Serpentine Soil Communities of Marin County

Catalog of species of all taxa observed in areas notable for high serpentenite content in the soils:
Mount Tamalpais State Park
Ring Mountain
Carson Ridge and Pine Mountain Road near Fairfax
Others TBD

All 442

Taxonomy
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- Ascomycete Fungi Phylum Ascomycota

Scarlet cup ¹
Sarcoscypha coccinea

Fluted Black Elfin Saddle ²
Helvella lacunosa

Saddle-shaped False Morel
Gyromitra infula

Cramp Balls ³
Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum

Platismatia herrei

Old Man's Beard ⁴
Dolichousnea longissima

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Serpentine Soil Communities of Marin County

Scarlet cup 1 Sarcoscypha coccinea

Fluted Black Elfin Saddle 2 Helvella lacunosa

Saddle-shaped False Morel Gyromitra infula

Cramp Balls 3 Annulohypoxylon thouarsianum