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Abortiporus.

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Abortous = deformed. Poros = pore. Deformed pored fungus

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Agaricus. (The mushrooms)

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Agaria, a location or it may be from the Greek, agarikon = a fungus. Mushroom of Agaria, or just Greek for fungus.

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Agrocybe. (Fieldcaps)

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Agros = field. Kybe = swelling/knob (head). Field Mushrooms.

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Aleuria.

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Aleuron = Flour. Flour-like fungus.

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Amanita.

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Amanita. Mount Amanus.

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Amaropostia. (Brackets)

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Amarus = bitter. Looks similar to Postia but is bitter

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Ampulloclitocybe.

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Ampulla = flask or bottle with a narrow neck, (in this case cystidia). Klito = slope, sloping. Kybe = swelling/knob (head). Sloping-headed fungus with bottle shaped cystidia.

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Aphroditeola.

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Aphrodite = goddess of love. Ola = little. Little Aphrodite.

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Apioperdon. (Puffballs)

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Apio = Pear-shaped. Perdo = to break wind. Pear-shaped fungus breaking wind.

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Armillaria. (Honey fungus)

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Armilla = bracelet/ring. Ringed fungus.

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Arrhenia. (Navels)

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Johan Petter Arrhenius. Botanist. Arrhenius’s fungus.

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Aspropaxillus. (Funnels)

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Aspron = white/bright + Paxillus. White Paxillus-like fungus.

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Asterophora. (Piggybacks)

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Aster = star. Phoros = bearing/carrying. Star bearer fungus.

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Atheniella. (Bonnets)

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Athene = Goddess of wisdom. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Athena’s small mushroom.

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Atractosporocybe. (Funnels)

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Atractos = spindle-shaped. Spora = spore. Kybe = swelling/knob (head). A fungus with spindle shaped spores.

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Aureoboletus. (Boletes)

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Aureus = golden or brilliant gold coloured. Boletus. Golden coloured boletes.

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Auricularia. (Ears)

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Auricularis = ear-shaped. Ear-shaped fungus.

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Auriscalpium. (Ear pick)

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Aurius = ear. Scalpere = to scratch or clean. Ear-cleaner fungus.

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Baeospora.

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Baios = small, little, short. Spora = spore. Little spored mushroom.

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Bjerkandera. (Brackets)

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A.J Bjerkander. Mycologist. Bjerkander’s fungus.

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Blasiphalia. (Mosscaps)

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Blasia = a type of liverwort. Omphalina = with a navel. Liverwort associated omphalinoid fungus.

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Bogbodia.

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No direct root, it reflects the habitat of bogland and bog bodies, preserved human remains. Fungus of peat bogs.

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Bolbitius. (Fieldcaps)

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bolbiton = cow dung. Cow-dung fungus.

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Boletus. (Boletes)

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Bolitus = mushroom. (Latin) borrowed from bolites (Greek). An original Proto-indo European root of bolos, meaning a lump or clod is also associated with the genus. Mushroom.

