Family: Tricholomataceae

Fungi:> Basidiomycota:> Agaricomycetes:> Agaricales:> Tricholomataceae:> Bertrandia, Camarophyllus, Collopus, Conchomyces, Crinipellis, Clitocybe, Gliophorus, Humidicutis, Hygrocybe, Hygrophorus, Insiticia, Mycena, Omphalina, Rickenella, Tricholoma, Tricholomopsis, Xeromphalina.

This is the largest family of the agaricales, which is defined mainly by not having any characters which distinguish them from other families.

Genus: Bertrandia

Members of this genus are reconised by all of the fungi turning black with age or parts of when damaged. Altough only one species is reconised in New Zealand this seems to be poorly described, we also have the similar but unrelated cosmopolitan species Hygrocybe conica present in New Zealand.
Bertrandia asatogala	Bertrandia species	Bertrandia species

Genus: Camarophyllus

A small genus with only 8 known species found in New Zealand. Most of which are dull in colour but 3 of them are bright orange. All have decurent gills and oviod spores.
Camarophyllus apricosus	Camarophyllus aurantiopallens	Camarophyllus griseorufescens	Camarophyllus muritaiensis
Camarophyllus patinicolor	Camarophyllus pratensis var. gracilis

Genus: Collopus

Collopus subviscosus

Genus: Conchomyces

Conchomyces bursiformis

Genus: Crinipellis

Crinipellis procera

Crinipellis filiformis

Genus: Clitocybe

The members of this genus with white spores, no volva nor annulus, the gills with thin edges not notched on the edge near the stem, and generally decurrent.
Clitocybe gigantea

Genus: Gliophorus

This genus distinguishes itself by having a cap and stem that is slimy to very slimy and in some cases a glutinous edge to the gills. With white spores.
Gliophorus chromolimoneus	Gliophorus fumosogriseus	Gliophorus graminicolor	Gliophorus lilacinoides
Gliophorus lilacipes	Gliophorus luteoglutinosus	Gliophorus pallidus	Gliophorus sulfurea
Gliophorus subheteromorphus	Gliophorus versicolor	Gliophorus viscaurantius	Gliophorus viridis
Gliophorus species	Gliophorus species	Gliophorus species

Genus: Humidicutis

The Humidicutis genus is distinguished by the cap almost always split, even in very young specimens. The split occurs in such a way as to pull apart the two faces of a single gill.
Humidicutis conspicua	Humidicutis multicolor	Humidicutis mavis	Humidicutis rosella
Humidicutis lewelliniae	Humidicutis luteovirens

Species: Undescribed Humidicutis

Humidicutis species

Humidicutis species

Genus: Hygrocybe

This is a large Genus in which many have waxy, translucent, texture, particularly evident in the gills. Some are drab in colour, but most are bright with striking colours. Commonly found during the colder and wetter months of the year sometimes in large numbers.
Hygrocybe blanda	Hygrocybe cantharellus	Hygrocybe cavipes	Hygrocybe cerinolutea
Hygrocybe conica	Hygrocybe elegans	Hygrocybe firma	Hygrocybe aff. firma (Red)
Hygrocybe aff. firma (Large Red)	Hygrocybe aff. firma (orange/yellow)	Hygrocybe fuliginata	Hygrocybe fuscoaurantiaca
Hygrocybe julietae	Hygrocybe keithgeorgii	Hygrocybe lilaceolamellata	Hygrocybe miniata
Hygrocybe miniceps	Hygrocybe procera	Hygrocybe rubrocarnosa	Hygrocybe striatolutea

Species: Undescribed Hygrocybe

Hygrocybe species

Genus: Hygrophorus

Hygrophorus involutus

Hygrophorus salmonipes

Genus: Insiticia

Insiticia flavovirens

Genus: Mycena

Mycena are saprophytic fungi found usually growing on wood or amongst leaf litter. These grow in ether clusters or singly, having white gills and spores.
Mycena austrororida	Mycena helminthobasis var. novaezelandiae	Mycena inclinata	Mycena interrupta
Mycena mamaku	Mycena mariae	Mycena parsonsiae	Mycena podocarpi
Mycena roseoflava	Mycena rubroglobulosa	Mycena ura	Mycena viscidocruenta
Mycena species	Mycena species

Genus: Mycenula

Mycenula fuscovinacea

Genus: Omphalina

Omphalina foetida

Genus: Rickenella

Rickenella fibula

Genus: Tricholoma

Tricholoma are a large genus of mycorrhizal gilled fungi found world wide which have a white spore print. With fleshy stems attached to the centre of the cap with no collar the gills are attached to the stem but are more or less strongly notched. This genus contains both edible and poisonous species some are native and not named while others are introduced and found under exotic trees.
Tricholoma terreum	Tricholoma fracticum	Tricholoma viridi-olivaceum

Species Undescribed

This is a genus that has not been well studied in New Zealand so its not unexpected to find many that don't seem to be named.

Tricholoma Species

Tricholoma Species

Tricholoma Species

Tricholoma Species

Genus: Tricholomopsis

Tricholomopsis rutilans

Tricholomopsis Species

Genus: Xeromphalina

Xeromphalina tenuipes

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