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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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Gilled Mushrooms 1
Agaricales
The Prince 2
Agaricus augustus
Agaricus bernardii 3
Agaricus californicus 4
Agrocybe 5
Agrocybe pediades 6
Agrocybe putaminum 7
Amanita 8
Coccora 9
Amanita calyptrata
Coccora 10
Amanita calyptroderma
Amanita cokeri 11
Amanita constricta 12
Amanita franchetii 13
Jewelled Amanita 14
Amanita gemmata
Amanita magniverrucata 15
Fly Agaric 16
Amanita muscaria
Panthercap 17
Amanita pantherina
Deathcap 18
Amanita phalloides
springtime amanita 15
Amanita velosa
Honey Fungus 19
Armillaria
Honey Mushroom 20
Armillaria mellea
Ascocoryne sarcoides 21
Hygroscopic Earthstar 22
Astraeus hygrometricus
Earpick Fungus 15
Auriscalpium vulgare
Bolbitius reticulatus 23
Bolbitius titubans 24
Bolbitius vitellinus 25
Boletes 26
Boletaceae
Boletus 27
Butter Bolete 28
Boletus appendiculatus
Red-cracking Bolete 29
Boletus chrysenteron
Boletus eastwoodiae 30
King Bolete 31
Boletus edulis
Boletus erythropus 32
Boletus flaviporus 15
Boletus porosporus 33
Boletus regius 34
Devil's Bolete 35
Boletus satanas
Boletus zelleri 36
Calvatia 37
Western Giant Puffball 38
Calvatia booniana
Purple-Spored Puffball 39
Calvatia cyathiformis
Cantharellus californicus 20
Chanterelle 40
Cantharellus cibarius
White Chanterelle 41
Cantharellus subalbidus
Yellow Feet 42
Cantharellus tubaeformis
Chlorophyllum rachodes 33
Pine Spikes 43
Chroogomphus vinicolor
Red-cage Fungus 44
Clathrus ruber
Fairy Fingers 45
Clavaria fragilis
Clavariadelphus 35
Clavariadelphus occidentalis 46
Common Club Coral 47
Clavariadelphus pistillaris
Clavulinopsis laeticolor 48
Blewit 46
Clitocybe nuda
Clitocybe rivulosa 33
Sweetbread Mushroom 24
Clitopilus prunulus
Coprinellus disseminatus 35
Mica Cap 49
Coprinellus micaceus
Coprinopsis 50
Hare's-foot Inkcap 50
Coprinopsis lagopus
Shaggy Mane 51
Coprinus comatus
Cortinarius 52
Gypsy Mushroom 53
Cortinarius caperatus
Black Chanterelle 54
Craterellus cornucopioides
Crepidotus mollis 35
Cyathus 55
Entoloma 46
black witches' butter 56
Exidia glandulosa
Red-banded Polypore 57
Fomitopsis pinicola
Ganoderma 25
Artist's Bracket 58
Ganoderma applanatum
Earth Stars 15
Geastrales
Geastrum fimbriatum 35
Sessile Earthstar 59
Geastrum saccatum
Gomphidius glutinosus 35
Gomphidius oregonensis 48
Gomphidius subroseus 48
Gymnopilus sapineus 33
Gymnopus brassicolens 60
Common Collybia 61
Gymnopus dryophilus
Fluted Black Elfin Saddle 62
Helvella lacunosa
Hericium
Lion's Mane Mushroom 43
Hericium erinaceus
Red-juice Tooth 48
Hydnellum peckii
Hygrocybe 43
Scarlet Waxy Cap 63
Hygrocybe coccinea
Witch's Hat 64
Hygrocybe conica
Hygrocybe flavescens 65
Meadow Waxcap 15
Hygrocybe pratensis
Parrot Mushroom 66
Hygrocybe psittacina
Hygrocybe punicea 67
cowboy's handkerchief 35
Hygrophorus eburneus
Sulphur Tuft 68
Hypholoma fasciculare
Inocybe geophylla 69
Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis 43
Deceiver 70
Laccaria laccata
Lactarius 71
Lactarius alnicola 43
Lactarius deliciosus 72

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