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Black Mountain Nature: Fungi & Slime Molds

This guide covers the fungi including lichen and slime molds I have seen and been able to identify in the Black Mountain region. Hope this helps!

Quote from Wikipedia: "Black Mountain is a summit on Monte Bello Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains of west Santa Clara County, ...more ↓

Great Pine Jewel 1
Amanita magniverrucata
Amanita novinupta 2
Deathcap 3
Amanita phalloides
springtime amanita (Amanita velosa) 1
Amanita velosa
Field Bird's-nest (Cyathus olla) 4
Cyathus olla
Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis 5
Flat Crep 6
Crepidotus applanatus
Crepidotus epibryus 7
Crepidotus mollis 6
Dingy Twiglet
Simocybe centunculus
Poison Pie 8
Hebeloma crustuliniforme
Phaeomarasmius erinaceus 2
Flammulaster carpophilus
Totally Tedious Tubaria (Tubaria furfuracea) 9
Tubaria furfuracea
Totally Tedious Tubaria 9
Tubaria furfuracea
Genus Leptonia 10
Leptonia
Bleachy Entoloma 11
Entoloma ferruginans
Midnight Entoloma 3
Entoloma medianox
Lepiota 12
Lepiota decorata 13
Crucibulum crucibuliforme 14
Salty Mushroom 15
Agaricus bernardii
Yellow Stainer
Agaricus xanthodermus
Shaggy Parasol 16
Chlorophyllum brunneum
Funnels 17
Clitocybe
Blewit (Clitocybe nuda) 6
Lepista nuda
Tricholoma dryophilum
Tricholoma griseoviolaceum 18
Soapy Trich (Tricholoma saponaceum) 19
Tricholoma saponaceum
Stubble Rosegill 11
Volvopluteus gloiocephalus
deer mushroom (Pluteus cervinus) 20
Pluteus cervinus
Goldleaf Shield 3
Pluteus romellii
stump puffball 21
Lycoperdon pyriforme
Genus Resupinatus
Resupinatus
Hohenbuehelia grisea 19
Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) 22
Pleurotus ostreatus
Cortinarius albofragrans 23
Cortinarius trivialis 6
Funeral Bell
Galerina marginata
Common Fieldcap
Agrocybe pediades
Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) 14
Hypholoma fasciculare
Leratiomyces percevalii 24
Red Pinwheel (Marasmius plicatulus)
Marasmius plicatulus
Parrot Mushroom 25
Gliophorus psittacinus
Hygrocybe acutoconica
Western Witch's Hat (Hygrocybe singeri) 26
Hygrocybe singeri
Cowboy's Handkerchief 6
Hygrophorus eburneus
Hygrophorus roseibrunneus 3
Split-gill Mushroom (Schizophyllum commune) 27
Schizophyllum commune
Milky Conecap 28
Conocybe apala
Mower's Mushroom 29
Panaeolina foenisecii
Yellow Fieldcap (Bolbitius titubans) 2
Bolbitius titubans
Inocybe geophylla 30
Inocybe insinuata
Orange bonnet (Mycena acicula) 31
Mycena acicula
Mycena californiensis 32
Bleeding Fairy Helmet 2
Mycena haematopus
Lilac Bonnet (Mycena pura) 33
Mycena pura
Honey Mushroom (Armillaria mellea) 34
Armillaria mellea
Hare's-foot Inkcap 35
Coprinopsis lagopus
Snowy Inkcap 36
Coprinopsis nivea
Coprinopsis stercorea
Parasola conopilus
mica cap (Coprinellus micaceus) 37
Coprinellus micaceus
Psathyrella bipellis
Pale Brittlestem 2
Psathyrella candolleana
Psathyrella longipes 18
Cabbage Parachute 38
Gymnopus brassicolens
Oak-loving Gymnopus 39
Gymnopus dryophilus
Oak-leaf Pinwheel
Gymnopus quercophilus
Western Jack-o'-lantern Mushroom (Omphalotus olivascens) 40
Omphalotus olivascens

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