Kent H. McKnight

Fungi (Agaricales, Russulales) from the Alpine Zone of Yellowstone National Park and the Beartooth Mountains with Special Emphasis on Cortinarius

A first series of observations on the fungus flora of the alpine zone in mountains of Wyoming and Montana is presented here. Special attention is given to species of the genus Cortinarius. Thirteen species of this genus are discussed or described, 5 of them are new: Cortinarius absarokensis sp. nov., C. fuscoflexipes sp. nov., C. mucronatus sp. nov., C. rufoanuliferus sp. nov., and C. vulpicolor sp. nov. Several of the other species treated are new for North America, including Lactarius nanus Favre.

A Note on Discina

A description is given for the genus Discina and 6 species, including 1 species and 1 variety which are described as new. Keys to the species recognized from North America are included, as are comm...

Notes on Podaxis Argentinum from North America

(1980). Notes on Podaxis Argentinum from North America. Mycologia: Vol. 72, No. 1, pp. 195-199.

Artifacts on Spores of Discineae Induced by Common Reagents

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