100+ SPRING SEASON FUNGI OF THE NORTHEAST

by Dianna Smith

Except for morels and wine caps, few other fungi which appear in spring are noticed by most mushroom hunters. But there are plenty of wonderful fungi out there for those who care to learn about them. True, most are not high on anyone's list of edibles, and a few are even toxic or potentially deadly. But looking for these fungi, especially after a spring rainfall, gives you a great reason to get out into nature and explore. And there is the bonus of all those wonderful ephemeral wildflowers and bird songs to enjoy!

The following list of mushrooms can be found in the spring in our area of the northeast. This checklist is compiled from the previous 18 years from fungi collected in forests, parks, gardens and lawns in MA, NY, CT, VT and NH. It is important to observe that a few of the fungi listed below are left over from the previous year, particularly soft annual and hard perennial polypores and crusts, as well as old puffballs. Also, there are undoubtedly a host of other fungi (especially very small ascomycetes and crusts) that I didn’t notice or that I was not able to identify.

Names listed in parentheses are previously accepted names for fungi, the descriptions of which can be found in most field guides.

(Photos of these all of the listed fungi can be found at http://www.fungikingdom.net/ and www.fungikingdom.org under FUNGI PHOTOS). 

 


ASCOMYCETES

  1. Aleuria aurantia
  2. Annulohypoxylon fragiforme (Hypoxylon fragiforme)
  3. Annulohypoxylon multiforme (Hypoxylon cf multiforme)
  4. Arachnopeziza auralea
  5. Calocypha fulgens
  6. Chlorociboria aeruginascens
  7. Chlorosplenium chlora
  8. Daldinia childiae (D. concentrica)
  9. Dasyscyphus virgineus
  10. Diatrype stigma
  11. Gyromitra korfii
  12. Helvella macropus 
  13. Helvella queletii
  14. Hypocrea sp.
  15. Kretzschmaria deusta (Ustilina deusta)
  16. Mitrula elegans
  17. Mitrula lunatospora
  18. Mollisia cinerea
  19. Morchella angusticeps (M. alata)
  20. Morchella diminutiva
  21. Morchella americana (M. esculenta)
  22. Morchella punctipes (M. semlibera)
  23. Peziza phyllogena (P. badioconfusa)
  24. Peziza repanda
  25. Peziza succosa
  26. Pseudoplectania nigrella
  27. Sarcoscypha occidentalis
  28. Scutellinia scutellata
  29. Xylaria hypoxylon
  30. Xylaria polymorpha

GILLED MUSHROOMS

1.    Agrocybe dura

  1. Agrocybe pediales
  2. Agrocybe praecox
  3. Amanita amerifulva (prov. name)
  4. Amanita muscaria var. guessowii
  5. Chromosera cyanophylla
  6. Coprinellus micaceus (Coprinus micaceus)
  7. Coprinellus laniger
  8. Coprinopsis atramentarius (Coprinus atramentarius)
  9. Coprinopsis lagopus
  10. Coprinus comatus
  11. Crepidotus applanatus
  12. Crepidotus crocophyllus
  13. Entoloma strictius
  14. Entoloma vernum
  15. Flammulina velutipes
  16. Galerina marginata
  17. Gymnopilus sapineus
  18. Gymnopus alkavirens (Collybia alkavirens)
  19. Gymnopus dryophilus (Collybia dryophila)
  20. Hymenopellis furfuracea (Xerula furfuracea)
  21. Hymenopellis megalospora (Xerula megalospora)
  22. Infundibulicybe squamulosa 
  23. Lacrymaria velutina (Psathyrella velutina)
  24. Lyophyllum decastes
  25. Marasmiellus praeacutus
  26. Marasmius pyrrhocephalus
  27. Marasmius rotula
  28. Megacollybia rodmanii
  29. Melanoleuca alboflavida
  30. Micromphale foetidum
  31. Mycena sp.
  32. Mycena haematopus
  33. Mycena leiana
  34. Mycena sanguineolenta
  35. Mycena subcaerulea
  36. Neolentinus lepideus (Lentinus lepideus)
  37. Panaeolina foenesecii
  38. Panellus stipticus
  39. Panellus violaceofulvus
  40. Parasola plicatilis
  41. Pholiota aurivella
  42. Pholiota granulosa
  43. Pholiota limonella
  44. Pleurotus ostreatus
  45. Pleurotus pulmonarius
  46. Pluteus cervinus
  47. Psathyrella candoleana
  48. Psathyrella hydrophila
  49. Psathyrella rugocephala
  50. Resupinatus applicatus
  51. Russula atropurpurea
  52. Schizophyllum commune
  53. Stropharia hardii
  54. Stropharia rugosoannulata
  55. Tectella patellaris
  56. Tetrapyrogus nigripes
  57. Tubaria furfuracea

CORALS

  1. Artomyces pyxidata (Clavicorona Pyxidata)


GASTEROMYCETES

  1. Lycoperdon pyriforme

  2. POLYPORES

1.      Cerioporus squamosus (Polyporus squamosus)

2.      Cerioporus varius (Polyporus varius)

3.    Coltricia montagnei

4.    Cryptoporus volvatus

5.    Daedaleopsis confragosa

6.    Fomes fomentarius

7.      Fulvifomes robiniae (Phellinus robiniae)

8.    Ganoderma applanatum 

9.    Ganoderma sessile (G. lucidum)

10. Ganoderma tsugae

11. Gelatoporia dichroa

12. Inonotus glomeratus

13. Inonotus obliquis

14. Irpex lacteus

15. Ischnoderma resinosum

16. Laetiporus sulphureus

17. Oxyporus populinus

18. Panus conchatus (Lentinus torulosus) 

19. Panus neostrigosus (Lentinus strigosus)

20. Picipes badius (Polyporus badius)

21. Neofavolus alveolaris (Favolous alveolaris)

22. Cerioporus leptocephalus

23. Polyporus umbellatus

24. Poronidulus pendulus

25. Pycnoporus cinnabarinus

26. Trametes betulina (Lenzites betulina)

27. Trametes conchifer

28. Trametes gibbosa

29. Trametes hirsuta

30. Trametes versicolor

31. Trichaptum biforme

32. Tyromyces chioneus


CRUSTS and PARCHMENT FUNGI

1.    Ceriporia spissa

2.    Hymenochaete rubiginosa 

3.    Hymenochaetopsis olivacea

4.    Hymenochaetopsis tabacina

5.    Hyphodontia quercina

6.    Hyphodontia cf. sambuci

7.    Phlebia radiata

8.    Stereum complicatum

9.    Stereum hirsutum

10. Stereum ostrea

11. Xylobolus frustulatus


JELLIES

  1. Auricularia americana (A. auricula)
  2. Auricularia angiospermum
  3. Exidia crenata (E. recisa)
  4. Exidia glandulosa
  5. Exidia nigricans
  6. Dacrymyces chrysospermus (D. palmatus)
  7. Dacrymyces stillatus
  8. Tremella foliacea
  9. Tremella mesenterica


TOOTHED

  1. Hericium erinaceus

MYXOMYCETES

  1. Arcyria cinerea
  2. Arcyria denudata
  3. Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
  4. Ceratiomyxa poroides
  5. Enteridium lycoperdon
  6. Fuligo septica
  7. Linbladia tubulina
  8. Lycogala epidendrum
  9. Lycogala terrestre
  10. Metatrichia vesparium
  11. Stemonitis sp.
  12. Tubifera ferruginosa