| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Ascomycota / Xylariaceae |
| Title: | Daldinia concentrica |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this black spherical fungus, commonly known as King Alfred’s cake, coal fungus, coal balls or cramp balls. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/dec2004.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Ascomycota / Xylariaceae |
| Title: | Xylaria polymorpha |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on Dead Man’s Fingers with several interesting photographs of this aptly named species. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/apr2000.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Ascomycota / Sarcoscyphaceae |
| Title: | Sarcoscypha coccinea |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on the Scarlet Cup Fungus, with photographs and information on other members of the Pezizales, Aleuria aurantia and Urnula craterium. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/apr98.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Ascomycota / Sordariaceae |
| Title: | Sordaria fimicola, a Fungus used in Genetics |
| Description: | Tom Volk explains how Mendel's work on genetics has been advanced through research using this little fungus. Includes photographs and an animation of the development of an ascus. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/mar2007.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Ascomycota / Pyronemataceae |
| Title: | Scutellinia scutellata |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this member of the Ascomycota and the difference between this phylum and the Basidiomycota. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/apr99.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Ascomycota / Ajellomycetaceae |
| Title: | Paracoccidioides brasiliensis |
| Description: | Article on this pathogenic fungus that can cause a chronic invasive disease. Tom Volk illustrates it with microscopic images. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/jan2005.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Ascomycota / Ajellomycetaceae |
| Title: | Histoplasma capsulatum |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this fungus, the causal agent of histoplasmosis, and details of the disease it causes. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/jan2000.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Ascomycota / Ajellomycetaceae |
| Title: | Blastomyces dermatitidis |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this dimorphic fungus which is the causal agent of blastomycosis, and the nasty infection it can cause. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/jan2001.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Ascomycota / Sarcosomataceae |
| Title: | Urnula craterium: The Black Tulip Fungus |
| Description: | These black cup fungi are usually to be found on the side of fallen logs in moist shady woods. Article by Tom Volk on them and the rare flowers they resemble. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/may2005.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Ascomycota / Venturiaceae |
| Title: | Venturia inaequalis |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this fungus, the cause of scab in apples. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/sep2002.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Ascomycota / Hypocreaceae |
| Title: | Trichoderma viride |
| Description: | Article with photographs by Tom Volk on this green mould and a useful explanation of the complex classification system for fungi, their teleomorphs and anamorphs. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/nov2004.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Ascomycota / Ophiostomataceae |
| Title: | Sporothrix schenckii |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this fungus which grows on rose thorns, and other fungi that can colonise human skin. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/feb2003.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Ascomycota / Trichocomaceae / Penicillium |
| Title: | Penicillium chrysogenum |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this useful fungus, the source of penicillin, and its discovery by Alexander Fleming. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/nov2003.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Agaricaceae |
| Title: | Coprinus comatus |
| Description: | Article with photographs by Tom Volk on this species, sometimes called the Lawyer’s Wig. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/may2004.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Agaricaceae |
| Title: | Leucocoprinus birnbaumii |
| Description: | Illustrated article by Tom Volk on this yellow fungus, also known as Lepiota lutea, often to be found growing in potting compost. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/feb2002.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Agaricaceae |
| Title: | Agaricus augustus |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this robust and stately mushroom commonly known as the Prince. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/aug2002.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Bolbitiaceae |
| Title: | Gastrocybe lateritia |
| Description: | Article by Heather Hallen and Tom Volk on this fungus and its close relative Conocybe lactea, both of which are often found growing together on lawns. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/sep2003.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Bolbitiaceae |
| Title: | Agrocybe praecox |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this fungus, which grows on bark mulch and decaying wood, with photographs and information on several species of Agrocybe. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/may2000.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Cortinariaceae |
| Title: | Gymnopilus spectabilis |
| Description: | Sometimes known as Big Laughing Gym, this species is said to be hallucinogenic. Article with photographs and details of other species with which it might be confused. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/apr2005.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Cortinariaceae |
| Title: | Galerina autumnalis |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this poisonous fungus and its toxins. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/may2003.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Cortinariaceae |
| Title: | Cortinarius semisanguineus |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this fungus, which is one of a number of fungi used in the dyeing of wool. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/sept99.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Cortinariaceae |
| Title: | Rozites caperata |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on the Gipsy Mushroom, which includes a substance that is being investigated for its antiviral properties. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/nov99.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Entolomataceae |
| Title: | Entoloma abortivum |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on the parasitic relationships between this fungus and Armillaria gallica which result in various forms of fruiting body being formed. Copiously illustrated. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/sep2006.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Lycoperdaceae |
| Title: | Calvatia cyathiformis |
| Description: | Photographs of this puffball when mature and as a dead base after the spores have been released. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/calvatia2.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Lycoperdaceae |
| Title: | Calvatia |
