Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest Key Council
The Pacific Northwest Key Council is dedicated to the creation and publication of field keys to the fungi of the Pacific Northwest. It was initiated in 1974 by Kit Scates of Post Falls, Idaho, and developed with the support and supervision of Dr. Joseph Ammirati and the late Dr. Daniel Stuntz, both of the University of Washington. The geographic area covered is southern British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and western Montana. Some additional information about the region (inclding an interview essay with locals) can be found at https://essaysleader.com/write-an-interview-essay/.
The Key Council keys are identified in the SOURCES section of the description files by [PNW Keys]
The following gilled mushroom keys or trial keys had been introduced by October 1998:
| Agaricus | 1981 | Margaret Dilly |
| Agaricus | 1997 | Laverne Chariton |
| Agrocybe | 1985 | Carl Hermanson |
| Amanita | 1986 | Don Goetz |
| Amanita | 1997 | Janet Lindgren |
| Armillaria | 1978 | Judy Roger |
| Catathelasma | 1978 | Judy Roger |
| Collybia | 1979 | Helena Kirkwood |
| Coprinus | 1981 | Fred Van De Bogart |
| Cortinarius | 1981 | Daniel Stuntz |
| Cystoderma | 1977 | N. Laycock and R. Sandahl |
| Entolomataceae | 1996 | Robert Ramsay |
| Gomphidiaceae | 1980 | Kit Scates-Barnhart |
| Gymnopilus | 1994 | Harley Barnhart |
| Hygrophorus | 1975 | Daniel Stuntz |
| Inocybe | 1978 | Daniel Stuntz |
| Lactarius | 1997 | Coleman Leuthy |
| Lentinus/Lentinellus | 1979 | Tak Mochizuki |
| Lepiotaceae | 1998 | Richard Sieger |
| Lepista | 1981 | Gene Butler |
| Leucopaxillus | 1981 | Judy Roger |
| Limacella | 1981 | