the common name was assigned by GNA staff.

iNaturalist Observations:

138618514 (Observed: 10/11/2022)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Fluffy Crust (Botryobasidium conspersum)
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Fluffy Crust (Botryobasidium conspersum)
Fluffy Crust (Botryobasidium conspersum)
Fluffy Crust (Botryobasidium conspersum)
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Botryobasidium Indet. #1.

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Botryobasidiaceae

Notes

Common Name:

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

94211278 (Observed: 9/2/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Botryobasidium)
 (Botryobasidium)
 (Botryobasidium) - close up
 (Botryobasidium)

Craterellus fallax (Black Trumpet)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Cantharellaceae

Notes

Common Names: Black Trumpet; Black Chanterelle; Horn of Plenty

Years Noted: 2018-2020; 2023; 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Chris Smith; Maribeth Beatty

iNaturalist Observations:

173976117 (Observed: 7/20/2023)

15507290 (Observed: 8/16/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 10*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 190).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 193).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 159; 158*; 160*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 162).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 394).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 248).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 117).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 139).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 364).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

 Black Trumpet (Craterellus fallax)
 Black Trumpet (Craterellus fallax)
 Black Trumpet (Craterellus fallax)
 Black Trumpet (Craterellus fallax)
 Black Trumpet (Craterellus fallax)

Craterellus foetidus (Fragrant Black Trumpet)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Cantharellaceae

Notes

Common Name: Fragrant Black Trumpet

Years Noted: 2018-2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty; Paige Vermeulen

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 193*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 160; 159*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 163).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 117*).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Fragrant Black Trumpet (Craterellus foetidus)
Fragrant Black Trumpet (Craterellus foetidus)

Rickenella fibula (Orange Moss Agaric)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Cantharellaceae

Notes

Common Names: Orange Moss Agaric; Orange Mosscap

Synonyms: Mycena fibula; Omphalia fibula

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

45103723 (Observed: 5/28/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 252).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 135*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 338).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 93).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 166).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Orange Moss Agaric (Rickenella fibula)
Orange Moss Agaric (Rickenella fibula)
Orange Moss Agaric (Rickenella fibula)

Clavaria fragilis (Fairy Fingers)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Clavariaceae

Notes

Common Names: Fairy Fingers; White Worm Coral; Worm-like Coral

Synonyms: Clavaria cylindrica; Clavaria vermicularis

Years Noted: 2017-2018; 2023; 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec; Maribeth Beatty;

iNaturalist Observations:

390916943 (Observed: 8/13/2026)

365808598 (Observed: 5/27/2026)

13315876 (Observed: 6/10/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 481).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 111).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 301).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 275).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 137).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 400).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 345).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Fairy Fingers (Clavaria fragilis)
Fairy Fingers (Clavaria fragilis)
Fairy Fingers (Clavaria fragilis)
Fairy Fingers (Clavaria fragilis)

Clavaria fumosa (Smoky Worm Coral)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Clavariaceae

Notes

Common Names: Smoky Worm Coral; Smoky Spindles

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty;

iNaturalist Observations:

57555253 (Observed: 9/27/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 112).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 346).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 376).

Images

Smoky Worm Coral (Clavaria fumosa)
Smoky Worm Coral (Clavaria fumosa)

Clavaria zollingeri (Violet Coral)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Clavariaceae

Notes

Common Name: Violet Coral

Years Noted: 2018-2019; 2023-2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Jared KIine; Kinsey Cuoco; Maribeth Beatty;

iNaturalist Observations:

39852178 (Observed: 9/20/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 302).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 276; 282*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 137).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 402*).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 349).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 136).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Violet Coral (Clavaria zollingeri)
Violet Coral (Clavaria zollingeri)

Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina (Spindle-Shaped Orange Coral)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Clavariaceae

Notes

Common Name: Spindle-Shaped Orange Coral

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
To date, a single population noted at the GNA. Only observed during the very wet summer of 2018.

iNaturalist Observations:

40132608 (Observed: 8/23/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 303).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 270*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 377*).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Spindle-Shaped Orange Coral (Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina)
Spindle-Shaped Orange Coral (Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina)
Spindle-Shaped Orange Coral (Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina)
Spindle-Shaped Orange Coral (Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina)
Spindle-Shaped Orange Coral (Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina)

Mucronella Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Clavariaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Years Noted: 2020-2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

99729981 (Observed: 10/28/2021)

66013085 (Observed: 12/2/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Mucronella (No Common Name)
Mucronella (No Common Name)
Mucronella (No Common Name)
Mucronella (No Common Name)
Mucronella (No Common Name)

Ramariopsis kunzei (White Coral Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Clavariaceae

Notes

Common Names: White Coral Fungus; Ivory Coral

Synonyms: Clavaria krombholzii; Clavaria subcaespitosa; Ramariopsis lentofragilis

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

140053742 (Observed: 9/14/2018)

57534233 (Observed: 9/6/2018)

57554778 (Observed: 9/26/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 119).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 307).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 333).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 373).

Images

White Coral Fungus (Ramariopsis kunzei)
White Coral Fungus (Ramariopsis kunzei)
White Coral Fungus (Ramariopsis kunzei)
White Coral Fungus (Ramariopsis kunzei)
White Coral Fungus (Ramariopsis kunzei)

Clavariadelphus unicolor (Flat-topped Fairy Club)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Clavariadelphaceae

Notes

Common Name: Flat-topped Fairy Club

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
One small population noted at the GNA. To date, only observed during the very wet summer of 2018.

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 354*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 138).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Flat-topped Fairy Club (Clavariadelphus unicolor)
Flat-topped Fairy Club (Clavariadelphus unicolor)
Flat-topped Fairy Club (Clavariadelphus unicolor)
Flat-topped Fairy Club (Clavariadelphus unicolor)
Flat-topped Fairy Club (Clavariadelphus unicolor)

Coniophora Indet. #1.

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Coniophoraceae

Notes

Common Name:

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

98726043 (Observed: 10/15/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Coniophora)
 (Coniophora)
 (Coniophora) - close up
 (Coniophora) - close up
 (Coniophora) - close up

Penttilamyces olivascens (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Coniophoraceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Coniophora olivascens; Leucogyrophana olivascens

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

97890205 (Observed: 9/14/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Leucogyrophana olivascens (No Common Name)
Leucogyrophana olivascens (No Common Name)
Leucogyrophana olivascens (No Common Name)
Leucogyrophana olivascens (No Common Name)

cf. Marchandiomyces corallinus (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Corticiaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Years Noted: 2021-2022

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
A lichenicolous species (i.e., one that parasitizes lichens).

iNaturalist Observations:

140691162 (Observed: 10/31/2022)

103058730 (Observed: 12/14/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Marchandiomyces corallinus (No Common Name)
Marchandiomyces corallinus (No Common Name)
Marchandiomyces corallinus (No Common Name) - close up
Marchandiomyces corallinus (No Common Name) - close up

Corticium roseum (Pink Crust)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Corticiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Pink Crust

Synonyms: Aleurodiscus roseus; Laeticorticium roseum; Thelephora rosea

Years Noted: 2017-2019; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

100931412 (Observed: 11/11/2021)

36503684 (Observed: 12/7/2019)

52395314 (Observed: 10/29/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Ellis, M. B. and J. P. Ellis (1990). Fungi Without Gills (Hymenocetes and Gassteromycetes) - An Identification Handbook. New York, NY, Chapman and Hall (p. 72).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Pink Crust (Corticium roseum)
Pink Crust (Corticium roseum)
Pink Crust (Corticium roseum)

Erythricium aurantiacum (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Corticiaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Years Noted: 2021-2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
A lichenicolous species that parasitizes species of Physcia and other lichens.

iNaturalist Observations:

178529453 (Observed: 8/11/2023)

178528696 (Observed: 8/11/2023)

106556885 (Observed: 2/11/2022)

102678631 (Observed: 12/7/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Erythricium aurantiacum (No Common Name)
Erythricium aurantiacum (No Common Name)
Erythricium aurantiacum (No Common Name)
Erythricium aurantiacum (No Common Name)
Erythricium aurantiacum (No Common Name)

Cortinarius alboviolaceus (Silvery-violet Cort)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Cortinariaceae

Notes

Common Names: Silvery-violet Cort; Pearly Webcap

Years Noted: 2018; 2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Mary Teresa Ohara;

Comments:
To date, only observed at the GNA during the very wet summer of 2018.

iNaturalist Observations:

186149817 (Observed: 9/29/2023)

40134371 (Observed: 9/27/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 320*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 226).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 165).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 157*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 611).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 177).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Silvery-violet Cort (Cortinarius alboviolaceus)
Silvery-violet Cort (Cortinarius alboviolaceus)
Silvery-violet Cort (Cortinarius alboviolaceus): with pen for scale
Silvery-violet Cort (Cortinarius alboviolaceus)
Silvery-violet Cort (Cortinarius alboviolaceus)

Cortinarius caperatus (The Gypsy)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Cortinariaceae

Notes

Common Name: The Gypsy

Synonyms: Pholiota caperata; Rozites caperatus

Year Noted: 2020

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Nur Ritter & Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

61528700 (Observed: 10/2/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 140).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 308).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 219).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 168).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 153).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 153).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 190).

Images

The Gypsy (Cortinarius caperatus)
The Gypsy (Cortinarius caperatus)
The Gypsy (Cortinarius caperatus)
The Gypsy (Cortinarius caperatus)

Cortinarius corrugatus (Corrugated Cap Cort)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Cortinariaceae

Notes

Common Names: Corrugated Cap Cort; Wrinkled Cortinarius

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

95691739 (Observed: 9/21/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 309).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 227).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 169).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 154; 232*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 154).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 185).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Corrugated Cap Cort (Cortinarius corrugatus) - cap
Corrugated Cap Cort (Cortinarius corrugatus) - side view
Corrugated Cap Cort (Cortinarius corrugatus) - spore print
Corrugated Cap Cort (Cortinarius corrugatus) - bottom view
Corrugated Cap Cort (Cortinarius corrugatus) - gills
Corrugated Cap Cort (Cortinarius corrugatus) - gills close up

Cortinarius violaceus (Violet Cort)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Cortinariaceae

Notes

Common Names: Violet Cort; Violet Webcap

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty;

Comments:
To date, only observed at the GNA during the very wet summer of 2018.

iNaturalist Observations:

39852275 (Observed: 9/20/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 141).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 320).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 228).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 174).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 157; 191*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 161).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 620).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Violet Cort (Cortinarius violaceus)
Violet Cort (Cortinarius violaceus)
Violet Cort (Cortinarius violaceus)
Violet Cort (Cortinarius violaceus)
Violet Cort (Cortinarius violaceus)

Chondrostereum purpureum (Silver Leaf Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Cyphellaceae

Notes

Common Name: Silver Leaf Fungus

Synonyms: Stereum micheneri; Thelephora purpurea

Years Noted: 2019-2020; 2022-2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
To date, a single occurrence known for the GNA. Growing on a fallen, hardwood (cf. Acer rubrum) branch.

iNaturalist Observations:

145897647 (Observed: 1/4/2023)

139256635 (Observed: 10/18/2022)

41047381 (Observed: 10/25/2019)

43101609 (Observed: 11/26/2019)

66021243 (Observed: 12/2/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 23*;288*).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 95).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. 109).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Silver Leaf Fungus (Chondrostereum purpureum)
Silver Leaf Fungus (Chondrostereum purpureum)
Silver Leaf Fungus (Chondrostereum purpureum)
Silver Leaf Fungus (Chondrostereum purpureum)
Silver Leaf Fungus (Chondrostereum purpureum)
Silver Leaf Fungus (Chondrostereum purpureum)

