Agarics: Gilled Mushrooms

 

Agarics, commonly referred to as gilled mushrooms, make up a very large group of fungi that as their name suggests have gills on the underside of their caps. Specific characteristics of each Genus can found in the appropriate section.  Roughly one-fourth of the various Genera are highlighted in this field guide.  The following is a list of the Genera to Gilled Mushrooms:

            Agaricus, Agrocybe, Amanita, Armillaria, Asterophora, Baeospora,    

            Bolbitius, Callistosporium, Calocybe, Cantharellula, Catathelasma,     

            Cheimonophyllum, Chlorophyllum, Chromosera, Chroogomphus,

            Chrysomphalina and Allies,  Claudopus, Clitocybe, Clitocybula, Clitopilus,

            Collybia, Conocybe, Corpinus, Cortinarius, Crepidotus, Crinipellis,

            Cyptotrama, Cystoderma, Entoloma and Allies, Flammulina, Galerina,

            Gomphidius, Gymnopilus, Hebeloma, Hohenbuehelia, Hygrophoropsis,

            Hygrophorus, Hypholoma, Hypsizygus, Inocybe, Laccaria, Lactrarius,

            Lentinellus, Lentinus, Lepiota and Allies,  Leptonia, Leucocoprinus,

            Leucopaxillus, Limacella, Lyophyllum, Macrolepiota, Marasmiellus,

            Marasmius, Megacollybia, Melanoleuca, Melanophyllum, Mycena,

            Nolanea, Omphalina, Omphalotus, Panaeolus, Panellus, Paxillus,

            Phaeocollybia, Phaemarasmius, Pholiota, Phyllotopsis, Pleurocybella,

            Pleurotus, Pluteus, Porpoloma, Psathyrella, Psilocybe, Resinomycena,

            Resupinatus, Rhodocybe, Rhodotus, Rickenella, Rozites, Russula,

            Simocybe, Squamanita, Strobilurus, Stropharia, Tectella, Tephrocybe,

           Tricholoma, Tricholomopsis, Tubaria, Volvariella, Xeromphalina, Xerula

 

 

Work Cited

 

Bessettee, Alan E., David W. Fischer, and Arleen R. Bessettee. Mushrooms of

Northeastern North America. Syracuse University Press, 1996.