Macrofungi
Covers mushrooms and other non-lichenized fungi that form multicellular fruiting bodies large enough to be seen with the unaided eye.
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43 genera
209 species, 8 subspecies and varieties
209 species, 8 subspecies and varieties
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Hamatocanthoscypha, Hapalopilus, Hebeloma, Helicobasidium, Helicogloea, Helminthosphaeria, Helotium, Helvella, Hemimycena, Henningsomyces, Hericium, Heterobasidion, Heterotextus, Heyderia, Hohenbuehelia, Humaria, Humidicutis, Hyalopeziza, Hyaloscypha, Hydnellum, Hydnochaete, Hydnomerulius, Hydnoporia, Hydnotrya, Hydnum, Hydropus, Hygrocybe, Hygrophoropsis, Hygrophorus, Hymenochaete, Hymenogaster, Hymenoscyphus, Hyphoderma, Hyphodermella, Hyphodontia, Hypholoma, Hypochniciellum, Hypochnicium, Hypocrea, Hypomyces, Hypoxylon, Hypsizygus, HysterangiumHebeloma crustuliniforme – poison-pie, poisonpie
Hebeloma incarnatulum
Distribution: Occurs in northern Europe, and was described from the Great Lakes region, so probably occurs throughout much of the north temperate and boreal areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
Habitat: Has a special fondness for mossy areas, sphagnum or otherwise.
Distribution: Occurs in northern Europe, and was described from the Great Lakes region, so probably occurs throughout much of the north temperate and boreal areas of the Northern Hemisphere.
Habitat: Has a special fondness for mossy areas, sphagnum or otherwise.
Hebeloma mesophaeum – dark-centered Hebeloma, veiled Hebeloma, veiled poisonpie
Hebeloma sacchariolens – sweet poisonpie
Hebeloma strophosum – veiled Hebeloma
Helvella atra – dark elfin saddle
Helvella compressa – compressed elfin saddle
Helvella crispa – fluted white Helvella, wavy lorchel, white saddle, saddleback
Helvella elastica – brown elfin saddle, slender-stalked Helvella, smooth-stalked Helvella, flexible lorchel
Distribution: H. elastica occurs in summer and fall in both conifer and hardwood forests.
Distribution: H. elastica occurs in summer and fall in both conifer and hardwood forests.
Helvella leucomelaena – sooty cup, white-footed elfin cup, white-footed elfin-cup
Distribution: H. leucomelaena is found in spring and early summer in conifer forests, especially along paths and roadsides.
Distribution: H. leucomelaena is found in spring and early summer in conifer forests, especially along paths and roadsides.
Helvella macropus – long-stalked gray cup, scurfy elfin-cup, felt saddle
Helvella maculata – fluted brown elfin saddle
Helvella vespertina – fluted black elfin saddle, black Helvella, fluted black Helvella
Hericium abietis – bear's-head
Distribution: Common in PNW
Habitat: It grows on conifer logs, especially those of fir and hemlock.
Distribution: Common in PNW
Habitat: It grows on conifer logs, especially those of fir and hemlock.
Hericium coralloides – coral tooth fungus
Hericium erinaceus – bearded hedgehog, lion's mane Hericium, unbranched Hericium, lion's-mane, hedgehog mushroom, old-man's-beard, satyr's-beard, bearded tooth
Heterobasidion irregulare – annosus root rot
Description: Sessile, reflexed, or effuse. Cap may be elongated horizontally, or imbricate. Cap surface dark brown, sulcate, irregular, margin thin and sharp. Pores round to angular, pore surface cream, glancing.
Distribution: Widespread in North American coniferous forests, wherever hosts are found: Pinus, Juniperus, Calocedrus.
Habitat: Coniferous forests, wherever hosts are present: Pinus, Juniperus, Calocedrus. Generally inside stumps, at the base of snags or on the undersides of logs.
Substrate: Coniferous wood, rarely hardwoods.
Description: Sessile, reflexed, or effuse. Cap may be elongated horizontally, or imbricate. Cap surface dark brown, sulcate, irregular, margin thin and sharp. Pores round to angular, pore surface cream, glancing.
Distribution: Widespread in North American coniferous forests, wherever hosts are found: Pinus, Juniperus, Calocedrus.
Habitat: Coniferous forests, wherever hosts are present: Pinus, Juniperus, Calocedrus. Generally inside stumps, at the base of snags or on the undersides of logs.
