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.