
Photo by Peter Kelly.
(Format adapted from Mycological Society of Toronto Forays Field Checklist of Mushrooms). This list is a combination of mushroom foray species lists from 2008-2011.
NON-GILL FUNGI
Boletes
- Gyrodon merulioides (Boletinellus m.) – Ash Tree bolete
- Leccinum scabrum – Rough-stemmed bolete, scaber bolete
- Suillus americanus – Chicken Fat Mushroom
- Suillus brevipes – Stubby Stalk, Short Stemmed Slippery Jack
- Suillus granulatus – Weeping bolete, granulated bolete
- Suillus luteus – Slippery Jack
Puffballs & Similar (incl. Earthstars, Bird’s Nests, and Stinkhorns)
- Calvatia gigantean – Giant Puffball
- Dictyophora duplicate – Veiled/Netted Stinkhorn
- Geastrum quadrifidum – Rayed Earthstar
- Lycoperdon perlatum (L. gemmatum) – Gem-Studded Puffball, Common Puffball
- Lycoperdon pyriforme – Pear Shaped Puffball
- Phallus impudicus – Common Stinkhorn
- Phallus ravenelii – Ravenel’s Stinkhorn
- Scleroderma citrinum – Common Earthball
Chanterelles & Similar
- Craterellus fallax – The Black Trumpet
Polypores
- Bjerkandera adusta – Smoky Polypore
- Boletopsis subsquamosa – Kurotake
- Cerrena unicolor – Mossy Maze Polypore
- Daedaleopsis confragosa – Thin-Maze Polypore, Thin-Maze Flat Polypore
- Favolus alveolaris – Hexagonal-pored Polypore
- Fomes fomentarius – Tinder Polypore
- Ganoderma applanatum – Artist’s Conk, Artist’s Polypore
- Ganoderma lucidum or Ganodema tsugae – Lingzhi Mushroom or Hemlock Varnish Shelf
- Gloeoporus dichrous
- Grifola frondosa – Hen of the Woods
- Ischnoderma resinosum – Resinous Polypore, Late Fall Polypore
- Laetiporus sulphureus – Crab/Chicken on the Woods
- Lenzites betulina – Gilled Polypore
- Piptoporus betulinus – Birch Polypore, Razor Strop Fungus, Fisherman’s Fungus
- Polyporus badius – Black Footed Polypore
- Polyporus brumalis – Winter Polypore
- Polyporus radicatus – Rooting Polypore
- Polyporus squamosus – Dryad’s Saddle
- Polyporus varius (Polyporus elegans) – Elegant Polypore, Blackfoot Polypore
- Postia caesia (Oligoporus caesius, Tyromyces caesius) – Conifer Blueing Bracket
- Postia fragilis – Staining Cheese Polypore
- Trametes elegans
- Trametes pubescens – White Rot Fungus
- Trametes versicolor – Turkey Tail
- Trichaptum abietinum – Violet Toothed Polypore
- Trichaptum biforme
- Tyromyces chioneus (T. albellus, Polyorus a.) White Cheese Polypore
Parchment & Resupinates
- Phlebia radiate – Radiating Phlebia
- Phlebia tremellosa – Trembling Merulius
- Porotheleum fimbriatum
- Stereum ostrea – False Turkey Tail
- Stereum rugosum
- Stereum striatum – Silky parchment
- Irpex lacteus – Milk-White Toothed Polypore Not Common
Tooth Fungi
- Climacodon septentrionale – Northern Tooth Fungus
- Hericium americanum – Bear’s Head
- Hericium erinaceus – Lion’s Mane Mushroom
- Hericium coralloides – Comb Tooth, Bear’s Head Tooth
- Hericium ramosum, variety rosea – Comb Tooth
Coral Fungi
- Ramaria concolor – Strict Branch Coral
- Ramaria stricta
Cup Fungi
- Aleuria aurantia – Orange Peel Fungus
- Bisporella citrina – Lemon Drops
- Bulgaria inquinans – Black Bulgar
- Chlorociboria aeruginascens – Green Elfcup
- Jafnea semitosta
- Peziza repanda – Palamino Cup
- Scutellinia scutellata – Eyelash Pixie Cup, Common Eyelash Cup
- Scutellinia setosa/erinaceous – Orange Eyelash Cup
- Tarzetta cupularis – Dentate Elf Cup Not Common
Jelly Fungi
- Calocera cornea – Club-like tuning fork
- Exidia glandulosa – Black jelly roll
- Tremella foliacea – Jelly Leaf
- Tremella reticulate
Asco Jellies
- Ascocoryne cylichnium
Club Fungi & Earthtongues
- Xylaria longipes – Dead moll’s fingers
- Xylaria polymorpha – Dead man’s finger
Hypomyces
- Hypomyces lactifluorum – Lobster Mushroom
Carbon-Like Balls & Cushions
- Apiosporina morbosa- Black Knot
- Daldinia concentrica – King Alfred’s Cakes, Cramp Balls, Carbon Balls
- Ustulina deusta – Carbon Cushion
Slime Moulds
- Lycogala epidendrum/flavofuscum – Wolf’s Milk
- Stemonitis axifera – Chocolate tube slime, tree hair
- Tubifera ferruginosa – Red Raspberry Slime
Other
- Ustilago maydis – Smut Fungus
GILLED FUNGI
- Agaricus arvensis – Horse Mushroom
- Agaricus placomyces – Eastern Flat Topped Agaricus