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Bonomyces. (Funnels)
Marcel Bon. Mycologist. Mykes = fungus. Bon's fungus.
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Bovista. (Puffballs)
Bovist/bofist = puffball from the German.
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Bovistella. (Puffballs)
Bovista. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Small puffball fungus.
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Britzelmayria.
M. Britzelmayer. Mycologist. Britzelmayer's fungus.
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Buchwaldoboletus. (Boletes)
N. B. Buchwald. Bolete. Buchwald's bolete.
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Butyriboletus. (Boletes)
Butyra = butter like (in this case the colour). Bolete. Butter bolete.
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Callistosporium. (Starcaps)
Kallistos = most beautiful. Spora = spore. Most beautiful spored mushroom.
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Caloboletus. (Boletes)
Kalos = beautiful. Bolete. Beautiful bolete.
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Calocybe. (Domecaps)
Kalos = beautiful Kybe = swelling/knob (head). Beautiful headed mushroom.
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Calvatia. (Puffballs)
Calvus = bald. The bald one.
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Calyptella. (Hoodies)
Calyptra = veil or a covering. Veil shaped fungus.
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Camarophyllopsis. (Fanvaults)
Kamara = chamber or vault. Phyllon = gill. Opsis = resembling, likeness to. Camarophyllus. A mushroom with gills making a vaulted chamber.
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Campanella. (Oysterlings)
Campana = bell. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Small bell-shaped mushrooms.
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Candolleomyces.
A.P. de Candolle. Botanist. Candolle's fungus.
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Cantharellopsis.
Cantherellus. Opsis = resembling. Resembling Cantherellus.
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Cantherellula.
Cantherellus. Ula = little. Little Chanterelle.
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Cantharellus. (Chanterelles)
Kantharos = cup or tankard. Ellus = used to indicate a diminutive form. Little tankard fungus.
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Catathelasma.
Kata = downward. Thelema = veil. Mushroom with a downward veil.
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Cerioporus. (Polypores)
Kerion = honeycomb. Poros = pore. Honeycomb-pored bracket.
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Chaetocalathus. (Oysterling)
Chaite = long hair or bristle. Kalahos = basket or cup. Bristly little cup fungus.
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Chalciporus. (Boletes)
Chalkos = copper (colour). Poros = pore. Copper-pored bolete.
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Chamaemyces. (Dapperlings)
Chamai = on the ground or low. Mykes = fungus or mushroom. Ground-dwelling fungus.
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Cheimonophyllum. (Oysterlings)
Cheimon = winter or stormy season. Phyllon = gills. Winter gilled mushroom.
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Chlorophyllum. (Parasols)
Chloros = green. Phyllon = gills. Green gilled parasols.
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Chondrostereum.
Chondros = cartilage. Stereos = stiff or solid. Firm-cartilaginous like fungus.
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Chromosera.
Chromo = colour or pigment. Serus = late OR it could be from serosus = sappy. Coloured sappy/resinous fungus. OR Coloured fungus late in the year.
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Chroogomphus. (Spikes)
Chroma = colour or pigment. Gomphus. Coloured Gompus-like fungus.
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Chrysomphalina (Navels)
Chryso = gold or golden. Omphalos = navel or umbilicus. Golden navel-headed mushroom.
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Clathrus. (Stinkhorns)
Clathrus = a cage/lattice. Cage-like fungus.
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Clavaria. (Spindles)
Clava = club. Aria = pertaining to. Club-like fungus.
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Clavulina. (Clubs)
Clava = club. Ulina = diminutive. Small or little club fungus.
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Clavulinopsis. (Corals)
Clava = club. Opsis = appearing like/resembling. Clavulina-like fungus.
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Clitocella.
Klinos = slope, sloping. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Small Clitocybe-like fungus.
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Clitocybe. (Funnels)
Klitos = slope/sloping. Kybe = swelling/knob (head). Slope-headed mushroom.
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Clitocybula. (Toughshanks)
Clitocybe. Ula = little or small. Small Clitocybe-like mushroom.
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Clitopaxillus.
Clitocybe + Paxillus. Small Paxillus/Clitocybe-like fungus.
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Clitopilopsis.
Clitopilus. Opsis = resembling. Clitopilus-like fungus.
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Clitopilus.
Klitos = slope. Pilus = cap. Sloping cap fungus.
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Collybia. (Shanklets)
Kollybos = small coin. ia = pertaining to Coin-like mushroom.
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Coltricia. (Tiger eyes)
Coltrum = quilt or covering. Quilt-like fungus.
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Conocybe. (Conecaps)
Conus = cone. Kybe = swelling/knob (head). Cone-headed mushroom.
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Contumyces. (Navels)
Contus = staff or pole. Mykes = fungus. Pole fungus.
