Western Montana Mushrooms

This western Montana Mushroom photo guide is a work in progress. Some have only the scientific name and some contain more information, including location and time of year they are generally found. More information about each mushroom will be added shortly, as well as more mushrooms being added.

Agaricus meleagris - (Toxic Forest Agaricus)
Agaricus xanthodermus - (Toxic Yellow Stem Agaricus)
Amanita phalloides - (Deadly Amanita)
Amanita smithiana - (Smith's Amanita)
Clavariadelphus truncatus - (Flat Top Golden Fairy Fingers)
Clitocybe nebularis - (Skunk Cloud Clitocybe)
Cortinarius ponderosus - (Giant Cortinarius)
Cortinarius traganus - (Lavender Gray Cortinarius)
Dentium repandum - (Sweet Tooth)
Geopora cooperi - (Cooper's Truffle)
Gomphidius subroseus - (Rosy Slime Cap)
Hericium corralloides - (Frozen Waterfall Fungus)
Hydnotrya cerebriformis - (Brainlike Truffle)
Hygrophorus eburneus - (Cowboy's Handkerchief)
Hygrophorus hypothejus - (Olive-Brown Waxy Cap)
Lyophyllum descastes - (Montana Shimeji)
Melanogaster tuberiformis - (Black False Truffle)
Microstoma protacta - (Rare Stalked Scarlet Cup)
Morchella species - (Morels)
Mycena overholtsii - (Snowbank Furry foot)
Phaeolepiota aurea - (Brown Powdered Mushroom)
Phallus impudicus - (Stinkhorn)
Calvatia sp - (Puffballs)
Ramaria rasilispora - (Yellow Coral)
Russula decolorans - (Graying Russula)
Gomphidius glutinosus
Cortinarius bulbopodium group

For folks who want to be extra sure about what you have picked, the following are spores under the electron microscope belonging to the following mushrooms. A big thanks to Dave Magne for the images.

All photos are the property of Larry Evans and can not be reproduced without his permission.

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