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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40 genera
208 species, 23 subspecies and varieties
208 species, 23 subspecies and varieties
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Labyrinthula, Laccaria, Lachnella, Lachnellula, Lachnum, Lacrymaria, Lactarius, Laetiporus, Lamprospora, Lanzia, Laricifomes, Lasiobelonium, Lasiobolus, Laurilia, Laxitextum, Leccinum, Lentaria, Lentinellus, Lentinus, Lenzites, Leotia, Lepiota, Lepista, Leptonia, Leptopeltis, Leptoporus, Leptosporomyces, Leratiomyces, Leucangium, Leucoagaricus, Leucocoprinus, Leucogaster, Leucogyrophana, Leucopaxillus, Leucophleps, Limacella, Limonomyces, Loreleia, Lycoperdon, LyophyllumLaccaria bicolor – bicoloured deceiver, two-colored Laccaria
Laccaria laccata – deceiver, common Laccaria, lackluster Laccaria
Laccaria proxima – scurfy deceiver
Laccaria tortilis – twisted deceiver
Lachnum virgineum – stalked hairy fairy cup
Lactarius alnicola – golden milk-cap
Lactarius aspideoides – bright yellow milk-cap
Lactarius caespitosus – gray milk-cap
Lactarius deterrimus – false saffron milkcap
Lactarius fallax – velvety milk-cap
Habitat: Litter in spruce and mixed conifer forests along the coast and in the interior mountains
Habitat: Litter in spruce and mixed conifer forests along the coast and in the interior mountains
Lactarius hepaticus – liver milkcap
Lactarius occidentalis – alder milkcap
Distribution: Western Northern Hemisphere
Habitat: Occurs with alders
Distribution: Western Northern Hemisphere
Habitat: Occurs with alders
Lactarius olivaceoumbrinus – toadskin milk-cap
Lactarius pallescens – pale-capped violet-latex milk-cap
Lactarius pseudomucidus – slimy milk-cap
Distribution: Broad Western North America
Habitat: L. pseudomucidus is frequently found in coastal and mid-elevation conifer forests, and eastward at least as far as Idaho and southward into California.
Distribution: Broad Western North America
Habitat: L. pseudomucidus is frequently found in coastal and mid-elevation conifer forests, and eastward at least as far as Idaho and southward into California.
Lactarius pubescens
Habitat: In the PNW, L. plumbeus occurs frequently under planted birch trees and often persists into late fall as dry black specimens. In Europe, it is reported from birch and spruce forests and also is known as L. necator (Bulliard: Fries) P. Karsten and L. turpis (Weinmann) Fries.
Habitat: In the PNW, L. plumbeus occurs frequently under planted birch trees and often persists into late fall as dry black specimens. In Europe, it is reported from birch and spruce forests and also is known as L. necator (Bulliard: Fries) P. Karsten and L. turpis (Weinmann) Fries.
• var. betulae – bearded milk-cap, downy milk-cap, woolly milk-cap
• var. pubescens – downy milk-cap, woolly milk-cap, bearded milkcap
Lactarius resimus – yellow staining bearded milk-cap, rollrim milkcap
Lactarius rubidus – candy-cap
Lactarius rubrilacteus – bleeding milk-cap
Habitat: It occurs in a variety of habitats and seems to associate primarily with pines and Douglas-fir, especially in younger stands.
Habitat: It occurs in a variety of habitats and seems to associate primarily with pines and Douglas-fir, especially in younger stands.
Lactarius rufus – red hot milk-cap, red milk-cap, rufous milkcap
Distribution: Broad
Habitat: L. rufus commonly occurs with spruce and pine, often in abundance, for example, near the edge of bogs or in other moist areas where Sitka spruce occurs. It is very common in northern conifer forests around the world.
Distribution: Broad
Habitat: L. rufus commonly occurs with spruce and pine, often in abundance, for example, near the edge of bogs or in other moist areas where Sitka spruce occurs. It is very common in northern conifer forests around the world.
Lactarius scrobiculatus – pitted milk-cap, scrobiculate milk-cap
Distribution: Broad
Habitat: common in our conifer forests
Distribution: Broad
Habitat: common in our conifer forests
Lactarius trivialis – ordinary milk-cap
Lactarius uvidus – purple staining milk-cap
Laetiporus conifericola – chicken-of-the-woods, chicken mushroom, sulphur shelf
Habitat: living trees, logs, stumps, snags, and even utility poles.
Habitat: living trees, logs, stumps, snags, and even utility poles.
