Crested Butte species list 2005

168 species cataloged; 8 others unidentified and vouchered.

Edible species: at least 30 recognized; 15 sampled, 7 taste-tested

 

Taste test: (in order of preference)

Russula xerampelina  "delightful, seafoody"
Suillus tomentosus "nutty, complex"
Boletus edulis  "like chestnuts"
Ramaria botrytis "mushroomy, nutty"
Agaricus silvicola  "aromatic, almondy, like button mushroom"
Leccinum insigne "smokey fungal flavor"
Flammulina velutipes "fishy, bland, slimy"

 

A dozen fearless taste testers tried each of these and evaluated them as:

1. favorite or second favorite

2. good

3. least favorite

 

        The lowest score wins: The shrimp Russula was the clear winner in this one, Suillus a surprisingly strong showing and not slimey, the Boletus tasty but not so young anymore, the Ramaria a bit bland but abundant; the A. sylvicola smelled delightful but some samplers were unimpressed by it; the Leccinum mature specimens were stems only, the Flammulina a bit past their prime freshness.

        Also sampled here during the mushie fest: Gomphus clavatus, Sarcodon imbricatum, Cantharellus cibarius, Russula cyanoxantha,  Auricularia auricularis,  Lactarius deliciosus, Clavariadelphus truncatus, and Albatrellus ovinus.

 

Ascomycetes

Helvella compressa (first report here!)

Chlorociboria aeruginascens

Scutellinia scutellata

Peziza sp. (slime mold: Lycogala epidendron)

Birds nest: Crucibulum laeve

Daldinia concentrica (King Alfreds cakes)

 

 

Basidiomycetes

Auricularia auricula

     Coral Fungi

                     Clavariadelphus truncatus

                     Clavulina cinerea

                     Ramaria aurea complex

                        R. botrytis complex

                Ramaria stricta

                Ramaria sp 1 yellow (largentii)

                Ramaria sp 2 cream color

 

     Tooth Fungi

                 Sarcodon imbricatum

                     S.  fennicum = calvatum (rimosum)

        Hydnum repandum

        Hydnellum suaveolens

                  aurantiacum

                peckii

 

      Polypores

Albatrellus confluens

        A.  ovinus var. avellaneeus

Bjerkandera adusta

Fomitopsis annosum

        F. cajanderi

Fomes officinalis

Gloeophyllum saepiarium

Jahnoporus hirtus  iodine conk (small specimen)

Laetiporus sulfureous

Phellinus gilvus  (Phellinus tremulae)

Phellinus igniarius

Inonotus tomentosus

Polyporus elegans complex

Trichaptum abietinus

Tyromyces chioneus gp. (apricot smell)

Pyncoporus alboluteus

Ganoderma applanatum

 

GILLED FUNGI WHITE SPORES

Amanita muscaria

        pantherina

        vaginata gp.

Catathalesma imperialis (aka biennis)

Collybia (now known as Gymnopus) dryophila

        acervata

        butyracea

        maculata

        maculata/giant size solitary

        tuberosa (on old Russula)

Flammulina velutipes

Clitocybe albirhiza

dealbata

        gibba

        gigantea  (aka Lyophyllum giganteum gp.)

        odora

        variabilis(?)

Cystoderma amianthinum

        fallax

        sp. 1

Hygrophorus pudorinus

        chrysodon

        purpurascens

Hygrophoropsis olida  (first report!)

Laccaria laccata

Lyophyllum decastes gp sp 1

                sp 2  gray cap, sandy

        infumatum group

Leucopaxillus gigantea (aka Clitocybe gigantea)

        albissimus

Melanoleuca melaleuca

        cognata

Marasmius oreades

        androsaceous (or pallidocephalus?)

Marasmiellus candidus

Mycena epipterygia

        pura 

Omphalina luteocolor

Tricholoma equestre (aka cibarius or flavovirens)

         saponaceum

        vaccinium

        virgatum

        zelleri

Tricholomopsis rutilans

            decora

Xerampelina campanella

        cauticinalis

Pleurotus pulmonarius

Lactarius deliciosa group

        scrobiculatus

        rufous group

        controversus

        fragilis group

        uvidus

Russula brevipes (or dry L.)

        cyanoxantha

        decolorans

        fragilis group

        xerampelina

        placita group

        occidentalis group (light olive cap, tasty)

 

GILLED FUNGI BROWN SPORES

Agaricus silvicola

         amicosa

Agrocybe smithii (pediades?) covered the hillside/roadside

Cortinarius glaucopus

        alboviolaceous

(leprocybe group sp 1) "olivo-lutescens"

(myxacium group sp 1)

(phlegmacium, viscid cap/striate stipe) sp 1

(sericeocybe = infractus?)

(telamonia  like collinatus)

        flavifolius “rendens”

        sp1 (camphoratus)

        sp2

        sp3 (bigloweii)

        cinnamomeus

        violaceous

Hebeloma crustuliniformis

   mesophaeum

        aggregatum(?)

Gymnopilus sapineus (thanks Jon)

Galerina "autumnalis"  atkinsoniana?

Inocybe fastigata

        sororia

        geophylla

        sp

Paxillus involutus

Pholiota vernalis

        squarrosoides

        destruens

Hypholoma  (aka Naematoloma) capnoides

        fasciculare

        sublateritium

 

Stropharia aeruginascens

    rugosa-annulata

    hornemanii

    semiglobata

 

GILLED FUNGI, BLACK SPORES

Coprinus comatus

        atramentarius

        micaceous

Gomphidius glutinosus

Chroogomphus vinicolor

Panaeolus separatus

Panaeolina foenisecii

Psathyrella sp1

        sp2

GILLED FUNGI PINK SPORED

Pluteus cervinus

 

NONGILLED FUNGI

Cantharellus cibarius (aka golden chanterelle)

Gomphus clavatus

 

BOLETES

Suillus brevipes

        lakei

        tomentosus

Leccinum insigne

aurantiacum

        discolor

Boletus appendiculatus

        edulis       

        chrysenteron

        piperatus

        zelleri

 

PUFFBALLS

Bovista pila

Calvatia fumosum

Lycoperdon pyriforme

        perlatum

        marginatum

Vascellum “praetense”