MACROFUNGI OF ROOSEVELT,
MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY

This list has been developed (since 1978) by R. E. Tulloss with the help of Mary Tulloss and their children, Mark, David, and Sarah.  Nomenclatural and taxonomic corrections are very welcome.

We are grateful to Daniel L. Lindner Czederpiltz and Mark Banik (Dept. of Plant Pathology, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison) for positive identification of our Armillaria species in mating tests and through DNA analysis, to the late Ray Fatto (formerly of Somerville, New Jersey) for identification of several species of Russula, to Jack D. Rogers (Washington St. Univ.) for identification of taxa in the Xylariaceae, to Kathie Hodge (Cornell) for help with Cordyceps identification, and to Gene Varney for help with discomycete identification.

We are also grateful to helpful and friendly members of the New Jersey Mycological Association that particpated in a Roosevelt Foray (9 September 2001).

Want to see more pictures and more details about wild mushrooms of the eastern US?  See
< mushroomexpert.com >.  Want to no more about the genus Amanita and its family (the Amanitaceae) check out the worldwide set of species at the Amanita Studies website.

WARNING! This is a list of tentatively identified fungi. It is in no way an identification guide and should never be used as such. No one should ever ingest wild mushrooms without having a positive identification of the mushrooms from an experienced collector or mycologist. It is a good general policy that no mushroom should ever be eaten raw.

Background tile: The Roosevelt Public School kindergarten makes friends with a wheelbarrow full of Calvatia gigantea (one fruiting body weighing over 22 pounds).

Last modified: 22 June 2007

BASIDIOMYCETES (Basidiomycota)
Phragmobasidiomycetidae
JELLY FUNGI (Auriculariales)
Auriculariaceae

Auricularia auricula EDIBLE

JELLY FUNGI (Tremellales)
Tremellaceae

Tremella lutescens Fr. (=mesenterica ?)  

Holobasidiomycetidae
GILLED MUSHROOMS (Agaricales)
Agaricaceae

Agaricus arvensis Schaeff. EDIBLE
Agaricus campestris L.:Fr. EDIBLE
Agaricus cf. comptula  
Agaricus micromegethus Peck  
Agaricus cf. pocillator  
Agaricus sylvaticus  
Agaricus silvicola (Vitt.) Peck  
Agaricus sp.  
Chlorophyllum (=Macrolepiota) molybdites POISON - N.B.: Common cause of mushroom poisoning in NJ
Lepiota roseilivida Murrill  
Lepiota rubrotincta Peck  
Lepiota cf. sanguiflua  
Lepiota sp.  
Leucoagaricus americanus (Peck) Vellinga  
Leucoagaricus naucinoides Peck POISONOUS TO SOME
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii (Corda) Singer (=lutea ?)  
Macrolepiota procera sensu auct. amer. EDIBLE
Macrolepiota rhacodes (Vitt.) Singer EDIBLE

Amanitaceae

For more detailed information on the genus Amanita for local New Jersey species see the Amanita Studies picturebook/checklist for the New Jersey Pine Barrens and surrounding regions.
For information on Amanita and the Amanitaceae (Amanita family) worldwide, see the
Amanita Studies website (Tulloss & Yang, eds.).

Amanita aestivalis Singer PROBABLY POISON RAW
Amanita bisporigera G. F. Atk. (=virosa sensu auct. amer.) DEADLY POISON
Amanita brunnescens G. F. Atk. PROBABLY POISON RAW
Amanita ceciliae sensu auct. amer. (sp. V3)  
Amanita citrina f. citrina sensu auct. amer. PROBABLY POISON RAW
Amanita cokeri (E. J. Gilbert & Kühner) E. J. Gilbert  
Amanita crenulata Peck POISON
Amanita daucipes (Berk. & Mont.) Lloyd  
Amanita flavoconia G. F. Atk. var. flavoconia PROBABLY POISON RAW
Amanita flavorubens (Berk. & Mont.) Sacc. (=flavorubescens G. F. Atk.) PROBABLY POISON RAW
Amanita fulva sensu auct. amer. (sp. N15)  
Amanita longipes Bas ex Tulloss & Dav. T. Jenkins  
Amanita murrilliana Singer  
Amanita muscaria var. guessowii Ves. (=formosa sensu Jenkins) POISON
Amanita onusta (Howe) Sacc. PROBABLY POISON
Amanita rubescens sensu auct. amer. POISON RAW
Amanita rubescens var. alba Coker POISON RAW
Amanita russuloides (Peck) Sacc. PROBABLY POISON
Amanita sinicoflava Tulloss  
Amanita subsolitaria (Murrill) Murrill (=solitariiformis (Murrill) Murrill) PROBABLY POISON
Amanita vaginata sensu lato  
Amanita sp. 6, section Lepidella or section Validae PROBABLY POISON
Amanita sp. 17, section Vaginatae  
Amanita sp. 18, section Validae PROBABLY POISON RAW
Amanita sp. 28, section Vaginatae  
Amanita sp. 34, section Amanita PROBABLY POISON
Amanita cf. sp. 35, section Vaginatae  
Amanita sp. 36, section Validae  
Amanita sp. 41, section Amidella  
Amanita cf. sp. 44, section Vaginatae  
Amanita sp. 46, section Vaginatae  
Amanita sp. 50, section Amidella  
Amanita cf. sp. W10, section Vaginatae  

