#basidiomycete__basidiomycetous_fungi__basidiomycetousfungi any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota
supertype: fungus a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores
part: basidiocarp
member of: class_Basidiomycetes
subtype: mushroom.basidiomycete any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium
subtype: morel any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap
subtype: common_morel__Morchella_esculenta__sponge_mushroom__sponge_morel an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges
subtype: Disciotis_venosa__cup_morel__cupmorel an edible morel with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body can be up to 20 cm wide; the fertile surface inside the cup has wrinkles radiating from the center; can be easily confused with inedible mushrooms
subtype: Verpa__bell_morel a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top
subtype: Verpa_bohemica__early_morel__earlymorel resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out on the trees
subtype: Verpa_conica__conic_Verpa a morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surface; the stalk is fragile
subtype: black_morel__blackmorel__Morchella_conica__conic_morel__conicmorel__Morchella_angusticeps__narrowhead_morel a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is gray when young and black in old age
subtype: Morchella_crassipes__thick-footed_morel a delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep and irregular pits
subtype: Morchella_semilibera__half-free_morel__cow's_head__cow'shead a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length
subtype: agaric a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside
subtype: mushroom.agaric common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool)
subtype: toadstool common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom)
subtype: horse_mushroom__horsemushroom__Agaricus_arvensis coarse edible mushroom with a hollow stem and abroad white cap
subtype: meadow_mushroom__field_mushroom__fieldmushroom__Agaricus_campestris common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil; the cultivated mushroom of commerce
subtype: royal_agaric__royalagaric__Caesar's_agaric__Amanita_caesarea widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly agaric
subtype: false_deathcap__falsedeathcap__Amanita_mappa agaric often confused with the death cup
subtype: fly_agaric__flyagaric__Amanita_muscaria poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills
subtype: death_cap__deathcap__death_cup__death_angel__destroying_angel__Amanita_phalloides extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills
subtype: blushing_mushroom__blusher__amanitarubescen yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched
subtype: destroying_angel__Amanita_verna fungus similar to Amanita phalloides
subtype: chanterelle__chantarelle__Cantharellus_cibarius widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma
subtype: floccose_chanterelle__Cantharellus_floccosus a mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpet
subtype: pig's_ears__Cantharellus_clavatus an edible agaric with a brown fruiting body that is often compound
subtype: cinnabar_chanterelle__Cantharellus_cinnabarinus mushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting body
subtype: jack-o-lantern_fungus__jack-o-lantern__jack-a-lantern__Omphalotus_illudens a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent
subtype: inky_cap__inky-cap_mushroom__Coprinus_atramentarius having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have matured
subtype: shaggymane_mushroom__shaggymane__shaggycap__Coprinus_comatus common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores
subtype: milkcap__Lactarius_delicioso edible mushroom
subtype: fairy-ring_mushroom__Marasmius_oreades mushroom that grows in a fairy ring
subtype: oyster_mushroom__oyster_fungus__oyster_agaric__Pleurotus_ostreatus edible agaric with a soft grayish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood
subtype: olive-tree_agaric__Pleurotus_phosphoreus red luminescent mushroom of Europe
subtype: Pholiota_astragalina a fungus with a smooth orange cap and yellow gills and pale yellow stalk
subtype: Pholiota_aurea__golden_pholiota a beautiful yellow gilled fungus found from Alaska south along the coast
subtype: Pholiota_destruens a large fungus with whitish scales on the cap and remnants of the veil hanging from the cap; the stalk is thick and hard
subtype: Pholiota_flammans a fungus with a yellow cap covered with fine scales as is the stalk
subtype: Pholiota_flavida a fungus that grows in clusters on the ground; cap is brownish orange with a surface that is smooth and slightly sticky; whitish gills and a cylindrical brown stalk
subtype: Pholiota_nameko__nameko__viscid_mushroom one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan
subtype: Pholiota_squarrosa-adiposa a gilled fungus having yellow slimy caps with conspicuous tawny scales on the caps and stalks
subtype: Pholiota_squarrosa__scaly_pholiota__scalypholiota a gilled fungus with a cap and stalk that are conspicuously scaly with upright scales; gills develop a greenish tinge with age
subtype: Pholiota_squarrosoides a pale buff fungus with tawny scales