Cystofilobasidium macerans (Orange Slime)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Cystofilobasidiaceae

Notes

Common Names: Orange Slime; Sap Yeast

Synonyms: Cryptococcus macerans; Rhodotorula macerans

Year Noted: 2017

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Orange Slime (Cryptococcus macerans)
Orange Slime (Cryptococcus macerans)
Orange Slime (Cryptococcus macerans)

Calocera cornea (Club-like Tuning Fork)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Dacrymycetaceae

Notes

Common Names: Club-like Tuning Fork; Small Stagshorn

Years Noted: 2018-2021; 2023-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Noah Long; Mae Basehore; Noah Long; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

376635431 (Observed: 6/29/2026)

234383018 (Observed: 8/7/2024)

172145783 (Observed: 7/6/2023)

101469688 (Observed: 11/17/2021)

86232976 (Observed: 6/10/2021)

49114165 (Observed: 6/4/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 517).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 103).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 311).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 360).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 127).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 381*).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Club-like Tuning Fork (Calocera cornea)
Club-like Tuning Fork (Calocera cornea)
Club-like Tuning Fork (Calocera cornea)

Dacrymyces capitatus (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Dacrymycetaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Years Noted: 2017-2020; 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty;

iNaturalist Observations:

140054440 (Observed: 5/14/2018)

43144127 (Observed: 12/17/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Dacrymyces capitatus (No Common Name)
Dacrymyces capitatus (No Common Name)
Dacrymyces capitatus (No Common Name)

Dacrymyces chrysospermus (Orange Jelly Spot)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Dacrymycetaceae

Notes

Common Name: Orange Jelly Spot

Years Noted: 2021; 2024; 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Mycah Choby;

iNaturalist Observations:

342077460 (Observed: 3/4/2026)

198232736 (Observed: 2/2/2024)

82468682 (Observed: 6/10/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 511).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 311).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Orange Jelly Spot (Dacrymyces chrysospermus)
Orange Jelly Spot (Dacrymyces chrysospermus) - close up
Orange Jelly Spot (Dacrymyces chrysospermus) - close up
Orange Jelly Spot (Dacrymyces chrysospermus)  close up

Dacrymyces stillatus (Common Jellyspot)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Dacrymycetaceae

Notes

Common Name: Common Jellyspot

Synonyms: Dacrymyces deliquescens

Years Noted: 2020; 2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Miranda Davies;

iNaturalist Observations:

71480826 (Observed: 3/29/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Common Jellyspot (Dacrymyces stillatus)
Common Jellyspot (Dacrymyces stillatus)
Common Jellyspot (Dacrymyces stillatus) - close up
Common Jellyspot (Dacrymyces stillatus) - close up

Dacryopinax elegans (Jelly Fans)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Dacrymycetaceae

Notes

Common Name: Jelly Fans

Synonyms: Guepinia elegans

Years Noted: 2018; 2020-2021; 2023

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Maribeth Beatty

Also Noted By: Miranda Davies; Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
Note: the common name was assigned by GNA staff.

iNaturalist Observations:

145771086 (Observed: 1/3/2023)

91781738 (Observed: 8/19/2021)

85383593 (Observed: 7/2/2021)

61562461 (Observed: 10/2/2020)

69826672 (Observed: 9/14/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 312*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Dacryopinax elegans (No Common Name)
Dacryopinax elegans (No Common Name)
Dacryopinax elegans (No Common Name)
Dacryopinax elegans (No Common Name)

Dacryopinax spathularia (Fan Shaped Jelly)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Dacrymycetaceae

Notes

Common Name: Fan Shaped Jelly

Years Noted: 2020-2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

97461554 (Observed: 10/7/2021)

54870484 (Observed: 7/30/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 103).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 312).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 444).

Images

Fan Shaped Jelly (Dacryopinax spathularia)
Fan Shaped Jelly (Dacryopinax spathularia)
Fan Shaped Jelly (Dacryopinax spathularia)
Fan Shaped Jelly (Dacryopinax spathularia)
Fan Shaped Jelly (Dacryopinax spathularia)
Fan Shaped Jelly (Dacryopinax spathularia)
Fan Shaped Jelly (Dacryopinax spathularia)

Guepiniopsis buccina (Shepherds Horn)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Dacrymycetaceae

Notes

Common Name: Shepherd's Horn

Synonyms: Peziza buccina

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: ; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
Note: the common name was assigned by GNA staff.

iNaturalist Observations:

39448606 (Observed: 6/11/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Shepherd's Horn (Guepiniopsis buccina)
Shepherd's Horn (Guepiniopsis buccina)
Shepherd's Horn (Guepiniopsis buccina)
Shepherd's Horn (Guepiniopsis buccina)

Clitopilus prunulus (Sweetbread Mushroom)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Entolomataceae

Notes

Common Names: Sweetbread Mushroom; The Miller

Synonyms: Clitopilus orcellus

Years Noted: 2017-2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Praire (bombyxmori); Praire (iNaturalist)

iNaturalist Observations:

35096578 (Observed: 10/30/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 189).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 140).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 144).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 641).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 225).

Images

Sweetbread Mushroom (Clitopilus prunulus)
Sweetbread Mushroom (Clitopilus prunulus)
Sweetbread Mushroom (Clitopilus prunulus)
Sweetbread Mushroom (Clitopilus prunulus)

Entoloma abortivum (Aborted Entoloma)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Entolomataceae

Notes

Common Names: Aborted Entoloma; Shrimp Of The Woods

Synonyms: Clitopilus abortivus

Years Noted: 2017-2018; 2020-2023

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

174741237 (Observed: 7/24/2023)

98718017 (Observed: 10/15/2021)

40141173 (Observed: 9/15/2017)

98718429 (Observed: 10/15/2021)

61516254 (Observed: 10/2/2020)

69827794 (Observed: 10/9/2018)

39574499 (Observed: 10/10/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 189).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 141).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 165).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 171).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 66).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 200).

Images

Aborted Entoloma (Entoloma abortivum)
Aborted Entoloma (Entoloma abortivum)
Aborted Entoloma (Entoloma abortivum)
Aborted Entoloma (Entoloma abortivum)
Aborted Entoloma (Entoloma abortivum)

Entoloma Indet. #1.

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Entolomataceae

Notes

Common Name:

Synonyms: Leptonia; Nolanea

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Entoloma)
 (Entoloma) - close up
 (Entoloma) - side view
 (Entoloma) - gills

Entoloma strictius (Straight-stalked Entoloma)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Entolomataceae

Notes

Common Name: Straight-stalked Entoloma

Years Noted: 2021-2023

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Miranda Davies

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

172520942 (Observed: 7/11/2023)

74677771 (Observed: 4/19/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 144).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 199*).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Straight-stalked Entoloma (Entoloma strictius) close-up of gills
Straight-stalked Entoloma (Entoloma strictius)
Straight-stalked Entoloma (Entoloma strictius)
Straight-stalked Entoloma (Entoloma strictius)
Straight-stalked Entoloma (Entoloma strictius)
Straight-stalked Entoloma (Entoloma strictius)
Straight-stalked Entoloma (Entoloma strictius) spore print

Entoloma subserrulatum (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Entolomataceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Leptonia subserrulata

Year Noted: 2018

Identified By: Jacob Kalichman (iNaturalist)

First Noted By:

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

41463198 (Observed: 7/27/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Entoloma subserrulatum (No Common Name): with hand lens for scale
Entoloma subserrulatum (No Common Name): close-up of the gills
Entoloma subserrulatum (No Common Name)
Entoloma subserrulatum (No Common Name): base of the stem showing the 'wooly foot'
Entoloma subserrulatum (No Common Name)
Entoloma subserrulatum (No Common Name): gills

Porodisculus pendulus (Pendulous-disc Polypore)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Fistulinaceae

Notes

Common Name: Pendulous-disc Polypore

Synonyms: Polyporus pendulus; Polyporus pocula; Sphaeria pocula

Years Noted: 2017; 2019-2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

38058812 (Observed: 1/2/2019)

39161852 (Observed: 2/24/2020)

41029206 (Observed: 3/29/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 552*).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Ellis, M. B. and J. P. Ellis (1990). Fungi Without Gills (Hymenocetes and Gassteromycetes) - An Identification Handbook. New York, NY, Chapman and Hall (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 484).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Zhou, L.-W., et al. (2016). Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress 15(17): 771–790. (p. 1).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Pendulous-disc Polypore (Porodisculus pendulus)
Pendulous-disc Polypore (Porodisculus pendulus)
Pendulous-disc Polypore (Porodisculus pendulus)
Pendulous-disc Polypore (Porodisculus pendulus)
Pendulous-disc Polypore (Porodisculus pendulus)
Pendulous-disc Polypore (Porodisculus pendulus)

Antrodia Indet. #1. (Porecrust)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Fomitopsidaceae

Notes

Common Name: Porecrust

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

96930965 (Observed: 10/1/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Porecrust (Antrodia) - view on wood
Porecrust (Antrodia) - close up
Porecrust (Antrodia) - close up
Porecrust (Antrodia) - close up

Daedalea xantha (Yellow Porecrust)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Fomitopsidaceae

Notes

Common Name: Yellow Porecrust

Synonyms: Amyloporia xantha; Antrodia xantha; Polyporus xanthus; Poria selecta; Poria xantha

Year Noted: 2022

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

138607558 (Observed: 10/12/2022)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Yellow Porecrust (Daedalea xantha)
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Yellow Porecrust (Daedalea xantha)
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Yellow Porecrust (Daedalea xantha)
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Yellow Porecrust (Daedalea xantha)
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Fomitopsis betulina (Birch Polypore)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Fomitopsidaceae

Notes

Common Name: Birch Polypore

Synonyms: Fomes betulinus; Piptoporus betulinus

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 149).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 264).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 127).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 318).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 313).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 335).

Zhou, L.-W., et al. (2016). Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress 15(17): 771–790. (p. 1).

Images

Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina)
Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina)

Ischnoderma resinosum (Resinous Polypore)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Fomitopsidaceae

Notes

Common Names: Resinous Polypore; Late Fall Polypore; Steak Of The Woods

Synonyms: Polyporus resinosus

Years Noted: 2017-2022

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: ; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

104408460 (Observed: 1/4/2022)

35407819 (Observed: 11/1/2019)

42792862 (Observed: 11/1/2019)

62192075 (Observed: 10/9/2020)

66013850 (Observed: 12/2/2020)

66630138 (Observed: 12/15/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 140).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 268).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 202).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 305*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 225).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 468).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 377).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Zhou, L.-W., et al. (2016). Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress 15(17): 771–790. (p. 1).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Resinous Polypore (Ischnoderma benzoinum)
Resinous Polypore (Ischnoderma benzoinum)
Resinous Polypore (Ischnoderma benzoinum)
Resinous Polypore (Ischnoderma benzoinum)
Resinous Polypore (Ischnoderma benzoinum)
Resinous Polypore (Ischnoderma benzoinum)
Resinous Polypore (Ischnoderma benzoinum)
Resinous Polypore (Ischnoderma benzoinum)
Resinous Polypore (Ischnoderma benzoinum)

Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken of the Woods)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Fomitopsidaceae

Notes

Common Name: Chicken of the Woods

Synonyms: Boletus tenax; Laetiporus cincinnatus; Laetiporus speciosus; Polyporus sulphureus

Years Noted: 2012; 2017-2024

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Gerry Hertel

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Noah Long; Alexandra Hodowanec; Jared KIine; Kathryn Krueger; Maribeth Beatty; Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
There are some taxonomic issues regarding this species. In particular, a number of researchers consider Laetiporus cincinnatus to be a separate species.

iNaturalist Observations:

243654275 (Observed: 9/23/2024)

121900301 (Observed: 6/15/2022)

39925976 (Observed: 10/4/2019)

85455905 (Observed: 7/2/2021)

45023170 (Observed: 5/5/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 185).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 149).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 269).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 309).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 252).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 468).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Marrone, T. and W. E. Sturgeon (2016). Mushrooms of the Northeast: A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms. Cambridge, MN, Adventure Publications (p. 32).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 50; 220).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 308).

