Vol. 4 (1980)
Grand Teton Np Report

Mushrooms of Grand Teton National Park

Kent H. McKnight
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Kimball T. Harper
Brigham Young University
Karl B. McKnight
University of Michigan

Published 1980-01-01

Abstract

This study attempts to inventory the mushrooms and related fungi of the Park and to assemble correlative data useful in park resource management and utilization. It is directed toward (1) determining what species of higher fungi grow in and around Grand Teton National Park; (2) appraising their role in the ecosystem; and (3) preparing descriptions, illustrations, and where possible, keys for the common species. Fungi included are mostly Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes with large or otherwise conspicuous fruiting bodies. Collecting is not confined to Grand Teton National Park but includes sites with similar ecology in the areas surrounding the Park.