subtype: Stropharia_ambigua a gilled fungus with a long stalk and a yellow slimy cap from which fragments of the broken veil hang; gills are initially white but become dark brown as spores are released
subtype: Stropharia_hornemannii a gilled fungus with a large slimy purple or olive cap; gills become purple with age; the stalk is long and richly decorated with pieces of the white sheath that extends up to a ring
subtype: Stropharia_rugoso-annulata a large gilled fungus with a broad cap and a long stalk; the cap is dark brown; the white gills turn dark purplish brown with age; edible and choice
subtype: Entoloma_lividum__Entoloma_sinuatum a deadly poisonous agaric; a large cap that is first white (livid or lead-colored) and then turns yellowish or tan
subtype: Entoloma_aprile an agaric with a dark brown conical cap; fruits in early spring
subtype: Chlorophyllum_molybdites a poisonous agaric with a fibrillose cap and brown scales on a white ground color; cap can reach a diameter of 30 cm; often forms `fairy rings'
subtype: lepiota any fungus of the genus Lepiota
subtype: poisonous_parasol__poisonousparasol__Lepiota_morgani an agaric regarded as poisonous
subtype: Lepiota_naucina an agaric with grayish white fruiting body and gills that change from pink to dingy red
subtype: Lepiota_rhacodes an agaric with a large cap with brown scales and a thick stalk
subtype: American_parasol__Lepiota_americana an agaric with a pallid cap and a stalk that is enlarged near the base
subtype: Lepiota_rubrotincta an agaric with a relatively small pink to red cap and white gills and stalk
subtype: Lepiota_clypeolaria an agaric with a ragged stalk and a soft floccose cap
subtype: onion_stem__onionstem__Lepiota_cepaestipes a white agaric that tends to cluster and has a club-shaped base
subtype: parasol_mushroom__parasolmushroom__Lepiota_procera edible long-stalked mushroom with white flesh and gills and spores; found in open woodlands in autumn
subtype: blewits__blewit__Clitocybe_nuda edible agaric that is pale lilac when young; has a smooth moist cap
subtype: sandy_mushroom__sandymushroom__Tricholoma_populinum an edible agaric that fruits in great clusters (especially in sandy soil under cottonwood trees)
subtype: Tricholoma_pessundatum a mildly poisonous agaric with a viscid reddish brown cap and white gills and stalk
subtype: Tricholoma_sejunctum an agaric with a cap that is coated with dark fibrils in the center and has yellowish margins
subtype: man-on-a-horse__Tricholoma_flavovirens an edible agaric with yellow gills and a viscid yellow cap that has a brownish center
subtype: Tricholoma_venenata a poisonous white agaric
subtype: Tricholoma_pardinum a poisonous agaric having a pale cap with fine gray fibrils
subtype: Tricholoma_vaccinum an agaric with a cap that is densely covered with reddish fibrils and pale gills an stalk
subtype: Tricholoma_aurantium an orange tan agaric whose gills become brown by maturity; has a strong odor and taste
subtype: Pluteus_aurantiorugosus an agaric with a brilliant scarlet cap and a slender stalk
subtype: Pluteus_magnus__swadust_mushroom__swadustmushroom an edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust; the caps are black and coarsely wrinkled
subtype: deer_mushroom__Pluteus_cervinus a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods
subtype: straw_mushroom__strawmushroom__Chinese_mushroom__Volvariella_volvacea small tropical and subtropical edible mushroom having a white cap and long stem; an expensive delicacy in China and other Asian countries where it is grown commercially
subtype: Volvariella_bombycina a mushroom with a dry yellowish to white fibrillose cap
subtype: Clitocybe_clavipes an agaric with a flat cap that is grayish or yellowish brown with pallid gills and a stalk that bulges toward the base
subtype: Clitocybe_dealbata a small poisonous agaric; has a dry white cap with crowded gills and a short stalk
subtype: Clitocybe_inornata a fungus with a cap that is creamy gray when young and turns brown with age and a whitish stalk that stains yellow when handled
subtype: Clitocybe_robusta__Clytocybe_alba a large white agaric; edible but not palatable
subtype: Clitocybe_irina__Tricholoma_irinum__Lepista_irina an edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick stalks
subtype: Clitocybe_subconnexa an edible white agaric that fruits in dense clusters; the gills are narrow and crowded and the stalk in fleshy and unpolished
subtype: winter_mushroom__Flammulina_velutipes an edible agaric that is available in early spring or late fall when few other mushrooms are; has a viscid smooth orange to brown cap and a velvety stalk that turns black in maturity and pallid gills; often occur in clusters
subtype: waxycap any fungus of the family Hygrophoraceae having gills that are more or less waxy in appearance
subtype: Hygrocybe_acutoconica__conic_waxycap__conicwaxycap a fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks
subtype: Hygrophorus_borealis a fungus with a white convex cap and arcuate white gills and a stalk that tapers toward the base
subtype: Hygrophorus_caeruleus a fungus with a broadly convex cap that is cream color with a tint of blue over the margin; waxy gills are bluish green to blue-gray; a short stalk tapers abruptly at the base