Leccinum aurantiacum – orange-capped bolete, red-capped scaber-stalk, aspen scaberstalk
Leccinum insigne – aspen bolete, aspen rough-stem, aspen scaber-stalk
Habitat: Associated with aspen
Habitat: Associated with aspen
Leccinum manzanitae – madrone bolete, manzanita bolete, manzanita mushroom
Habitat: Associated with Arbutus and Arctostaphylos.
Substrate: Soil.
Habitat: Associated with Arbutus and Arctostaphylos.
Substrate: Soil.
Leccinum scabrum – brown birch-bolete, birch bolete, common scaber-stalk, birch scaberstalk
Habitat: Common in urban and suburban settings and less so in natural habitats. Occurs with birch.
Habitat: Common in urban and suburban settings and less so in natural habitats. Occurs with birch.
Lentinellus cochleatus – aniseed cockleshell, cockle-shell Lentinellus
Lentinellus montanus
Habitat: L. montanus is most common in higher elevation forests on conifer logs following snow-melt.
Spores: The spores are white, amyloid, and faintly ornamented.
Habitat: L. montanus is most common in higher elevation forests on conifer logs following snow-melt.
Spores: The spores are white, amyloid, and faintly ornamented.
Lentinellus ursinus – bear Lentinellus
Lentinus strigosus – hairy Panus, ruddy Panus
Distribution: L. strigosus is a widely distributed species, occurring on logs and stumps of hardwoods whenever temperature and moisture conditions are suitable.
Spores: The spores are white, smooth, and non-amyloid
Distribution: L. strigosus is a widely distributed species, occurring on logs and stumps of hardwoods whenever temperature and moisture conditions are suitable.
Spores: The spores are white, smooth, and non-amyloid
Lenzites betulina
Distribution: Deciduous woodlands, rarely on conifers. Northern North America.
Habitat: Deciduous woodlands and mixed forests.
Substrate: Dead hardwoods, rarely on conifers.
Distribution: Deciduous woodlands, rarely on conifers. Northern North America.
Habitat: Deciduous woodlands and mixed forests.
Substrate: Dead hardwoods, rarely on conifers.
Leotia lubrica – slippery cap, jelly-babies, common jelly-baby, ochre jelly-club, jellybaby, slippery Leotia
Lepiota alba – small white parasol
Lepiota clypeolaria – shield dapperling, shaggy-stalked parasol
Lepiota cristata – crested dapperling, stinking dapperling, brown-eyed parasol, stinking parasol
Lepiota flammeotincta – flaming parasol
Lepiota magnispora – yellowfoot dapperling
Lepista flaccida – tawny funnel
Lepista nuda – blewit, wood blewit
Lepista subconnexa – clustered funnelcap
Lepista tarda – dingy bowlcap
Leptonia incana – mousepee pinkgill
Leptonia parva – blue-black Leptonia
Leptonia serrulata – blue-toothed Leptonia, blue-edge pinkgill
Leucangium carthusianum – Oregon black truffle
Spores: The spores are smooth and very large (up to 100 μm long)
Spores: The spores are smooth and very large (up to 100 μm long)
Leucoagaricus leucothites – white dapperling, ma'am on motorcycle, smooth parasol, woman-on-motorcycle
Habitat: It is a widespread mushroom that occurs mostly in grassy areas, gardens, and other human-influenced habitats, but also occasionally in forests.
Habitat: It is a widespread mushroom that occurs mostly in grassy areas, gardens, and other human-influenced habitats, but also occasionally in forests.
Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus – red-eyed parasol, red-tinged parasol
Habitat: Very common and conspicuous in coastal and lower elevation forests.
Habitat: Very common and conspicuous in coastal and lower elevation forests.
Leucocoprinus brebissonii – skullcap dapperling
Distribution: Common
Habitat: woodland
Spores: Most abundant in summer
Distribution: Common
Habitat: woodland
Spores: Most abundant in summer
Leucocoprinus cepistipes – onion-stalk parasol
Leucopaxillus gentianeus – bitter brown Leucopaxillus
Leucophleps spinispora – white jellied false truffle
Limacella illinita – white Limacella
Limacella solidipes – ringed Limacella
Lycoperdon dermoxanthum – dwarf puffball, small tumbling puffball
Lycoperdon molle – smooth puffball, soft puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum – warted puff-ball, gem puffball, gem-studded puffball, devil's snuffbox
Habitat: L. perlatum can be found in disturbed sites, such as forest roadsides, from late summer through fall whenever there is sufficient moisture.
Habitat: L. perlatum can be found in disturbed sites, such as forest roadsides, from late summer through fall whenever there is sufficient moisture.
Lycoperdon pulcherrimum – beautiful puffball
Lyophyllum loricatum – frosty Lyophyllum