Zhou, L.-W., et al. (2016). Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress 15(17): 771–790. (p. 1).

Images

Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)
Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)

Niveoporofomes spraguei (Green Cheese Polypore)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Fomitopsidaceae

Notes

Common Name: Green Cheese Polypore

Synonyms: Fomitopsis spraguei; Polyporus spraguei; Trametes spraguei; Tyromyces spraguei

Years Noted: 2017-2022; 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Kathryn Krueger; Mae Basehore;

iNaturalist Observations:

130285015 (Observed: 8/10/2022)

108245578 (Observed: 7/30/2018)

96933176 (Observed: 10/1/2021)

56964929 (Observed: 8/19/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 599*).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 239).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Ellis, M. B. and J. P. Ellis (1990). Fungi Without Gills (Hymenocetes and Gassteromycetes) - An Identification Handbook. New York, NY, Chapman and Hall (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 344).

Zhou, L.-W., et al. (2016). Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress 15(17): 771–790. (p. 1).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Green Cheese Polypore (Fomitopsis spraguei)
Green Cheese Polypore (Fomitopsis spraguei)
Green Cheese Polypore (Fomitopsis spraguei)
Green Cheese Polypore (Fomitopsis spraguei)

Ganoderma applanatum (Artists Conk)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Ganodermataceae

Notes

Common Names: Artist's Conk; Artist's Bracket

Years Noted: 2017-2020; 2022; 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter; Ryan Gehman; ryankg7

iNaturalist Observations:

360617874 (Observed: 5/11/2026)

58897168 (Observed: 9/7/2020)

40810242 (Observed: 3/27/2019)

49877669 (Observed: 6/16/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 576).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 194).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 139).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 265).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 298).

Ellis, M. B. and J. P. Ellis (1990). Fungi Without Gills (Hymenocetes and Gassteromycetes) - An Identification Handbook. New York, NY, Chapman and Hall (p. 92).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 180).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. 300).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 460).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 303).

Marrone, T. and W. E. Sturgeon (2016). Mushrooms of the Northeast: A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms. Cambridge, MN, Adventure Publications (p. 202).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 331).

Zhou, L.-W., et al. (2016). Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress 15(17): 771–790. (p. 1).

Images

Artist's Conk (Ganoderma lipsiense)
Artist's Conk (Ganoderma lipsiense)
Artist's Conk (Ganoderma lipsiense)
Artist's Conk (Ganoderma lipsiense)
Artist's Conk (Ganoderma lipsiense)

Ganoderma lobatum (Soft Artist’s Conk)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Ganodermataceae

Notes

Common Name: Soft Artist’s Conk

Synonyms: Fomes lobatus; Polyporus lobatus

Years Noted: 2017-2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 389*).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 265*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Ellis, M. B. and J. P. Ellis (1990). Fungi Without Gills (Hymenocetes and Gassteromycetes) - An Identification Handbook. New York, NY, Chapman and Hall (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Zhou, L.-W., et al. (2016). Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress 15(17): 771–790. (p. 1).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Soft Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma lobatum)
Soft Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma lobatum)
Soft Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma lobatum)
Soft Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma lobatum)
Soft Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma lobatum)
Soft Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma lobatum)
Soft Artist’s Conk (Ganoderma lobatum)

Ganoderma sessile (Ling Chih)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Ganodermataceae

Notes

Common Name: Ling Chih

Years Noted: 2019-2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 266).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 299*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 342*).

Zhou, L.-W., et al. (2016). Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress 15(17): 771–790. (p. 1).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Ling Chih (Ganoderma sessile)
Ling Chih (Ganoderma sessile)
Ling Chih (Ganoderma sessile)

Geastrum triplex (Collared Earthstar)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Geastraceae

Notes

Common Name: Collared Earthstar

Years Noted: 2018-2020; 2024-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: aiyanaeller; Mackenzie Rose; Mycah Choby; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

396519340 (Observed: 9/1/2026)

244351388 (Observed: 9/27/2024)

61518934 (Observed: 10/2/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 503).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 96).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 183).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 819).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Collared Earthstar (Geastrum triplex)
Collared Earthstar (Geastrum triplex)
Collared Earthstar (Geastrum triplex)
Collared Earthstar (Geastrum triplex)
Collared Earthstar (Geastrum triplex)
Collared Earthstar (Geastrum triplex)
Collared Earthstar (Geastrum triplex)
The lower surface of Collared Earthstar (Geastrum triplex)
A population of Collared Earthstar (Geastrum triplex) on the GNA forest floor

Sphaerobolus stellatus (Cannonball Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Geastraceae

Notes

Common Names: Cannonball Fungus; Shooting Star: UK

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Formerly placed in the Geastraceae.

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 98).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 336).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Cannonball Fungus (Sphaerobolus stellatus)
Cannonball Fungus (Sphaerobolus stellatus)

Gomphaceae Indet. #1.

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Gomphaceae

Notes

Common Name:

Years Noted: 2018; 2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Jonathan Blithe;

iNaturalist Observations:

177389931 (Observed: 8/8/2023)

108252023 (Observed: 9/14/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Gomphaceae)
 (Gomphaceae)
 (Gomphaceae) - fruiting body antlers
 (Gomphaceae) - antlers close up

Ramaria stricta (Upright Coral)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Gomphaceae

Notes

Common Names: Upright Coral; Straight-branched Coral

Synonyms: Clavaria stricta

Years Noted: 2011; 2018; 2020-2021

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Gerry Hertel

Also Noted By: Clark Green; Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

140053196 (Observed: 9/14/2018)

57564004 (Observed: 9/27/2018)

64139799 (Observed: 11/3/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 648).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 485).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 119).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 419*).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 307).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 333).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. 63).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 409).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. 503).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 432).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 371).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Upright Coral (Ramaria stricta)
Upright Coral (Ramaria stricta)

Grifola frondosa (Hen of the Woods)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Grifolaceae

Notes

Common Names: Hen of the Woods; Maitake

Synonyms: Polyporus frondosus

Years Noted: 2012; 2018-2019; 2021; 2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Brice Dorwart; Gerry Hertel; Maribeth Beatty; Noah Long

Comments:
Formerly placed in the Meripilaceae.

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 257).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 303; 291*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 185).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 463).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 325).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 218; 178*).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 310).

Zhou, L.-W., et al. (2016). Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress 15(17): 771–790. (p. 1).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa)
Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa)

Gyroporus borealis (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Gyroporaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2024

Identified By: paganka (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

231863736 (Observed: 7/26/2024)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Gyroporus castaneus (Chestnut Bolete)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Gyroporaceae

Notes

Common Name: Chestnut Bolete

Years Noted: 2017-2018; 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

318054687 (Observed: 10/1/2025)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 200).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 257).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 196).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 575).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 247).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 157).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 275).

Images

Chestnut Bolete (Gyroporus castaneus)

Hericium erinaceus (Lions Mane Mushroom)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hericiaceae

Notes

Common Names: Lion's Mane Mushroom; Satyr’s Beard; Bearded Tooth; Pom-Pom Mushroom; Old Man's Beard

Synonyms: Steccherinum quercinum

Years Noted: 2018-2021; 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Clark Greene; Clarke Green; Maribeth Beatty; Paige Vermeulen; Stephanie Bernasconi

iNaturalist Observations:

104421437 (Observed: 10/16/2021)

18449453 (Observed: 11/17/2018)

71506620 (Observed: 10/11/2018)

63157720 (Observed: 10/10/2018)

63818367 (Observed: 10/23/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 200).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 471*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 293).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 368; 367*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 205).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 430).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 397).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Bearded Tooth (Hericium erinaceus)
Bearded Tooth (Hericium erinaceus)
Bearded Tooth (Hericium erinaceus)
Bearded Tooth (Hericium erinaceus)
Bearded Tooth (Hericium erinaceus)
Bearded Tooth (Hericium erinaceus)
Bearded Tooth (Hericium erinaceus)
Lion's Mane Mushroom (Hericium erinaceus)

Myxarium nucleatum (Crystal Brain)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hyaloriaceae

Notes

Common Name: Crystal Brain

Synonyms: Exidia nucleata; Naematelia nucleata; Tremella nucleata

Years Noted: 2018; 2020-2021; 2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

172147535 (Observed: 7/6/2023)

40994691 (Observed: 3/29/2020)

100079121 (Observed: 11/1/2021)

49367430 (Observed: 6/12/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 312*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 383*).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Crystal Brain (Myxarium nucleatum)
Crystal Brain (Myxarium nucleatum)
Crystal Brain (Myxarium nucleatum)

Cantharellus cf. cibarius (Golden Chanterelle)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hydnaceae

Notes

Common Names: Golden Chanterelle; Common Chanterelle

Synonyms: Cantharellus amethysteus

Years Noted: 2018-2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
To date, a single population noted at the GNA.

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 177-178).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 2).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 250).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 192*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 140).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 131).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 387-388).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 249).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 126).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 132).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 358).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)
Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)
Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)
Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius)

Cantharellus cinnabarinus (Cinnabar Red Chanterelle)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hydnaceae

Notes

Common Names: Cinnabar Red Chanterelle; Red Chanterelle

Years Noted: 2011; 2017-2019; 2023; 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Gerry Hertel; Mae Basehore; Miranda Davies; Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

174923884 (Observed: 7/25/2023)

70009205 (Observed: 7/24/2019)

70009014 (Observed: 8/14/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 250).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 190).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 141).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 132).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 388).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 151).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 253).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 113).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 133).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 362).

Images

Cinnabar Red Chanterelle (Cantharellus cinnabarinus)
Cinnabar Red Chanterelle (Cantharellus cinnabarinus)
Cinnabar Red Chanterelle (Cantharellus cinnabarinus)

Cantharellus minor (Small Chanterelle)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hydnaceae

Notes

Common Name: Small Chanterelle

Years Noted: 2018-2019; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Amy Maxcy; Maribeth Beatty; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

86907634 (Observed: 7/13/2021)

41066080 (Observed: 7/10/2019)

13711877 (Observed: 6/23/2001)

69828886 (Observed: 6/27/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 251).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 191*;193*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 144).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 133).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 391).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 248).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 114).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 135; 242*).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 361).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Small Chanterelle (Cantharellus minor)
Small Chanterelle (Cantharellus minor)
Small Chanterelle (Cantharellus minor)
Small Chanterelle (Cantharellus minor)

Multiclavula mucida (White Green-Algae Coral)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hydnaceae

Notes

Common Names: White Green-Algae Coral; Scum-Lover

Years Noted: 2020-2022; 2024-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
"This interesting fungus grows in symbiosis with algae (Coccomyxa) similar to lichens. While in true lichens algae are internal to fungi body, algae associated with Multiclavula mucida grow externally to the fungus on the same substratum. Algae can be observed like a thin layer of something green spreading around fungi sporocarps. M. mucida is also a rare example of symbiosis of a Basidiomycete and algae. Vast majority of lichens is an association of Ascomycete with algae." — https://mushroomobserver.org/observer/show_observation/157303. This species has been noted in various parts of the Gordon forest and appears to be fairly common.

iNaturalist Observations:

253174879 (Observed: 11/25/2024)

137443152 (Observed: 9/27/2022)

66523280 (Observed: 12/13/2020)

