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Some common and uncommon species of fungus found in the midwestern United States, presented for your enjoyment by Books By Netsifters!
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Fly Amanita - Amanita muscaria (#5, pp 37)
Cap about 6 in., stem about 8 in. Bright yellow hue, prominent veil.
Shaggy Mane - Coprinus comatus (#171, pp. 82)
Found in shrubs behind a softball field
Dog Stinkhorn - Mutinus caninus (#291, pp. 116)
Recurred over two-week period, peaking at end of August, early September. Note the green slime that contains the spores.
Giant Puffball - Calvatia gigantea (#271, pp. 110)
In same general area as Dog Stinkhorn, mostly decayed after about two weeks.
Sulpher Shelf - Laetiporus sulphureus, or Laetiporus semialbinus (#201, pp. 91)
Similar to mush2d.jpg
Coprinus fimetarius (#172, pp. 83)
mush6h.jpg is very similar, but larger and more pointed, found near the same location
Destroying Angel? - Amanita bisporigera, Amanita verna, or Amanita virosa (#1, pp. 36)
Note prominent cup and gill structure.
Netted Stinkhorn - Dictyophora duplicata (#293, pp. 117)
Numerous specimens in the same area, took several days to a week for them to fully emerge. Note flies gorging on spores.
Hollow-Lobed Tremella - Tremella reticulata (#245, pp.103)
Toothed Bracket - Climacodon septentrionale (#259, pp.107)
Hen of the Woods - Grifola frondosa (#219, pp.96)
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This page was updated May 13, 2002.
Numbers and pages refer to A Field Guide to Mushrooms by Booth Courtenay and Harold H. Burdsall, Jr., Published by Van Nostrand, New York, ©Copyright 1982. All images on this page ©Copyright 2001, Netsifters.