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 common names
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Galerina,
Gerronema,
gill,
gingertail,
globe fungus,
goblet,
gold,
Gomphidius,
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grasses,
grisette,
groundwart,
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gypsy,
Gyromitra
(Chrysomphalina chrysophylla)
(Xeromphalina cauticinalis)
(Xeromphalina campanella)
Distribution: Very common It is very common on conifer wood in the PNW and elsewhere throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
Spores: spores are amyloid
(Cryptoporus volvatus)
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington. Alaska to California, east across much of North America to the Atlantic Coast.
Origin: Native
(Neournula pouchetii)
Distribution: N. pouchetii is known from scattered locations throughout the PNW, North Africa, and France, although it is likely to occur elsewhere too.
Spores: The spores are ellipsoid, 23--32 x 8--10 µm, warty when mature
(Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis)
(Phaeolepiota aurea)
Distribution: Widely distributed
Habitat: Usually found in the north temperate zone in disturbed areas of forests, such as along roadsides.
(Gomphus kauffmanii)
Distribution: Western Western North America
Habitat: Old-growth conifer forests
(Gomphus clavatus)
Distribution: Western
Habitat: Conifer forests
(Thelephora caryophyllea)
(Thelephora terrestris)
Distribution: Broad
(Gymnopilus ventricosus)
Habitat: Rotting logs, snags, or stumps
(Gymnopilus ventricosus)
Habitat: Rotting logs, snags, or stumps
(Gymnopilus penetrans)
Distribution: Common and widespread
Habitat: On conifer and hardwood including stumps, logs, wood chips, and sawdust.
(Cortinarius caperatus)
Distribution: Common in certain years in the PNW, but becomes less abundant inland and to the south