66624827 (Observed: 12/15/2020)

70521633 (Observed: 3/3/2021)

95680690 (Observed: 9/21/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 120).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 280).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

White Green-Algae Coral (Multiclavula mucida)
White Green-Algae Coral (Multiclavula mucida)
White Green-Algae Coral (Multiclavula mucida)

Laccaria laccata (The Deceiver)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hydnangiaceae

Notes

Common Names: The Deceiver; Common Laccaria; Deceiver Laccaria

Synonyms: Laccaria amethystea; Laccaria ohiensis; Laccaria tetraspora

Years Noted: 2018-2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

40809524 (Observed: 3/27/2019)

69833547 (Observed: 9/14/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 279).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 101).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 191*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 226).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 69).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 92).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

The Deceiver (Laccaria laccata)
The Deceiver (Laccaria laccata)
The Deceiver (Laccaria laccata)

Arrhenia epichysium (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hygrophoraceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Omphalia epichysium; Omphalina epichysium

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

41187287 (Observed: 4/9/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 142).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 103).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Arrhenia epichysium (No Common Name)
Arrhenia epichysium (No Common Name)
Arrhenia epichysium (No Common Name)
Arrhenia epichysium (No Common Name)

Cuphophyllus pratensis (Salmon Waxy Cap)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hygrophoraceae

Notes

Common Names: Salmon Waxy Cap; Meadow Waxy Cap

Synonyms: Camarophyllus pratensis; Hygrocybe pratensis; Hygrocybe pratensis var. pallida; Hygrophorus pratensis var. pallidus

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 277).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 97).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 163).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 213).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 664).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 74).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Salmon Waxy Cap (Cuphophyllus pratensis)
Salmon Waxy Cap (Cuphophyllus pratensis)

Cuphophyllus virgineus (Snow White Waxcap)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hygrophoraceae

Notes

Common Names: Snow White Waxcap; Snowy Waxcap

Synonyms: Camarophyllus virgineus; Hygrocybe virginea; Hygrophorus niveus; Hygrophorus virgineus

Years Noted: 2018; 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

61904945 (Observed: 10/6/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 89*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 272).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 98).

Bessette, A. E., et al. (2012). Waxcap Mushrooms of Eastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 15*).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 98).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 214).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 76).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 84).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Snow White Waxcap (Hygrocybe virginea)
Snow White Waxcap (Hygrocybe virginea)

Gliophorus psittacinus (Parrot Waxcap)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hygrophoraceae

Notes

Common Names: Parrot Waxcap; Parrot Mushroom

Synonyms: Hygrocybe psittacina; Hygrophorus psittacinus

Years Noted: 2018; 2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Kinsey Cuoco; Maribeth Beatty;

iNaturalist Observations:

216166757 (Observed: 5/16/2024)

39852681 (Observed: 9/27/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 46).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 85).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 273).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 143).

Bessette, A. E., et al. (2012). Waxcap Mushrooms of Eastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 128-P).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 123).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 213).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 665).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 178*).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Parrot Waxcap (Hygrocybe psittacina)
Parrot Waxcap (Hygrocybe psittacina)
Parrot Waxcap (Hygrocybe psittacina)
Parrot Waxcap (Hygrocybe psittacina)
Parrot Waxcap (Hygrocybe psittacina)
Parrot Waxcap (Hygrocybe psittacina)

Hygrocybe coccinea (Scarlet Waxcap)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hygrophoraceae

Notes

Common Name: Scarlet Waxcap

Synonyms: Hygrophorus coccineus

Years Noted: 2018; 2026

Identified By: boletusreticulatus (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

376589511 (Observed: 6/29/2026)

41359148 (Observed: 10/11/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 45*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 270).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 130*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 180*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 80).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Scarlet Waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea) - cap view
Scarlet Waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea) - cap view
Scarlet Waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea) - gills

Hygrocybe conica (Witchs Hat)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hygrophoraceae

Notes

Common Name: Witch's Hat

Synonyms: Hygrophorus conicus

Years Noted: 2019; 2023; 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Maribeth Beatty

Also Noted By: Mae Basehore; Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

376633904 (Observed: 6/29/2026)

175223846 (Observed: 7/27/2023)

29528603 (Observed: 7/25/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 44).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 269).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 128).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 180).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 211).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 76).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Witch's Hat (Hygrocybe conica)

Hygrocybe cuspidata (Persistent Waxcap)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hygrophoraceae

Notes

Common Names: Persistent Waxcap; Acute Conic Waxy-cap; Sharply Conic Waxy-cap

Synonyms: Hygrocybe acutoconica var. cuspidata

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E., et al. (2012). Waxcap Mushrooms of Eastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 12).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 127*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 180*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 211).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Persistent Waxcap (Hygrocybe cuspidata)
Persistent Waxcap (Hygrocybe cuspidata)

Hygrocybe flavescens (Golden Waxtop)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hygrophoraceae

Notes

Common Name: Golden Waxtop

Year Noted: 2026

Identified and First Noted By:

Also Noted By: mikupede

iNaturalist Observations:

365450971 (Observed: 5/26/2026)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 270).

Bessette, A. E., et al. (2013). Tricholomas of North America: A Mushroom Field Guide (Corrie Herring Hooks Series). Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 28; 101-102-P).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 129-S).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 181-S).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 78).

Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca (False Chanterelle)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hygrophoropsidaceae

Notes

Common Name: False Chanterelle

Synonyms: Cantharellus aurantiacus; Clitocybe aurantiaca

Year Noted: 2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

243647878 (Observed: 9/23/2024)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 43).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 252).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 99).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 215).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 669).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 87).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 138).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 87).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 359).

Images

False Chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca)
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False Chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca)
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False Chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca)
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False Chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca)
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False Chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca)
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False Chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca)
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False Chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca)
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Coltricia cinnamomea (Shiny Cinnamon Polypore)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hymenochaetaceae

Notes

Common Names: Shiny Cinnamon Polypore; Tiger's Eye Polypore

Synonyms: Boletus cinnamomeus; Polyporus cinnamomeus

Years Noted: 2018-2019; 2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Kathryn Krueger; Maribeth Beatty; Miranda Davies; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
Seemingly, fairly common at the GNA, but easily missed.

iNaturalist Observations:

175251666 (Observed: 7/27/2023)

172515000 (Observed: 7/11/2023)

70005616 (Observed: 8/14/2018)

40132910 (Observed: 8/29/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 428).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 135).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 100).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 293).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 145).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 450).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 351*).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 349).

Zhou, L.-W., et al. (2016). Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress 15(17): 771–790. (p. 1).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Shiny Cinnamon Polypore (Coltricia cinnamomea)
Shiny Cinnamon Polypore (Coltricia cinnamomea)
Shiny Cinnamon Polypore (Coltricia cinnamomea): with hand lens for scale
Shiny Cinnamon Polypore (Coltricia cinnamomea): close-up of stem

Fomitiporia punctata (Elbowpatch Crust)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hymenochaetaceae

Notes

Common Name: Elbowpatch Crust

Synonyms: Phellinus punctatus

Years Noted: 2017-2022

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Miranda Davies;

iNaturalist Observations:

41049333 (Observed: 10/25/2019)

66431013 (Observed: 12/10/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Elbowpatch Crust (Phellinus punctatus)
Elbowpatch Crust (Phellinus punctatus)
Elbowpatch Crust (Phellinus punctatus)
Elbowpatch Crust (Phellinus punctatus)
Elbowpatch Crust (Phellinus punctatus)
Elbowpatch Crust (Phellinus punctatus)
Elbowpatch Crust (Phellinus punctatus)
Elbowpatch Crust (Phellinus punctatus)
Elbowpatch Crust (Phellinus punctatus)

Fulvifomes robiniae (Cracked Cap Polypore)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hymenochaetaceae

Notes

Common Names: Cracked Cap Polypore; Locust Polypore

Synonyms: Fomes robiniae; Phellinus robiniae

Years Noted: 2017-2022; 2024; 2026

Identified By: Tug DeLuce

First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty; mikupede; Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

361455961 (Observed: 5/14/2026)

140252895 (Observed: 10/27/2022)

39926080 (Observed: 10/8/2019)

53099572 (Observed: 7/14/2020)

70522651 (Observed: 3/3/2021)

64129415 (Observed: 11/3/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 277).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 317).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 305).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 332).

Images

Cracked Cap Polypore (Phellinus robiniae)
Cracked Cap Polypore (Phellinus robiniae)
Cracked Cap Polypore (Phellinus robiniae)

Fuscoporia gilva (Mustard-yellow Polypore)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hymenochaetaceae

Notes

Common Names: Mustard-yellow Polypore; Annual Shelf Fungus

Synonyms: Boletus gilvus; Hapalopilus gilvus; Phellinus gilvus; Polyporus gilvus

Years Noted: 2017-2022; 2025-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; kappakatch21; ollieoutside

iNaturalist Observations:

383758741 (Observed: 8/20/2025)

41947111 (Observed: 4/11/2020)

96373704 (Observed: 9/21/2021)

42310060 (Observed: 6/17/2019)

58995234 (Observed: 9/8/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 582).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 443).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 278).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 140).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 316).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 305).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 475).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Mustard-yellow Polypore (Phellinus gilvus)
Mustard-yellow Polypore (Phellinus gilvus)
Mustard-yellow Polypore (Phellinus gilvus)
Mustard-yellow Polypore (Phellinus gilvus)
Mustard-yellow Polypore (Phellinus gilvus)

Hydnoporia diffissa (Glue Crust Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hymenochaetaceae

Notes

Common Name: Glue Crust Fungus

Years Noted: 2022; 2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

238818554 (Observed: 8/30/2024)

109284436 (Observed: 3/23/2022)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Glue Crust Fungus (Hydnoporia corrugata) - glue crust close up
Glue Crust Fungus (Hydnoporia corrugata) - glue crust close up
Glue Crust Fungus (Hydnoporia corrugata) - underside view
Glue Crust Fungus (Hydnoporia corrugata) - top view

Hydnoporia olivacea (Brown-toothed Crust Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hymenochaetaceae

Notes

Common Names: Brown-toothed Crust Fungus; Toothed Oak Crust

Synonyms: Hydnochaete olivacea; Hymenochaetopsis olivacea; Irpex cinnamomeus; Pseudochaete olivacea

Years Noted: 2017-2018; 2020-2023; 2025-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

376943274 (Observed: 6/29/2026)

257250271 (Observed: 1/2/2025)

146494568 (Observed: 1/11/2023)

122937852 (Observed: 6/21/2022)

90810912 (Observed: 8/4/2021)

51628842 (Observed: 7/1/2020)

66309223 (Observed: 12/8/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 284).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 438).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Toothed Oak Crust (Hymenochaetopsis olivacea)
Toothed Oak Crust (Hymenochaetopsis olivacea)
Toothed Oak Crust (Hymenochaetopsis olivacea)
Toothed Oak Crust (Hymenochaetopsis olivacea)

Hydnoporia tabacina (Reddish-brown Crust)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hymenochaetaceae

Notes

Common Names: Reddish-brown Crust; Willow Glue

Synonyms: Hymenochaete badioferruginea; Hymenochaete tabacina; Hymenochaetopsis tabacina

Years Noted: 2017; 2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Miranda Davies;

iNaturalist Observations:

146334285 (Observed: 1/11/2023)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 606*).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 284*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 439).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Reddish-brown Crust (Hymenochaetopsis tabacina)
Reddish-brown Crust (Hymenochaetopsis tabacina)
Reddish-brown Crust (Hymenochaetopsis tabacina)
Reddish-brown Crust (Hymenochaetopsis tabacina)
Reddish-brown Crust (Hymenochaetopsis tabacina)

