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- Cladonia lichen, possibly C. secundana seen in Pozo de Nutria, 3200 m
- Possibly a Clavariopsis sp. seen in Pozo de Nutria, in the lower Paramo, 3200 m asl
- Amanita brunneolocularis growing with Pinus sp. above Villapinzo. This Amanita stains reddish and is close to Amanita rubescens.
- Amanita muscaria seen above Villapinzo growing with pine (Pinus sp.)
Fly amanita and its symbiotic partner pine are both introduced to Colombia and not native. - Majestic Macrolepiota colombiana, the Colombian Parasole, a choice edible mushroom growing above Villapinzo.
- Macrolepiota colombiana gills growing above Villapinzo
- an oyster mushroom - Pleurotus sp. patch in Chivor forest
- Pleurotus sp. cluster in Chivor forest near Santa Maria
- A tiny Xylaria flabelliformis, an anamorph, and such in the past also known as Xylocoremium flabelliforme, seen in Chivor
- tiny Moelleriella fruiting bodies seen on a leaf in Chivor
Moelleriella is a genus of fungi within the Clavicipitaceae family (most famous for ergot - Claviceps purpurea) that infect and kill aphids. When checking leaves closely in the rainy season, Moeleriella species are everywhere, but due to their tiny size, most people never see this fungus. - Calvatia cyathiformis, the purple-spored puffball is a big and widely distributed puffball
- Calvatia cyathiformis, the purple-spored puffball seen in Chivor forest near Santa Maria
- Calvatia cyathiformis fruitingbody with its transect showing the immature fertile tissue. With maturity it will turn purple due the spore color.
- Marasmius berteroi? with widely spaced gills
- Favolaschia white growing in Chivor forest, Santa Maria
- Gerronema subclavatum seen in Santa Maria
- Ascopolyporus sp. (Corducipitataceae) growing in Chivor above Sta Maria, Boyaca, Colombia
This interesting Cordyceps relative parasitizes aphids. However, most of its resources it receives from the plant , often a bamboo stem, the aphid tapped into before having a fungal infection. The aphid turns basically into a straw for the Ascopolyporus. - Clavulinopsis fusiformis in Santa Maria
- A tiny, agaric with a top attached stipe growing from a dead plant stem
- Gorgeous greenish Gliophorus or Hygrocybe, probably undescribed seen in Chivor