CENTRAL PARK MUSHROOMS / as of January, 2017 – 400+ species
Official NYMS walks through the park to survey the mycoflora of Central Park
1 – June 24, 2006 – The Central Park Bio-Blitz
2 – June 24, 2007
3 – June 29, 2008
4 – June 26, 2009
5 – June 27, 2010
6 – December 26, 2010 [First Xmas Mushroom Count in Central Park]
7 – April 23, 2011…..25 species
8 – June 26, 2011………..70+ species
9 – October 28, 2011……….60 species (w Millman)
10 – December 4, 2011………..30 species
11 – January 1, 2012
12 – June 24, 2012
13 – February 3, 2013
14 – June 30, 2013
15 – November 30, 2013
16 – January 1, 2014
17 – January 12, 2014
18 – February 22, 2014
19 – June 29, 2014
20 – December 6, 2014
21 – December 13, 2014
22 – January 1, 2015
23 – January 4, 2015
24 – January 25, 2015
25 – February 1, 2015
26 – March 1, 2015
27 – June 28, 2015 (over 90 species)
28 – July 5, 2015 (over 100 mushrooms found)
29 – November 29, 2015 (over 50 mushrooms found)
30 – December 26, 2015 (75+ species)
31 – January 1, 2016 (75+ species)
32 – January 31, 2016 (50+ species, park snow covered)
33 – April 24, 2016
34 – June 26, 2016
35 – July 4, 2016
36 – December 4, 2016 [4 NEW species for the park !)’
37 – January 1, 2017
38 – February 19, 2017
39 – June 25, 2017
CENTRAL PARK MUSHROOMS / as of Summer, 2016 we have over 400 species recorded
75 Ascomycetes [many more still to be identified]…….including lichens, that’s 100 or so!
8 Jelly Fungi
7 Chanterelles, Corals and Tooth Fungi
50 Crust Fungi
60 Polypores
12 Boletes
150 Gilled Mushrooms
21 Gasteromycetes
1 Rust Fungus
1 Zygomycete
15 Myxomycetes
22 Lichens
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[To see photos of some of these mushrooms, please see on this website the page “Central Park Mushrooms” for 150 or so photos taken in Central Park )
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ASCOMYCETES
Annulohypoxylon annulatum (?)
Annulohypoxylon multiforme
Annulohypoxylon truncatum
Apiognomonia lyrata (Anthracnose of London Plane)
Apiognomonia quercina (Anthracnose of White Oak)
Apiosporina morbosa (Black Knot of Cherry)
Ascocoryne “sarcoides” (cylichnium)
Biscogniauxia atropunctata
Biscogniauxia marginata
Biscogniauxia nummularia ?
Bisporella citrina
Calonectria sp. on Ilex
Chromelosporium sp. (2016)
Coccomyces coronatus
Cosmospora sp. on Diatrype stigma
Cryptovalsa sassafras
Daldinia concentrica complex (Cramp Balls)
Diaporthe sp. (tiny, erect, blackened structures)
Diaporthe sp. ? – on dead poke stems
Diatrype stigma
Diatrype cf virescens
Diatrypaceous fungi (at least 5 species) !!!
Diatrypella sp.
Diplocarpon rosae (black spot of rose)
Discula destructiva ? (Anthracnose of Flowering Dogwood) ?
Endothia radicularis (Coral Spot)
Eutypa spinosa
Eutypella scoparia
Eutypella spinosa (2016)
Fusicolla merismoides
Helminthosphaeria clavariarum on Cl. cristata
Hypomyces aurantius
Hypomyces chrysospermus
Hypomyces hyalinus
Hypomyces microspermus
H. on stereum
H. on Tylopilus ?
Hypoxylon fragiforme
Hypoxylon howeanum
Hypoxylon rubiginosum
Hypoxylon sp. (on reddish subiculum)
Hypoxylon sp.
Hysteriaceae (several species) !!! (2016)
Kretzschmaria (Ustulina) deusta (Carbon Crust)
Lasiosphaeria sp.
Lophodermium pinastri on white pine
Lophodermium sp. on Austrian pine
Macrodiplodiopsis (anamorph) on London Plane (ID Ethan Crenson, March 2017)
Mollisia cinerea
Mollisia sp. (near cream)
Morchella sp. (Morel) – reported twice (near 68th St. & in the North Woods)
Nectria cinnabarina (Coral Spot)
Nectria episphaeria ?