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Coprinellus. (Inkcaps)
Coprinus. Ellus = used to indicate a diminutive form. Small Coprinus-like fungus.
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Coprinopsis. (Inkcaps)
Coprinus. Opsis = possessing. Coprinus-like fungus.
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Coprinus. (Inkcaps)
Kopros = dung. Dung fungus.
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Cordyceps. (Caterpillarclubs)
Korydle = club. kephale = head. Club-headed fungus.
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Cortinarius. (Webcaps)
Cortina = veil. The veiled ones.
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Craterellus. (Chanterelles)
Krater = crater, bowel. Ellus = used to indicate a diminutive form. Small bowl-like fungus.
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Crepidotus. (Oysterlings)
Krepis = slipper/sandal. Otus = Ear. Slipper-like fungus.
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Crinipellis. (Parachutes)
Crinis = hair. Pellis = skin. Hairy-skinned fungus.
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Crucibulum (Birds nests)
Crucibulum = crucible or melting pot. Small crucible-like fungus.
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Cryptomarasmius. (Parachutes)
Kryptos = hidden. Marasmus = withering or drying out. Hidden Marasmius.
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Cuphophyllus. (Waxcaps)
Kuphos/kyphos = humped/curved. Phyllon = gill. Curved-gill fungus.
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Cyanoboletus. (Boletes)
Kyanos = blue. Bolete. Blue boletes.
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Cyathus. (Bird's Nest Fungi)
Cyathus = cup or goblet. Cup fungus.
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Cyclocybe. (Fieldcaps)
Kyklos = circle/circular. Kybe = swelling/knob (head). Circular headed fungus.
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Cystoagaricus.
Kystis = bladder/pouch. (cystidia in this case) Agaricus. Bladder-like Agaricus.
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Cystoderma. (Powdercaps)
Kystis = bladder/pouch. (sphaerocysts). Derma = skin. Bladder-skinned mushroom.
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Cystodermella. (Powdercaps)
Cystoderma. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Little bladder-skinned mushroom.
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Cystolepiota. (Dapperling)
Kystis = bladder/pouch. (sphaerocysts). Lepiota. Bladder Lepiota.
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Dacrymyces.
Dakry = tear. Mykes = fungus. Tear-like fungus.
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Daedalea. (Mazegills)
Daedalus = designer of the labyrinth of Minos in Crete. Labyrinth-like fungus.
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Daedaleopsis. (Bracket with maze like gills)
Daedalea. Opsis = likeness to. Resembling Daedalea.
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Daldinia.
A.A. Daldini. Mycologist. Daldini's fungus.
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Datronia. (Mazegills)
L. Datron. Mycologist. Datron's fungus.
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Deconica. (Mountain brownies)
De = Reverse. Conica = cone shaped. Becoming not-conical.
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Delicatula.
Delicatus = delicate. Ula = small. Small delicate one.
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Dendrocollybia. (Shanklets)
Dendron = tree. Kollybos = small coin. Tree-coin fungus.
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Dermoloma. (Crazed Caps)
Derma = skin. Loma = fringe or hem. Fringed-skin fungus.
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Desarmillaria. (Honey fungus)
Des = lacking. Armilla = a bracelet/ring. Ringless Armillaria.
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Descolea.
Dr H. Descole. Descole's fungus.
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Echinoderma. (Dapperlings)
Echino = prickly. Derma = skin. Spiny-skinned fungus.
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Entoloma. (Pinkgills)
Entos = inner. Loma = fringe or margin. Mushroom with in rolled margin.
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Ephemerocybe. (Coprinoids)
Ephemeros = for the day. Kybe = swelling/knob (head). Short-lived cap.
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Exidia. (Jelly fungi)
Exsudare = to sweat/ooze. Oozing fungus.
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Faerberia. (Funnels)
Farber = dyer. The dyer's mushroom.
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Fayodia. (Navels)
V. Fayod. Botanist. Fayod's fungus.
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Fistulina. (Brackets)
Fistula = pipe or tube. Tube-bearing fungus.
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Flammula. (Brownies)
Flamma = flame. Ula = little. Little flame mushroom.
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Flammulaster.
Flammula. Aster = imperfectly like, resembling. Resembling a little flame mushroom.
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Flammulina. (Shanks)
Flamma = flame. ina = diminutive Little flame mushroom.
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Floccularia.
Floccus = small tuft of wool. Woolly-tufted fungus.
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Fomes. (Polypores)
Fomes = tinder. Tinder fungus.
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Fomitopsis. (Polypores)
Fomes = tinder. Opsis = likeness to. Fomes-like fungus.
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Fuscoporia. (Crusts)
Fuscus = dark or dusky. Poros = pore Dark-pored fungus.
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Galerina. (Moss bells)
Galerus = cap/helmet. Ina = diminutive. Little helmet fungus.
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Gamundia. (Meadowcaps)
I. Gamundi. Mycologist. Gamundi's fungus.
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Ganoderma. (Polypore)