subtype: Hygrophorus_inocybiformis a fungus with a drab squamulose cap and gray-brown squamules over the white background of the stalk and waxy gray-white gills
subtype: Hygrophorus_kauffmanii a fungus with a slightly viscid cap; cap and gills are reddish brown nd the stalk is gray
subtype: Hygrophorus_marzuolus a gray fungus frequently found near melting snow banks
subtype: Hygrophorus_purpurascens a fungus with a viscid purplish red cap and stalk; found under spruce and other conifers
subtype: Hygrophorus_russula an edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills and dry stalk; found under hardwoods
subtype: Hygrophorus_sordidus an edible fungus with a large white cap and a cry stalk and white gills
subtype: Hygrophorus_tennesseensis a fungus having a brownish sticky cap with a white margin and white gills and an odor of raw potatoes
subtype: Hygrophorus_turundus a small fungus with orange cap and yellow gills found in sphagnum bogs
subtype: Hygrotrama_foetens a small gray-brown fungus with an unpleasant odor of mothballs
subtype: Neohygrophorus_angelesianus a fungus with a small brown convex cap with a depressed disc; waxy wine-colored gills and a brown stalk; fruits in or near melting snow banks in the western mountains of North America
subtype: Cortinarius_armillatus a fungus with large tawny caps and pale cinnamon gills and a red band of veil around the stalk; usually found near birch trees
subtype: Cortinarius_atkinsonianus an edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially yellow but turns olive and then tawny; flesh is lavender
subtype: Cortinarius_corrugatus a fungus with a viscid wrinkled tawny cap; the stalk has a basal bulb that diminishes as the stalk elongates; the gills are dark violet at first but soon turn brown
subtype: Cortinarius_gentilis a poisonous fungus with a bright yellow brown cap and a long cinnamon colored stalk
subtype: Cortinarius_mutabilis__purple-staining_Cortinarius a fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple when bruised
subtype: Cortinarius_semisanguineus a fungus with a dry brown cap and rusty red gills and a yellowish stalk
subtype: Cortinarius_subfoetidus a fungus with a sticky lavender cap and stalk that whitish above and covered with a silky lavender sheath
subtype: Cortinarius_violaceus a fungus that is violet over-all with a squamulose cap
subtype: Gymnopilus_spectabilis a fungus with a brownish orange fruiting body and a ring near the top of the stalk; the taste is bitter and the flesh contains psilocybin and psilocin
subtype: Gymnopilus_validipes a poisonous fungus with a dry cap and a cortina that does not leave much of a ring on the robust stalk
subtype: Gymnopilus_ventricosus a giant fungus of the Pacific Northwest; has a very thick stalk and the cortina leaves a ring high up on the stalk
subtype: shoestring_fungus any of several fungi of the genus Armillaria that form brown stringy rhizomorphs and cause destructive rot of the roots of some trees such as apples or maples
subtype: Armillaria_caligata__booted_armillaria fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous ring halfway up the stalk
subtype: Armillaria_ponderosa__white_matsutake a large white mushroom that develops brown stains as it ages; gills are white; odor is spicy and aromatic; collected commercially for oriental cooking the Pacific Northwest
subtype: Armillaria_zelleri a large fungus with viscid cap that dries and turns brown with age; gills are off-white
subtype: honey_mushroom__honeymushroom__honey_fungus__Armillariella_mellea a honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw
subtype: gill_fungus a basidiomycete with gills
subtype: polypore__pore_fungus__pore_mushrum woody pore fungi; any fungus of the family Polyporaceae or family Boletaceae having the spore-bearing surface within tubes or pores; the fruiting bodies are usually woody at maturity and persistent
subtype: bracket_fungus__shelf_fungus a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores
subtype: Albatrellus_dispansus a rare fungus having a large (up to 14 inches wide) yellow fruiting body with multiple individual caps and a broad central stalk and a fragrant odor
subtype: Albatrellus_ovinus__sheep_polypore__sheeppolypore a fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalk; found under conifers; edible but not popular
subtype: Neolentinus_ponderosus a gilled polypore with a large cap (up to 15 inches in diameter) and a broad stalk; edible when young and tender
subtype: Nigroporus_vinosus a woody pore fungus with a dark brown to red brown cap and spore surface and small pores
subtype: Oligoporus_leucospongia a pore fungus with a whitish cottony soft cap found on conifer logs in forests at high elevation in the western United States and adjacent Canada
subtype: Polyporus_tenuiculus a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods
subtype: Polyporus_squamosus__scaly_polypore__scalypolypore a fungus with a lateral stalk (when there is a stalk) and a scaly cap that becomes nearly black in maturity; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
subtype: beefsteak_fungus__Fistulina_hepatica a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States
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