- Agrocybe praecox – Spring Agrocybe, Spring Wood-Chip Agrocybe
- Armillaria gallica
- Armillaria mellea complex – Honey Mushroom
- Armillaria ostoyae – Dark Honey Fungus
- Arrhenia epichysium
- Baeospora myosura – Conifercone Cap
- Camarophyllus – see Hygrocybe
- Clitocybe ectypoides (Pseudoarmillariella e.) – Wood Clitocybe
- Clitocybe gibba (C. infundibuliformis) – Common Funnel
- Clitopilus prunulus – Sweetbread Mushroom, Miller
- Clitopilus scyphoides
- Collybia cookei
- Conocybe rugosa
- Coprinus atramentarius – Tippler’s Bane, Alcohol Inky, Alcohol Inky Cap
- Coprinus comatus – Shaggy Mane, Shaggy-Mane Inky Cap
- Coprinus disseminates – Fairies Bonnets
- Coprinus lagopus
- Coprinus micaceus – Mica Cap, Mica Inky Cap
- Coprinus plicatilis – Pleated Ink Cap
- Crepidotus applanatus – Flat Crep
- Crepidotus crocophyllus – Orange Crep
- Crepidotus mollis – Jelly Crep, soft slipper
- Entoloma abortivum – Aborted Entoloma
- Entoloma species
- Entoloma strictus ( Nolanea strictia) – Straight-Stalked Entoloma
- Flammulina velutipes – Velvet Shank
- Galerina autumnalis (G. marginata) – Deadly Galerina
- Gymnopilus penetrans – Common Rustgill
- Gymnopolis sapineus – Common Gymnopolis
- Gymnopilus spectabilis – Big Laughing Gym, Big Laughing Mushroom
- Gymnopus acervatus – Clustered Collybia
- Hebeloma crustuliniforme – Poison Pie
- Hygrocybe coccinea – Scarlet Wax Cap
- Hygrocybe flavescens
- Hygrocybe miniata – Vermillion Wax Cap
- Hygrocybe pratensis (Camarophyllus p.) – Meadow Wax Cap
- Hygrocybe punicea – Crimson Waxy Cap
- Hygrocybe virginea – Snowy wax cap
- Hygrophorus eburneus – Ivory Waxy Cap, Cowboy’s handkerchief
- Hypholoma capnoides
- Hypholoma fasciculare (Naematoloma f.) – Sulphur Tuft
- Hypholoma sublateritium – Brick Cap
- Hypsizygus tessulatus – Beech Mushroom
- Inocybe geophylla var. geophylla – Earthy Inocybe
- Inocybe rimosa
- Lactarius torminosus – Woolly Lactarius, Pink-Fringed Milky
- Lentinellus ursinus – Bear Lentinus Not Uncommon
- Lepiota clypeolaria – Shaggy-Stalked Parasol
- Lepiota cristata – Malodorous Lepiota, Burnt-Rubber Lepiota
- Lepista irina – Pungent False Blewit
- Lepista nuda – Blewit, True Blewit
- Leucoagaricus naucinus ( Lepiota naucina) – Smooth Lepiota, Smooth Parasol
- Lyophyllum decastes – Fried Chicken Mushroom
- Marasmius rotula – Pinwheel mushroom
- Mycena galericulata – Common Mycena, Common Tufted Mycena
- Mycena haematopus – Bleeding Mycena
- Mycena inclinata – Clustered Bonnett
- Mycena leaiana – Orange Mycena
- Mycena osmundicola Not Uncommon
- Mycena sp.
- Omphalina epichysium
- Panaeolus foenisecii (Panaeolina foenisecii) Lawn Mower’s Mushroom, Haymaker’s Mushroom
- Panellus serotinus – Late Fall Oyster, Fall Oyster Mushroom
- Panellus stipticus – Bitter oyster
- Pholiota aurivella – Golden Photiota
- Pholiota squarrosa – shaggy scalycap
- Pholiota squarrosoides – Sharp-Scaly Pholiota Not Uncommon
- Phyllotopsis nidulans – Mock Oyster
- Pleurocybella porrigens (Phyllotus p.) – Angel Wing
- Pleurotus ostreatus – Oyster Mushroom
- Pluteus atromarginatus – Black Edged Pluteus
- Pluteus cervinus (P. atricapillus) – Deer Mushroom, Fawn Mushroom
- Pluteus umbrosus ( Pluteus granularis ) – Velvety Pluteus Not Uncommon
- Psathyrella candolleana
- Rhodocollybia butryacea (Collybia butryacea) – Buttery Collybia
- Rhodotus palmatus – Netted Rhodotus
- Russula rosacea – Rosy Russula
- Russula sp.
- Tricholoma aurantium – Golden Orange Tricholoma
- Tricholoma myomyces – Mouse Mushroom
- Tricholoma terreum – Earth Grey Tricholoma
- Tricholoma myomyces – Mouse Mushroom
- Tricholoma virgatum – Ashen Knight
- Xeromphalina cauticinalis Not Uncommon
- Xeromphalina kauffmanii – Cross-veined troop mushroom
- Xerula furfuracea – Rooted Collybia
- Xerula megalospora
ADDITIONAL SPECIES SEEN:
- Hygrophorus langei (?)
- Geastrum fimbriatum – Fringed Earthstar, Sessile Earthstar
- Ramaria species
- Hericium ramosum var. rosea – Comb Tooth
- Exidia alba – Pale jelly roll
- Steccherinum ochraceum – ochre spreading tooth
- Leptonia incana
- Micromphale foetidum – stinking Marasmius
- Multiclavula mucida – White green-algae coral
–Photo by C. Stacey