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Fungi of Central Texas

A guide to some common fungi observed in central Texas and nearby areas.

common puffball 1
Lycoperdon perlatum
False Turkey-Tail 2
Stereum ostrea
hare's foot inkcap 3
Coprinopsis lagopus
dead man's fingers 4
Xylaria polymorpha
Magpie Inkcap 5
Coprinopsis picacea
milky conecap 6
Conocybe apala
Lycoperdon curtisii 7
Brittle Cinder 8
Kretzschmaria deusta
Peeling Puffball 6
Lycoperdon marginatum
Fragile Dapperling 9
Leucocoprinus fragilissimus
Magic Mushroom 10
Psilocybe cubensis
Lysurus periphragmoides
Xylaria poitei 11
Phyllosticta concava 12
summer oyster mushroom 10
Pleurotus pulmonarius
Oyster Mushroom 13
Pleurotus ostreatus
snow fungus 14
Tremella fuciformis
dune stinkhorn 15
Phallus hadriani
southern jack-o'-lantern 16
Omphalotus subilludens
green-spored parasol 17
Chlorophyllum molybdites
devil's dipstick 18
Mutinus elegans
Scaly Rustgill 19
Gymnopilus sapineus
splitgill mushroom 20
Schizophyllum commune
Lysurus periphragmoides
Favolus brasiliensis 21
Spring Polypore 22
Lentinus arcularius
club-like tuning fork 23
Calocera cornea
Laetiporus persicinus 24
Mustard Yellow Polypore 25
Fuscoporia gilva
Ganoderma sessile 26
oak bracket 27
Pseudoinonotus dryadeus
Cracked Cap Polypore 28
Fulvifomes robiniae
Candlesnuff Fungus 29
Xylaria hypoxylon
turkey-tail 30
Trametes versicolor
Black-stalked Marasmius 31
Tetrapyrgos nigripes
Ruby Bolete 32
Hortiboletus rubellus
Hairy Hexagonia 33
Hexagonia hydnoides
Robergea albicedrae 34
onion-stalk parasol 35
Leucocoprinus cepistipes
Fomitiporia texana
Trametes cubensis 36
Trametes villosa 37
Beech Rooter 38
Oudemansiella furfuracea
Corn-silk Fiberhead 6
Pseudosperma sororium
Shoehorn Oyster 6
Hohenbuehelia petaloides
bolete mould 39
Hypomyces chrysospermus
Milk-white Toothed Polypore 40
Irpex lacteus
common earthball 41
Scleroderma citrinum
Ochre Bracket 42
Trametes ochracea
Deer Mushroom 43
Pluteus cervinus
Dyer's Polypore 44
Phaeolus schweinitzii
rounded earthstar 45
Geastrum saccatum
Helicogloea compressa 46
Ochropsora ariae 47
yellow trumpetbush gall rust 48
Prospodium transformans
juniper-apple rust 49
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
Poison ivy rust 50
Pileolaria brevipes
Oxalis rust 51
Puccinia oxalidis
Puccinia purpurea 52
Rosy Brown Waxy Cap 6
Hygrophorus roseobrunneus
Cherry-Red Waxy Cap 6
Hygrocybe laetissima
Candy Apple Waxy Cap 53
Hygrocybe cuspidata
Golden Waxy Cap 54
Hygrocybe flavescens
Resupinatus alboniger 55
Heimiomyces tenuipes 56
Black-stalked Marasmius 31
Tetrapyrgos nigripes
fairy ring marasmius 57
Marasmius oreades
rosy parachute 58
Marasmius pulcherripes
Orange Pinwheel 59
Marasmius siccus
Honey Mushroom 60
Armillaria mellea
Beech Rooter 38
Oudemansiella furfuracea
Hymenopellis sinapicolor 61
rooting shank 62
Oudemansiella radicata
Ringless Honey Mushroom 63
Desarmillaria caespitosa
Shiitake 64
Lentinula edodes
Fairy Parachutes 65
Marasmiellus candidus
Cabbage Parachute 6
Gymnopus brassicolens
Oak-loving Gymnopus 6
Gymnopus dryophilus
Eastern American jack-o'-lantern 40
Omphalotus illudens
southern jack-o'-lantern 16
Omphalotus subilludens
Banded Mottlegill 6
Panaeolus cinctulus
Blue Meanies 10
Panaeolus cyanescens
Mower's Mushroom 10
Panaeolus foenisecii
Petticoat Mottlegill 66
Panaeolus papilionaceus
Panaeolus subbalteatus 10
Sandy Stilt-puffball 67
Battarrea phalloides
Freckled Dapperling 20
Echinoderma asperum
Stinking Dapperling 68
Lepiota cristata
Lepiota rubrotinctoides 69
field bird's nest fungus 70
Cyathus olla
dung-loving bird's nest fungus 71
Cyathus stercoreus
fluted bird's nest fungus 72
Cyathus striatus
Flat Crep 73
Crepidotus applanatus
Common Fieldcap 74
Agrocybe pediades
Deconica merdaria 75
Magic Mushroom 10
Psilocybe cubensis
Magic blue gym 76
Gymnopilus aeruginosus
scale-like rustgill 77
Gymnopilus lepidotus
Yellow-gilled Gymnopilus 41
Gymnopilus luteofolius
Gymnopilus luteoviridis 9

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