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Homophron spadiceum (P.Kumm.) Örstadius & E.Larss.
Psathyrellaceae

Homophron spadiceum (P.Kumm.) Örstadius & E.Larss.

Homophron spadiceum (P.Kumm.) Örstadius & E.Larss.

Homophron spadiceum is an edible mushroom found in North America and Europe that grows near hardwood tree bases.

Britzelmayria multipedata (Peck) D.Wächt. & A.Melzer
Psathyrellaceae

Britzelmayria multipedata (Peck) D.Wächt. & A.Melzer

Britzelmayria multipedata (Peck) D.Wächt. & A.Melzer

Britzelmayria multipedata is a small clustered brittlestem mushroom that grows on buried wood in grassy areas from late summer to autumn.

Candolleomyces candolleanus (Fr.) D.Wächt. & A.Melzer
Psathyrellaceae

Candolleomyces candolleanus (Fr.) D.Wächt. & A.Melzer

Candolleomyces candolleanus (Fr.) D.Wächt. & A.Melzer

Candolleomyces candolleanus is a fungus with distinct irregular cap margins, found across North America, Europe, and reported from Iraq in 2014.

Cyathus olla (Batsch) Pers.
Agaricaceae

Cyathus olla (Batsch) Pers.

Cyathus olla (Batsch) Pers.

Cyathus olla, commonly called bird's nest fungus, is an inedible saprobic fungus with a characteristic cup-shaped fruiting body.

Cyathus stercoreus (Schwein.) De Toni
Agaricaceae

Cyathus stercoreus (Schwein.) De Toni

Cyathus stercoreus (Schwein.) De Toni

Cyathus stercoreus is a worldwide coprophilous bird's nest fungus that is used in Traditional Chinese medicine for stomach ache.

Crucibulum laeve (Huds.) Kambly
Nidulariaceae

Crucibulum laeve (Huds.) Kambly

Crucibulum laeve (Huds.) Kambly

Crucibulum is a genus of saprobic bird's nest fungi with distinctive cup-shaped fruiting bodies, detailed here for species, distribution and life cycle.

Cystodermella granulosa (Batsch) Harmaja
Agaricaceae

Cystodermella granulosa (Batsch) Harmaja

Cystodermella granulosa (Batsch) Harmaja

Cystodermella granulosa is a small mushroom with a reddish-brown scaled stipe, a 2–5 cm cap, and a white spore print.

Cystodermella cinnabarina (Alb. & Schwein.) Harmaja
Agaricaceae

Cystodermella cinnabarina (Alb. & Schwein.) Harmaja

Cystodermella cinnabarina (Alb. & Schwein.) Harmaja

Cystodermella cinnabarina is a saprotrophic mushroom with a distinctive red-orange granular cap, widely distributed but uncommon globally.

Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis G.M.Muell.
Hydnangiaceae

Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis G.M.Muell.

Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis G.M.Muell.

Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis is an entirely purple edible mushroom found along North America's West Coast.

Laccaria amethystina Cooke
Hydnangiaceae

Laccaria amethystina Cooke

Laccaria amethystina Cooke

Laccaria amethystina Cooke is a purple mycorrhizal ammonia fungus found widely in temperate regions across multiple continents.

Laccaria laccata (Scop.) Cooke
Hydnangiaceae

Laccaria laccata (Scop.) Cooke

Laccaria laccata (Scop.) Cooke

Laccaria laccata, the deceiver, is a common small mycorrhizal mushroom found across northern temperate zones into Central America.

Laccaria proxima (Boud.) Pat.
Hydnangiaceae

Laccaria proxima (Boud.) Pat.

Laccaria proxima (Boud.) Pat.

Laccaria proxima is an edible mushroom species of the genus Laccaria found in parts of North America.

Laccaria ochropurpurea (Berk.) Peck
Hydnangiaceae

Laccaria ochropurpurea (Berk.) Peck

Laccaria ochropurpurea (Berk.) Peck

Laccaria ochropurpurea is an edible mushroom found east of the Rocky Mountains from July to October under hardwoods and conifers.

Laccaria bicolor (Maire) P.D.Orton
Hydnangiaceae

Laccaria bicolor (Maire) P.D.Orton

Laccaria bicolor (Maire) P.D.Orton

Laccaria bicolor is a mycorrhizal mushroom found in temperate forests that prefers birch and pine woods, with distinctive lilac-tinged gills and stipe.

Ripartitella brasiliensis (Speg.) Singer
Agaricaceae

Ripartitella brasiliensis (Speg.) Singer

Ripartitella brasiliensis (Speg.) Singer

Ripartitella brasiliensis, the carnival cap, is an Agaricaceae fungus that fruits in clusters on decaying hardwood.

Crepidotus mollis (Schaeff.) Staude
Crepidotaceae

Crepidotus mollis (Schaeff.) Staude

Crepidotus mollis (Schaeff.) Staude

Crepidotus mollis is a relatively large common crepidotus fungus that grows on hardwood and is widely distributed in temperate regions.

Crepidotus variabilis (Pers.) P.Kumm.
Crepidotaceae

Crepidotus variabilis (Pers.) P.Kumm.

Crepidotus variabilis (Pers.) P.Kumm.

Crepidotus variabilis is a fungus lacking a stem or ring, with small white irregular caps and pinkish-buff spore prints.

Crepidotus applanatus (Pers.) P.Kumm.
Crepidotaceae

Crepidotus applanatus (Pers.) P.Kumm.

Crepidotus applanatus (Pers.) P.Kumm.

Crepidotus applanatus is an inedible pleurotoid fungus that grows on deciduous broad-leaf wood.

Crepidotus cinnabarinus Peck
Crepidotaceae

Crepidotus cinnabarinus Peck

Crepidotus cinnabarinus Peck

Crepidotus cinnabarinus Peck is a fungus with a bright orangish red cap, no true stipe, and buff spore prints.

Crepidotus praecipuus E.Horak
Crepidotaceae

Crepidotus praecipuus E.Horak

Crepidotus praecipuus E.Horak

Crepidotus praecipuus is a stipeless saprotrophic fungus found across New Zealand, Australia, and South Korea.

Psilocybe semilanceata (Fr.) P.Kumm.
Hymenogastraceae

Psilocybe semilanceata (Fr.) P.Kumm.

Psilocybe semilanceata (Fr.) P.Kumm.

Psilocybe semilanceata is the world's most widespread psilocybin-containing psychoactive mushroom.

Psilocybe weraroa Borov., Oborník & Noordel.
Hymenogastraceae

Psilocybe weraroa Borov., Oborník & Noordel.

Psilocybe weraroa Borov., Oborník & Noordel.

Psilocybe weraroa is a secotioid fungus endemic to New Zealand that often grows on decaying native forest wood.

Psilocybe cyanescens Wakef.
Hymenogastraceae

Psilocybe cyanescens Wakef.

Psilocybe cyanescens Wakef.

Psilocybe cyanescens is a blue-bruising psilocybin-containing mushroom that grows mainly on woody mulch, with an expanding range.

Psilocybe azurescens Stamets & Gartz
Hymenogastraceae

Psilocybe azurescens Stamets & Gartz

Psilocybe azurescens Stamets & Gartz

Psilocybe azurescens is a blue-bruising wood-loving psilocybin mushroom native to the US Pacific Northwest West Coast.

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