Substrate: Coniferous wood, rarely hardwoods.
Heterobasidion occidentale
Description: Sessile, reflexed, or effuse. Cap may be elongated horizontally, or imbricate. Cap surface dark brown, sulcate, irregular, margin thin and sharp. Pores round to angular, pore surface cream, glancing.
Distribution: Widespread in western North America from Alaska to southern Mexico.
Habitat: Coniferous forests, wherever hosts are present: Abies, Sequoiadendron, Tsuga, Pseudotsuga, and Picea. Generally inside stumps, at the base of snags or on the undersides of logs.
Substrate: Coniferous wood.
Origin: Widespread in coniferous forests.
Description: Sessile, reflexed, or effuse. Cap may be elongated horizontally, or imbricate. Cap surface dark brown, sulcate, irregular, margin thin and sharp. Pores round to angular, pore surface cream, glancing.
Distribution: Widespread in western North America from Alaska to southern Mexico.
Habitat: Coniferous forests, wherever hosts are present: Abies, Sequoiadendron, Tsuga, Pseudotsuga, and Picea. Generally inside stumps, at the base of snags or on the undersides of logs.
Substrate: Coniferous wood.
Origin: Widespread in coniferous forests.
Heyderia abietis – miniature earth-tongue, fir-needle Mitrula
Distribution: Uncommon
Habitat: Occurs in scattered groups on conifer needles.
Distribution: Uncommon
Habitat: Occurs in scattered groups on conifer needles.
Hohenbuehelia petaloides – leaflike oyster, shoehorn oyster
Hydnellum aurantiacum – orange Hydnellum, orange spine, orange rough-cap tooth, orange tooth
Distribution: Broad
Distribution: Broad
Hydnellum caeruleum – blue-gray Hydnellum, bluish Hydnellum, blue spine, blue tooth, bluish tooth
Distribution: Broad
Distribution: Broad
Hydnellum concrescens – concrescent corky spine fungus, zonate tooth, zoned tooth
Hydnellum geogenium – yellow tooth
Hydnellum peckii – bleeding Hydnellum, strawberries-and-cream, devil's tooth, red-juice tooth
Hydnellum scrobiculatum – rough Hydnellum, ridged tooth
Hydnellum suaveolens – sweet-smelling Hydnellum, sweet spine
Hydnoporia tabacina
Distribution: Global, North and South, temperate and tropical.
Habitat: Woodlands and forests.
Substrate: Wood, primarily twigs and smaller branches or stems of hardwood trees and shrubs.
Distribution: Global, North and South, temperate and tropical.
Habitat: Woodlands and forests.
Substrate: Wood, primarily twigs and smaller branches or stems of hardwood trees and shrubs.
Hydnum repandum – yellow-toothed fungus, spreading hedgehog, wood hedgehog, hedgehog mushroom, sweet tooth
Hydnum umbilicatum – navel tooth fungus, depressed hedgehog
Hygrocybe chlorophana – golden waxcap
Hygrocybe coccinea – scarlet hood, scarlet waxcap, righteous red waxy-cap, scarlet waxy-cap
Hygrocybe colemanniana – toasted waxcap
Hygrocybe conica – witch's hat, blackening waxcap, conic waxcap, blackening waxy-cap
Distribution: Broad
Distribution: Broad
Hygrocybe cuspidata – pointed waxy-cap
Hygrocybe flavescens – yellow waxcap, golden waxy-cap
Hygrocybe irrigata – slimy waxcap
Hygrocybe lacmus – grey waxcap, violet waxcap, violet-gray waxy-cap
Hygrocybe marchii
Distribution: Northern forests.
Habitat: Forested areas in mosses.
Substrate: Soil, mossy areas.
Distribution: Northern forests.
Habitat: Forested areas in mosses.
Substrate: Soil, mossy areas.
Hygrocybe miniata
Habitat: A wide variety of habitats, including forests, grasslands, and mossy lawns.
Habitat: A wide variety of habitats, including forests, grasslands, and mossy lawns.
• var. miniata – vermilion waxcap, miniature waxy-cap
Hygrocybe pratensis – meadow waxcap, meadow waxy-cap, salmon waxy-cap
Hygrocybe punicea – crimson waxcap, scarlet waxy-cap
Hygrocybe virginea – snowy waxcap
Hygrophoropsis morganii
Distribution: H. morganii occurs in conifer forests on needles and litter from June to October.
