Fungi
of the
Sierra Nevada Mountains

The Fungi of the Sierra Nevada Mountains contains photographs with some short comments. As we write descriptions, these fungi will be integrated into The Fungi of California and this page will eventually disappear.

There are two separate mushroom seasons in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: a spring season and a fall season. Although some mushrooms appear at both times of the year, most are only common during one season. Most species included here have a label to indicate when it commonly appears.

1. Arcangeliella crassa
   A secotioid relative of Lactarius. [fall]
   (Photo: © Michael Wood)

2. Boletus haematinus
   Boletus haematinus
   One of the red pored boletes. [fall]
   (Photos: © Michael Wood)

3. Boletus rubripes
   (Photo: © Michael Wood)

4. Cantharocybe gruberi
   A rare fungus. This photo is from the first collection known from northern California (near Bassetts, Sierra County), June 1997. [spring]
   (Photo: © Michael Wood)

5. Chroogomphus rutilans
   Chroogompus vinicolor tends to be more common in the inner Bay Area, Chroogomphus rutilans tends to be more common in the Sierras. They are indistinguishable macroscopically. [fall]
   (Photo: © Michael Wood)

6. Clavariadelphus caespitosus
   [fall]
   (Photo: © Michael Wood)

7. Cortinarius sp.
   Many of the Cortinarii are only known to genus.
   (Photo: © Michael Wood)

8. Ganoderma oregonense
   [fall]
   (Photo: © Michael Wood)

9. Gautieria pterosperma
   Gautieria is a common genus of hypogeous fungi, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Here is a closeup of the gleba of another Gautieria. [spring]
   (Photo: © Michael Wood)

10. Geopyxis vulcanalis
    Geopyxis vulcanalis
    (Photos: © Michael Boom)

11. Gomphus bonarii
    The very common "scaly chanterelle". [fall]
    (Photo: © Michael Wood)

12. Hygrophorus caeruleus
    Check out the color of this mushroom!
    (Photo: © Boleslaw Kuznik)

13. Leccinum brunneum
    Leccinum brunneum
    An excellent edible (especially dried), associated with aspen. [fall]
    (Photos: © Michael Wood)

14. Leccinum discolor
    An excellent edible (especially dried), associated with aspen. [fall]
    (Photo: © Michael Wood)

15. Omphalina luteicolor
    Synonym = Chrysomphalina luteicolor [fall]
    (Photo: © Michael Wood)

16. Pholiota aurivella
    Pholiota aurivella
    [fall]
    (Photos: © Michael Wood)

17. Pholiota flavida
    [fall]
    (Photo: © Michael Wood)

18. Pseudoplectania nigrella
    [spring]
    (Photo: © Fred Stevens)

19. Russula simmilima
    [fall]
    (Photo: © Michael Wood)

20. Russula stuntzii
    On or around rotting wood. [fall]
    (Photos: © Michael Wood)

21. Russula xerampelina
    Russula xerampelina
    One of the best edible mushrooms. [fall]
    (Photos: © Michael Wood)

22. Sedecula pulvinata
    A weird looking hypogeous fungus with unclear relationships. [fall]
    (Photo: © Michael Wood)

23. Xeromphalina cauticinalis
    Xeromphalina cauticinalis
    Common in moss beds and decaying litter. [fall]
    (Photo: © Michael Wood)

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