COMMON FUNGI OF NEW JERSEYCompiled from Records of the
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NJMA has been recording fungi species found at its forays since its beginning, but electronic records did not begin until the 1980s. The commonly 'recorded' species names in the list below, may still be found in field guides, but they may not be the most up-to-date fungi species names (and genera). Names are still changing as more is learned about their taxonomy through DNA analysis. Those with 'sp.' for species, indicates a species name is not being mentioned to avoid misleading readers into learning a species name that may no longer be valid according to taxonomists.
Click on the species name to be taken to an online resource that will help you learn more. That resource's information may not be entirely up-to-date, but we hope it will provide helpful basic identification information, especially for those without a mushroom field guide.
Footnotes: + indicates an addition based on NJMA member experience; sp (species); spp (multiple species); ssp (subspecies).
Other resources
Click on the species name to be taken to an online resource that will help you learn more. That resource's information may not be entirely up-to-date, but we hope it will provide helpful basic identification information, especially for those without a mushroom field guide.
Footnotes: + indicates an addition based on NJMA member experience; sp (species); spp (multiple species); ssp (subspecies).
Other resources
- Prevalentfungi has lists of fungi by state
- NJMA News 44-3 (2014), contains a larger Common Fungi List also compiled based on the number of times a species was recorded at NJMA forays.
Mushrooms - Fragile cap with gills, with or without stem
Boletes - Fleshy, fragile with separable pores instead of gills
Chanterelles - Gill-like folds, wrinkles, or smooth fertile surface
Polypores -Dry, tough, woody; tubes not separable from cap; often without stem
Crust fungi - thin, soft, or tough flat against wood, with pores, smooth, or wrinkled fertile surface
Stereoid fungi - Mostly fan shaped, tough with smooth fertile surface
Tooth fungi - fleshy or woody with spines or teeth on fertile surface
Club, Coral, or Fan-shaped fungi
Puffballs, Earthstars, Earthballs, Stinkhorns, Bird's Nest Fungi
Jelly Fungi
Cup fungi, Earth-tongues, and Pyrenomycete Allies
Myxomycetes