Neonectria coccinea on European beech (“coral spot”)
Oidium euonymi-japonici
Ophiostoma ulmi
Patellaria atrata
Peziza badia
Peziza succosa
Phaeocalicium polyporaeum
Phomopsis sp. (gall on oak)
Phyllosticta on Mountain Laurel leaves
Podosphaera leucotricha
Rhytisma acerniumum (2016)
Rosellinia cf corticium
Rosellinia subiculata
Rosellinia sp. (no subiculum)
Scutellinia scutellata (Eye-lash Peziza)
Sepedonium chrysospermum
Sphaeriaceae : gray-white w black perithecia
Sphaerotheca phytoptophila (Witches’ Broom on Hackberry)
Trichoderma sp. on Ganoderma lucidum
Powdery mildew on euonymus
Erisiphe quercina (Powdery mildew on oak)
Microsphaera liriodendri (Powdery mildew on tulip-poplar)
Taphrina deformans on peach leaves and also on black cherry leaves
Xylaria liquidambar (Xylaria on Sweet Gum capsules
Xylaria polymorpha (Dead Man’s Fingers)
Pokeweed stems – many different fungi
Many tree and shrub leaves have leaf spot fungi on them, possibly restricted to particular species
JELLY FUNGI
Auricularia auricula (Tree-ear fungus)
Calocera cornea (2015)
Dacrymyces capitatus
Exidia glandulosa
Exidia nucleata
Exidia recisa
Guepiniopsis buccina
Tremella aurantia on Stereum hirsutum
CHANTERELLES, CORAL and TOOTH FUNGI
Cantharellus lateritius [reported once]
Clavaria vermicularis
Clavulina cristata
Clavulina sp. (in moss)
Climacodon septentrionale
Hericium erinaceus (Lion’s Mane)
Sparassis spathulata (Cauliflower Mushroom)
PARCHMENT and CRUST FUNGI
Aethelia epiphylla ?
Aleurodiscus oakesii ?
Asterostroma sp.
Basidioradulum radula
Botryobasidium sp.
Bulbillomyces farinosus
Chondrostereum purpureum ?
Corticium roseum
Cylindrobasidium laeve
Dendrothele alliacea on elm (2016)
Dendrithele macrons (on ash)
Dendrothele nivalis on Juniper
Dendrothele sp. on American elm ?
Fibrodontia gossypina
Hydnochaete olivacea
Hymenochaete corrugata
Hymenochaete rubiginosum
Hyphodontia arguta ?
Hyphodontia cf quercina ?
Hyphodontia cf sambuci ?
Hyphodontia cf spathulata ?
Hypochnicium bombycinum ?
Laxitextum bicolor
Peniophora cf albobadia
Peniophora cf cinerea
Peniophora incarnata
Phanerochaete chrysorhiza
Phanerochaete crassa
Phlebia cf livida
Phlebia tremellosa
Plicaturopsis crispa (Crinkle-gill)
Punctularia strigosozonata (Tree bacon)
Sarcodontia setosa
Schizophyllum commune (Split-gill)
Steccherinum ochraceum
Stereum complicatum
Stereum gausapatum (2016)
Stereum hirsutum
Stereum ostrea (False Turkey-tail)
Stereum sericium
Stereum cf ochraceoflavum ?
Tomentella sp.
Trechispora mollusca
Xenasmatella vaga
Xylobolus frustulatus (Ceramic Tile fungus)
Xylodon rimosissimus ?
Vararia ochroleuca ?
Pinkish tan resupinate
Crust yellowish and a bit pink, green…5’ spread on willow log
Crust yellow green (small)…..with tiny white fringe at margin ?
Crust pinkish tan……..long sheet…?
Crust red brown Stereum-like…..Peniophora cf albobadia
Crust white like paint….Peniophora cf cinerea
Crust with tiny, separated white teeth (not Irpex)
pilot tooth fungus on wood, no stem, white
and many others not listed yet…..
POLYPORES
Abortiporus biennis
Antrodia albida
Antrodia heteromorpha
Antrodia malicola
Bjerkandera adusta
Bondarzewia berkeleyi (Berkeley’s Polypore)
Cerrena unicolor
Ceriporia excelsa
Ceriporia cf viridans
Ceriporia sp. (greenish tint)
Daedalea quercina
Daedaleopsis confragosa
Favolus alveolaris
Fistulina hepatica (Beefsteak Polypore)
Fomitopsis spraguei
Ganoderma applanatum (Artist’s Conk)
Ganoderma curtisii
Ganoderma lucidum (Reishi) [G. sessile]
Grifola frondosa (Hen of the Woods)
Hapalopilus nidulans
Inonotus dryadeus
Inonotus hispidus
Irpex lacteus
Ischnoderma resinosum (2016)
Laetiporus cincinnatus (White Chicken Mushroom)
Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken Mushroom)
Lenzites betulina
Meripilus sumstinei (Black-staining polypore)
Oligoporus caesius
Oxyporus populinus
Perenniporia fraxinophila (cracked-cap)
Perenniporia medulla-panis
Perenniporia ohiensis
Perenniporia robinophila (in the Ravine)
Perenniporia sp. (north woods)
Phellinus gilvus
Phellinus cf pomaceus
Phellinus robiniae (rimosus)
Polyporus arcularius
Polyporus brumalis
Polyporus elegans
Polyporus squamosus (Dryad’s Saddle)
Pycnoporus cinnabarinus
Schizopora paradoxa
Skeletocutis sp.