Ganos = shining. Derma = skin. Shiny-skinned fungus.
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Geastrum. (Earthstars)
Geo = earth. Astron = stars. Earth stars.
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Geoglossum. (Earthtongues)
Geo = earth. Glossa = tongue. Earth tongue.
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Gerhardtia.
Dr. Gerhard Marbach. Mycologist. Gerhard's fungus.
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Gliophorus. (Waxcap)
Gloios = sticky, glue. Phorus = bearing. Sticky-bearer.
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Gloeophyllum. (Mazegills)
Gloios = gluey, sticky. Phyllon = leaf or more accurately in this case plate, as in a flattened gill plate. Sticky gill fungus.
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Gloiocephala.
Gloios = sticky, glue. Kephale = head. Sticky-head fungus.
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Gloioxanthomyces. (Waxcap)
Gloios = sticky, glue. Xanthos = yellow. Mykes = fungus. Sticky-yellow fungus.
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Gomphidius. (Spikes)
Gomphos = peg, nail, wedge. Little-peg fungus.
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Gomphus. (Pigs ear)
Gomphos = peg, nail, wedge. Peg fungus.
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Grifola. (Polypore)
Gryphus = Griffin. Ola = a diminutive form. Small Griffin fungus.
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Gymnopilus. (Rustgills)
Gymno = naked. Pilos = felt cap or head. Naked-caped mushroom.
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Gymnopus. (Parachutes / Toughshanks)
Gymnos = naked. Pous = foot. Naked-footed mushroom.
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Gyrodon. (Boletes)
Gyros = rounded/circular/coiled. Odon = tooth. Round toothed fungus.
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Gyroflexus. (Mosscaps)
Gyros = rounded/circle/coiled. Flexus = flexible. Flexible rounded mushroom.
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Gyromitra. (False Morels)
Gyros = rounded/circle/coiled. Mitra = headdress, turban. Coiled turban-like fungus.
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Gyroporus. (Boletes)
Gyros = rounded/circle/coiled. Poros = pore. Rounded pore mushroom.
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Haasiella. (Navels)
Hanns Haas. Mycologist. Haas’s fungus.
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Hapalopilus. (Bracket)
Hapalo = soft or tender. Pileus = cap or hat. Soft-caped fungus.
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Hebeloma. (Poisonpies)
Hebe = a youth. Bloma = fringe/edge Youthful-fringed mushroom.
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Helvella. (Elfin saddles)
Helvus = yellow/light bay-coloured. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form Little yellow or light brown fungus.
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Hemileccinum. (Boletes)
Hemi = half/partial. Leccinum Partially Leccinum.
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Hemimycena. (Bonnets)
Hemi = half/partial. Mycena. Half Mycena.
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Hemipholiota. (Scalycaps)
Hemi = half/partial. Pholiota. Part Pholiota.
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Hemistropharia. (Roundhead)
Hemi = half/partial. Stropharia. Part Stropharia.
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Hericium. (Tooths)
Hericius = hedgehog. Hedgehog fungus.
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Heterobasidion.
Heteros = other/different. Basidion = basidium. Different basidium.
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Hodophilus. (Fanvaults)
Hodo = path. Philus = loving. Path loving fungus.
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Hohenbuehelia. (Oysterlings)
L. von Hohenbuhel. Mycologist. Hohenbuhel's fungus.
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Homophron. (Brittlestems)
Homos = like or same. Phron = thought/mind. Of the same mind.
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Hortiboletus. (Boletes)
Horti = garden. Bolete. Garden Bolete.
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Hydnellum. (Tooths)
Hydnum. Possibly Nellos = ? But indicating a diminutive from as in ella. Small Hydnum-like fungus
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Hydnum. (Hedgehogs)
Hydnon = tuber/truffle. Truffle-like fungus.
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Hydropus.
Hydro = water. Pous = foot or stem. Water-footed fungus.
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Hygrocybe. (Waxcaps)
Hygros = wet/moist. Kybe = swelling/knob (head) Wet-headed mushroom.
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Hygrophoropsis. (False chanterelles)
Hygros = moist/wet. Phoros = bearing/carrying. Opsis = similar to, like. Water carrying Chanterelle
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Hygrophorus. (Woodwax)
Hygros = moist/wet. Phoros = bearing/carrying. Moisture bearing mushroom.
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Hymenopellis. (Shanks)
Hymen = membrane. Pellis = skin. Membrane-skinned fungus.
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Hymenoscyphus. (Nut discos)
Hymen = membrane. Skyphos = cup. Membranous-cup fungi.
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Hypholoma. (Tufts)
Hyphe = web. Loma = fringe or hem. Thread-fringed fungus.
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Hypoxylon.
Hypo = below or less than. Xylon = wood. Below the wood.
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Hypsizygus (Elm Oyster)
Hypsi = high, aloft. Zygon = joined, yoked, paired. High joined fungus.
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Imleria. (Boletes)
Imleria. Mycologist. Imleria's fungus.
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Imperator. (Boletes)
Imper = imperial, emperor, commander. Imperial boletes.
