Pine Forest Mushroom List for Cambria, CA

Compiled by: Mark Brunschwiler, David Krause, Dennis Sheridan

Scientific Name Common Name Notes Agaricus augustus Prince Roadsides and disturbed areas Agaricus californicus Mock meadow mushroom Roadsides and disturbed areas Agaricus campestris Meadow mushroom In grassy areas at edge of woods Aleuria aurantia Orange peel fungus Amanita calyptrata Coccora Amanita gemmata Gemmed amanita Amanita muscaria Fly agaric Amanita muscaria Yellow form of fly agaric Amanita ocreata Destroying angel Amanita pachycolea Western grisette Amanita pantherina Panther amanita Amanita phalloides Death cap Amanita rubescens Blusher Amanita velosa Springtime amanita Aqaricus silvicola Woodland agaricus Armillaria mellea Honey mushroom Boletus chrysenteron Cracked-cap bolete Boletus dryophilus Oak loving bolete Boletus edulis King bolete Boletus piperatus Peppery bolete Boletus satanus Satan’s bolete Boletus zelleri Zeller’s bolete Cantharellus cibarius Chanterelle Chrooqomphus visicolor Wine colored pine spike Clitocybe dealbata Sweat-producing Clitocybe Clitocybe nuda Wood blewit Coprinus atramentarius Inky cap Cortinarius species Purple cortinarius Cortinarius species Rimmed cortinarius Craterellus cornucpioides Black trumpet Crucibulum laeve Bird nest fungus Cryptoporus volvatus Cryptic globe fungus Daldinia grandis Crampballs Ganoderma applanatum Artist's conch Geastrum species Earth star Gymnopilus spectabilis Laughing Jim Gyromitra californica Umbrella false morel Helvella lacunosa Fluted black elfin saddle Hericium erinaceus Lion’s mane Hygrocybe conica Witches hat Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca False chanterelle Hypomyces chrysospermus Boletus eater Laccaria Amethyst gilled laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis Laccaria laccata Lack luster laccaria Lactarius alnicola Golden milk cap Lactarius chrysorheus Yellow staining milk cap Lactarius deliciosus Delicious milk cap Lactarius rubidus (fragilis) Candy cap Lactarius vinaceorufescens Yellow staining lactarius Lepiota rachodes Parasol mushroom Leucopaxillus albissimus Large white leucopaxillus Leucopaxillus amarus Bitter brown Leucopaxillus Lycoperdon foetidum Black puffball Lycoperdon perlatum Common or Gemmed puffball Marasmiums ordeades Fairy ring mushroom In grassy areas Mycena purpureofusca Grows on pine cones Mycena species Little brown mushroom Naematoloma fasciculare Clustered woodlover Omphalotus olivascens Western jack-o-lantern mushroom Panaeolus campanulatus Bell-shaped panaeolus Phaeolus schweinitzii Dyer’s polypore Pistolithus tinctorius Dead man’s foot Pleurotus ostreatus Oyster mushroom Poria species Ramaria rasilispora Yellow coral mushroom Rhizopoqon rubescens Blushing false truffle Russula albidula White russula Russula emetica Emetic russula Russula rosacea Rosy stemmed russula Russula species Brick capped russula Sparassis crispa Cauliflower mushroom Suillus brevipes Short stem slippery jack Suillus luteus Slippery jack Suillus punqens Pungent slippery jack Trametes versicolor Bracket fungus or turkey tails Tremella foliacea Brown witches butter Tremella mesenterica Witches butter Tricoloma species