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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22 genera
198 species, 39 subspecies and varieties
198 species, 39 subspecies and varieties
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Radiigera, Radulomyces, Ramaria, Ramaricium, Ramariopsis, Resinicium, Resinomycena, Rhizina, Rhizopogon, Rhodocollybia, Rhodocybe, Rhodofomes, Rhodonia, Rhodophana, Rhodotarzetta, Rhytisma, Rickenella, Rigidoporus, Rimbachia, Roridomyces, Roseodiscus, RussulaRamaria abietina – green-staining coral
Distribution: It occurs across the U.S. and Canada and also in Europe and Asia.
Distribution: It occurs across the U.S. and Canada and also in Europe and Asia.
Ramaria amyloidea – pale peach rusty-root
Ramaria araiospora
Distribution: Restricted to the PNW.
Distribution: Restricted to the PNW.
• var. araiospora – carmine coral, light red coral
• var. rubella – crimson coral
Ramaria botrytis – cauliflower coral, clustered coral, wine-tipped coral, pink-tipped coral mushroom
Ramaria celerivirescens – gold rusty-root
Ramaria cyaneigranosa
• var. cyaneigranosa – pink coral
• var. elongata – pink pencils
• var. persicina – peach fan
Ramaria cystidiophora
• var. citronella – lemon fuzzy-foot
• var. cystidiophora – fuzzy-footed coral, fuzzy-foot
• var. fabiolens – beany fuzzy-foot
Ramaria formosa – yellow-tipped coral
Ramaria gelatinosa
• var. oregonensis – gelatinous coral, Oregon gelatinous coral, gelatinous coral mushroom
Ramaria largentii – golden coral, Largent's coral
Ramaria leptoformosa – slim formosa
Ramaria longispora – formosetta
Ramaria maculatipes – formosa stainer
Ramaria magnipes
Habitat: Occurs mostly in the mountains east of the Cascade crest.
Habitat: Occurs mostly in the mountains east of the Cascade crest.
• var. magnipes – big-base goldie
Ramaria rubiginosa – yellow winey-base
Ramaria rubribrunnescens – sweet formosa stainer
Ramaria rubrievanescens – pale pinky
Ramaria rubripermanens – perma pinky
Ramaria stricta
• var. stricta – straight coral, straight-branched coral, upright coral, strict coral mushroom
Ramaria testaceoflava – brunnea
Ramaria velocimutans – white rusty-root
Ramaria vinosimaculans – pale winey-base
Rhizopogon rubescens – blushing false truffle
Rhodocollybia butyracea – butter-cap, buttery Collybia
Habitat: Conifer forests
Spores: pale pinkish buff, relatively large (mostly 7-9 x 3.5-4 µm) and tear-shaped, almond-shaped, or ellipsoid
Habitat: Conifer forests
Spores: pale pinkish buff, relatively large (mostly 7-9 x 3.5-4 µm) and tear-shaped, almond-shaped, or ellipsoid
Rhodocollybia maculata – spotted Collybia, spotted toughshank
Substrate: Clusters on or near rotting conifer wood
Substrate: Clusters on or near rotting conifer wood
Rhodocollybia oregonensis – fragrant Collybia
Rhodophana nitellina
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere.
Habitat: Forested areas, in humus or leaf litter.
Substrate: Soil, litter.
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere.
Habitat: Forested areas, in humus or leaf litter.
Substrate: Soil, litter.
Rhytisma punctatum – speckled tarspot
Distribution: Broad North America, introduced to Europe
Substrate: Extremely common on maples in both forest and urban areas
Distribution: Broad North America, introduced to Europe
Substrate: Extremely common on maples in both forest and urban areas
Rickenella fibula – orange moss agaric, orange nail fungus, orange mosscap
Distribution: It occurs in mossy forest habitats but also is a common urban mushroom, occurring in small to large groups in mossy lawns of homes, parks, and similar habitats.
Distribution: It occurs in mossy forest habitats but also is a common urban mushroom, occurring in small to large groups in mossy lawns of homes, parks, and similar habitats.
Russula aeruginea – green brittlegill, grass-green russula, tacky green russula
Russula albonigra – black and white russula, blackening russula, integrated russula
Russula americana – American russula
Russula bicolor – bicolored russula
Russula cascadensis – Cascade russula
Russula cessans – tardy brittlegill
Russula chamaeleontina – small yellow russula
Russula claroflava – yellow swamp brittlegill
Description: Cap round, bright lemon-yellow to yellow, convex to flat, slightly sticky when wet. Gills start out white and slowly turn pale ocher. the stem is white and smooth. Occasionally gills and stipe turn gray-black when bruised or become gray with age.
Habitat: wet woodlands, marshes, swamps, and bogs with birch
Substrate: moss
Description: Cap round, bright lemon-yellow to yellow, convex to flat, slightly sticky when wet. Gills start out white and slowly turn pale ocher. the stem is white and smooth. Occasionally gills and stipe turn gray-black when bruised or become gray with age.
Habitat: wet woodlands, marshes, swamps, and bogs with birch
Substrate: moss
Russula crassotunicata
Description: A mostly white fungus often found growing on well rotted wood. Its cap may be somewhat creamy or yellowish and the gills and stipe often develop brownish stains. Its most distinctive characteristic is its thick, tough, rubbery cap cuticle that often can be completely peeled away from the cap flesh. The spores are white and the taster is bitter to acrid.
Habitat: Old-growth forests
Substrate: Well rotted wood
Description: A mostly white fungus often found growing on well rotted wood. Its cap may be somewhat creamy or yellowish and the gills and stipe often develop brownish stains. Its most distinctive characteristic is its thick, tough, rubbery cap cuticle that often can be completely peeled away from the cap flesh. The spores are white and the taster is bitter to acrid.