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Infundibulicybe. (Funnels)
Infundibulum = funnel. Kybe = swelling/knob (head). Funnel-headed mushrooms.
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Inocybe. (Fibrecaps)
Inos = fibrous. Kybe = swelling/knob (head). Fibrous-headed mushrooms.
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Inonotus. (Brackets)
Inos = fibrous. Notos = back. Fibrous-backed fungus.
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Inosperma
Inos = sinew/fibre/muscle. Sperma = seed or spore Fibrous, spore producing fungus.
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Kauffmania.
C. H. Kauffman. Mycologist. Kauffman's fungus.
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Kuehneromyces. (Woodtuft)
R. Kuhner. Mycologist. Kuehner's fungus.
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Laccaria. (Deceivers)
Lacca = Lacquer Lacquered mushroom.
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Lachnum. (Discos)
Lachnos = fleece, wool or downy hair. Woolly fungus.
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Lacrymaria. (Weeping widows)
Lacrymaria = producing tears. Producing tears.
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Lactarius. (Milkcaps)
Lactis = milk. Milky fungus.
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Lactifluus. (Milkcaps)
Lactis = milk, latex. Fluere = to flow. Milk-flowing fungus.
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Laetiporus. (Polypore)
Laeti = bright/joyful. Porus = pores. Bright-pored fungus.
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Leccinellum. (Boletes)
Leccinum. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form Small Leccinum.
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Leccinum. (Boletes)
Leccio = of the Holm oak tree. Pertaining to the Holme Oak.
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Lentinellus. (Cockleshells)
Lentinus. Ellus = used to indicate a diminutive form. Small Lentinus.
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Lentinula.
Lentus = pliable, flexible. Ula = small/little. Small flexible fungus.
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Lentinus. (Polypores)
Lentus = pliable, flexible, tough. Tough flexible fungus.
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Lepiota. (Dapperlings)
Lepis = scales. Scaly fungus.
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Lepista. (Blewits)
Lepista = wine pitcher or goblet. Goblet fungus.
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Leratiomyces. (Roundhead)
Lerat. Mycologist. Mykes = fungus. Lerat's fungus.
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Leucoagaricus. (Dapperlings)
Leukos = white. Agricus. White Agaricus.
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Leucocoprinus. (Dapperling)
Leukos = white. Coprinus. White Coprinus.
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Leucocortinarius. (Webcaps)
Leukos = white. Cortinarius. White Cortinarius.
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Leucocybe. (Domecaps)
Leuco = white. Kybe = swelling/knob (head) White headed fungus.
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Leucopaxillus. (Funnel)
Leukos = white. Paxillus. White Paxillus.
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Leucopholiota.
Leukos = white. Pholiota. White Pholiota.
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Lichenomphalia. (Lichen Navels)
Lichen = Lichen. Phileo = to love or have a fondness for. Lichen loving fungus.
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Limacella. (Slimecaps)
Limax = slug/snail. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Little slug (slimy) fungus.
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Loreleia. (Navels)
Lorelei Norvell. Mycologist. Loreli's fungus.
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Lycoperdon. (Puffballs)
Lycos = wolf. Perdo = to fart. Wolf fart.
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Lyophyllum. (Domecaps)
Lyo = to loosen/separate. Phyllon = gills. Loosened gilled fungus.
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Macrocystidia.
Makros = large. Cystidium = cystidia. Large cystidia fungus.
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Macrolepiota. (Parasols)
Makros = large. Lepsis = scale. Large scaled mushrooms.
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Macrotyphula. (Clubs)
Typhlos = cattail/reed-like. Macro = large. Large cattail fungus.
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Mallocybe
Mallos = lock of wool or tuft of hair. Kybe = swelling/knob (head). Woolly-headed fungus
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Marasmiellus. (Parachutes)
Marasmos = withering/drying out. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Little Marasmius.
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Marasmius. (Parachutes)
Marasmos = withering/drying out. Drying out mushroom.
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Megacollybia. (Shanks)
Mega = big. Kollybos = small coin. Large coin-shaped mushroom.
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Melanoleuca. (Cavaliers)
Melas = black/very dark. Leucos = white. Black and white mushroom.
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Melanomphalia.
Melas = black/very dark. Omphalos = navel. Dark navel fungus.
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Melanophyllum. (Dapperlings)
Melas = black/very dark. Phyllon = gills. Dark gilled fungus.
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Mensularia. (Bracket)
Mensularia = a table (+diminutive). Small table-like fungus
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Meottomyces. (Brownies)
Lake Maeotis (geographical) Mykes = fungus. Fungus of Lake Maeotis.
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Meripilus. (Polypore)
Meros = part/portion. Pileus = cap or hat. Divided cap fungus.
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Merulius.
Merula = blackbird. Blackbird fungus.