Distribution: H. morganii occurs in conifer forests on needles and litter from June to October.
Hygrophorus agathosmus – almond-scented waxcap, gray almond waxy-cap, almond woodwax
Distribution: Fairly common in the PNW, northern California, and the Rocky Mountains. It is less common elsewhere in North America and also occurs in Europe and Asia.
Habitat: It grows in conifer forests, particularly with spruce.
Distribution: Fairly common in the PNW, northern California, and the Rocky Mountains. It is less common elsewhere in North America and also occurs in Europe and Asia.
Habitat: It grows in conifer forests, particularly with spruce.
Hygrophorus bakerensis – brown almond waxy-cap, Mt Baker waxy-cap
Distribution: It is common throughout the PNW and extends into northern California (where it is less common).
Habitat: Near rotting conifer
Distribution: It is common throughout the PNW and extends into northern California (where it is less common).
Habitat: Near rotting conifer
Hygrophorus borealis – snowy waxy-cap
Hygrophorus calophyllus – gray-brown waxy-cap
Hygrophorus camarophyllus – smoky waxy-cap, sooty brown waxy-cap
Hygrophorus chrysodon – golden-tooth waxcap, flaky waxy-cap, golden-fringed waxy-cap, gold flecked woodwax
Distribution: Widespread throughout Northern Hemisphere
Distribution: Widespread throughout Northern Hemisphere
Hygrophorus eburneus – cowboy's handkerchief, ivory waxy-cap, ivory woodwax
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere
Hygrophorus erubescens – pink waxy-cap, blotched woodwax
Hygrophorus gliocyclus – glutinous waxy-cap
Hygrophorus hypothejus – herald-of-winter, late fall waxy-cap, olive-brown waxy-cap
Habitat: Pine forest
Habitat: Pine forest
Hygrophorus marzuolus – March mushroom
Hygrophorus penarius – matt woodwax
Hygrophorus pudorinus – blushing waxcap, spruce waxy-cap, turpentine waxy-cap, rosy woodwax
Hygrophorus purpurascens – purple-red waxy-cap
Hygrophorus russula – Russula waxcap, Russula-like waxy-cap
Hygrophorus saxatilis – Rockies waxy-cap
Hygrophorus siccipes
Distribution: West coast of North America.
Habitat: Under 2- and 3- needle pines, particularly P. ponderosa, P. contorta, P. radiata and P. muricata.
Substrate: Sandy soils with moss cover.
Distribution: West coast of North America.
Habitat: Under 2- and 3- needle pines, particularly P. ponderosa, P. contorta, P. radiata and P. muricata.
Substrate: Sandy soils with moss cover.
Hygrophorus subalpinus – subalpine waxy-cap, white alpine waxy-cap
Hymenochaete corrugata – glue crust
Hymenochaete rubiginosa – oak curtain-crust
Hypholoma capnoides – conifer tuft, smoky-gilled woodlover
Distribution: It occurs thoughout the PNW, elsewhere in northern North America, and in Europe and Asia.
Habitat: Grows on conifer logs.
Distribution: It occurs thoughout the PNW, elsewhere in northern North America, and in Europe and Asia.
Habitat: Grows on conifer logs.
Hypholoma dispersum – dispersed Naematoloma
Hypholoma elongatum – sphagnum brownie
Hypholoma fasciculare – sulfur tuft, clustered woodlover
Distribution: Common in PNW
Habitat: Grows in clusters on logs and other large woody debris.
Distribution: Common in PNW
Habitat: Grows in clusters on logs and other large woody debris.
Hypholoma myosotis – olive brownie
Hypomyces hyalinus – Amanita mold
Hypomyces lactifluorum – lobster mushroom, orange mushroom pimple
Distribution: Broad Broad
Substrate: Hypomyces lactifluorum, the lobster mushroom, grows in the tissue of certain russulas and lactariuses in the PNW, especially R. brevipes, and turns the host mushroom into a dense mass of mummified tissue.
Distribution: Broad Broad
Substrate: Hypomyces lactifluorum, the lobster mushroom, grows in the tissue of certain russulas and lactariuses in the PNW, especially R. brevipes, and turns the host mushroom into a dense mass of mummified tissue.
Hypomyces luteovirens – yellow-green Hypomyces, green mushroom pimple