Bolbitiaceae

Agrocybe praecox group
Agrocybe pediades (Fr.) Fayod
Bolbitius cf. vitellinus (Pers.:Fr.) Fr.
Conocybe lactea (Lange) Métrod
Conocybe tenera group

Coprinaceae

Coprinus atramentarius (Bull.:Fr.) Fr. EDIBLE w/o alcohol
Coprinus auricomus ?  
Coprinus comatus (Müller:Fr.) S. F. Gray EDIBLE w/o alcohol
Coprinus disseminatus (Pers.:Fr.) S. F. Gray  
Coprinus micaceus group  
Coprinus cf. nudiceps ?  
Panaeolus foenisecii (Pers.:Fr.) Kühner  
Psathyrella candolleana (Fr.) Maire  
Psathyrella delineata (Peck) A. H. Sm.  
Psathyrella cf. hydrophila (Fr.) Maire  
Psathyrella hymenocephala ?  
Psathyrella velutina (Fr.) Singer  

Cortinariaceae

Cortinarius bolaris (Fr.) Fr.  
Cortinarius iodeoides C. H. Kauffman  
Cortinarius iodes B. & C. EDIBLE, NOT RECOMMENDED
Cortinarius sanguineus (Fr.) S. F. Gray  
Cortinarius sp. 1  
Cortinarius sp. 2  
Galerina marginata (Fr.) Kühner (=autumnalis Peck) DEADLY POISON
Gymnopilus luteus (Peck) Hesler BITTER
Gymnopilus spectabilis (Fr.) A. H. Sm. POISON
Hebeloma cf. mesophaeum (Pers.:Fr.) Quélet POISON
Inocybe cf. asterospora  
Inocybe sp.  

Crepidotaceae

Crepidotus sp.

Entolomataceae

Entoloma abortivum (B. & C.) Donk EDIBLE
Entoloma sericeum group  
Entoloma strictius group  

Hygrophoraceae

Hygrophorus ?acutoconicus (Clements) A. H. Sm.  
Hygrophorus chlorophanus (Fr.) Fr.  
Hygrophorus flavescens (C. H. Kauffman) A. H. Sm. & Hesler  
Hygrophorus marginatus Peck var. marginatus EDIBLE
Hygrophorus virgineus (Fr.) Fr.  
Hygrophorus sp. (small, olive brown cap)  

Pluteaceae

Pluteus cervinus (Schaeff.:Fr.) Kummer EDIBLE
Pluteus petasatus (Fr.) Gill. EDIBLE

Strophariaceae

Hypholoma fasciculare (Hudson:Fr.) Kummer  
Hypholoma sublateritium (Fr.) Quélet  
Pholiota aurivella (Fr.) Kummer  
Stropharia rugosoannulata Farlow ex Murrill EDIBLE