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Mollisia. (Discos)
Mollis = soft. Soft fungus.
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Morchella. (Morels)
Morchel = German for Morel. The original root is debated. Morel
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Mucidula. (Porcelain fungus)
Mucidus = slimy. Ula = small. Small and slimy fungus.
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Mutinus. (Stinkhorns)
Mutinus Titinus = Roman deity who was the personification of the Phallus. Phallic mushroom.
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Mycena. (Bonnets)
Mykes = Greek for mushroom. Mushroom.
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Mycenella. (Bonnets)
Mycena. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Little Mycena.
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Mycetinis. (Parachutes)
Mykes = fungus. Inis = small or little. Small fungus.
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Myochromella.
Mys = mouse. Chroma = colour. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Small mouse-coloured fungi.
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Mythicomyces.
Myrhikos = mythical, of myth. Mykes = fungus. Mythical fungus.
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Myxomphalia.
Myxa = slime, mucus. Omphalos = navel or umbilicus. Slimy-navel fungus.
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Narcissea. (Inkcaps)
Narcisse. T. Patouillard. Mycologist. Narcisse's fungus.
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Naucoria. (Aldercaps)
Naukoros = inhabitant of wet places. Mushroom of damp/wet places.
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Neoboletus. (Bolete)
Neo = new. Bolete. New Bolete.
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Neoflavolus. (Polypore)
Neo = new. Flavolus = honeycomb. New honeycomb pored fungus.
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Neohygrocybe. (Waxcap)
Neo = new. Hygrocybe. New Hygrocybe.
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Neolentinus. (Sawgills)
Neo = new. Lentinus. New Lentinus.
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Notholepista.
Notho = false. Lepista. False Lepista.
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Omphaliaster.
Omphalos = navel or belly button. Aster = star. Navel-star fungus.
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Omphalina. (Navels)
Omphalos = navel or belly button. Ina = small. Small-navel mushroom.
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Omphalotus.
Omphalos = navel or belly button. Otus = suffix to form a noun. Navel-caped mushroom.
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Ossicaulis. (Oyster)
Os = bone. Caulis = stem or stalk. Bone-stalk fungus.
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Otidea. (Ears)
Otidion = ear (+diminutive). Little-ear fungus
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Panaeolina. (Mottlegills)
Panaeolus. Ina = diminutive form. Little Panaeolus.
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Panaeolus. (Mottlegills)
Panaio = all. Olios/olos = variegated. Variegated fungus.
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Panellus. (Oysterlings)
Panus. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Small Panus.
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Panus. (Oysterlings)
Panus = Swelling or tumour. Tumour-like fungus
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Paralepista. (Funnels)
Para = resembling/closely related. Lepista = wine pitcher or goblet. Resembling a Lepista.
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Parasola. (Inkcaps)
Para = resembling/closely related. Sola = parasol. Resembling a Parasol.
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Paraxerula. (Shanks)
Para = resembling/closely related. Xeros = dry. Resembling Xerula.
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Paxillus. (Rollrims)
Paxillus = Stake, peg. Peg fungus.
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Peziza. (Cups)
Peziza = (footless) stemless mushroom Stemless mushroom
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Phaeocollybia.
Phaeo = dusky/dark brown. Kollybos = a small coin. Dark Collybia-like mushroom.
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Phaeogalera.
Phaeo = dusky/dark brown. Galera = cap/helmet. Dark Galerina-like mushroom.
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Phaeolepiota.
Phaeo = dusky/dark/brown. Lepsis = scale. Dark Lepiota-like mushroom.
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Phaeolus. (Mazegills)
Phaiolos = dusky/dark brown (+diminutive). Small dusky-brown fungus.
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Phaeomarasmius. (Scalycaps)
Phaeo = dusky/dark brown. Marasmos = withering or drying out. Dark withering mushroom.
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Phaeonematoloma (Brownies)
Phaeo = dusky/dark brown. Nema = thread or filament. Loma = fringe or hem. Dusky brown mushroom with a filamentous hem.
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Phaeotremella.
Phaios = dusky/brown. Tremo = to tremble or quiver. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form Small dusky-brown quivering fungus.
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Phallus. (Stinkhorns)
Phallus = shaped like an erect penis. Phallic mushroom.
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Phellodon. (Tooths)
Phellos = cork. Odontos = tooth. Cork-toothed mushroom.
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Phloeomana. (Bonnets)
Phloeos = bark. Mana = thin, loose, rare, Thin bark dwelling fungus
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Pholiota. (Scalycaps)
Pholios = scaly. Scaly fungus.
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Pholiotina. (Conecaps)
Pholiso = scaly. Ina = small. Small scaly fungus.
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Phylloporus. (Gilled Bolete)
