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Fungi of Central Texas

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

witch's butter 1
Tremella mesenterica
Bermuda grass smut 2
Ustilago cynodontis
Sporisorium cruentum 3
Tree Stipplescale 4
Placidium arboreum
citrus green mold 5
Penicillium digitatum
gold dust lichen 6
Chrysothrix candelaris
Heppia conchiloba 7
Stalked Bonfire Cup 8
Geopyxis carbonaria
Texas Star 9
Chorioactis geaster
White Saddle 10
Helvella crispa
white morel 11
Morchella americana
Common Brown Cup 12
Phylloscypha phyllogena
layered cup 2
Peziza varia
blistered cup 13
Peziza vesiculosa
Trabutia quercina
common tarcrust fungus 14
Diatrype stigma
Brittle Cinder 15
Kretzschmaria deusta
Xylaria flabelliformis 16
Xylaria poitei 17
dead man's fingers 18
Xylaria polymorpha
Candlesnuff Fungus 19
Xylaria hypoxylon
Daldinia 20
Entonaema liquescens 21
Cramp Balls 22
Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum
hypoxylon canker 23
Biscogniauxia atropunctata
Oak Wilt 24
Bretziella fagacearum
deer vomit 25
Fusicolla merismoides
African Sorghum ergot 26
Claviceps africana
Purpureocillium atypicola 27
bolete mould 28
Hypomyces chrysospermus
lobster mushroom 29
Hypomyces lactifluorum
Chiseled Sunken Disk Lichen 30
Circinaria contorta
Robergea albicedrae 31
Whitewash Lichen 32
Phlyctis argena
Yellow Cobblestone Lichen 33
Acarospora socialis
Dirinaria picta 34
Hooded Rosette Lichen 35
Physcia adscendens
Hoary Rosette Lichen 36
Physcia aipolia
American Rosette Lichen 18
Physcia americana
rosette lichen 37
Physcia millegrana
Star Rosette Lichen 38
Physcia stellaris
Smooth Shadow-crust Lichen 39
Hyperphyscia syncolla
Hairy Shadow Lichen 4
Phaeophyscia hirsuta
Fluffy Dust Lichen 40
Lepraria finkii
brick scale 41
Psora crenata
False Russell's fishscale lichen 35
Psora pseudorussellii
Haematomma persoonii 42
Sinewed Bushy Lichen 43
Ramalina americana
cartilage lichen 44
Ramalina celastri
cartilage lichen 43
Ramalina complanata
Farinose Cartilage Lichen 45
Ramalina farinacea
Dotted Ribbon Lichen 46
Ramalina fastigiata
Cartilage Lichen 47
Ramalina fraxinea
Ramalina leptocarpha 48
Ramalina peruviana 49
Fan Ramalina 4
Ramalina sinensis
Ramalina stenospora 50
turban cup lichen 51
Cladonia peziziformis
Bumpy Rim-lichen 40
Lecanora hybocarpa
Mapledust Lichen 4
Lecanora thysanophora
Stonewall Rim Lichen 52
Protoparmeliopsis muralis
Parmotrema austrosinense 53
powdered ruffle lichen 51
Parmotrema hypotropum
perforated ruffle lichen 54
Parmotrema perforatum
Black Sheet Lichen 55
Parmotrema reticulatum
Parmotrema submarginale 56
Varied Rag Lichen 35
Platismatia glauca
rock greenshield lichen 57
Flavoparmelia baltimorensis
common greenshield lichen 58
Flavoparmelia caperata
Flavoparmelia rutidota 59
Oakmoss 35
Evernia prunastri
Texas Shield Lichen 51
Canoparmelia texana
shield lichen 60
Parmelia sulcata
Usnea cirrosa
Bushy beard lichen 43
Usnea strigosa
Bony Beard Lichen 61
Usnea trichodea
Eastern speckled shield lichen 62
Punctelia bolliana
rough speckled shield lichen 43
Punctelia rudecta
Blue Jellyskin 63
Leptogium cyanescens
Shaly Jelly Lichen 4
Enchylium polycarpon
Salted Shell Lichen 43
Coccocarpia palmicola
Bare-bottom Sunburst Lichen 64
Xanthomendoza weberi
Rock Jewel Lichen 65
Calogaya saxicola
sidewalk firedot 51
Xanthocarpia feracissima
Common Sunburst Lichen 66
Xanthoria parietina
Hair Lichens 43
Teloschistes
Golden-eye Lichen 48
Teloschistes chrysophthalmus
slender orange-bush 67
Teloschistes exilis
Mulberry Leaf Spot 68
Cercospora moricola
Phyllosticta concava 69
Epicoccum andropogonis 70
popcorn disease 71
Ciboria carunculoides
Blumeria 72
Common Goldspeck 73
Candelariella vitellina
Candleflame Lichen 14
Candelaria concolor
Oak Leaf Blister 5
Taphrina caerulescens
Syzygites megalocarpus 74

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