Fungi
A collection of Fungi observations organized by taxonomy.
Fungi-Specific Tags
Ecological Role Tags
- mycorrhizal - Forms symbiotic relationships with plant roots
- saprobic - Decomposes dead organic matter (wood, leaf litter, etc.)
- parasitic - Lives on and harms living organisms
Morphological Feature Tags
- gilled - Mushrooms with blade-like gills under the cap
- pored - Mushrooms with sponge-like tubes/pores under the cap
- bracket - Shelf-like or bracket-shaped fruiting bodies on wood
- cup - Cup-shaped or disc-shaped fruiting bodies
Edibility & Safety Tags
- edible - Safe to eat (always verify identification carefully)
- toxic - Causes illness or discomfort if consumed
- deadly - Can cause death if consumed
Warning: Never consume wild mushrooms without expert identification. Many edible species have deadly look-alikes.
Fungi
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├── Basidiomycota (club fungi)
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│ ├── Agaricomycetes (gilled & pored mushrooms, bracket fungi)
│ │ ├── Agaricales (gilled mushrooms)
│ │ │ ├── Agaricaceae (true mushrooms)
│ │ │ ├── Amanitaceae (amanitas - fly agaric, death cap)
│ │ │ ├── Cortinariaceae (webcaps)
│ │ │ └── Strophariaceae (stropharias)
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│ │ ├── Boletales (boletes & allies)
│ │ │ ├── Boletaceae (pored boletes)
│ │ │ └── Suillaceae (suillus boletes)
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│ │ ├── Russulales
│ │ │ ├── Russulaceae (brittlegills & milkcaps)
│ │ │ └── Stereaceae (crust fungi)
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│ │ ├── Polyporales (bracket fungi/polypores)
│ │ │ ├── Polyporaceae (true polypores)
│ │ │ └── Fomitopsidaceae (conks)
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│ │ └── Cantharellales (chanterelles & allies)
│ │ └── Cantharellaceae (chanterelles)
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│ └── Other Basidiomycetes
│ ├── Pucciniomycetes (rusts)
│ └── Ustilaginomycetes (smuts)
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├── Ascomycota (sac fungi)
│ ├── Pezizomycetes (cup fungi)
│ ├── Helotiales (disc fungi)
│ └── Hypocreales (flask fungi)
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└── Other fungal groups
├── Glomeromycota (arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi)
└── Chytridiomycota (chytrids)