Brown Puffball

Fungi > Puffballs

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Brown PuffballScientific Name: Bovista nigrescensCategory: FungiSubcategory: PuffballsSize: Diameter: 1.2–2.5 in (3–6 cm); Globose to slightly compressed spherical shapeWeight: 0.5–1.5 oz (15–45 g)Lifespan: Fruiting body persists for several...

Golden Waxcap

Fungi > Waxcaps & Hygrophoraceae

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Golden WaxcapScientific Name: Hygrocybe chlorophanaCategory: FungiSubcategory: Waxcaps & HygrophoraceaeSize: Cap diameter: 0.8–2.5 in (2–6 cm); Stipe height: 1.2–3.0 in (3–8 cm)Weight: 0.2–0.6 oz (6–18 g)Lifespan: Fruiting body persists...

Hairy Earth Tongue

Fungi > Geoglossaceae & Earth Tongues

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Hairy Earth TongueScientific Name: Trichoglossum hirsutumCategory: FungiSubcategory: Geoglossaceae & Earth TonguesSize: Ascocarp height: 1.2–3.5 in (3–9 cm); Head width: 0.2–0.5 in (5–12 mm)Weight: 0.1–0.4 oz (3–12 g) per mature fruit...

Pink Waxcap

Fungi > Agaricomycetes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Pink WaxcapScientific Name: Hygrocybe calyptriformisCategory: FungiSubcategory: AgaricomycetesSize: Cap diameter: 1.5–3.0 in (4–8 cm); Stipe height: 2.5–5.0 in (6–13 cm)Weight: 0.7–1.8 oz (20–50 g)Lifespan: Fruiting bodies last 1–2 weeks in...