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
- Aleuria aurantia
- Annulohypoxylon fragiforme (Hypoxylon fragiforme)
- Annulohypoxylon multiforme (Hypoxylon cf multiforme)
- Arachnopeziza auralea
- Calocypha fulgens
- Chlorociboria aeruginascens
- Chlorosplenium chlora
- Daldinia childiae (D. concentrica)
- Dasyscyphus virgineus
- Diatrype stigma
- Gyromitra korfii
- Helvella macropus
- Helvella queletii
- Hypocrea sp.
- Kretzschmaria deusta (Ustilina deusta)
- Mitrula elegans
- Mitrula lunatospora
- Mollisia cinerea
- Morchella angusticeps (M. alata)
- Morchella diminutiva
- Morchella americana (M. esculenta)
- Morchella punctipes (M. semlibera)
- Peziza phyllogena (P. badioconfusa)
- Peziza repanda
- Peziza succosa
- Pseudoplectania nigrella
- Sarcoscypha occidentalis
- Scutellinia scutellata
- Xylaria hypoxylon
- Xylaria polymorpha
GILLED
MUSHROOMS
1. Agrocybe dura
- Agrocybe pediales
- Agrocybe praecox
- Amanita amerifulva (prov. name)
- Amanita muscaria var. guessowii
- Chromosera cyanophylla
- Coprinellus micaceus (Coprinus micaceus)
- Coprinellus laniger
- Coprinopsis atramentarius (Coprinus atramentarius)
- Coprinopsis lagopus
- Coprinus comatus
- Crepidotus applanatus
- Crepidotus crocophyllus
- Entoloma strictius
- Entoloma vernum
- Flammulina velutipes
- Galerina marginata
- Gymnopilus sapineus
- Gymnopus alkavirens (Collybia alkavirens)
- Gymnopus dryophilus (Collybia dryophila)
- Hymenopellis furfuracea (Xerula furfuracea)
- Hymenopellis megalospora (Xerula megalospora)
- Infundibulicybe squamulosa
- Lacrymaria velutina (Psathyrella velutina)
- Lyophyllum decastes
- Marasmiellus praeacutus
- Marasmius pyrrhocephalus
- Marasmius rotula
- Megacollybia rodmanii
- Melanoleuca alboflavida
- Micromphale foetidum
- Mycena sp.
- Mycena haematopus
- Mycena leiana
- Mycena sanguineolenta
- Mycena subcaerulea
- Neolentinus lepideus (Lentinus lepideus)
- Panaeolina foenesecii
- Panellus stipticus
- Panellus violaceofulvus
- Parasola plicatilis
- Pholiota aurivella
- Pholiota granulosa
- Pholiota limonella
- Pleurotus ostreatus
- Pleurotus pulmonarius
- Pluteus cervinus
- Psathyrella candoleana
- Psathyrella hydrophila
- Psathyrella rugocephala
- Resupinatus applicatus
- Russula atropurpurea
- Schizophyllum commune
- Stropharia hardii
- Stropharia rugosoannulata
- Tectella patellaris
- Tetrapyrogus nigripes
- Tubaria furfuracea
CORALS
- Artomyces pyxidata (Clavicorona Pyxidata)
GASTEROMYCETES
- Lycoperdon
pyriforme
- 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
- Auricularia americana (A. auricula)
- Auricularia angiospermum
- Exidia crenata (E. recisa)
- Exidia glandulosa
- Exidia nigricans
- Dacrymyces chrysospermus (D. palmatus)
- Dacrymyces stillatus
- Tremella foliacea
- Tremella mesenterica
TOOTHED
- Hericium erinaceus
MYXOMYCETES
- Arcyria cinerea
- Arcyria denudata
- Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
- Ceratiomyxa poroides
- Enteridium lycoperdon
- Fuligo septica
- Linbladia tubulina
- Lycogala epidendrum
- Lycogala terrestre
- Metatrichia vesparium
- Stemonitis sp.
- Tubifera ferruginosa