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Gymnosporangium clavariiforme (Wulfen) DC.
Gymnosporangiaceae

Gymnosporangium clavariiforme (Wulfen) DC.

Gymnosporangium clavariiforme (Wulfen) DC.

Gymnosporangium clavariiforme is an alternating-host rust fungus that harms hawthorn fruit yield but does not seriously damage junipers.

Insolibasidium deformans (C.J.Gould) Oberw. & Bandoni
Platygloeaceae

Insolibasidium deformans (C.J.Gould) Oberw. & Bandoni

Insolibasidium deformans (C.J.Gould) Oberw. & Bandoni

Insolibasidium deformans is a parasitic fungus that causes honeysuckle leaf blight on Lonicera species.

Eocronartium muscicola (Pers.) Fitzp.
Eocronartiaceae

Eocronartium muscicola (Pers.) Fitzp.

Eocronartium muscicola (Pers.) Fitzp.

Eocronartium muscicola, commonly called moss rust, is the only species in its genus, a widespread parasitic fungus that grows on mosses.

Phleogena faginea (Fr. & Palmquist) Link
Phleogenaceae

Phleogena faginea (Fr. & Palmquist) Link

Phleogena faginea (Fr. & Palmquist) Link

Phleogena is a monotypic fungal genus containing the single widespread species Phleogena faginea.

Microbotryum silenes-dioicae T.Giraud, Denchev & M.E.Hood
Microbotryaceae

Microbotryum silenes-dioicae T.Giraud, Denchev & M.E.Hood

Microbotryum silenes-dioicae T.Giraud, Denchev & M.E.Hood

Microbotryum silenes-dioicae is a microfungus that produces sori in anthers with distinct morphological spore traits.

Cantharellus minor Peck
Hydnaceae

Cantharellus minor Peck

Cantharellus minor Peck

Cantharellus minor Peck is a small edible fungus native to eastern North America, also reported in Kerala, India.

Cantharellus appalachiensis R.H.Petersen
Hydnaceae

Cantharellus appalachiensis R.H.Petersen

Cantharellus appalachiensis R.H.Petersen

Cantharellus appalachiensis is an edible chanterelle fungus native to eastern North America's hardwood forests.

Cantharellus cibarius Fr.
Hydnaceae

Cantharellus cibarius Fr.

Cantharellus cibarius Fr.

Cantharellus cibarius Fr. is an edible European forest mushroom harvested for culinary use.

Cantharellus subalbidus A.H.Sm. & Morse
Hydnaceae

Cantharellus subalbidus A.H.Sm. & Morse

Cantharellus subalbidus A.H.Sm. & Morse

Cantharellus subalbidus is a choice edible North American chanterelle that grows in Pacific old-growth forests.

Cantharellus formosus Corner
Hydnaceae

Cantharellus formosus Corner

Cantharellus formosus Corner

Cantharellus formosus is an edible chanterelle that is the most commercially important harvested Cantharellus in the Pacific Northwest.

Cantharellus californicus D.Arora & Dunham
Hydnaceae

Cantharellus californicus D.Arora & Dunham

Cantharellus californicus D.Arora & Dunham

Cantharellus californicus is the largest known chanterelle, a popular edible California mushroom associated with oaks.

Cantharellus phasmatis Foltz & T.J.Volk
Hydnaceae

Cantharellus phasmatis Foltz & T.J.Volk

Cantharellus phasmatis Foltz & T.J.Volk

Cantharellus phasmatis is a North American Cantharellus fungus species newly described to science in 2013.

Cantharellus roseocanus (Redhead, Norvell & Danell) Redhead, Norvell & Moncalvo
Hydnaceae

Cantharellus roseocanus (Redhead, Norvell & Danell) Redhead, Norvell & Moncalvo

Cantharellus roseocanus (Redhead, Norvell & Danell) Redhead, Norvell & Moncalvo

Cantharellus roseocanus is a chanterelle mushroom with distinct size and color characteristics that change as it ages.

Cantharellus enelensis Voitk, Thorn, Lebeuf & J.I.Kim
Hydnaceae

Cantharellus enelensis Voitk, Thorn, Lebeuf & J.I.Kim

Cantharellus enelensis Voitk, Thorn, Lebeuf & J.I.Kim

Cantharellus enelensis is an edible North American chanterelle that forms mycorrhizae in conifer forests.

Cantharellus alborufescens (Malençon) Papetti & S.Alberti
Hydnaceae

Cantharellus alborufescens (Malençon) Papetti & S.Alberti

Cantharellus alborufescens (Malençon) Papetti & S.Alberti

Cantharellus alborufescens is a Cantharellus species found in European oak forests with two Quercus tree species.

Cantharellus lateritius (Berk.) Singer
Hydnaceae

Cantharellus lateritius (Berk.) Singer

Cantharellus lateritius (Berk.) Singer

Cantharellus lateritius is a fungus with specific morphological traits, found across North America, Africa, and parts of Asia.

Cantharellus amethysteus (Quél.) Sacc.
Hydnaceae

Cantharellus amethysteus (Quél.) Sacc.

Cantharellus amethysteus (Quél.) Sacc.

Cantharellus amethysteus is an edible chanterelle species with characteristic size, shape, color, and spore traits.

Cantharellus lewisii Buyck & V.Hofst.
Hydnaceae

Cantharellus lewisii Buyck & V.Hofst.

Cantharellus lewisii Buyck & V.Hofst.

Cantharellus lewisii is a 2011-discovered Cantharellaceae fungus found in US Southeast, named for mycologist David Lewis.

Cantharellus cinnabarinus (Schwein.) Schwein.
Hydnaceae

Cantharellus cinnabarinus (Schwein.) Schwein.

Cantharellus cinnabarinus (Schwein.) Schwein.

Cantharellus cinnabarinus is a brightly colored edible chanterelle found in eastern North American forests.

Cantharellus friesii Quél.
Hydnaceae

Cantharellus friesii Quél.

Cantharellus friesii Quél.

Cantharellus friesii is a rare edible chanterelle fungus native to Asia and Europe that grows in temperate conifer and beech forests.

Cantharellus coccolobae Buyck, P.-A.Moreau & Courtec.
Hydnaceae

Cantharellus coccolobae Buyck, P.-A.Moreau & Courtec.

Cantharellus coccolobae Buyck, P.-A.Moreau & Courtec.

Cantharellus coccolobae is an ectomycorrhizal chanterelle species formally described in 2016, found across parts of the Caribbean and southeastern North America.

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Hydnaceae

Hydnum ambustum Cooke & Massee

Hydnum ambustum Cooke & Massee

Hydnum crocidens is an Australian native fungus first described in 1890, closely related to H. rufescens and its relatives.

Hydnum albidum Peck
Hydnaceae

Hydnum albidum Peck

Hydnum albidum Peck

The white hedgehog Hydnum albidum is an edible North American fungus in the family Hydnaceae.

Hydnum repandum L.
Hydnaceae

Hydnum repandum L.

Hydnum repandum L.

Hydnum repandum is a common mycorrhizal tooth fungus found across Europe and parts of North America, with distinctive spines under its irregular cap.

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