Tricholomataceae

Armillaria mellea (Vahl:Fr.) Kummer EDIBLE
Armillaria gallica Marxmüller & Romagn.  
Armillaria tabescens (Scop.) Emel EDIBLE
Clitocybe clavipes (Fr.) Kummer  
Clitocybe gigantea (Fr.) Quélet  
Clitocybe odora (Fr.) Kummer  
Cyptotrama asprata (B.) Redhead & Ginns  
Gymnopus (Collybia) dryophilus (Bull:Fr.) Murrill  
Gymnopus (Collybia) iocephalus (B. & C.) Halling  
Laccaria amethystina (Hudson) Cooke  
Laccaria laccata var. pallidifolia (Peck) Peck  
Lepista nuda ? EDIBLE
Lepista sp. (gray cap and stipe, hygrophanous, pleasant smell, brownish pink spores, in fairy ring.)  
Marasmiellus nigripes (Schwein.) Singer  
Marasmius nigrodiscus (Peck) Halling  
Marasmius oreades (Bolton:Fr.) Fr. EDIBLE
Marasmius scorodonius (Fr.) Fr.  
Marasmius siccus (Schwein.) Fr.  
Megacollybia platyphylla (Pers.:Fr.) Kotlaba & Pouzar EDIBLE
Melanoleuca sp.  
Mycena haematopus (Fr.) Quélet  
Mycena hemisphaerica Peck  
Panellus serotinus (Fr.) Kühner  
Panellus stipticus (Bull.:Fr.) Karst.  
Resupinatus applicatus (Bataille:Fr.) S. F. Gray  
Rhodocollybia (Collybia) maculata (Fr.) Singer  
Xeromphalina campanella (Bataille:Fr.) Kühner & Maire  

Xerulaceae

Xerula furfuracea (Peck) Redhead, Ginns & Shoemaker
Xerula sp. (pale yellowish white cap, undecorated stipe, broadly ellipsoid spores)

GILLED MUSHROOMS (Poriales)
Lentinaceae

Phyllotopsis nidulans (Fr.) Singer INEDIBLE
Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacquin:Fr.) Kummer EDIBLE

SPLIT GILLED MUSHROOMS (Schizophyllales)
Schizophyllaceae

Schizophyllum commune Fr. CAN CAUSE DISEASE, DO NOT PUT IN MOUTH!

GILLED MUSHROOMS (Russulales)
Russulaceae

 


Lactarius aquifluus Peck EDIBLE
Lactarius camphoratus (Fr.) Fr.  
Lactarius chrysorheus Fr.  
Lactarius deceptivus Peck  
Lactarius fuscoolivaceus  
Lactarius hygrophoroides B. & C. var. hygrophoroides EDIBLE
Lactarius lignyotus Fr. var. lignyotus  
Lactarius ?luteolus Peck  
Lactarius ?piperatus ?  
Lactarius quietus var. incanus Hesler & A. H. Sm.  
Lactarius subpurpureus Peck  
Lactarius volemus (Fr.) Fr. var. volemus  
Russula ?aeruginea Lindblad  
Russula blanda Burl.  
Russula brevipes Peck  
Russula brunneoviolacea Crawshay  
Russula ?chamaeleontina (Fr.) Fr.  
Russula compacta Frost  
Russula crustosa Peck  
Russula cyanoxantha group  
Russula cystidiosa Murrill  
Russula decolorans Fr.  
Russula densifolia Gill.  
Russula foetentula Peck  
Russula fragrantissima Romagn. sensu Shaffer (image above)  
Russula grisea Fr.  
Russula mariae Peck  
Russula ochroleucoides C. H. Kauffm.  
Russula ornaticeps Burl.  
Russula paludosa Britzlm.  
Russula pectinatoides Peck  
Russula pulchra Burl.  
Russula pusilla Peck  
Russula rubescens Beardslee  
Russula ?rubriceps (C. H. Kauffman) Singer  
Russula silvicola Shaffer  
Russula variata Banning & Peck  
Russula vinacea Burl. (=krombholzii Shaffer)  
Russula virescens (Schaeff.) Fr.  
Russula sp. "Fatto #77"  

GILLED RELATIVES OF BOLETES (Boletales)
Gomphidiaceae
Paxillaceae

BOLETES (Boletaceae)

