Book Updates
Book Updates
We have "cleared the deck" of updates from Michael's inaugural first edition of Mushrooms of Cascadia. If you are looking for the updates to the first edition, you will find them archived on the Way Back Machine. For information on where to purchase the 2nd edition, go here.
Table of Contents
Update #1 - August 27, 2024
Update #2 - March 7, 2025 - Three additions
Name changes:
Page 42 lead 2a & Page 164, lead 172b: Clavariadelphus truncatus is now Clavariadelphus truncatus PNW02 (3/7/2025)
Page 180: Collybia tarda has been returned to Lepista tarda
Page 181: Collybia glaucocana has been returned to Lepista glaucocana
Page 181: Collybia irina var. luteospora to Lepista luscina
Page 185: Collybia deceptiva should have been left as Clitocybe deceptiva
Page 185: Collybia fragrans should have been left as Clitocybe fragrans
Page 209, lead 242a: Chromosera ‘cyanophila’ is now Chromosera loreleiae (3/7/2025)
Page 211: Lichenomphalia umbellifera is now Lichenomphalia ericetorum and the name is likely to be changed to Protolichenomphalia ericetorum in the future
Page 224: Hygrophorus parvirussula is actually an unnamed look-alike H. parvirussula PNW11
Page 232: Russula basifurcata is represented by more than one look-alike oak associate
Page 240: Lactarius alpinus var. mitis was changed to L. alpinus but is L. cuspidoaurantiacus
Page 39 and 249: The Calyptella capula image was a fist example of a new Arrhenia species Arrhenia PNW14
Page 278: While Cortinarius has been split into numerous new genera, some argue that more study was needed before the split and rearrangements are expected
Page 280: Cortinarius rubellus was correct in first edition and my move to Aureonarius was incorrect
Page 302, lead 401b: Deconica coprophila is now Conocybula coprophila (3/7/2025)
Page 318: Collybia diatreta should have been left as Clitocybe diatreta
Page 268: Pholiota flammans PNW04 replaces P. flammans
Typos:
Page 46: Period missing in “C. roseocanus” 7 lines from bottom of comments
Page 94: first line of comments, correct the spelling to “mcmurphyi”
Page 94: The correct spelling is “ellisii” – two places
Page 104: In the comments section, the correct spelling is “benzoinum”
Page 117: The correct spelling for the image title is “erikssonii”
Page 180, lead 197a. Remove the extraneous “(three images)”
Note: No spelling typos identified (so far at least) in the index.
Update #3 - May 2025
Revisions to genus Gyromita
Page 70 - Gyromitra splendida is unchanged
Page 70 - Gyromitra venenata is unchanged
Page 70 - Gyromitra montana is now Maublancomyces montanus
Page 71 - Gyromitra californica is now Pseudorhizina californica
Page 72 - Gyromitra ambigua is now Paragyromitra ambigua
Page 72 - Gyromitra infula is now Paragyromitra infula
Page 76 - Gyromitra ancilis is now Discina ancilis
Page 76 - Gyromitra leucoxantha is now Piscidiscina leucoxantha
Page 76 - Gyromitra melaleucoides is now Pseudodiscina melaleucoides
Page 76 - Gyromitra olympiana is now Maublancomyces olympianus
Page 122 - Gyromitra variiformis was retained in Hydnotrya variiformis
Page 314 - Gyromitra mcknightii is now Discina mcknightii
Page 314 - Gyromitra persicula is now Piscidiscina persicula
Name change -
Page 211 - Lichenomphalia umbellifera is now Lichenomphalia ericitorum
Update #4 - September 2025
Page 240 - Lactarius alpinus was determined via DNA to be Lactarius alpinus var. mitus, which has now been assigned the species name of Lactarius cuspidoaurantiacus
Page 320 - Lactarius alpinus was determined via DNA to be Lactarius alpinus var. alpinus.