Spongipellis pachyodon
Trametes cervina
Trametes conchifer
Trametes elegans (gibbosa)
Trametes hirsutum
Trametes pubescens
Trametes suaveolens
Trametes versicolor (Turkey-tail)
Trichaptum biforme
Tyromyces chioneus
Tyromyces fissilis
Resup. white
Resup brown
Resup. brown w white margin
bracket – with “teeth” or split tubes (new, Aug. 2015)
BOLETES
Boletinellus merulioides
Boletus campestris
Boletus chrysenteron
Boletus pseudosensibilis
Boletus pulverulentus
Boletus rufomaculatus
Boletus subvelutipes
Gyroporus castaneus
Phyloporus rhodoxanthus
Strobilomyces floccopus
Suillus granulatus (2016)
Tylopilus badiceps (ferrugineus)
Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus
Tylopilus sordidus (new, June 28, 2015)
Xanthoconium purpureum (new, Aug. 2015)
GASTEROMYCETES
Calvatia craniformis
Calvatia cyathiformis
Calvatia gigantea (Giant Puffball)
Calvatia rubroflava
Calvatia sp. (small, ornamented surface; yellow-green gleba)
Crucibulum laeve
Cyatus cf olla
Cyathus striatus
Geastrum saccatum
Lycoperdon coloratum ?
Lycoperdon curtisii
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon pusillum
Lycoperdon pyriforme
Lycoperdon sp.
Mutinus elegans
Phallus ravenelii
Phallus rubicundus
Pisolithus tinctorius
Pseudocolus fusiformis
Scleroderma cepa
Scleroderma citrinum
Scleroderma lycoperdoides
Scleroderma polyrhizon
GILLED MUSHROOMS
Agaricus abruptibulbus
Agaricus bitorquis
Agaricus campestris (Meadow Mushroom)
Agaricus macrosporus
Agaricus placomyces
Agaricus subrufescens
Agrocybe acericola
Agrocybe dura
Agrocybe cf firma
Agrocybe pediades
Amanita abrupta
Amanita crenulata
Amanita flavoconia
Amanita flavorubescens
Amanita muscaria (Fly Agaric)
Amanita spreta
Amanita rubescens (The Blusher)
Amanita cf russuloides (tiny, under oak, 97th St.)
Amanita vaginata
Amanita virosa complex (Destroying Angel)
Amanita volvata
Armillaria mellea (Honey Mushroom)
Armillaria tabescens (Ringless Honey Mushroom)
Bolbitius vitellinus
Cheimonophyllum sp.
Chlorophyllum molybdites (Green-spored Lepiota)
Clitocybe nuda (Blewits)
Clitocybe odora
Clitocybe phaeophthalma
Clitoycbe sp. (small)
Conocybe filaris (2016)
Conocybe lactea
Conocybe cf tenera
Conocybe sp. (white)
Coprinus atramentarius
Coprinus auricomus
Coprinus comatus (Shaggy Mane)
Coprinus disseminatus
Coprinus domesticus
Coprinus cf lagopus
Coprinus micaceus
Coprinus plicatilis
Coprinus radians
Coprinus romagnesianus (2015)
Coprinus variegatus
Coprinus sp. (tiny) (2016)
Coprinus spp.
Crepidotus applanatus
Crepidotus mollis
Entoloma sp. (72nd & CPW)
Entoloma sp. (96-97 ovoid mulch area)
Flammulina velutipes
Galerina autumnalis
Galerina sp. (near G. hypnorum ?)
Gymnopilus spectabilis
Gymnopilus sp. (not spectabilis, perhaps luteofolius?)
Gymnopilus sp. near G. sapineus
Gymnopus acervatus (not this but not G. erythropus, either)
Gymnopus dichrous
Gymnopus dryophilus
Gymnopus erythropus
Gymnopus luxurians
Hebeloma cf hiemale
Hebeloma cf popuinum
Hebeloma sp. under linden
Hohenbuehelia geogenia
Hohenbuehelia mastrucatus
Hygrophorus s.l. virgineus ?