Boletinellus meruliodes (Schwein.) Murrill EDIBLE
Boletus affinus Peck var. affinis  
Boletus affinus var. maculosus Peck  
Boletus bicolor Peck  
Boletus chrysenteron (Bull.) Fr.  
Boletus edulis Bull.:Fr. CHOICE EDIBLE
Boletus longicurvipes A. H. Sm. & Snell  
Boletus pallidus Frost EDIBLE
Boletus pseudosensibilis Grand & A. H. Sm.  
Boletus rubellus Krombh.  
Boletus cf. rubropunctus Peck  
Boletus subfraternus Coker & Beers  
Boletus subglabripes Peck  
Boletus variipes Peck  
Boletus vermiculosus Peck  
Chalciporus piperatus (Bull.:Fr.) Bataille POISON
Gyrodon merulioides ?  
Gyroporus castaneus (Fr.) Quél. EDIBLE
Gyroporus subalbellus (Murrill) ?  
Leccinum albellum (Peck) Singer EDIBLE
Leccinum scabrum (Fr.) S. F. Gray EDIBLE
Leccinum sp.  
Phylloporus boletinoides A. H. Sm. & Thiers  
Phylloporus leucomycelinus Singer  
Phylloporus rhodoxanthus (Schwein.) Bres.  
Strobilomyces floccopus (Vahl:Fr.) Karst.  
Suillus americanus (Peck) Snell  
Suillus granulatus (L.:Fr.) Kuntze EDIBLE
Suillus luteus (L.:Fr.) S. F. Gray EDIBLE
Tylopilus alboater (Schwein.) Murrill EDIBLE WITH CAUTION
Tylopilus ballouii (Peck) Singer  
Tylopilus felleus (Bull.:Fr.) Karst. VERY BITTER TO MOST PEOPLE
Tylopilus rubrobrunneus Mazzer & A. H. Sm. VERY BITTER TO MOST PEOPLE
Tylopilus sordidus (Frost) A. H. Sm. & Thiers  

SHELF FUNGI & RELATIVES ON WOOD (Russulales, Bondarzewiaceae) - none recorded

SHELF FUNGI, CRUST FUNGI, PARCHMENT FUNGI & RELATIVES ON WOOD
Boletales (Coniophoraceae)

Coniophora puteana (Schum.:Fr.) Kar.

Ganodermatales
Ganodermataceae

Ganoderma applanatum (Pers.) Pat.
Ganoderma lucidum

Hymenochaetales
Hymenochaetaceae

Inonotus radiatus (Sow.:Fr.) Karst.  

Poriales
Polyporaceae


Daedalea quercina Fr.  
Daedaleopsis confragosa (Bolton:Fr.) Schroet.  
Grifola frondosa (Dickson:Fr.) S. F. Gray (fig. 3, above) EDIBLE
Hapalopilus nidulans (Fr.) Karst.  
Laetiporus sulfureus (Bull.:Fr.) Murrill EDIBLE
Laetiporus cincinnatus (Morgan) Burdsall, Banik & Volk
(=Polyporus sulfureus var. semialbinus Peck) (fig. 1, above)		  
Lenzites betulina (Fr.) Fr. (fig. 2, above)  
Meripilus sumstinei (Murrill) Larsen in Lombard  
Oligoporus (=Tyromyces) caesius (Schrad. ) Gilbertson & Ryvarden  
Oxyporus populinus (Schum.:Fr.) Donk  
Piptoporus betulinus (Fr.) Karst.  
Polyporus arcularis Bataille:Fr.  
Polyporus elegans Bull.:Fr.  
Polyporus squamosus Fr. EDIBLE (young)
Polyporus varius Fr.  
Pycnoporus cinnabarinus (Jacquin:Fr.) Karst.  
Spongipellis pachyodon (Pers.) Kotlaba & Pouz.  
Trametes elegans (Spreng.:Fr.) Fr.  
Trametes versicolor (L.:Fr.) Pilát  
Trichaptum biforme (Fr.) Ryvarden  
Tyromyces chioneus (Fr.) Karst.  

Stereales
Stereaceae

Stereum complicatum (Fr.) Fr.
Stereum ostrea (Blume & Nees) Fr.

CHANTERELLES, CORAL OR CLUB FUNGI & TOOTH FUNGI (Cantharellales)
Cantharellaceae

Cantharellus cinnabarinus Schwein. EDIBLE
Cantharellus minor Peck EDIBLE

Clavariaceae

Clavaria rubicundula Leathers  
Clavulinopsis ?aurantiocinnabarina (Schwein.) Corner  
Clavulinopsis fusiformis (Fr.) Corner  

Clavicoronaceae

Clavicorona pixidata (Fr.) Doty  

Clavulinaceae

Clavulina cf. cinerea (Fr.) Schroet.  

