Fungi > Agaricales
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Powdery Parasitic MushroomScientific Name: Squamanita paradoxaCategory: FungiSubcategory: AgaricalesSize: Pileus diameter: 0.8–1.8 in (2.0–4.5 cm); Stipe height: 1.5–3.2 in (4.0–8.0 cm)Weight: 0.3–0.8 oz (8–24 g) per mature fruiting...
Fungi > Agaricales
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Blue-green LeratiomycesScientific Name: Leratiomyces atrovirensCategory: FungiSubcategory: AgaricalesSize: Pileus diameter: 0.8–2.0 in (2.0–5.0 cm); Stipe length: 1.5–3.5 in (4.0–9.0 cm)Weight: 0.2–0.6 oz (6–18 g) per mature fruiting...
Fungi > Agaricales
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Mousepee PinkgillScientific Name: Entoloma incanumCategory: FungiSubcategory: AgaricalesSize: Pileus diameter: 0.6–1.6 in (1.5–4.0 cm); Stipe height: 1.2–3.1 in (3–8 cm)Weight: Fruiting body biomass: 0.1–0.4 oz (3–12 g)Lifespan: Ephemeral...
Fungi > Agaricales
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Wood PinkgillScientific Name: Entoloma rhodopoliumCategory: FungiSubcategory: AgaricalesSize: Cap diameter: 1.6–4.3 in (4–11 cm); Stipe height: 2.0–4.7 in (5–12 cm)Weight: Fruiting body biomass: 0.7–2.2 oz (20–62 g)Lifespan: Ephemeral epigeous...
Fungi > Agaricales
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Tricolor Pinwheel MushroomScientific Name: Marasmius tageticolorCategory: FungiSubcategory: AgaricalesSize: Cap diameter: 0.4–1.0 in (10–25 mm); Stem length: 0.8–1.6 in (20–40 mm)Weight: Biomass: 0.01–0.03 oz (0.3–0.8 g) per fruiting...
Fungi > Agaricales
AT A GLANCECommon Name: White Spindles FungusScientific Name: Clavaria fragilisCategory: FungiSubcategory: AgaricalesSize: Club height: 2.0–6.0 in (5–15 cm); Club thickness: 0.08–0.20 in (2–5 mm)Weight: 0.02–0.05 oz (0.5–1.5 g) per spindleLifespan: Fruiting bodies...
Fungi > Agaricales
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Snowy Bird’s Nest FungusScientific Name: Nidula niveotomentosaCategory: FungiSubcategory: AgaricalesSize: Cup diameter: 0.2–0.3 in (5–8 mm); Cup height: 0.2–0.3 in (5–7 mm)Weight: 0.02–0.05 oz (0.5–1.5 g) per cupLifespan: Cups persist for...
Fungi > Agaricales
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Pear-shaped PuffballScientific Name: Apioperdon pyriformeCategory: FungiSubcategory: AgaricalesSize: Fruiting body diameter: 0.6–1.4 in (1.5–3.5 cm); Height: 1.0–2.0 in (2.5–5.0 cm)Weight: 0.2–0.5 oz (5–15 g) per individual puffballLifespan:...
Fungi > Agaricales
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Fatal DapperlingScientific Name: Lepiota subincarnataCategory: FungiSubcategory: AgaricalesSize: Cap diameter: 0.8–2.0 in (2.0–5.0 cm); Stem height: 1.2–2.4 in (3.0–6.0 cm)Weight: 0.2–0.5 oz (6–15 g) per mature fruiting bodyLifespan: Ephemeral...
Fungi > Agaricales
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Beech MushroomScientific Name: Hypsizygus tessellatusCategory: FungiSubcategory: AgaricalesSize: Cap diameter 2 to 7 cm; stem height 4 to 10 cm; grows in dense, elegant caespitose clustersWeight: 10 to 30 g per mushroom (clusters weigh 100 to...