| Description: | A fun look at what can be done with giant puffballs besides eating them. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/calvatia.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Lycoperdaceae |
| Title: | Calvatia craniformis |
| Description: | Photograph of this skull-shaped puffball. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/calvatia3.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Lycoperdaceae |
| Title: | Calvatia gigantea |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this edible fungus, the Giant Puffball, with a photograph of a fairy ring formed of these fungi, and information on some other puffballs. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/aug98.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Marasmiaceae |
| Title: | Marasmius oreades |
| Description: | Tom Volk provides photographs and information on this species, which often grows in fairy rings. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/mar2003.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Marasmiaceae |
| Title: | The Humongous Fungus, Ten Years Later |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on several colonies of Armillaria competing to be considered the largest living organism. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/apr2002.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Marasmiaceae |
| Title: | Armillaria nabsnona |
| Description: | Photographs and article by Tom Volk on this Honey Fungus, a new species discovered by him on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, and why it was so named. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/feb99.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Marasmiaceae |
| Title: | The State of Taxonomy of the Genus Armillaria |
| Description: | Paper delivered by Tom Volk and Harold Burdsall on this genus, with a key to the distribution of North American biological species. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/arm.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Nidulariaceae |
| Title: | Cyathus striatus |
| Description: | Photograph of this bird’s nest fungus which grows on bark or wood mulch, and an illustrated account by Tom Volk of its unusual reproductive structures. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/may2006.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Nidulariaceae |
| Title: | Crucibulum vulgare |
| Description: | Photograph and information on this bird’s nest fungus. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/crucibulum.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Pleurotaceae |
| Title: | Hohenbuehelia petaloides |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this interesting fungus, which besides living on rotting wood, also traps and eats nematodes. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/aug2000.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Pleurotaceae |
| Title: | Pleurotus ostreatus |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this edible fungus, the Oyster Mushroom, some other fungi with which it might be confused, and some other Pleurotus species. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/oct98.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Schizophyllaceae |
| Title: | Schizophyllum commune |
| Description: | Illustrated article by Tom Volk on this widespread fungus, found on every continent except Antarctica. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/feb2000.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Tricholomataceae |
| Title: | Xeromphalina kauffmanii, the Cross-veined Troop Mushroom |
| Description: | Photographs and article by Tom Volk on this fungus which can be found growing in large clumps on rotten hardwood stumps. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/aug2006.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Tricholomataceae |
| Title: | Asterophora lycoperdoides |
| Description: | Photographs and article by Tom Volk on the powder cap mushroom which grows as a parasite on other fungi. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/dec2005.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Tricholomataceae |
| Title: | Mycena leaiana |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this brilliant orange species, with photographs of it and several other species of Mycena. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/sep2005.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Tricholomataceae |
| Title: | Caulorhiza umbonata, the Rooting Redwood Mushroom |
| Description: | Article with photographs by Tom Volk on this species. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/jan2004.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Tricholomataceae |
| Title: | Collybia tuberosa |
| Description: | Article with photographs by Tom Volk on this elegant species which grows parasitically on other fungi. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/jun2004.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Tricholomataceae |
| Title: | Mycena haematopus |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on the blood-foot mushroom, which oozes a red fluid when picked, and is often parasitized by other fungi. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/jun2002.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Tricholomataceae |
| Title: | Tricholoma magnivelare |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this fungus, commonly known as the American Matsutake, a delicious edible mushroom. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/sep2000.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Tricholomataceae |
| Title: | Clitocybe nuda |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this edible fungus, the Wood Blewit, some other fungi with which it might be confused, and some other Clitocybe species. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/nov98.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Pluteaceae |
| Title: | Volvariella bombycina |
| Description: | Photographs of this species in both its mature and egg stage. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/volvariella.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Pluteaceae / Amanita / Amanita_caesarea |
| Title: | Amanita caesarea |
| Description: | Photograph of Caesar's mushroom emerging from an egg. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/acaesarea.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Pluteaceae / Amanita / Amanita_caesarea |
| Title: | Amanita caesarea |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this edible mushroom and its relatives, and the part they played in Roman history. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/mar2002.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Pluteaceae / Amanita / Amanita_muscaria |
| Title: | Amanita muscaria |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on the Fly Agaric, the toxins in contains, and the parts it may have played in history. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/dec99.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Agaricales / Pluteaceae / Pluteus |
| Title: | Pluteus cervinus |
| Description: | Article by Tom Volk on this edible fungus, the Deer Mushroom, some other fungi with which it might be confused, and how it got its name. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/june98.html |
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| Directory: | Science / Biology / Flora_and_Fauna / Fungi / Basidiomycota / Auriculariales |
| Title: | Auricularia auricula-judae |
| Description: | Article by Tom Vork on this species, commonly known as Judas’ Ear, with much information and several photographs, including microscopic images. |
| Location: | http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/apr2004.html |
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