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Higher Fungi of the San Francisco Bay Area

Includes counties of: Contra Costa, Alameda, Marin, San Francisco and Sonoma.

Made for a class at UC Berkeley, therefor I am not an expert, so all feedback is welcome! Not an exhaustive list but includes relatively common things an everyday hiker could pick out and ID.
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Agaricus bernardii 1
Agaricus californicus 2
Agrocybe 3
Agrocybe pediades 4
Agrocybe putaminum 5
Amanita 6
Amanita cokeri 7
Amanita constricta 8
Amanita franchetii 9
Amanita magniverrucata 10
Artist's Bracket 11
Ganoderma applanatum
Ascocoryne sarcoides 12
Bird's Nest Fungi 13
Nidulariaceae
Bitter Bolete 14
Tylopilus felleus
Black Chanterelle 15
Craterellus cornucopioides
Blewit 16
Clitocybe nuda
Bolbitius reticulatus 17
Bolbitius titubans 18
Bolbitius vitellinus 19
Boletes 20
Boletaceae
Boletus 21
Boletus eastwoodiae 22
Boletus erythropus 23
Boletus flaviporus 10
Boletus porosporus 24
Boletus regius 25
Boletus zelleri 26
Bracket Fungi 27
Polyporaceae
Butter Bolete 28
Boletus appendiculatus
Calvatia 29
Candlesnuff Fungus 30
Xylaria hypoxylon
Candy Cap 10
Lactarius rubidus
Candy cap 31
Lactarius fragilis
Cantharellus californicus 32
Chanterelle 33
Cantharellus cibarius
Chicken of the Woods 34
Laetiporus sulphureus
Chlorophyllum rachodes 24
Clavariadelphus 30
Clavariadelphus occidentalis 16
Clavulinopsis laeticolor 35
Clitocybe rivulosa 24
Coccora 36
Amanita calyptrata
Coccora 37
Amanita calyptroderma
Common Club Coral 38
Clavariadelphus pistillaris
Common Collybia 39
Gymnopus dryophilus
Common Puffball 35
Lycoperdon perlatum
Coprinellus disseminatus 30
Coprinopsis 40
Coral Fungi 41
Ramaria
Cortinarius 42
Crepidotus mollis 30
Cyathus 43
Deathcap 44
Amanita phalloides
Deceiver 45
Laccaria laccata
Deer Mushroom 46
Pluteus cervinus
Devil's Bolete 30
Boletus satanas
Dotted-stalked Suillus 29
Suillus granulatus
Dung Roundhead 47
Stropharia semiglobata
Dyer's Polypore 48
Phaeolus schweinitzii
Earpick Fungus 10
Auriscalpium vulgare
Earth Stars 10
Geastrales
Entoloma 16
Fairy Fingers 49
Clavaria fragilis
False Turkey-tail 29
Stereum ostrea
Fir-Cone Mushroom 35
Strobilurus trullisatus
Fluted Black Elfin Saddle 50
Helvella lacunosa
Fly Agaric 51
Amanita muscaria
Ganoderma 19
Geastrum fimbriatum 30
Gilled Mushrooms 52
Agaricales
Gomphidius glutinosus 30
Gomphidius oregonensis 35
Gomphidius subroseus 35
Gymnopilus sapineus 24
Gymnopus brassicolens 53
Gypsy Mushroom 54
Cortinarius caperatus
Hare's-foot Inkcap 40
Coprinopsis lagopus
Hericium
Honey Fungus 55
Armillaria
Honey Mushroom 32
Armillaria mellea
Hygrocybe 56
Hygrocybe flavescens 57
Hygrocybe punicea 58
Hygroscopic Earthstar 59
Astraeus hygrometricus
Inocybe geophylla 60
Jack-o'-Lantern Mushroom 61
Omphalotus olearius
Jewelled Amanita 62
Amanita gemmata
King Bolete 63
Boletus edulis
Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis 56
Lactarius 64
Lactarius alnicola 56
Lactarius deliciosus 65
Lactarius pallescens 66
Lactarius rubrilacteus 67
Lepiota naucina 68
Leucoagaricus leucothites 69
Lichenomphalia umbellifera 70
Lion's Mane Mushroom 56
Hericium erinaceus
Lycoperdaceae 71
Marasmiellus candidus 72

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