Pine Forest Mushroom List for Cambria, CA
Compiled by: Mark Brunschwiler, David Krause, Dennis Sheridan
If you are interested in local mushroom hunting, consider attending our annual Fungal Foray field trip, held in the fall in Cambria.
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Notes |
| Agaricus augustus | Prince | Roadsides and disturbed areas |
| Agaricus californicus | Mock meadow mushroom | Roadsides and disturbed areas |
| Agaricus campestris | Meadow mushroom | In grassy areas at edge of woods |
| Aleuria aurantia | Orange peel fungus | |
| Amanita calyptrata | Coccora | |
| Amanita gemmata | Gemmed amanita | |
| Amanita muscaria | Fly agaric | |
| Amanita muscaria | Yellow form of fly agaric | |
| Amanita ocreata | Destroying angel | |
| Amanita pachycolea | Western grisette | |
| Amanita pantherina | Panther amanita | |
| Amanita phalloides | Death cap | |
| Amanita rubescens | Blusher | |
| Amanita velosa | Springtime amanita | |
| Aqaricus silvicola | Woodland agaricus | |
| Armillaria mellea | Honey mushroom | |
| Boletus chrysenteron | Cracked-cap bolete | |
| Boletus dryophilus | Oak loving bolete | |
| Boletus edulis | King bolete | |
| Boletus piperatus | Peppery bolete | |
| Boletus satanus | Satan’s bolete | |
| Boletus zelleri | Zeller’s bolete | |
| Cantharellus cibarius | Chanterelle | |
| Chrooqomphus visicolor | Wine colored pine spike | |
| Clitocybe dealbata | Sweat-producing Clitocybe | |
| Clitocybe nuda | Wood blewit | |
| Coprinus atramentarius | Inky cap | |
| Cortinarius species | Purple cortinarius | |
| Cortinarius species | Rimmed cortinarius | |
| Craterellus cornucpioides | Black trumpet | |
| Crucibulum laeve | Bird nest fungus | |
| Cryptoporus volvatus | Cryptic globe fungus | |
| Daldinia grandis | Crampballs | |
| Ganoderma applanatum | Artist’s conch | |
| Geastrum species | Earth star | |
| Gymnopilus spectabilis | Laughing Jim | |
| Gyromitra californica | Umbrella false morel | |
| Helvella lacunosa | Fluted black elfin saddle | |
| Hericium erinaceus | Lion’s mane | |
| Hygrocybe conica | Witches hat | |
| Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca | False chanterelle | |
| Hypomyces chrysospermus | Boletus eater | |
| Laccaria amethysteo-occidentalis | Amethyst gilled laccaria | |
| Laccaria laccata | Lack luster laccaria | |
| Lactarius alnicola | Golden milk cap | |
| Lactarius chrysorheus | Yellow staining milk cap | |
| Lactarius deliciosus | Delicious milk cap | |
| Lactarius rubidus (fragilis) | Candy cap | |
| Lactarius vinaceorufescens | Yellow staining lactarius | |
| Lepiota rachodes | Parasol mushroom | |
| Leucopaxillus albissimus | Large white leucopaxillus | |
| Leucopaxillus amarus | Bitter brown Leucopaxillus | |
| Lycoperdon foetidum | Black puffball | |
| Lycoperdon perlatum | Common or Gemmed puffball | |
| Marasmiums ordeades | Fairy ring mushroom | In grassy areas |
| Mycena purpureofusca | Grows on pine cones | |
| Mycena species | Little brown mushroom | |
| Naematoloma fasciculare | Clustered woodlover | |
| Omphalotus olivascens | Western jack-o-lantern mushroom | |
| Panaeolus campanulatus | Bell-shaped panaeolus | |
| Phaeolus schweinitzii | Dyer’s polypore | |
| Pistolithus tinctorius | Dead man’s foot | |
| Pleurotus ostreatus | Oyster mushroom | |
| Poria species | ||
| Ramaria rasilispora | Yellow coral mushroom | |
| Rhizopoqon rubescens | Blushing false truffle | |
| Russula albidula | White russula | |
| Russula emetica | Emetic russula | |
| Russula rosacea | Rosy stemmed russula | |
| Russula species | Brick capped russula | |
| Sparassis crispa | Cauliflower mushroom | |
| Suillus brevipes | Short stem slippery jack | |
| Suillus luteus | Slippery jack | |
| Suillus punqens | Pungent slippery jack | |
| Trametes versicolor | Bracket fungus or turkey tails | |
| Tremella foliacea | Brown witches butter | |
| Tremella mesenterica | Witches butter | |
| Tricoloma species |
Please let me know of the date for the Fungal Foray field trip. Thank you!
Hi Anne – We’ll let you know as soon as it’s scheduled. You can also return to our Field Trips page anytime to see upcoming trips. We also try to post them on our Facebook page, so be sure to “like” us on Facebook! Thank you for your interest.
I really want to Join up and find new areas to forage in ! I’ve been now for 5+ years collecting w/ some of the best but never seem to make it south of HalfMoonBay or North or SeaRanch ! Love to visit Cambria again –
Mike
Very interested in hunting & education on mushrooms