April 29, 2025 Updates to iNaturalist Observations
Addition -Coprinellus cf. micaceus 01mwb041925 page 312, Unusual collection lacking universal veil material and with a smooth stipe, possible new species iNat 271593731
Addition - Cortinarius vernus 01mwb042425 NEW SPECIES , iNat 273235480
Update - Change Helvella levis? to Helvella sp CA01
Addition - Peziza vesciculosa 01mwb041825 page 79
Addition - Pleurotus pulmonarius PNW02 (previously PNW07, no voucher) page 250, iNat 273899199
Addition - Ramaria rasilispora var. rasilispora 02mwb041925 page 138 Note: var. scatesiana is illustrated in the book, iNat 190523670
Addition - Ramaria cf. rubricarnata var. rubricarnata 01mwb041325 page 140, iNat 270522537
April 9, 2025 Updates to iNaturalist Observations
Addition - Candolleomyces candolleanus 03mwb032925 illustrated in lead 412a page310, iNat 267827153
Addition - Cortinarius sp 01mwb032925 NEW SPECIES, iNat 267829169
Added comment - Lentaria epichnoa Typhula sp. 02mwb103121, Unresolved genus, LSU match to Lentaria albovinacea
Addition - Plicaria endocarpoides 01mwb032825 lead 50b page 80, iNat 267828795
Addition - Trametes hirsuta 02mwb032925 NEW SPECIES, iNat 267826832
May 15, 2025 Updates to iNaturalist Observations
Update - iNaturalist observation 121904522 labeled Gyromitra ambigua (which has now be renamed to Paragyromitra ambigua) turns out to be a new species Paragyromitra columbiana.
Name Change -Gyromitra mcknightii is now Discina mcknightii
Name Change -Gyromitra melaleucoides is now Pseudodiscina melaleucoides
Name Change -Gyromitra montana is now Maublancomyces montanus
Name Change -Lichenomphalia umbellifera is now Lichenomphalia ericitorum
Addition -Cortinarius lilaciotinctatus 01mwb110823 NEW SPECIES 190520976
Addition - Cortinarius lucorum 01mwb050725 page 282 295858501
Addition - Cortinarius sp 01mwb051625 NEW SPECIES 281848100
Addition - Cortinarius sp 02mwb051625 NEW SPECIES 28150721
Addition - Cyathus striatus 7-12-25 NEW SPECIES no voucher 297739556
Addition - Inocybe monticola 01mwb053025 NEW SPECIES 296377242
Name Change -Lichenomphalia umbellifera ericitorum 03mwb051026 page 211 281870290
Addition - Morchella sextelata 05mwb050724 NEW SPECIES mentioned page 69 295849789
Addition - Ramaria sp 01mwb051025 NEW SPECIES 281860425
Addition - Ramaria s. 02mwb051025 NEW SPECIES 281863819
Addition - Suillus sp 04mwb051025 NEW SPECIES 281867157
Addition - Tuber candidum 01mwb052725 page 121 284683308
June 21, 2025 Updates to iNaturalist Observations
Addition -Capitotricha bicolor no voucher page 82 286674566
Addition -Cortinarius sp 01mwb060525 NEW SPECIES 287380182
Addition -Cortinarius sp 02mwb053025 NEW SPECIES 286659311
Addition -Cortinarius sp 03mwb053025 NEW SPECIES 286663958
Addition -Cortinarius sp 04mwb053025 NEW SPECIES 286657539
Addition - Inocybe sp 01mwb053025 NEW SPECIES 286666624
Addition -Hypholoma capnoides 08mwb053025 page 305 286669471
Addition -Ramaria sp 09mwb053025 NEW SPECIES 28667034
August 1, 2025 Updates to iNaturalist Observations
Addition -Butyriboletus primiregius 01mwb06-28-25 NEW SPECIES no voucher 294439230
Addition -Coprinellus saccharinus 01mwb041925 NEW SPECIES 271593731
