Kaw Valley Mycological Society


Photographs of Kansas Mushrooms
by Ron Meyers

First Photo

Below is an index of links to photographs of a few of the mushrooms found in Kansas. Included are both common mushrooms and some that are rarely seen. No attempt has been made to give detailed identification characteristics of the mushrooms, as this is best left to the many good field guides available. These photographs should not be used to determine the edibility of mushrooms. No wild mushroom should be eaten until it is identified by an expert!

Agaricus campestris

Amanita populiphila

Amanita thiersii

Calvatia craniiformis

Calvatia rubroflava

Chlorophyllum molybdites

Coltricia montagnei

Coprinus micaceus

Flammulina velutipes

Ganoderma lucidum

Geastrum saccatum

Gyromitra caroliniana

Gyromitra fastigiata

Hericium coralloides

Hypomyces lactifluorum

Hypsizygus ulmarius

Laccaria ochropurpurea

Laetiporus cincinnatus

Lycoperdon pulcherrimum

Lysurus mokusin

Morchella semilibera

Mutinus elegans

Omphalotus olearius

Oxyporus populinus

Pseudocolus fusiformis

Rhodotus palmatus

Sarcoscypha occidentalis

Urnula craterium

Volvariella bombycina

Volvariella pusilla




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