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Daldinia concentrica Article by Tom Volk on this black spherical fungus, commonly known as King Alfred’s cake, coal fungus, coal balls or cramp balls.


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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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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
 
  
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