Craterellaceae

Craterellus ?fallax A. H. Sm. EDIBLE

Hydnaceae

Auriscalpium vulgare S. F. Gray

CAULIFLOWER FUNGI (Sparassidaceae)

Sparassis herbstii Peck EDIBLE

FIBER VASES (Thelephorales)
Thelephoraceae

Thelephora terrestris Fr.  

BIRDS NEST FUNGI (Nidulariales)
Nidulariaceae

Crucibulum laeve (Hudson) Kamby
Cyathus striatus Hudson:Pers.

EARTHSTARS and PUFFBALLS (Lycoperdales)
Geastraceae

Geastrum saccatum Fr.
Geastrum sp.

Lycoperdaceae


Calvatia cyathiformis (Bosc) Morgan EDIBLE
Calvatia gigantea (figs. 1-2, above) EDIBLE
Lycoperdon ?curtisii  
Lycoperdon perlatum Pers. EDIBLE
Lycoperdon pyriforme Schaeff. EDIBLE

EARTHSTARS and FALSE PUFFBALLS (Sclerodermatales)
Astraeaceae

Astraeus hygrometricus (Pers.) Morgan

Sclerodermataceae
1Pisolithus tinctorius - dye-maker's puffball 2Scleroderma cepa - poison, causes muscles to lock up

Pisolithus tinctorius (Pers.) Coker & Couch (fig. 1, above)  
Scleroderma cepa Pers. (fig. 2, above) POISON
Scleroderma citrinum Pers. POISON
Scleroderma polyrhizon (Gmelin) Lévielle POISON

STINKHORNS (Phallales)
Clathraceae

Pseudocolus fusiformis (Fischer) Lloyd (=schellenbergiae Sumstine)

Phallaceae

Mutinus elegans

Phallus rubicundus

Phallus rubicundus

Phallus rubicundus

Phallus rubicundus


Mutinus elegans (Mont.) Fischer (fig. 1, above)
Phallus ravenelii Berk. & Curt.
Phallus rubicundus Bosc (figs. 2-4, above)

JELLY FUNGI (Stereales)
Corticiaceae

Syzygospora mycetophila (Peck) Ginns

JELLY FUNGI (Ostropales)
Stictidaceae

Vibrissia ?truncorum Alb. & Schwein.:Fr.

ASCOMYCETES (Ascomycota)
Elaphomycetales
FALSE TRUFFLES (in part) (Elaphomycetaceae)

Elaphomyces sp. In area where pine have just died out; parasitized by Cordyceps.

Leotiales
DISCOMYCETES (in part) (Dermateaceae)

Mollisia melaleuca (Fr.) Sacc.

DISCOMYCETES (in part) (Hyaloscyphaceae)

Calycina macrospora _
Lachnum (=Dasyscyphus) virgineum _

FAIRY CUPS & JELLY BABIES (Leotiaceae)

MORELS and FALSE MORELS (Pezizales)
Helvellaceae

Gyromitra sp. POISON

Morchellaceae
1Morchella esculenta - morel

Morchella esculenta Fr. (fig. 1, above) CHOICE EDIBLE

CUP FUNGI (Pezizaceae)

Peziza cf. succosa B.
Peziza varia (Hedw.) Fr. (=domiciliana Cooke)

Pyronemataceae
1Scutellinia scutellata (L.:Fr.) Lambotte - Eyelash Cup

Aleuria aurantia (Fr.) Fuckel
Scutellinia scutellata (L.:Fr.) Lambotte (fig. 1, above)

Sarcosomataceae

Galiella rufa (Schwein.) Nannfeldt & Korf

BLACK KNOT OF CHERRY, etc. (Pleosporales)
Venturiaceae

FLASK FUNGI
Diatrypales
Diatrypaceae

Eutypa cf. spinosa (Pers.: Fr.) Tul. & C.Tul. [image of Swedish collection of Eutypa spinosa]

Hypocreales
Clavicipitaceae

Cordyceps ophioglossoides (Ehr.:Fr.) Link On Elaphomyces sp.

Hypocreaceae
(including anamorphs where these names are more commonly in the literature)

Fusarium sp. N.B.: Plant pathogen
Hypomyces chrysospermus Tul. Occuring on diverse species of the Boletales.
Hypomyces hyalinus (Schwein.:Fr.) Tul. Occuring on species of Amanita section Validae.

Sphaeriales
Xylariaceae

 

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