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Denver-Boulder Metro Area: Fungi, Lichen, Algae, and Slime Molds

This guide contains fungi, lichens, algae, and slime molds that can be found in the Denver-Boulder Metro Area, including Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson Counties.

Soapy Trich 1
Tricholoma saponaceum
Western Matsutake 1
Tricholoma murrillianum
Large White Leucopax 1
Leucopaxillus albissimus
Catathelasma ventricosum 2
Stinking Orange Oyster 3
Phyllotopsis nidulans
Plums-and-Custard 4
Tricholomopsis rutilans
Hohenbuehelia mastrucata 5
Shoehorn Oyster 1
Hohenbuehelia petaloides
Golden Oyster Mushroom 6
Pleurotus citrinopileatus
Veiled Oyster 7
Pleurotus dryinus
Oyster Mushroom 8
Pleurotus ostreatus
Pleurotus populinus 9
Pleurotus pulmonarius 10
Leopard Earthball 11
Scleroderma areolatum
Slimy Spike 12
Gomphidius glutinosus
Rosy Slime Spike 1
Gomphidius subroseus
Pine Spikes 3
Chroogomphus vinicolor
Barrow's Bolete 13
Boletus barrowsii
King Bolete 4
Boletus edulis
Ruby Porcini 1
Boletus rubriceps
Red-capped Scaber Stalk 4
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum insigne 14
Suede Bolete 4
Xerocomus subtomentosus
Chicken Fat Mushroom 15
Suillus americanus
Short-stalked Suillus 13
Suillus brevipes
Dotted-stalked Suillus 16
Suillus granulatus
Western Painted Suillus 17
Suillus lakei
Blue-staining Slippery Jack 18
Suillus tomentosus
Velvet Bolete 19
Suillus variegatus
Rhizopogon rubescens 20
Rhizopogon ochraceorubens 21
False Chanterelle 1
Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Dyeball 22
Pisolithus arhizus
red thread 23
Laetisaria fuciformis
Punctularia atropurpurascens 24
Rainbow Chanterelle 17
Cantharellus roseocanus
Wood Hedgehog 25
Hydnum repandum
Terracotta Hedgehog 26
Hydnum rufescens
Smoky polypore 27
Bjerkandera adusta
Dyer's Polypore 28
Phaeolus schweinitzii
Veiled Polypore 29
Cryptoporus volvatus
Brownflesh Bracket 1
Coriolopsis gallica
Northern Cinnabar Polypore 26
Trametes cinnabarina
turkey-tail 30
Trametes versicolor
artist's bracket 31
Ganoderma applanatum
Spring Polypore 32
Lentinus arcularius
Dryad's Saddle 33
Cerioporus squamosus
Red-banded polypores 13
Fomitopsis pinicola
Western Red Belt 34
Fomitopsis schrenkii
Pycnoporellus alboluteus 35
Spongiporus leucospongia 35
White-Pored Chicken of the Woods 36
Laetiporus cincinnatus
Jahnoporus hirtus 37
Winter Russula 1
Russula cremoricolor
Shellfish-scented Russula 1
Russula xerampelina
Short-stemmed Russula 1
Russula brevipes
Green Russula 38
Russula virescens
Green Brittlegill 39
Russula aeruginea
Copper Brittlegill 40
Russula decolorans
Lactarius montanus 1
Lactarius olympianus 41
Purple-staining Bearded Milk Cap 17
Lactarius repraesentaneus
saffron milkcap 42
Lactarius deliciosus
Red-bleeding Milk Cap 1
Lactarius rubrilacteus
Coral tooth fungus 43
Hericium coralloides
Greening Goatsfoot 1
Scutiger ellisii
Albatrellopsis confluens 44
Sheep Polypore 45
Albatrellus ovinus
crown-tipped coral fungus 34
Artomyces pyxidatus
hairy curtain crust 46
Stereum hirsutum
Jelly Tree Ear 47
Auricularia americana
Jelly Ear 48
Auricularia auricula-judae
Toothed Jelly Fungus 49
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum
shingled hedgehog 50
Sarcodon imbricatus
Blue Tooth 26
Hydnellum caeruleum
Red-juice Tooth 35
Hydnellum peckii
Sweetgrass Tooth 51
Hydnellum suaveolens
Purple Spindles 52
Alloclavaria purpurea
Pine Bracket 26
Porodaedalea pini
Aspen Bracket 53
Phellinus tremulae
violet-toothed polypore 54
Trichaptum biforme
Giant Lentinus 55
Neolentinus ponderosus
Conifer Mazegill 56
Gloeophyllum sepiarium
Lizard's Claw Stinkhorn 57
Lysurus cruciatus
lantern stinkhorn 58
Lysurus mokusin
dune stinkhorn 59
Phallus hadriani
stinkhorn 60
Phallus impudicus
Wrinkly Stinkhorn 61
Phallus rugulosus
dog stinkhorn 62
Mutinus caninus
devil's dipstick 63
Mutinus elegans
red stinkhorn 64
Mutinus ravenelii
cannonball fungus 65
Sphaerobolus stellatus
Ramaria flava 66
Ramaria largentii 67
violet chanterelle 68
Gomphus clavatus
alpine jelly cone 69
Guepiniopsis alpina
Orange Jelly Spot 70
Dacrymyces chrysospermus
Jelly-antler 71
Calocera viscosa
Corn Smut 72
Mycosarcoma maydis
Quilted Stippleback Lichen 73
Dermatocarpon intestiniforme

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