Habitat: Old-growth forests
Substrate: Well rotted wood
Russula cremoricolor – creamy russula
Russula crenulata
Distribution: Broad
Habitat: All variety of forests with both conifers and hardwoods
Distribution: Broad
Habitat: All variety of forests with both conifers and hardwoods
Russula cyanoxantha – Charcoal Burner
Description: Has been referred to as \'the Chameleon\' due to its large palette of colors including dull violets, purples, and gray-greens.
Habitat: woodland
Description: Has been referred to as \'the Chameleon\' due to its large palette of colors including dull violets, purples, and gray-greens.
Habitat: woodland
Russula decolorans – copper brittlegill, graying russula
Description: Cap is copper-orange to dull orange to reddish brown. The gills are white to pale ocher. The stipe is white and smooth and all parts discolor gray to black when handled or cut.
Habitat: woodland; northern and montane conifer forests
Description: Cap is copper-orange to dull orange to reddish brown. The gills are white to pale ocher. The stipe is white and smooth and all parts discolor gray to black when handled or cut.
Habitat: woodland; northern and montane conifer forests
Russula densifolia – crowded brittlegill, reddening russula
Russula dissimulans – red and black russula
Russula emetica – emetic russula, the sickener
Description: Cap is scarlet to cherry-red and the top layer peels easily. Gills are white. Stipe is white as well and smooth to finely and irregularly ridged.
Habitat: damp or wet woodlands, with conifers in particular
Description: Cap is scarlet to cherry-red and the top layer peels easily. Gills are white. Stipe is white as well and smooth to finely and irregularly ridged.
Habitat: damp or wet woodlands, with conifers in particular
Russula flaviceps – yellow cap russula
Russula foetens – stinking brittlegill
Russula fragilis – fragile brittlegill, fragile russula
Description: Small to small-medium species with very fragile flesh that becomes water-soaked very quickly. The cap color is generally a mix of watery purple, pink, and olivaceous green on a whitish to grayish background, and the cap edge is translucent-striate. The spores are white, the odor mild or pleasantly fruity, and the taste very acrid. It occurs singly or in small groups, often on or near well rotted wood.
Distribution: Broad
Habitat: Near or well-rotted wood
Description: Small to small-medium species with very fragile flesh that becomes water-soaked very quickly. The cap color is generally a mix of watery purple, pink, and olivaceous green on a whitish to grayish background, and the cap edge is translucent-striate. The spores are white, the odor mild or pleasantly fruity, and the taste very acrid. It occurs singly or in small groups, often on or near well rotted wood.
Distribution: Broad
Habitat: Near or well-rotted wood
Russula grisea – grey russula
Russula heterophylla – greasy green brittlegill
Russula laurocerasi – almond-scented russula
Description: One of the larger russulas. It has a viscid yellowish brown cap with a grooved margin, whitish to brown-stained stipe, and strong, but generally pleasant, odor of almond extract or maraschino cherries. The spores are cream to pale yellow and the taste is very acrid.
Distribution: Western
Description: One of the larger russulas. It has a viscid yellowish brown cap with a grooved margin, whitish to brown-stained stipe, and strong, but generally pleasant, odor of almond extract or maraschino cherries. The spores are cream to pale yellow and the taste is very acrid.
Distribution: Western
Russula lilacea – lilac brittlegill
Russula nigricans – blackening brittlegill, blackening russula
Description: a large, hard mushroom, with brownish or blackish brown cap and flesh that turns red when bruised; it blackens almost completely in age. The spores are white and the taste is mild to slightly acrid.
Distribution: Broad Widespread in Northern Hemisphere
Habitat: woodlands
Description: a large, hard mushroom, with brownish or blackish brown cap and flesh that turns red when bruised; it blackens almost completely in age. The spores are white and the taste is mild to slightly acrid.
Distribution: Broad Widespread in Northern Hemisphere
Habitat: woodlands
Russula occidentalis – western russula
Description: It is a medium-sized or larger mushroom, with a variably colored cap---usually it is purplish with a yellow-green center, but it can appear in many shades of purplish, olive-green, and browns, usually in mixtures. The gills are cream to pale yellowish and the stipe is white and often turns grayish in age or when handled, sometimes with a reddish phase. The flesh is white and turns reddish to grayish to black when exposed. The spores are cream-colored.
Distribution: Broad, common
Habitat: Conifer forests
Description: It is a medium-sized or larger mushroom, with a variably colored cap---usually it is purplish with a yellow-green center, but it can appear in many shades of purplish, olive-green, and browns, usually in mixtures. The gills are cream to pale yellowish and the stipe is white and often turns grayish in age or when handled, sometimes with a reddish phase. The flesh is white and turns reddish to grayish to black when exposed. The spores are cream-colored.
Distribution: Broad, common
Habitat: Conifer forests
Russula olivacea – olive brittlegill, rainbow Russula, tan-colored Russula
Russula parazurea – powdery brittlegill, blue Russula
Russula pelargonia – Pelargonium brittlegill
Russula placita – pleasing Russula
Russula sanguinaria – bloody brittlegill, rosy Russula
Russula stuntzii
Distribution: Coastal Pacific Coast, from British Columbia to California
Habitat: Conifer forests, on or near rotting wood
Distribution: Coastal Pacific Coast, from British Columbia to California
Habitat: Conifer forests, on or near rotting wood
Russula xerampelina – crab brittlegill, shrimp mushroom, shrimp Russula
Distribution: Broad
Habitat: Variety of forest types
Distribution: Broad
Habitat: Variety of forest types
