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This is a list of fungi (2812 species), excluding lichens, yeasts, & zoogenic fungi, that have been reported to occur in British Columbia in published references, herbarium collections, &/or personal reports of experienced taxonomists. Taxa for which the author has seen reports of occurrence in the Salish Basin of BC appear as text in this color, but otherwise are highlighted. This is not yet a complete list of the fungi reported for British Columbia, estimated at ~4600 species, but this list contains the vast majority of the larger fleshy fungi and commonly observed species. For several orders (Lahmiales, Botryosphaeriales, etc.) a single species has been entered as a "placeholder" for the order. Further species and Salish Basin records are being added as time permits.

The species here are arranged alphabetically by the (current) scientific name within broad groups (phyla, classes, subclasses, orders, etc.). If you are unfamiliar with these terms, a quick glance at the list should make the organization clear. There is one "line" for each genus, and multiple species in the same genus are listed sequentially on the "same" line, each preceded by the '•' symbol, though the line may wrap around on screen or if printed. Attempt has been made to use the current scientific names for each species, i.e., the most appropriate one in light of the present state of knowledge. This name occurs first, but older names are provided as synonyms. An equals sign ('=') separates synonyms. Relatively few of the fungi on this list have common names and such names are omitted here. However, molecular analysis is leading to numerous changes in names, and some of the latest changes or additions may not be reflected here.

Taxonomy, mostly following Index Fungorum (www.indexfungorum.org) &/or Mycobank (www.mycobank.org) attempts to be current, but recent changes may not be reflected here.

Molecular analysis has also complicated the reporting of which species occur in BC because earlier records conflated species now known to be distinct. Of the species determined by DNA to be distinct, many have now been described and named, but many have not. For such groups of cryptic species, the intent here is to include only such species as have been confirmed by DNA analysis (e.g. in the genusHydnum). This is a shift from an earlier approach that added 'gp' (group) to an older name (e.g. Pleurotus ostreatus gp), and several of these groupings are still included here, but over time will be eliminated where there is at least one species confirmed by DNA, or left as 'gp' if none of the specimens from BC in a particular cryptic group have been identified via DNA (e.g the Porodaedalea piceina gp).

Taxa reported to occur in BC which were taken from a list of BC fungi prepared by Shannon Berch, Jim Ginns, Marty Kranabetter, Paul Kroeger, Christine Roberts, & possibly others, for which there is no location information and for which there are/were no specimens in the UBC or DAVFP herbaria or literature references known to this author, are highlighted in red (65 species).

In 2017 Paul Kroeger & Shannon Berch produced "Macrofungus Species of British Columbia", available online, placing emphasis on fungi documented in scientific literature or respresented by vouchered specimens in the University of British Columbia (UBC) or Pacific Forestry Center (DAVFP) herbaria. That publication lists 3009 species, arranged alphabetically by order, family, genus, & then species. It does not include synonyms. It is nominally limited to "macro" fungi, but that is a subjective criterion. It does include many quite small fungi such as Orbilia for which individual fruit bodies are 1-2 mm in diameter, but does not include others such as Sarea which are about 1 mm. or many small plant parasites (e.g. rust fungi). And molds en masse are readily visible to the naked eye, though the individual fruit bodies may not be distinguishable. The list presented here differs in that it does not exclude species based on size alone, and it lists them taxonomically, together with synonyms that appear in publications over the last few decades. Some of the names in the Kroeger/Berch publication have changed since its publication.

This list should be used with caution for scientific purposes, e.g. for species distribution. Absence of a report does not mean that the fungus does not occur, and specimens in the scientific literature and collections, which form the basis of this list, are sometimes misidentified. If there is only a single specimen of a species in the BC herbaria, and no other indication of the presence of that species in BC, the name & author are followed by '?' For scientific purposes it is prudent to check original sources.

For descriptions and further BC distribution information for many taxa, see E-Flora BC, but note that the list here includes many taxa that E-Flora BC does not: specifically, groups such as rusts, leaf pathogens, and other "microfungi", taxa from herbaria and foray records which warrant additional verification, and some uncommon species that have not yet been added to E-Flora BC.

Letter codes: P = phylum   P- = subphylum   C = class   C- = subclass   O = order
Family names are on the left, generic names appear in boldface (with subgenera in parentheses), and specific names follow.
Family names are in alphabetic order except for

• the Agaricales, which have the non-gilled families first, then the gilled families roughly by spore color, from light to dark, and finally the bird's nest fungi, and
• the Boletales, which are ordered by suborder (not shown, at least yet).

P ASCOMYCOTA P- ?

C ? O ? (1 species)

P ASCOMYCOTA P- PEZIZOMYCOTINA

C ? O ? (2 species)

C ? O LAHMIALES (1 species)

C ? O TRIBLIDIALES (1 species)

C Coniocybomycetes O CONIOCYBALES (12 species)

C Dothideomycetes C- ? O ? (3 species)

C Dothideomycetes C- ? O ACROSPERMALES (3 species)

C Dothideomycetes C- ? O BOTRYOSPHAERIALES (3 species)

C Dothideomycetes C- ? O HYSTERIALES (1 species)

C Dothideomycetes C- ? O PATELLARIALES (1 species)

C Dothideomycetes C- Dothideomycetidae O ? (1 species)

C Dothideomycetes C- Dothideomycetidae O CAPNODIALES (1 species)

C Dothideomycetes C- Dothideomycetidae O CLADOSPORIALES (2 species)

