Evan’s Mycology Guide

A guide to help with the identification of mushrooms and other fungi in Florida.

lobster mushroom 1
Hypomyces lactifluorum
White Saddle 2
Helvella crispa
shield lichen 3
Parmelia sulcata
Candlesnuff Fungus 4
Xylaria hypoxylon
Old Man's Beard 5
Dolichousnea longissima
dead man's fingers 6
Xylaria polymorpha
black knot 7
Apiosporina morbosa
Speckled Greenshield 8
Flavopunctelia flaventior
gold dust lichen 8
Chrysothrix candelaris
common greenshield lichen 4
Flavoparmelia caperata
British soldier lichen 9
Cladonia cristatella
gray reindeer lichen
Cladonia rangiferina
Bushy beard lichen 8
Usnea strigosa
Hooded Rosette Lichen 10
Physcia adscendens
Star-tipped Reindeer Lichen 11
Cladonia stellaris
scaly pelt lichen 12
Peltigera praetextata
Brittle Cinder 4
Kretzschmaria deusta
bolete mould 13
Hypomyces chrysospermus
Whitewash Lichen 11
Phlyctis argena
Boreal Beard Lichen 10
Usnea subfloridana
Cup Lichen 14
Cladonia peziziformis
rosette lichen 18
Physcia millegrana
Slender Ladder Lichen
Cladonia rappii
Christmas Lichen 19
Cryptothecia rubrocincta
Deer Moss 31
Cladonia evansii
Chicken Lips 32
Leotia viscosa
Green Beetle Hanger 34
Hesperomyces virescens

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