NAME CHANGES for Mushrooms of Northeast N.A.

If you are interested in learning the currently accpeted names for mushrooms described in your field guides, start here. To learn them more easily, I suggest you write the new names on those removable little white sticky tags. Place those names with the text and on the photos of the relevant individual mushrooms. Note, as molecular analysis of fungi contiinues, there will continue to be changes in names for fungi. I will do my best to keep this page uptodate. (List is below photo of Harrya chromapes (previously Leccinum chromapes and Tylopilus chromapes).

Harrya (Tylopilus) chromapes

NAMES IN FIELD GUIDES                      NEWLY ACCEPTED NAMES

Albatrellus caeruleoporus                              Neoalbatrellus caeruleoporus

Amanita formosa                                           Amanita muscaria var. guesowii

Amanita brunnescens var. alba                      Amanita brunnescens

Amanita brunnescens var. brunnescens         Amanita brunnescens

Amanita ceciliae                                             Amanita rhacopus (prov. name)

Armillaria ostoyae                                         Armillaria solidipes

Boletellus russellii                                           Frostiella russellii

Boletus auripes                                               Aureoboletus aureissimus

Boletus auriporus                                           Aureoboletus auriporus

Boletus badius                                                Imleria badia

Boletus chrysenteron                                      Xerocomellus chrysenteron

Boletus calopus                                               Caloboletus calopus

Boletus chrysenteroides                                 Boletellus chrysenteroides

Boletus chrysenteron                                      Xerocomellus chrysenteron

Boletus discolor                                              Boletus luridiformis

Boletus griseus                                               Retiboletus griseus

Boletus hortonii                                              Xerocomus hortonii

Boletus illudens                                               Xerocomus illudens

Boletus inedulis                                               Caloboletus inedulis

Boletus innixus                                                Pulveroboletus innixus

Boletus lignicola                                             Buckwaldoboletus lignicola

Boletus ornatipes                                            Retiboletus ornatipes

Boletus pulverulentus                                     Cyanoboletus pulverulentus

Boletus ravenelii                                             Pulveroboletus ravenelii

Boletus roxanae                                              Aureoboletus roxanae

Boletus rubellus                                              Xerocomellus rubellus

Boletus rubropunctus                                     Leccinum rubropunctum

Boletus subglabripes                                      Leccinum subglabripes

Camarophyllus praetensis                              Cuphophyllus praetensis

Clavaria vermicularis                                     Clavaria fragilis

Clavicorona pyxidata                                      Artomyces pyxidatus

Clavulina cristata                                           Clavulina coralloides

Clitocybe clavipes                                           Ampulloclitocybe clavipes

Clitocybe cyathiformis                                   Pseudoclitocybe cyathyformis

Clitocybe ectipoides                                        Pseudoarmillaria ectypoides

Collybia alkalivirens                                       Gymnopus alkalivirens

Collybia butryacea                                          Rhodocollybia butyracea

Collybia confluens                                           Gymnopus confluens

Collybia dryophila                                          Gymnopus dryophilus

Collybia luxurians                                           Gymnopus luxurians

Collybia subnuda                                            Gymnopus subnudus

Collybia maculata                                           Rhodocollybia maculata

Coprinus atramentarius                                   Coprinopsis atramentaria

Coprinus disseminatus                                   Coprinellus disseminatus

Coprinus lagopus                                            Coprinosis lagopus

Coprinus micaeus                                            Coprinellus micaceus

Cordyceps capitata                                         Elaphocordyceps capitata

Cordyceps ophioglossoides                             Elaphocordyceps ophioglossoides

Craterellus fallax                                            Craterellus cornucopioides

Crinipellis zonata                                            Collybia zonata

Daldinia concentrica                                       Daldinia childiae

Favolus alveolaris                                          Neofavolus alveolaris

Galerina autumnalis                                       Galerina marginata

Gymnopilus spectabilis                                   Gymnopilus junonius

Gyrodon merulioides                                      Boletinellus merulioides

Hydnochaete tabacina                                    Hymenochaete odontoides

Hygrophorus virgineus                                  Cuphophyllus virgineus

Hygrocybe flavescens                                     Hygrocybe chlorophana

Hygrocybe irrigata                                         Gliophorus irrigatus

Hygrocybe laeta                                             Gliophorus laetus

Hygrocybe psittacina                                     Gliophorus psittacinus

Hygrocybe nitida                                            Glioxanthomyces nitidus

Hygrocybe vitellina                                        Glioxanthomyces vitellinus

Hygrocybe marginata var. concolor              Humidicutis marginata var. concolor 

Hymenochaete corrugata                               Pseudochaete corrugata

Hymenochaete olivacea                                  Pseudochaete olivacea

Hypholoma sublateritium                              Hypholoma lateritium

Hypoxyon multiforme                                    Annulohypoxylon multiforme

Inonotus dryadeus                                          Pseudoinonotus dryadeus

Lactarius corrugis                                          Lactifluus corrugis

Lactarius hygrophoroides                              Lactifluus hygrophoroides

Lactarius luteolus                                           Lactifluus luteolus

Lactarius piperatus                                        Lactifluus piperatus

Lactarius piperatus var. glaucascens              Lactifluus glaucascens

Lactarius subvellereus                                    Lactifluus subvellereus

Lactarius vellereus                                         Lactifluus vellereus

Lactarius volemus                                          Lactifluus volemus

Leccinum aurantiacum                                   Leccinum vulpinum

Lentinus conchatus                                         Panus conchatus

Lentinus strigosus                                          Panus strigosus

Lepiota americana                                          Leucoagaricus americanus

Lepiota cepaestipes                                         Leucocoprinus cepaestipes

Lepiota lutea                                                   Leucocoprinus birnbaumii

Lepiota procera                                              Macrolepiota procera

Lepiota molybdites                                         Chlorophyllum molybdites

Lepiota naucina                                              Leucoagaricus naucinus

Lepiota rhacodes                                            Chlorophyllum rhacodes

Lepiota rubrotincta                                        Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Marasmius nigripes                                       Tetrapyrogus nigripes

Meripilus giganteus                                        Meripilus sumstinei

Omphalina chrysophylla                                Chrysomphalina chrysophylla

Omphalotus olearis                                        Omphalotus illudens

Oudemansiella radicata                                  Hymenopellis furfuracea 

Oudemansiella megalospora                          Hymenopellis megalospora

Paxillus atrotomentosus                                Tapinella atrotomentosa

Peziza badioconfusa                                       Peziza phyllogena

Phellinus rimosus                                           Phellinus robineae

Pholiota albocrenulata                                   Hemistropharia albocrenulata

Pisolithus tinctorus                                        Pisolithus arrhizus

Polyporus badius                                            Royoporus badius

Polyporus elegans                                          Polyporus leptocephalus

Polyporus varius                                            Royoporus varius

Psathyrella velutina                                       Lacrymaria velutina

Pycnoporus cinnabarinus                               Pycnoporus coccineus

Scleroderma geaster                                      Scleroderma polyrhizzum

Sparassis crispa                                             Sparassis americana

Strobilomyces floccopus                                 Strobilomyces strobilaceus

Suillus castanellus                                          Bothia castanella

Trametes conchifer                                        Poronidulus conchifer

Tremellodendron pallidum                             Tremellodendron schweinitzii

Tricholoma subresplendens                           Melanoleuca subresplendens

Tricholomopsis platyphylla                          Megacollybia rodmanii

Tyromyces caesius                                         Postia caesius

Tylopilus chromapes                                      Harrya chromapes

Tylopilus eximius                                            Sutorius eximius