Hymenochaetaceae Indet. #1. (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hymenochaetaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

69833955 (Observed: 9/14/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Hymenochaetaceae (No Common Name)
Hymenochaetaceae (No Common Name) -
Hymenochaetaceae (No Common Name) - close up

Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Oak Bracket)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hymenochaetaceae

Notes

Common Names: Oak Bracket; Weeping Polypore

Synonyms: Inonotus dryadeus; Polyporus dryadeus

Year Noted: 2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

246303995 (Observed: 10/7/2024)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 569*).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 281).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 291).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Ellis, M. B. and J. P. Ellis (1990). Fungi Without Gills (Hymenocetes and Gassteromycetes) - An Identification Handbook. New York, NY, Chapman and Hall (p. 115).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 224).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 466).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Oak Bracket (Pseudoinonotus dryadeus)
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Oak Bracket (Pseudoinonotus dryadeus)
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Oak Bracket (Pseudoinonotus dryadeus)
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Oak Bracket (Pseudoinonotus dryadeus)
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Oak Bracket (Pseudoinonotus dryadeus)
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Oak Bracket (Pseudoinonotus dryadeus)
Oak Bracket (Pseudoinonotus dryadeus)
Oak Bracket (Pseudoinonotus dryadeus)

Xanthoporia radiata (Alder Bracket)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hymenochaetaceae

Notes

Common Name: Alder Bracket

Synonyms: Inonotus radiatus; Mensularia radiata; Polyporus radiatus; Polyporus radiatus var. cephalanthi

Years Noted: 2017-2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 569*).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 150).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 475*).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 310).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 380*).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Alder Bracket (Inonotus radiatus)
Alder Bracket (Inonotus radiatus)
Alder Bracket (Inonotus radiatus)
Alder Bracket (Inonotus radiatus)

Galerina marginata (Deadly Galerina)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hymenogastraceae

Notes

Common Names: Deadly Galerina; Funeral Bell: UK

Synonyms: Galerina autumnalis

Years Noted: 2018-2021; 2024-2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

330346698 (Observed: 11/18/2024)

270875579 (Observed: 4/16/2025)

39850957 (Observed: 4/18/2018)

83637820 (Observed: 6/18/2021)

63334310 (Observed: 10/23/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 154).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 168; 167*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 178).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 187).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 208).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Deadly Galerina (Galerina marginata)
Deadly Galerina (Galerina marginata)

Gymnopilus luteus (Yellow Gymnopilus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hymenogastraceae

Notes

Common Name: Yellow Gymnopilus

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

100172951 (Observed: 11/3/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 155*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 172*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 187).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 196).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 35).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 209).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Yellow Gymnopilus (Gymnopilus luteus) - cap
Yellow Gymnopilus (Gymnopilus luteus) - side view
Yellow Gymnopilus (Gymnopilus luteus): spore print
Yellow Gymnopilus (Gymnopilus luteus) - bottom view
Yellow Gymnopilus (Gymnopilus luteus) - stalk close up
Yellow Gymnopilus (Gymnopilus luteus) - gills close up

Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata (Psilocybe Ovoid)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Hymenogastraceae

Notes

Common Name: Psilocybe Ovoid

Year Noted: 2020

Identified By: Alan Rockefeller (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

66102045 (Observed: 12/4/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Psilocybe Ovoid (Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata)
Psilocybe Ovoid (Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata)
Psilocybe Ovoid (Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata)
Psilocybe Ovoid (Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata)
Psilocybe Ovoid (Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata)
Psilocybe Ovoid (Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata)

Crucibulum laeve (Common Birds Nest Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Incertae sedis

Notes

Common Names: Common Bird's Nest Fungus; White-egg Bird's Nest

Synonyms: Crucibulum vulgare; Nidularia crucibulum

Years Noted: 2018-2020; 2022; 2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Maribeth Beatty; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

250922892 (Observed: 11/8/2024)

138289937 (Observed: 10/7/2022)

121904055 (Observed: 6/15/2022)

66629091 (Observed: 12/15/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 504).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 97).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 335).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 343).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 165).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 828).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 460).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 141).

Images

White-egg Bird's Nest (Crucibulum crucibuliforme)
White-egg Bird's Nest (Crucibulum crucibuliforme)
White-egg Bird's Nest (Crucibulum crucibuliforme)

Ductifera pululahuana (White Jelly Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Incertae sedis

Notes

Common Name: White Jelly Fungus

Synonyms: Exidia alba; Sebacina pululahuana

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: ; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

43146871 (Observed: 10/3/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 429).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 26*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 364).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 170).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

White Jelly Fungus (Ductifera pululahuana)
White Jelly Fungus (Ductifera pululahuana)
White Jelly Fungus (Ductifera pululahuana)
White Jelly Fungus (Ductifera pululahuana)

Fistulina americana (American Beefsteak Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Incertae sedis

Notes

Common Name: American Beefsteak Fungus

Year Noted: 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: mikupede;

iNaturalist Observations:

385983782 (Observed: 7/28/2026)

386040034 (Observed: 7/28/2026)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Gloioxanthomyces nitidus (Nested Waxcap)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Incertae sedis

Notes

Common Name: Nested Waxcap

Synonyms: Gliophorus nitidus; Hydrocybe nitida; Hygrocybe nitida; Hygrophorus nitidus

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

42333629 (Observed: 8/7/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 272).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 95*,129*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 81).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Nested Waxcap (Gloioxanthomyces nitidus): underside of cap
Nested Waxcap (Gloioxanthomyces nitidus): underside of cap
Nested Waxcap (Gloioxanthomyces nitidus)
Nested Waxcap (Gloioxanthomyces nitidus)

Megacollybia rodmanii (Eastern American Platterful Mushroom)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Incertae sedis

Notes

Common Name: Eastern American Platterful Mushroom

Synonyms: Megacollybia rodmani

Years Noted: 2019-2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

49757663 (Observed: 6/15/2020)

70008750 (Observed: 6/7/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 207).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 112).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 275).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 114).

Images

Eastern American Platterful Mushroom (Megacollybia rodmanii)
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom (Megacollybia rodmanii)
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom (Megacollybia rodmanii)
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom (Megacollybia rodmanii)
Eastern American Platterful Mushroom (Megacollybia rodmanii)

Mucronella calva (Swarming Spine)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Incertae sedis

Notes

Common Name: Swarming Spine

Synonyms: Isaria hydnoides; Mucronella aggregata; Mucronella calva var. aggregata

Year Noted: 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

345156585 (Observed: 3/25/2026)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Trichaptum biforme (Violet-toothed Polypore)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Incertae sedis

Notes

Common Name: Violet-toothed Polypore

Synonyms: Coriolus prolificans; Polyporus biformis; Polyporus menandianus; Polystictus biformis

Years Noted: 2017-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Noah Long; Ariana Rivellini; CAGksq; Kathryn Krueger; kojo1019; Maribeth Beatty; Paige Vermeulen; Stephanie Bernasconi

Comments:
One of the most common and abundant bracket fungi at the GNA.

iNaturalist Observations:

379481291 (Observed: 7/8/2026)

104421428 (Observed: 10/16/2021)

127264957 (Observed: 7/21/2022)

18448116 (Observed: 11/17/2018)

104408932 (Observed: 1/4/2022)

85456666 (Observed: 7/2/2021)

46023384 (Observed: 5/12/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 434).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 148).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 252).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 354).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 326).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 375).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 490).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 387).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 328).

Zhou, L.-W., et al. (2016). Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress 15(17): 771–790. (p. 1).

Images

Violet-toothed Polypore (Trichaptum biforme)
Violet-toothed Polypore (Trichaptum biforme)
Violet-toothed Polypore (Trichaptum biforme)
Violet-toothed Polypore (Trichaptum biforme)
Violet-toothed Polypore (Trichaptum biforme)
Violet-toothed Polypore (Trichaptum biforme)

cf. Inocybe tahquamenonensis (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Inocybaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2013

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: William Ricci

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 296).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 186*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 212).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 239).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

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Inocybe tahquamenonensis (No Common Name)

Crepidotus applanatus (Flat Crep)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Inocybaceae

Notes

Common Names: Flat Crep; Soft-skinned Crepidotus; Flat Oysterling

Synonyms: Crepidotus malachius

Years Noted: 2017-2024; 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Kinsey Cuoco; Miranda Davies; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

246311497 (Observed: 10/3/2024)

170865855 (Observed: 7/3/2023)

135283530 (Observed: 9/16/2022)

92396469 (Observed: 8/24/2021)

47665250 (Observed: 5/28/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 273).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 220).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 152).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 162).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 164).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 636).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 243).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Flat Crep (Crepidotus applanatus)
Flat Crep (Crepidotus applanatus)
Flat Crep (Crepidotus applanatus)
Flat Crep (Crepidotus applanatus)

Crepidotus crocophyllus (Yellow-gilled Crep)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Inocybaceae

Notes

Common Names: Yellow-gilled Crep; Saffron Crep; Saffron Oysterling

Synonyms: Crepidotus appalachianensis; Crepidotus subaureifolius

Years Noted: 2018; 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty; Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

96933670 (Observed: 10/1/2021)

96382566 (Observed: 9/21/2021)

64041921 (Observed: 7/30/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 272*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 221).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 153*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 164).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 243).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 18*).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 210).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

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Yellow-gilled Crep (Crepidotus crocophyllus)
Yellow-gilled Crep (Crepidotus crocophyllus)
Yellow-gilled Crep (Crepidotus crocophyllus)

Crepidotus mollis (Peeling Oysterling)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Inocybaceae

Notes

Common Names: Peeling Oysterling; Soft Slipper Mushroom; Jelly Crep; Flabby Crepidotus

Years Noted: 2011; 2017-2020; 2022; 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Gerry Hertel;

iNaturalist Observations:

47963119 (Observed: 5/30/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 272).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 220).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 153).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 162*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 637).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 290).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 242).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 18).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 210*).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

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Peeling Oysterling (Crepidotus mollis)
Peeling Oysterling (Crepidotus mollis)
Peeling Oysterling (Crepidotus mollis)
Peeling Oysterling (Crepidotus mollis)
Peeling Oysterling (Crepidotus mollis)

Flammulaster erinaceellus (Powder-scale Pholiota)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Inocybaceae

Notes

Common Name: Powder-scale Pholiota

Synonyms: Phaeomarasmius erinaceellus

Year Noted: 2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

67249937 (Observed: 6/7/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 222).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 87*, 92*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 176).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 711).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

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Powder-scale Pholiota (Flammulaster erinaceellus)
Powder-scale Pholiota (Flammulaster erinaceellus)
Powder-scale Pholiota (Flammulaster erinaceellus)
Powder-scale Pholiota (Flammulaster erinaceellus)
Powder-scale Pholiota (Flammulaster erinaceellus)
Powder-scale Pholiota (Flammulaster erinaceellus)

Phaeomarasmius erinaceus (Hedgehog Scalycap)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Inocybaceae

Notes

Common Name: Hedgehog Scalycap

Year Noted: 2020

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

62192519 (Observed: 10/9/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Hedgehog Scalycap (Phaeomarasmius erinaceus)
Hedgehog Scalycap (Phaeomarasmius erinaceus) - side view
Hedgehog Scalycap (Phaeomarasmius erinaceus) - under cap view

Pseudosperma sororium (Corn Silk Inocybe)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Inocybaceae

Notes

Common Names: Corn Silk Inocybe; Pungent Fiber Head

Year Noted: 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

58993360 (Observed: 9/8/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 632).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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Corn Silk Inocybe (Pseudosperma sororium)
Corn Silk Inocybe (Pseudosperma sororium)
Corn Silk Inocybe (Pseudosperma sororium)
Corn Silk Inocybe (Pseudosperma sororium): close-up of base of stem
Corn Silk Inocybe (Pseudosperma sororium): close-up of stem
Corn Silk Inocybe (Pseudosperma sororium): gills
Corn Silk Inocybe (Pseudosperma sororium): close-up of gills and attachment of stalk

Simocybe centunculus (Dingy Twiglet)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Inocybaceae

Notes

Common Name: Dingy Twiglet

Synonyms: Naucoria centunculus; Ramicola centuncula

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: CAGksq;

iNaturalist Observations:

104421423 (Observed: 10/16/2021)

95685559 (Observed: 9/21/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 158).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 357).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 232).