C Dothideomycetes C- Dothideomycetidae O DOTHIDEALES (1 species)

C Dothideomycetes C- Dothideomycetidae O MICROTHYRIALES (3 species)

C Dothideomycetes C- Dothideomycetidae O MYCOSPHAERELLALES (4 species)

C Dothideomycetes C- Dothideomycetidae O MYRIANGIALES (2 species)

C Dothideomycetes C- Meliolomycetidae O MELIOLALES (1 species)

C Dothideomycetes C- Pleosporomycetidae O MYTILINIDIALES (2 species)

C Dothideomycetes C- Pleosporomycetidae O PLEOSPORALES (19 species)

C Eurotiomycetes C- Chaetothyriomycetidae O CHAETOTHYRIALES (1 species)

C Eurotiomycetes C- Eurotiomycetidae O CORYNELIALES (1 species)

C Eurotiomycetes C- Eurotiomycetidae O EUROTIALES (5 species)

C Eurotiomycetes C- Eurotiomycetidae O ONYGENALES (2 species)

C Eurotiomycetes C- Mycocaliciomycetidae O MYCOCALICIALES (7 species)

C Geoglossomycetes O GEOGLOSSALES (5 species)

C Lecanoromycetes C- Ostropomycetidae O OSTROPALES (6 species)

C Leotiomycetes C- Leotiomycetidae O ERYSIPHALES (Powdery mildews) (10 species)

C Leotiomycetes C- Leotiomycetidae O HELOTIALES (Disc fungi, fairy fans, etc.) (115 species)

C Leotiomycetes C- Leotiomycetidae O LEOTIALES (3 species)

C Leotiomycetes C- Leotiomycetidae O RHYTISMATALES (Leaf-parasite fungi) (21 species)

C Leotiomycetes C- Leotiomycetidae O THELEBOLALES (3 species)

C Pezizomycetes C- Pezizomycetidae O PEZIZALES (Cup fungi, morels, elfin saddles, etc.) (137 species)

C Orbiliomycetes C- Orbiliomyetidae O ORBILIALES (4 species)

C Sareomycetes O SAREALES (2 species)

C Sordariomycetes C- ? O PHYLLACHORALES (2 species)

C Sordariomycetes C- Hypocreomycetidae O CORONOPHORALES (2 species)

C Sordariomycetes C- Hypocreomycetidae O HYPOCREALES (36 species)

C Sordariomycetes C- Hypocreomycetidae O MELANOSPORALES (1 species)

C Sordariomycetes C- Hypocreomycetidae O MICROASCALES (1 species)

C Sordariomycetes C- Sordariomycetidae O BOLINIALES (1 species)

C Sordariomycetes C- Sordariomycetidae O CALOSPHAERIALES (1 species)

C Sordariomycetes C- Sordariomycetidae O CHAETOSPHAERIALES (1 species)

C Sordariomycetes C- Sordariomycetidae O CONIOCHAETALES (2 species)

C Sordariomycetes C- Sordariomycetidae O DIAPORTHALES (6 species)

C Sordariomycetes C- Sordariomycetidae O OPHIOSTOMATALES (2 species)

C Sordariomycetes C- Sordariomycetidae O SORDARIALES (3 species)

C Sordariomycetes C- Spathulosporomycetidae O LULWORTHIALES (1 species)

C Sordariomycetes C- Xylariomycetidae O XYLARIALES (Carbonaceous fungi) (36 species)

P ASCOMYCOTA P- TAPHRINOMYCOTINA

C Neolectomycetes C- Neolectomycetidae O NEOLECTALES (2 species)

C Taphrinomycetes C- Taphrinomycetidae O TAPHRINALES (4 species)

P BASIDIOMYCOTA P- ?

C Entorrhizomycetes C- Entorrhizomycetidae O ENTORRHIZALES (1 species)

P BASIDIOMYCOTA P- AGARICOMYCOTINA

C Tremellomycetes O CYSTOFILOBASIDIALES (Jelly fungi) (1 species)

C Tremellomycetes O FILOBASIDIALES (Jelly fungi) (4 species)

C Tremellomycetes O TREMELLALES (Jelly fungi) (35 species)

C Dacrymycetes O DACRYMYCETALES (Jelly fungi) (21 species)

C Agaricomycetes C- Auriculariomycetidae O AURICULARIALES (23 species)

C Agaricomycetes C- ? O ? (6 species)

C Agaricomycetes C- ? O CANTHARELLALES (Chanterelles) (49 species)

C Agaricomycetes C- ? O CORTICIALES (9 species)

C Agaricomycetes C- ? O GLOEOPHYLLALES (10 species)

C Agaricomycetes C- ? O HYMENOCHAETALES (Woody/corky fungi with fine bristles on spore-bearing surface, etc.) (78 species)

C Agaricomycetes C- ? O POLYPORALES (Woody/corky pore fungi, conks, bracket fungi, etc.) (201 species)

C Agaricomycetes C- ? O SEBACINALES (7 species)

C Agaricomycetes C- ? O TRECHISPORALES (5 species)

C Agaricomycetes C- ? O THELEPHORALES (Tooth fungi, fiber vases, etc.) (64 species)

C Agaricomycetes C- ? O RUSSULALES (Brittle gill mushrooms, milk caps, etc.) (238 species)

C Agaricomycetes C- Agaricomycetidae O AGARICALES (Gill mushrooms, club fungi, puffballs, birds' nest fungi, etc.) (1231 species)