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Collection Profile for:
U.S. National Fungus Collections (BPI)

The USDA-ARS U.S. National Fungus Collections (BPI) currently houses approximately one million reference specimens. Data associated with over 950,000 specimens have been computerized and are available on-line. In addition reports of fungi on plants provide a comprehensive account of the host range and geographic distribution of fungi on plants throughout the world. Data are continuously added to the databases from herbarium specimens and newly published fungus-host distributions and disease reports. Additional databases contain taxonomic literature references and accurate scientific names of plant pathogenic fungi.

Contacts:

  • Director and Curator: Lisa Castlebury, lisa.castlebury@usda.gov
  • Collections Coordinator: Shannon Dominick, shannon.dominick@usda.gov

Address:

U.S. National Fungus Collections
Mycology and Nematology Genetic Diversity and Biology Laboratory, USDA-ARS
10300 Baltimore Ave
Bldg 010A, Rm 229
Beltsville, MD   20705
US

Collection Statistics

  • 962,135 specimen records
  • 429,599 (45%) georeferenced
  • 170,908 (18%) with images (215,256 total images)
  • 970 GenBank genetic references
  • 709,166 (74%) identified to species
  • 737 families
  • 4,585 genera
  • 49,143 species
  • 50,690 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 13 June 2024
Digital Metadata: EML File
IPT / DwC-A Source: IPT/DwC-A Provider Import-2023-09-06
Usage Rights:
Rights Holder: Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Abstoma (6)
  • Agaricus (2281)
  • Amanita (17)
  • Arachnion (100)
  • Arachniopsis (3)
  • Araneosa (11)
  • Battarrea (84)
  • Bovista (827)
  • Bovistella (145)
  • Bovistina (4)
  • Calbovista (45)
  • Calvatia (1392)
  • Catastoma (138)
  • Cauloglossum (10)
  • Chlamydopus (8)
  • Chlorophyllum (31)
  • Clarkeinda (1)
  • Clavogaster (1)
  • Coccobotrys (2)
  • Coprinus (962)
  • Crucibulum (54)
  • Cyathus (807)
  • Cystoderma (51)
  • Cystolepiota (1)
  • Disciseda (233)
  • Echinoderma (1)
  • Endoptychum (9)
  • Eriosphaera (1)
  • Favolaschia (31)
  • Flammula (121)
  • Floccularia (2)
  • Gamundia (13)
  • Gastropila (1)
  • Globaria (10)
  • Granularia (1)
  • Gyrophragmium (134)
  • Holocotylon (5)
  • Hypoblema (1)
  • Lanopila (27)
  • Lasiosphaera (10)
  • Lentinula (1)
  • Lepiota (1473)
  • Leucoagaricus (12)
  • Leucocoprinus (11)
  • Longula (6)
  • Lycogalopsis (24)
  • Lycoperdon (5013)
  • Lycoperdopsis (2)
  • Macrolepiota (12)
  • Melanophyllum (2)
  • Micropsalliota (1)
  • Montagnea (30)
  • Montagnites (142)
  • Morganella (4)
  • Mycenastrum (199)
  • Mycocalia (24)
  • Mylitta (1)
  • Nidula (89)
  • Nidularia (80)
  • Nothopanus (1)
  • Omphalia (53)
  • Oudemansiella (12)
  • Phaeolepiota (5)
  • Phaeomarasmius (2)
  • Pholiota (4)
  • Piptoporus (2)
  • Podaxis (239)
  • Polyplocium (9)
  • Psalliota (115)
  • Schizostoma (13)
  • Secotium (248)
  • Sphaericeps (1)
  • Sporotrichum (2)
  • Tulasnodea (1)
  • Tulostoma (1536)
  • Utraria (1)
  • Vascellum (12)
  • Volvaria (10)
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