Images

Dingy Twiglet (Simocybe centunculus) - cap
Dingy Twiglet (Simocybe centunculus)- cap close up
Dingy Twiglet (Simocybe centunculus) - underside
Dingy Twiglet (Simocybe centunculus) - gills close up
Dingy Twiglet (Simocybe centunculus) - gills close up
Dingy Twiglet (Simocybe centunculus) - spore print

Trametopsis cervina (Deer-colored Trametes)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Irpiciaceae

Notes

Common Name: Deer-colored Trametes

Synonyms: Trametes cervina

Year Noted: 2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

173763637 (Observed: 7/19/2023)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 352).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Zhou, L.-W., et al. (2016). Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress 15(17): 771–790. (p. 1).

Images

Deer-colored Trametes (Trametopsis cervina)
Deer-colored Trametes (Trametopsis cervina)
Deer-colored Trametes (Trametopsis cervina) close-up of teeth

Scytinostroma artocreas (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Lachnocladiaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Licrostroma subgiganteum

Years Noted: 2017; 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

320890301 (Observed: 10/14/2025)

59666814 (Observed: 12/20/2017)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

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 Licrostroma subgiganteum (No Common Name)
 Licrostroma subgiganteum (No Common Name)
 Licrostroma subgiganteum (No Common Name)
 Licrostroma subgiganteum (No Common Name)

Hydnocristella himantia (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Lentariaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Mycoacia himantia

Year Noted: 2026

Identified and First Noted By:

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

392465121 (Observed: 8/18/2026)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Lentaria byssiseda (Cotton-base Coral)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Lentariaceae

Notes

Common Name: Cotton-base Coral

Years Noted: 2018; 2022

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

139516992 (Observed: 10/20/2022)

39572589 (Observed: 10/11/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 120).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 304*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 405).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

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Cotton-base Coral (Lentaria byssiseda)
Cotton-base Coral (Lentaria byssiseda)
Cotton-base Coral (Lentaria byssiseda)
Cotton-base Coral (Lentaria byssiseda)
Cotton-base Coral (Lentaria byssiseda)

Apioperdon pyriforme (Pear-shapped Puffball)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Lycoperdaceae

Notes

Common Names: Pear-shapped Puffball; Stump Puffball

Synonyms: Lycoperdon pyriforme; Morganella pyriformis

Years Noted: 2017-2022

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec; CAGksq; Maribeth Beatty; Paige Vermeulen; ryankg7

Comments:
Seemingly, the most common and abundant puffball at the GNA.

iNaturalist Observations:

104421447 (Observed: 10/16/2021)

61779457 (Observed: 10/4/2020)

41358971 (Observed: 10/10/2018)

56454885 (Observed: 8/14/2020)

59366390 (Observed: 9/12/2020)

61938267 (Observed: 10/6/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 496).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 90).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 455).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 328).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 348; 347*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 281).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. 231).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 826).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 373).

Marrone, T. and W. E. Sturgeon (2016). Mushrooms of the Northeast: A Simple Guide to Common Mushrooms. Cambridge, MN, Adventure Publications (p. 230).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 333).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. 521).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 148).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

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Stump Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme)
Stump Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme)
Stump Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme)
Stump Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme)
Stump Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme)
Stump Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme)
Stump Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme)

Calvatia craniiformis (Skull Shaped Puffball)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Lycoperdaceae

Notes

Common Names: Skull Shaped Puffball; Brain-like Puffball

Synonyms: Bovista craniiformis

Year Noted: 2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

186841027 (Observed: 10/6/2023)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 822).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 403).

Images

Skull Shaped Puffball (Calvatia craniformis)
Skull Shaped Puffball (Calvatia craniformis)
Skull Shaped Puffball (Calvatia craniformis)
Skull Shaped Puffball (Calvatia craniformis)
Skull Shaped Puffball (Calvatia craniformis)

Lyophyllum decastes (Fried Chicken Mushroom)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Lyophyllaceae

Notes

Common Names: Fried Chicken Mushroom; Clustered Domecap

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 62).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 281).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 130).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 267).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 768).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 56).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 251).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Fried Chicken Mushroom (Lyophyllum decastes)
Fried Chicken Mushroom (Lyophyllum decastes)

Baeospora myosura (Conifer Cone Baeospora)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Marasmiaceae

Notes

Common Names: Conifer Cone Baeospora; Conifercone Cap

Year Noted: 2022

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Kathryn Krueger

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

136936810 (Observed: 9/27/2022)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 260).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 120).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 156).

Images

Conifer Cone Baeospora (Baeospora myosura)
Conifer Cone Baeospora (Baeospora myosura)
Conifer Cone Baeospora (Baeospora myosura)
Conifer Cone Baeospora (Baeospora myosura)
Conifer Cone Baeospora (Baeospora myosura)
Conifer Cone Baeospora (Baeospora myosura)
Conifer Cone Baeospora (Baeospora myosura) close-up of stem

Crinipellis zonata (Zoned Hairy Parachute)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Marasmiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Zoned Hairy Parachute

Synonyms: Collybia zonata

Years Noted: 2018; 2026

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Nur Ritter & Paige Vermeulen

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

382331604 (Observed: 7/17/2026)

57537345 (Observed: 8/15/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Zoned Hairy Parachute (Collybia zonata)
Zoned Hairy Parachute (Collybia zonata)
Zoned Hairy Parachute (Collybia zonata)
Zoned Hairy Parachute (Collybia zonata)
Zoned Hairy Parachute (Collybia zonata)
Zoned Hairy Parachute (Collybia zonata)
Zoned Hairy Parachute (Collybia zonata)
Zoned Hairy Parachute (Collybia zonata)

Gerronema strombodes (Golden-Gilled Gerronema)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Marasmiaceae

Notes

Common Names: Golden-Gilled Gerronema; Gray Gerronema

Years Noted: 2017-2018; 2020-2023

Identified By: Alexandra Hodowanec

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Noah Long; Jared KIine; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

121902183 (Observed: 6/15/2022)

87612631 (Observed: 7/18/2021)

56789610 (Observed: 8/17/2020)

69992307 (Observed: 7/27/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 159).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 79).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 98).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 169).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 183).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 760).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 92).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 128).

Images

Golden-Gilled Gerronema (Gerronema strombodes)
Golden-Gilled Gerronema (Gerronema strombodes)
Golden-Gilled Gerronema (Gerronema strombodes)
Golden-Gilled Gerronema (Gerronema strombodes)
Golden-Gilled Gerronema (Gerronema strombodes)
Golden-Gilled Gerronema (Gerronema strombodes)
Golden-Gilled Gerronema (Gerronema strombodes)

Marasmius capillaris (Dead Leaf Marasmius)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Marasmiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Dead Leaf Marasmius

Years Noted: 2017-2018; 2020-2021; 2023; 2025-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

396739674 (Observed: 9/2/2026)

92398277 (Observed: 8/24/2021)

56506297 (Observed: 8/14/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 187*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 265).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 132*; 138*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 269).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 774*).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 158*).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 133*).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Dead Leaf Marasmius (Marasmius capillaris)
Dead Leaf Marasmius (Marasmius capillaris)
Dead Leaf Marasmius (Marasmius capillaris)
Dead Leaf Marasmius (Marasmius capillaris)
Dead Leaf Marasmius (Marasmius capillaris)

Marasmius epiphyllus (Leaf Parachute)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Marasmiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Leaf Parachute

Synonyms: Agaricus squamula; Marasmius squamula; Merulius squamula

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 265).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Leaf Parachute: UK (Marasmius epiphyllus)
Leaf Parachute: UK (Marasmius epiphyllus)
Leaf Parachute: UK (Marasmius epiphyllus)
Leaf Parachute: UK (Marasmius epiphyllus)

Marasmius rotula (Pinwheel Marasmius)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Marasmiaceae

Notes

Common Names: Pinwheel Marasmius; Collared Parachute; Horse Hair Fungus; Little Wheel

Years Noted: 2018-2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

39890281 (Observed: 9/27/2018)

56973801 (Observed: 8/19/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 187).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 265).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 201).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 132).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 272).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 774).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 90).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 158).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 133).

Images

Pinwheel Marasmius (Marasmius rotula): with keys for scale
Pinwheel Marasmius (Marasmius rotula): growing on the bark of an unspecified species of tree
Pinwheel Marasmius (Marasmius rotula): underside of cap
Pinwheel Marasmius (Marasmius rotula): upper surface of cap

Marasmius siccus (Orange Pinwheel Marasmius)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Marasmiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Orange Pinwheel Marasmius

Years Noted: 2017-2021; 2023; 2025-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Alexandra Hodowanec

Also Noted By: cambam111; Jonathan Blithe; Maribeth Beatty cambam111 (iNaturalist); Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
Formerly placed in the Marasmiaceae.

iNaturalist Observations:

396743311 (Observed: 9/1/2026)

301663843 (Observed: 7/27/2025)

177432840 (Observed: 8/8/2023)

92396721 (Observed: 8/24/2021)

56450064 (Observed: 8/14/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 182*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 263).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 132).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 212).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 273).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 775).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 90).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Orange Pinwheel Marasmius (Agaricus siccus)
Orange Pinwheel Marasmius (Agaricus siccus)

Marasmius strictipes (Orange-yellow Marasmius)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Marasmiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Orange-yellow Marasmius

Synonyms: Collybia strictipes

Years Noted: 2018-2019

Identified By: Walt Sturgeon (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

39853035 (Observed: 9/27/2018)

41193715 (Observed: 5/7/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 133).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 175*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 274).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 90).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Orange-yellow Marasmius (Marasmius strictipes)
Orange-yellow Marasmius (Marasmius strictipes)
Orange-yellow Marasmius (Marasmius strictipes)
Orange-yellow Marasmius (Marasmius strictipes)
Orange-yellow Marasmius (Marasmius strictipes)

Marasmius sullivantii (Small Orange Marasmius)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Marasmiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Small Orange Marasmius

Years Noted: 2022-2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Kinsey Cuoco;

iNaturalist Observations:

217745817 (Observed: 5/23/2024)

170892460 (Observed: 6/30/2023)

175227459 (Observed: 7/27/2023)

119770970 (Observed: 5/31/2022)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 131*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 213).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 274).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 90).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 136*).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Small Orange Marasmius (Marasmius sullivantii)
Small Orange Marasmius (Marasmius sullivantii)
Small Orange Marasmius (Marasmius sullivantii)
Small Orange Marasmius (Marasmius sullivantii)
Small Orange Marasmius (Marasmius sullivantii)

Pleurocybella porrigens (Angels Wings)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Marasmiaceae

Notes

Common Name: Angel's Wings

Synonyms: Pleurotus porrigens

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Paige Vermeulen

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 36).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 292).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 107).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 230*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 792).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 17*; 26*).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 236*).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 117).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Angel's Wings (Pleurocybella porrigens)
Angel's Wings (Pleurocybella porrigens)
Angel's Wings (Pleurocybella porrigens)

Tetrapyrgos nigripes (Blackfoot Parachute)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Marasmiaceae

Notes

Common Names: Blackfoot Parachute; Black-stalked Marasmius

Synonyms: Agaricus nigripes; Heliomyces nigripes; Marasmiellus nigripes

Years Noted: 2018-2021; 2023-2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Grant Sabadish; Mycah Choby; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

263906745 (Observed: 9/17/2018)

183219122 (Observed: 9/13/2023)

175229754 (Observed: 7/27/2023)

98133586 (Observed: 10/13/2021)

69826593 (Observed: 10/9/2018)

41067865 (Observed: 7/10/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 196).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 264).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 196).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 138).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 211*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 370).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 88).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Blackfoot Parachute (Tetrapyrgos nigripes) - stalk attached to leaf
Blackfoot Parachute (Tetrapyrgos nigripes) - cluster
Blackfoot Parachute (Tetrapyrgos nigripes) - cap view
Blackfoot Parachute (Tetrapyrgos nigripes) - gill view
Blackfoot Parachute (Tetrapyrgos nigripes) - cap close up
Blackfoot Parachute (Tetrapyrgos nigripes) - gills close up

Hydnopolyporus fimbriatus (Poretooth Rosette)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meripilaceae

Notes

Common Name: Poretooth Rosette

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

98308163 (Observed: 10/15/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Zhou, L.-W., et al. (2016). Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress 15(17): 771–790. (p. 1).