Phyllon = gills. Poros = pore. Gill-pored fungus.
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Phyllotopsis. (Mock oyster)
Phyllon = gill. Opsis = look, resemble appearance. Gill-like fungus.
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Picipes. (Polypores)
Piciae = pitch black. Pes = foot. Black-foot fungus.
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Piptoporus. (Polypore)
Pipto = falling/to fall. Porus = pore Falling pore fungus.
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Pleurocybella. (Angels wings)
Pleuron = rib/side. Kybe = swelling/knob (head) Side-headed fungus.
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Pleuroflammula. (Oysterling)
Pleuron = rib/side. Flamma = flame (diminutive). Small side-flame fungus.
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Pleurotus. (Oyster mushrooms)
Pleuro = rib/side. Otus = ear or shell. Side-eared fungus.
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Plicatura. (Inkcap)
Plicare = to fold. Folded mushroom.
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Pluteus. (Shields)
Pluteus = a shield, as a defensive barrier. Sheild-like fungus.
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Pogonoloma. (Meadowcaps)
Pogon = beard. Loma = fringe. Hairy-fringed fungus.
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Polyporus. (Polypores)
Poly = many/numerous. Poros = Pore. Fungus with many pores.
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Porphyrellus. (Boletes).
Porphyra = purple, purplish-red. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Little purplish mushroom.
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Porpolomopsis. (Waxcaps)
Porphyra = purple, purplish-red. Loma = fringe. Opsis = appearance, resemblance.. Resembling a purple-fringed mushroom.
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Postia. (Brackets)
H. von Post. Mycologist. Post's bracket fungus.
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Protostropharia. (Roundheads)
Proto = first of its kind. Stropharia. New Stropharia.
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Psathyrella. (Brittle stems)
Psathuros = friable, brittle. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Little brittle fungus.
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Pseudobaeospora.
Pseudo = not truly/false /deceptively similar to. Baeospora. Not truly Baeospora.
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Pseudoboletus. (Boletes)
Pseudo = not truly/false/deceptively similar to. Boletus. Not truly Boletus.
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Pseudoclitocybe.
Pseudo = not truly/false/deceptively similar to. Clitocybe. Not truly Clitocybe.
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Pseudoclitopilus.
Pseudo= not truly/false/deceptively similar to. Clitopilus. Clitopilus. Not truly Clitopilus.
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Pseudolaccaria.
Pseudo= not truly/false/deceptively similar to. Laccaria. Not truly Laccaria.
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Pseudoomphalina.
Pseudo= not truly/false/deceptively similar to. Omphalina. Not truly Omphalina.
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Pseudoporpoloma.
Pseudo= not truly/false/deceptively similar to. Porpoloma. Not truly Porpoloma.
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Pseudosperma. (Fibrecaps)
Pseudo= not truly/false/deceptively similar to. Sperma = seed or semen. False seed. (Actually meaning not truly Inocybe)
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Pseudotricholoma. (Meadowcaps)
Pseud = not truly/false/ deceptively similar to. Tricholoma. Not truly Tricholoma.
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Psilocybe. (Magic mushrooms)
Psilos = bare. Kybe = swelling/knob (head). Bare-headed mushroom.
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Ramaria. (Corals)
Ramus = branches/branching. Aria = possessing. . Fungus possessing branches.
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Ramariopsis. (Corals)
Ramaria. Opsis = having the appearance of. Appearing like Ramaria.
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Resinomycena.
Resima = resin/gum. Mycena. Resinous Mycena.
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Resupinatus. (Oysterling)
Resupinatus = lying on the back. The upside-down one.
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Rheubarbariboletus. (Boletes).
Rheum rhabarbarum = rhubarb used here for the red colour. Bolete. Rhubarb boletes.
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Rhizocybe.
Rhiza = root. Kybe = swelling/knob (head). Root-headed fungus.
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Rhizomarasmius. (Parachutes)
Rhiza = root. Marasmos = drying up. Rooted Marasmius.
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Rhodocollybia. (Toughshanks)
Rhodo = reddish tinge. Kollybos = small coin. Rosy coin-like fungus.
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Rhodocybe. (Pinkgills)
Rhodon = rose,-red. Kybe = swelling/knob (head). Rosey-red headed fungus.
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Rhodophana.
Rhodon = rose-red. Phanos = shining. Shining rosy-red fungus.
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Rhodotus.
Rhodo = rose-red. Otus = ear or shell like. Rosy-red eared fungus.
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Rickenella. (Mosscaps)
A. Ricken. Mycologist. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Ricken's small fungus.
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Ripartites. (Seamine)
J.B. Ripart. Mycologist. Ripart's fungus.
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Roridomyces. (Bonnets)
Roridus = dewy, covered in moisture. Mykes = fungus. Dewy fungus.
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Rubinoboletus. (Boletes)
Rubins = ruby-red. Boletus. Ruby-red boletes.
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Rubroboletus. (Boletes)
Ruber = red. Boletus. Red boletes.
