Many of the mushrooms we commonly find and look for are in this order. Most, but not all, are gilled mushrooms. However, you will also find fungi that have tradionally been placed in other orders and families, such as some of the pufffballs like Calvatia and Lycoperdon species as well as Fistulina and others.
Some of the families listed below have numerous species in our area of northeast North America. Others have few. To explore the included fungi, click on each family and then progress through the images.