Images

Poretooth Rosette (Hydnopolyporus fimbriatus)
Poretooth Rosette (Hydnopolyporus fimbriatus)
Poretooth Rosette (Hydnopolyporus fimbriatus)
Poretooth Rosette (Hydnopolyporus fimbriatus)

Meripilus sumstinei (Black-staining Polypore)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meripilaceae

Notes

Common Names: Black-staining Polypore; Giant Polypore: UK

Years Noted: 2017-2020; 2022-2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Kathryn Krueger;

iNaturalist Observations:

59723902 (Observed: 9/15/2020)

127267499 (Observed: 7/21/2022)

42800204 (Observed: 7/25/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 258-S).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 225).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 312-S; 303*-S).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 276).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 178).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 312).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Black-staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei)
Black-staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei)
Black-staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei)
Black-staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei)
Black-staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei)

Physisporinus Indet. #1.

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meripilaceae

Notes

Common Name:

Year Noted: 2020

Identified By: Garrett Taylor (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

65104749 (Observed: 11/17/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Physisporinus)
 (Physisporinus)
 (Physisporinus)
 (Physisporinus)
 (Physisporinus)
 (Physisporinus)

Rigidoporus crocatus (Crazy Porecrust*)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meripilaceae

Notes

Common Name: Crazy Porecrust*

Synonyms: Physisporinus crocatus; Poria crocata; Poria nigrescens

Years Noted: 2019; 2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Note: The common name was assigned by GNA Staff.

iNaturalist Observations:

239775666 (Observed: 2/7/2019)

198234321 (Observed: 2/2/2024)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

O'Reilly, P. (2016). Fascinated by Fungi: Exploring the History, Mystery, Facts, and Fiction of the Underworld Kingdom of Mushrooms. Llandysul, UK, First Nature (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Zhou, L.-W., et al. (2016). Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress 15(17): 771–790. (p. 1).

Images

Crazy Porecrust* (Rigidoporus crocatus)
Crazy Porecrust* (Rigidoporus crocatus)
Crazy Porecrust* (Rigidoporus crocatus)

cf. Hyphoderma setigerum (Isonyhäkkä: in Finland)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Name: Isonyhäkkä: in Finland

Synonyms: Odontia cristulata; Odontia setigera; Peniophora aspera; Peniophora odontioides; Peniophora setigera; Peniophora subtestacea; Thelephora setigera

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Ellis, M. B. and J. P. Ellis (1990). Fungi Without Gills (Hymenocetes and Gassteromycetes) - An Identification Handbook. New York, NY, Chapman and Hall (p. 111).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Isonyhäkkä: in Finland (Hyphoderma setigerum)
Isonyhäkkä: in Finland (Hyphoderma setigerum)
Isonyhäkkä: in Finland (Hyphoderma setigerum)
Isonyhäkkä: in Finland (Hyphoderma setigerum)
Isonyhäkkä: in Finland (Hyphoderma setigerum)

Abortiporus biennis (Blushing Rosette)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Name: Blushing Rosette

Synonyms: Heteroporus biennis; Polyporus biennis

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

92524860 (Observed: 8/25/2021)

81414847 (Observed: 6/2/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 253).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 59).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Ellis, M. B. and J. P. Ellis (1990). Fungi Without Gills (Hymenocetes and Gassteromycetes) - An Identification Handbook. New York, NY, Chapman and Hall (p. 23).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 80).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 353).

Zhou, L.-W., et al. (2016). Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress 15(17): 771–790. (p. 1).

Images

Blushing Rosette (Abortiporus biennis)
Blushing Rosette (Abortiporus biennis)
Blushing Rosette (Abortiporus biennis)
Blushing Rosette (Abortiporus biennis) - macro view
Blushing Rosette (Abortiporus biennis) - close up/ side view

Bjerkandera adusta (Smoky Polypore)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Names: Smoky Polypore; Scorched Bracket; Smoky Bracket

Synonyms: Polyporus adustus; Polyporus crispus

Years Noted: 2017-2018; 2022-2024

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

246305178 (Observed: 10/7/2024)

176460201 (Observed: 7/28/2023)

137673221 (Observed: 10/5/2022)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 596).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 151).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 262).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 70).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 107).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 445).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Smoky Polypore (Bjerkandera adusta)
Smoky Polypore (Bjerkandera adusta)
Smoky Polypore (Bjerkandera adusta)
Smoky Polypore (Bjerkandera adusta)
Smoky Polypore (Bjerkandera adusta)

Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza (Spreading Yellow Tooth)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Names: Spreading Yellow Tooth; Orange Cord Crust

Synonyms: Hydnum chrysocomum; Mycoacia fragilissima; Oxydontia fragilissima; Phanerochaete chrysorhiza

Years Noted: 2018-2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini;

Comments:
Formerly placed in the Corticiaceae.

iNaturalist Observations:

82470375 (Observed: 6/10/2021)

56803472 (Observed: 8/17/2020)

64259777 (Observed: 11/5/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 423).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Spreading Yellow Tooth (Phanerochaete chrysorhiza)
Spreading Yellow Tooth (Phanerochaete chrysorhiza)
Spreading Yellow Tooth (Phanerochaete chrysorhiza)
Spreading Yellow Tooth (Phanerochaete chrysorhiza)

Hypochnicium bombycinum (Buff Crust)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Name: Buff Crust

Synonyms: Corticium bombycinum; Thelephora bombycina

Years Noted: 2017-2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Formerly placed in the Corticiaceae.

iNaturalist Observations:

64136740 (Observed: 11/3/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 419).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Buff Crust (Hypochnicium bombycinum)
Buff Crust (Hypochnicium bombycinum)
Buff Crust (Hypochnicium bombycinum)
Buff Crust (Hypochnicium bombycinum)

Irpex lacteus (Milk-white Toothed Polypore)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Name: Milk-white Toothed Polypore

Synonyms: Irpex sinuosus; Irpiciporus lacteus; Polyporus tulipiferae; Poria tulipiferae

Years Noted: 2017-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini; Maribeth Beatty; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
One of the most common and abundant crust fungi at the GNA.

iNaturalist Observations:

343623449 (Observed: 3/17/2026)

99546943 (Observed: 10/26/2021)

95783100 (Observed: 9/21/2021)

49065826 (Observed: 6/9/2020)

51629262 (Observed: 7/1/2020)

66630985 (Observed: 12/15/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 436).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 250).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 199).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 326*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 467).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Zhou, L.-W., et al. (2016). Polypore diversity in North America with an annotated checklist. Mycological Progress 15(17): 771–790. (p. 1).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Milk-white Toothed Polypore (Irpex lacteus)
Milk-white Toothed Polypore (Irpex lacteus)
Milk-white Toothed Polypore (Irpex lacteus)

Irpiciporus mollis (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2025

Identified and First Noted By:

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

322461861 (Observed: 10/18/2025)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Irpiciporus mollis (No Common Name)
Irpiciporus mollis (No Common Name)
Irpiciporus mollis (No Common Name)
Irpiciporus mollis (No Common Name)

Mycoacia Indet. #1.

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Name:

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

99490705 (Observed: 10/26/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

 (Mycoacia)
 (Mycoacia) - close up
 (Mycoacia) - close up
 (Mycoacia) - close up
 (Mycoacia) - close up

Mycoaciella uda (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Mycoacia uda; Sarcodontia uda

Year Noted: 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

326073983 (Observed: 11/11/2025)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Phlebia coccineofulva (Scarlet Waxcrust)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Name: Scarlet Waxcrust

Synonyms: Peniophora coccineofulva

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

44476251 (Observed: 10/4/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Scarlet Waxcrust (Phlebia coccineofulva)
Scarlet Waxcrust (Phlebia coccineofulva)
Scarlet Waxcrust (Phlebia coccineofulva)
Scarlet Waxcrust (Phlebia coccineofulva)

Phlebia radiata (Wrinkled Crust Fungus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Name: Wrinkled Crust Fungus

Synonyms: Phlebia merismoides

Years Noted: 2017-2020; 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty; Paige Vermeulen

iNaturalist Observations:

322751918 (Observed: 10/23/2025)

322565295 (Observed: 10/22/2025)

41064194 (Observed: 10/25/2019)

41244195 (Observed: 11/9/2018)

64136525 (Observed: 11/3/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 152).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 307).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 424).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Wrinkled Crust Fungus (Phlebia radiata)
Wrinkled Crust Fungus (Phlebia radiata)
Wrinkled Crust Fungus (Phlebia radiata)
Wrinkled Crust Fungus (Phlebia radiata)
Wrinkled Crust Fungus (Phlebia radiata)
Wrinkled Crust Fungus (Phlebia radiata)
Wrinkled Crust Fungus (Phlebia radiata)

Phlebia rufa (Red Waxcrust)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Name: Red Waxcrust

Synonyms: Merulius rufus

Years Noted: 2018-2019

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Maribeth Beatty

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Ellis, M. B. and J. P. Ellis (1990). Fungi Without Gills (Hymenocetes and Gassteromycetes) - An Identification Handbook. New York, NY, Chapman and Hall (p. 152).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. Loc 13158).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Red Waxcrust (Phlebia rufa)
Red Waxcrust (Phlebia rufa)
Red Waxcrust (Phlebia rufa)
Red Waxcrust (Phlebia rufa)

Phlebia tremellosa (Trembling Crust)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Names: Trembling Crust; Trembling Merulius; Jelly Rot Fungus

Synonyms: Merulius tremellosus

Years Noted: 2017-2020; 2022; 2025-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Ariana Rivellini;

iNaturalist Observations:

379485440 (Observed: 7/8/2026)

330468245 (Observed: 2/15/2019)

141994306 (Observed: 10/27/2022)

138428541 (Observed: 10/11/2022)

93048518 (Observed: 12/2/2018)

61910830 (Observed: 10/6/2020)

41048669 (Observed: 10/25/2019)

42659660 (Observed: 6/3/2019)

63338879 (Observed: 10/23/2020)

65101243 (Observed: 11/17/2020)

66390806 (Observed: 12/10/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 437).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 152).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 264).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 313; 292*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 307).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 421).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. 291).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Jelly Rot Fungus (Phlebia tremellosa)
Jelly Rot Fungus (Phlebia tremellosa)
Jelly Rot Fungus (Phlebia tremellosa)
Jelly Rot Fungus (Phlebia tremellosa)
Jelly Rot Fungus (Phlebia tremellosa)