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Russula. (Brittlegills)
Russus = warm reddish brown. The reddish one.
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Sagaranella.
N. Sagara. Mycologist. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Sagara's little mushrooms.
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Saproamanita. (Amanita)
Sapro = rotten, decaying. Amanita. Saprotrophic Amanita.
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Sarcodon. (Tooth fungus)
Sarx = fleshy. Odontos = tooth. Fleshy toothed fungus
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Sarcomyxa. (Oysterling)
Sarx = flesh. Myxa = mucus or slime. Slimy-fleshed mushroom.
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Sarcoscypha. (Elfcups)
Sarx = flesh/fleshy. Skyphos = cup or bowl. Soft bowl-like fungus.
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Schizophyllum. (Split gill)
Skizo = to split or cleave. Phyllon = gill. Split gill fungus.
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Scleroderma. (Earthballs)
Scleros = hard. Derma = skin. Hard-skinned fungus.
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Scutellinia. (Eyelash)
Scutum = a shield as used by a soldier. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Small shield-like fungus.
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Simocybe. (Twiglet)
Simos = snub-nosed or flat faced. Kybe = swelling/knob (head). Blunt-headed fungus.
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Singerocybe. (Funnel)
R. Singer Mycologist. Kybe = swelling/knob (head) Singer's headed fungus.
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Sparassis.
Sparassein - to tear or rend. Torn fungus.
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Sphagnurus. (Greyling)
Sphagnum = genus name of moss. Oura = tail. Moss-tail fungus.
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Squamanita. (Stranglers)
Squama = scale or flake. Amanita. Scaly Amanita.
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Stereum. (Crusts)
Stereos = solid or firm. Firm fungus.
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Strobilomyces. (Old man of the woods)
Strobilos = Cone. Myces = fungus. Cone fungus.
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Strobilurus. (Conecaps)
Strobilos = Cone. Oura = tail. Cone-tail fungus.
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Stropharia. (Roundheads)
Strophos = belt. Belted fungus.
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Suillellus. (Boletes)
Suillus. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Small Suillus.
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Suillus. (Boletes)
Suillus = pigs or swine. Piggy fungus.
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Tapinella. (Rollrims)
Tapinos = low, humble, flat. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Small low fungus.
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Tectella.
Tectus = veil or covering. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Little veiled fungus.
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Tephrocybe. (Greylings)
Tephro = ash-grey. Kybe = swelling/knob (head). Ash-grey headed mushroom.
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Thelephora. (Earthfans)
Thele = nipple or papilla. Phora = bearer. Papilla bearing fungus.
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Trametes.
Trama = weft, crosswise threads. Etes = dweller. Thread dweller/fibrous fungus.
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Tremella.
Tremere = to tremble or quiver. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form Small trembling fungus.
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Trichaptum. (Bracket)
Trichos = hair. Haptein = fastened or joined. Hair-joined fungus.
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Tricholoma. (Knights)
Trichos = Hairy. Loma = fringe. Hair-fringed fungus.
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Tricholomella. (Domecaps)
Trichos = hair. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Small Tricholoma-like mushroom.
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Tricholomopsis. (Custards)
Tricholoma. Opsis = resemblance or likeness. Resembling Tricholoma.
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Tubaria. (Twiglets)
Tuba = a trumpet, tube. Aria = pertaining to. The tubular one.
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Tulosesus.
L. Turi. Mycologist. Sus = suffix often applied to a new genera. Turi's fungus.
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Tylopilus. (Bolete)
Tylos = knob, callus. Pilos = a type of felt cap. Knobbed felted cap bolete.
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Typhrasa.
Constructed name highlighting the oily drops in the cystidia. No meaning name is constructed.
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Typhula. (Clubs)
Typhe = cattail, reed mace. Diminutive form. Little cattail fungus.
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Volvariella. (Rosegills)
Volva. = envelope or sheath. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Little sheathed fungus.
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Volvopluteus. (Rosegills)
Volva = envelope or sheath. Pluteus = shield. Sheathed Pluteus.
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Xerocomellus. (Bolete)
Xerocomus. Ella = used to indicate a diminutive form. Little Xerocomus.
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Xerocomus. (Boletes)
Xeros = dry. Kome = hair/tuft (cap in this case). Dry-haired fungus.
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Xeromphalina. (Gingertails)
Xeros = dry. Omphalos = navel. Ina = diminutive. Little dry-navel fungus.
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Xerula. (Shanks)
Xeros = dry. Ula = Diminutive. Little dry fungus.
English Names Relating To Common Fungi
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