Hypsizygus tessulatus
Hypsizygus ulmarius
Hypholoma aurantiacum [= Leratiomyces ceres]
Hypholoma fasciculare
Hypholoma sublateritium
Inocybe abundans
Inocybe albodisca
Inocybe asterospora (2015)
Inocybe caesariata
Inocybe fastigiata
Inocybe lacera
Inocybe rimosoides
Inocybe spp.
Laccaria amethystina
Laccaria laccata
Laccaria ohiensis
Lactarius hygrophoroides (2015)
Lactarius cf camphoratus (2015)
Lactarius sp. (near griseus?)
Lentinellus ursinus
Lentinus (Neolentinus) lepideus (2016)
Lepiota (Leucoagaricus) americana
Lepiotaa (Leucocoprinus) cepaestipes
Lepiota cristata
Lepiota (Leucoagaricus) “naucina” (leucothites)
Lyophyllum decastes
Marasmius capillaris
Marasmius epiphyllus ?
Marasmius graminum
Marasmius nigrodiscus
Marasmius oreades (Fairy Ring Mushroom)
Marasmius rotula
Marasmius scorodonius
Marasmius sp. (smaller than dime)
Megacollybia rodmani (Platterful mushroom)
Melanoleuca albiflavida ?
Melanoleuca cf cognata
Melanoleuca graminicola (2016)
Melanoleuca sp. (white cap / 2016)
Mycena corticola
Mycena galericulata
Mycena inclinata
Mycena spp.
Omphalotus illudens
Oudemansiella “radicata” (Xerula furfuracea)
Panaeolina foenisecii
Panellus stipticus
Panus rudis (Lentinus strigosus)
Pholiota aurivella
Pholiota cf flammans (2016)
Pholiota sp. (2016)
Phyloporus nidulans
Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster Mushroom)
Pluteus cervinus var alba
Pluteus cervinus
Pluteus ephebes complex (2016)
Pluteus longistriatus (2016)
Pluteus petasatus
Pluteus sp. (cellulodermi)
Psathyrella candolleana
Psathyrella cf. conissans
Psathyrella deliniata
Psathyrella conopilea
Psathyrella cf hydrophila
Psathyrella prona
Psathyrella velutina
Psathyrella sp. (2016)
Psathyrella spp.
Psilocybe ovoideocystidiata
Resupinatus alboniger ?
Resupinatus applicatus
Rickenella fibula
Russula aeruginea
Russula albonigra
Russula brevipes (2016)
Russula brunneola ?
Russula crustosa complex (R. parvovirescens)
Russula cyanoxantha
Russula foetentula
Russula mariae
Russula modesta ?
Russula mutabilis
Russula ornaticeps
Russula parvovirescens
Russula pectinatoides
Russula pseudolepida (2015) ?
Russula pusilla (2015)
Russula cf pulchra
Russula variata
Russula spp.
Stropharia rugosoannulata
Tubaria furfuracea
Volvariella bombycina
Volvariella pusilla
unknown – on wood, yellow, small
unknown, on wood, white-spored
unknown, on wood, small, oyster-like
CYPHELLOID FUNGI
Flagelloscypha minutissima
Merismodes fasciculatus
RUST FUNGI
Gymnosporangium globosum (on hawthorn fruit)
Rust fungi are ubiquitous on plants in Central Park, just not listed here.
ZYGOMYCETES
Syzygites megalocarpus
MYXOMYCETES
Arcyria denudata
Brefeldia maxima
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
Cribraria sp.
Dictydium cancellatum
Enteridium lycoperdon
Enteridium splendens
Fuligo septica
Hemitrichia clavata
Linbladia tubulina
Lycogala epidendrum
Metatrichia vesparium
Physarum globiferum
Physarum polycephalum
Stemonitis splendens
Stemonitis sp.
LICHENS…..from CP Bio-Blitz 2013
Acarospora fuscata
Caloplaca ferracissima
Candolaria concolor
Cladonia sp.
Flavoparmelia baltimorensis
Flavoparmelia caperata
Flavoparmelia soredica
Lecanora strobilina
Lepraria finkii.
Leprairia sp.
Myelochroa aurulenta
Parmelia sulcata
Parmotrema hypotropum
Phaeophyscia adiastola
Phaeophyscia rubropulchra
Physcia millegrana
Physcia stellaris
Physcia thompsoniana
Physciella chlorantha
Punctelia caesana
Punctelia rudecta
Sarcogyne clavus
Trapella placodioides
Xanthoparmelia pittii
NEAR BUT NOT IN CENTRAL PARK
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
See the NEMF.org website (or Google “Central Park mushrooms”) to see an article on the mushrooms of Central Park, by season, by habitat, and by kind. It’s part of a year-round exploration of the kinds of mushrooms one can find in an urban park.
NYMS mushroom walk