Sarcodontia setosa (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Synonyms: Hydnum setosum; Mycoacia setosa

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 473).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 291*).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Sarcodontia setosa (No Common Name)
Sarcodontia setosa (No Common Name)
Sarcodontia setosa (No Common Name)

Steccherinum ochraceum (Ochre Spreading Tooth)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Name: Ochre Spreading Tooth

Synonyms: Hydnum ochraceum

Years Noted: 2017-2022

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Formerly placed in the Hydnaceae and in the Meruliaceae.

iNaturalist Observations:

142312298 (Observed: 11/17/2022)

140887540 (Observed: 10/20/2022)

106935772 (Observed: 2/17/2022)

71577934 (Observed: 3/19/2021)

100068686 (Observed: 11/1/2021)

66630356 (Observed: 12/15/2020)

67720872 (Observed: 1/7/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 475).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 128).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 318).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 360).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 437).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Ochre Spreading Tooth (Steccherinum ochraceum)
Ochre Spreading Tooth (Steccherinum ochraceum)
Ochre Spreading Tooth (Steccherinum ochraceum)
Ochre Spreading Tooth (Steccherinum ochraceum)
Ochre Spreading Tooth (Steccherinum ochraceum)

Steccherinum reniforme (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2019

Identified By: Django Grootmyers (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Comments:
Note from D. Grootmyers on iNaturalist: "What we've been calling Steccherinum subrawakense is the same as Metuloidea reniformis AKA Steccherinum reniforme. See: Westphalen, M. C., Motato-Vásquez, V., Tomšovský, M., & Gugliotta, A. M. (2021). Additions to the knowledge of hydnoid Steccherinaceae: Cabalodontia, Etheirodon, Metuloidea, and Steccherinum. Mycologia, 1-16."

iNaturalist Observations:

64041607 (Observed: 10/16/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. and D. G. B. Smith, Arleen R. (2021). Polypores and Similar Fungi of Eastern and Central North America. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. 321-S).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Steccherinum subrawakense (No Common Name)
Steccherinum subrawakense (No Common Name)
Steccherinum subrawakense (No Common Name)
Steccherinum subrawakense (No Common Name)

Vitreoporus dichrous (Gelatinous-pored Polypore)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Meruliaceae

Notes

Common Names: Gelatinous-pored Polypore; Bicolored Bracket

Synonyms: Caloporus dichrous; Gloeoporus dichrous; Polyporus dichrous

Years Noted: 2017-2022; 2026

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

341275190 (Observed: 3/4/2026)

105619697 (Observed: 1/25/2022)

39461955 (Observed: 2/15/2019)

65953419 (Observed: 12/1/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 552*).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 392*).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Ellis, M. B. and J. P. Ellis (1990). Fungi Without Gills (Hymenocetes and Gassteromycetes) - An Identification Handbook. New York, NY, Chapman and Hall (p. 95).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 184).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 449).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 318).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Gelatinous-pored Polypore (Vitreoporus dichrous)
Gelatinous-pored Polypore (Vitreoporus dichrous)
Gelatinous-pored Polypore (Vitreoporus dichrous)
Gelatinous-pored Polypore (Vitreoporus dichrous)
Gelatinous-pored Polypore (Vitreoporus dichrous)

Basidopus tenerrimus (Frosty Bonnet)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Mycenaceae

Notes

Common Name: Frosty Bonnet

Synonyms: Mycena tenerrima

Year Noted: 2022

Identified By: Nur Ritter

First Noted By: Nur Ritter & Kathryn Krueger

Also Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

329592218 (Observed: 8/24/2022)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Hemimycena Indet. #1. (Bonnet)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Mycenaceae

Notes

Common Name: Bonnet

Year Noted: 2021

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

92394279 (Observed: 8/24/2021)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Bonnet (Hemimycena)
Bonnet (Hemimycena) - side view
Bonnet (Hemimycena) - gills
Bonnet (Hemimycena - side view
Bonnet (Hemimycena) - side view

Mycena corticola (Bark Mycena)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Mycenaceae

Notes

Common Name: Bark Mycena

Years Noted: 2018-2019; 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Noah Long;

Comments:
Probably much more common at the GNA than the relative lack of observations suggests; but, this is a small species that likely goes unnoticed.

iNaturalist Observations:

316805330 (Observed: 9/26/2025)

43347042 (Observed: 10/10/2018)

70496559 (Observed: 9/13/2019)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. 225;227).

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette and D. W. Fischer (1997). Mushrooms of Northeastern North America. Syracuse, NY, Syracuse University Press (p. 209; 301).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 282).

Laessoe, T. (2013). How to Identify and Gather Wild Mushrooms and Other Fungi New York, NY, DK Publishing (p. N/A).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 158*).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Bark Mycena (Mycena corticola)
Bark Mycena (Mycena corticola)
Bark Mycena (Mycena corticola)

Mycena crocea (Walnut Mycena)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Mycenaceae

Notes

Common Names: Walnut Mycena; Nut Mycena

Years Noted: 2018; 2020-2023

Identified By: Cara Coulter (iNaturalist)

First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Alex Desjardines; Paige Vermeulen

Comments:
We originally called the material at the Gordon Mycena luteopallens. However, Cara Coulter (iNaturalist, and vice President of the WPAMC) annotated one of our iNaturalist observations as follows: 'The type species for Mycena luteopallens was actually a Hygrocybe, and not a nut growing Mycena. Mycena crocea was/is commonly misidentified as M. luteopallens. Consesus is that these are now M. crocea.'

iNaturalist Observations:

97009149 (Observed: 10/1/2021)

136938338 (Observed: 9/27/2022)

96372792 (Observed: 9/24/2021)

61136310 (Observed: 9/28/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 216; 215*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. N/A).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 138).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Walnut Mycena (Mycena crocea)
Walnut Mycena (Mycena crocea)
Walnut Mycena (Mycena crocea)
Walnut Mycena (Mycena crocea)
Walnut Mycena (Mycena crocea)

Mycena haematopus (Bleeding Mycena)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Mycenaceae

Notes

Common Names: Bleeding Mycena; Burgundydrop Bonnet

Synonyms: Agaricus haematopus

Years Noted: 2017; 2020-2022; 2025

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Kathryn Krueger; Maribeth Beatty;

iNaturalist Observations:

138289300 (Observed: 10/7/2022)

96378941 (Observed: 9/21/2021)

42678465 (Observed: 11/7/2017)

61167772 (Observed: 9/28/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 286).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. N/A).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 284).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 781).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 94).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 140).

Images

Bleeding Mycena (Mycena haematopus)
Bleeding Mycena (Mycena haematopus)
Bleeding Mycena (Mycena haematopus)
Bleeding Mycena (Mycena haematopus)

Mycena inclinata (Clustered Bonnet)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Mycenaceae

Notes

Common Name: Clustered Bonnet

Synonyms: Mycena galericulata var. calopus

Years Noted: 2018; 2020

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: ; ryankg7

iNaturalist Observations:

61779545 (Observed: 10/4/2020)

59724674 (Observed: 9/15/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 200*).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 134).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 285).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 780*).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 94).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 139).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

Images

Clustered Bonnet (Mycena inclinata)
Clustered Bonnet (Mycena inclinata)
Clustered Bonnet (Mycena inclinata)
Clustered Bonnet (Mycena inclinata)
Clustered Bonnet (Mycena inclinata)

Mycena leana (Golden Fairy Helmet)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Mycenaceae

Notes

Common Names: Golden Fairy Helmet; Orange Mycena; Lea's Mycena

Synonyms: Mycena leaiana

Years Noted: 2007; 2011-2012; 2016; 2018-2026

Identified and First Noted By: Lauren Levy

Also Noted By: alexmumma; Chris Smith; Gerry Hertel; Grant Sabadish; Jared KIine; Maeve Dowd; Maribeth Beatty; Matt Desko; Noah Long; Nur Ritter; Paige Vermeulen; Rachel Resuta; Regan; Ryan Gehman; ryankg7

Comments:
One of the most common and easily recognized gilled fungi at the GNA.

iNaturalist Observations:

396518723 (Observed: 9/1/2026)

173975872 (Observed: 7/21/2023)

225310718 (Observed: 9/24/2016)

183218683 (Observed: 9/13/2023)

56892143 (Observed: 8/18/2020)

186840425 (Observed: 10/6/2023)

99450358 (Observed: 10/23/2018)

97367370 (Observed: 10/6/2021)

91782524 (Observed: 8/19/2021)

56433826 (Observed: 8/14/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 202).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 288).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 135).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 217).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 286).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 781).

Lincoff, G. H. and G. Pacioni (1981). Simon and Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms New York, NY, Simon and Schuster, Inc. (p. N/A).

Phillips, R. (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, Ltd. (p. 98).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 159).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 144).

Images

Golden Fairy Helmet (Mycena leana)
Golden Fairy Helmet (Mycena leana): Close-up of gills and attachment point
Golden Fairy Helmet (Mycena leana)
Golden Fairy Helmet (Mycena leana)
Golden Fairy Helmet (Mycena leana): Underside of cap

Mycena semivestipes (No Common Name)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Mycenaceae

Notes

Common Name: No Common Name

Year Noted: 2018

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

iNaturalist Observations:

69995430 (Observed: 7/27/2018)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. N/A).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 136).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. N/A).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 289).

Roberts, P. and S. Evans (2011). The Book of Fungi: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Press (p. N/A).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. N/A).

Images

Mycena semivestipes (No Common Name)
Mycena semivestipes (No Common Name)
Mycena semivestipes (No Common Name)
Mycena semivestipes (No Common Name)
Mycena semivestipes (No Common Name)

Panellus stipticus (Luminescent Panellus)

Group: Fungi

Type: Basidiomycota

Family: Mycenaceae

Notes

Common Names: Luminescent Panellus; Bitter Oysterling

Synonyms: Panus stipticus

Years Noted: 2017-2023

Identified and First Noted By: Nur Ritter

Also Noted By: Noah Long;

iNaturalist Observations:

188175942 (Observed: 10/19/2023)

144473273 (Observed: 12/14/2022)

88191069 (Observed: 12/17/2019)

99729108 (Observed: 10/28/2021)

96383629 (Observed: 9/21/2021)

41029360 (Observed: 3/29/2020)

Literature:

Arora, D. (1991). All That the Rain Promises, and More ... A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms. Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press (p. N/A).

Baroni, T. J. (2017). Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 216).

Barron, G. (2014). Mushrooms of Northeast North America. Edmonton, Canada, Partners Publishing and Lone Pine Media Productions (p. 296).

Bessette, A. E. B., Arleen R. Bessette (2018). Mushrooms of the Carolinas. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Press (p. 105).

Beug, M. W., et al. (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America. A Mushroom Reference Guide. Austin, TX, University of Texas Press (p. N/A).

Elliot, T. F. and S. L. Stephenson (2018). Mushrooms of the Southeast. Portland, OR, Timber Press (p. 222; 220*; 240*).

Kuo, M. and A. S. Methven (2014). Mushrooms of the Midwest, University of Illinois Press (p. 294).

Lincoff, G. H. (1981). National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf/Chanticleer Press (p. 790).

Roody, W. C. (2003). Mushrooms of West Virginian and the Central Appalachians. Lexington, KY, The University Press of Kentucky (p. 23).

Russell, B. (2017). Field Guide to Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Revised and Expanded Edition, Penn State Press (p. 234).

Sturgeon, W. E. (2018). Appalachian Mushrooms: A Field Guide. Athens, OH, Ohio University Press (p. 170).

Note: An asterisk after a page number signifies that the species is only mentioned on that page.

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