Addition - Cortinarius sp 01mwb050725 NEW Species 295858501
Addition -Cyathus striatus 7-12-25 NEW SPECIES no voucher 297739556
Addition - Gastroboletus turbinatus var. flammeus 02mwb071925 NEW VARIETY page 49 299685850
Addition - Inocybe monticola 01mwb053025 NEW SPECIES 296377242
Addition - Morchella sextelata 05mwb050724 NEW SPECIES mentioned page 69 295849789
Addition - Rhizopogon sp. 01mwb071925 NEW SPECIES 299687932
September 1, 2025 Updates to iNaturalist Observations
Addition - Amanita friabilis 03mwb081625 page 169 307148672
Addition - Amanita pachycolea PNW04 05mwb081625 page 169 307149740
Addition - Amanita sp 04mwb080225 04mwb080225 NEW SPECIES 303596373
Addition - Amylocystis lapponica 03mwb080425 Page 106 304294637
Addition - Amylocystis lapponica 04mwb080425 Page 106 304294143
Addition - Amylocystis lapponica 07mwb081625 Page 106 307155839
Update - Rubriboletus Butyriboletus primiregius 01mwb06-28-25 NEW SPECIES no voucher 294439230
Addition - Cantharellus roseocanus 8-22-25 Page 46 308482150
Name Change - Lepista densifolia Clitocybe subclavipes 11-10-99 page 181. New provisional name 129027204
Update - Coprinellus cf. micaceus saccharinus 01mwb041925 page 312 NEW SPECIES Distinguished from Coprinellus micaceus page 312 by absence of mica-like particles on cap and a smooth stipe 27159371
Addition - Cortinarius cf. armeniacus 06mwb081625 NEW SPECIES 307152166
Update - Cortinarius sp colymbadinus 03mwb053025 NEW SPECIES page 281 286663958
Update - Cortinarius sp pacificovernus 02mwb053025 NEW SPECIES 286659311
Addition -Fuscoporia fragilis 02mwb082225 NEW SPECIES 308476051
Update - Gymnomyces abietis Russula subabietis 01mwb081625 NEW SPECIES 307145241
Addition - Hydnellum regium 02mwb081625 Page 154 307146666
Addition - Hydnellum stereosarcinon 08mwb081625 Page 150 307147840
Update - Hypholoma capnoides PNW05 07mwb053025 Page 305 DNA Confirmed 286669471
Addition - Inocybe sp 06mwb080225 NEW SPECIES 303706137
Addition - Inocybe sp 07mwb080225 NEW SPECIES 303705110
Addition - Inocybe sp 11mwb081625 NEW SPECIES 307166840
Addition - Inocybe sp 01mwb082225 same as 11mwb081625? 308477903
Addition - Lactarius sp 10mwb081625 NEW SPECIES 307165748
Addition - Lentinus brumalis 03mwb0802225 Page 98 303703840
Addition - Nolanea sp NEW SPECIES Cantharellus roseocanus also pictured 308482150
Addition - Parasola plicatilis 01mwb073025 NEW SPECIES 302411735
Addition - Pluteus exilis 10-13-24 Page 251 white morph, no voucher 295603021
Addition - Polyporoletus sylvestris 01mwb080225 Page 97 303599856
Addition - Pseudorhizina californica 07mwb050725 Page 71 295851038
Update - Ramaria cf. rubricarnata var. rubricarnata sp PNW28 01mwb041325 Page 140 NEW SPECIES 270522537
Addition - Ramaria sp 04mwb081625 NEW SPECIES 307150638
Addition - Ramaria sp 05mwb080225 NEW SPECIES 303702722
Addition - Ramaria sp 08mwb080225 NEW SPECIES 303701459
Addition - Rubroboletus pulcherrimus 09mwb081625 Page56 307156476
Addition - Russula mustelina EU 12mwb081625 NEW SPECIES 307168254
Addition - Russula mustelina EU 4mwb082225 NEW SPECIES 308487912
Update - Suillus lakei cf.10mwb053025 Page 58 286672345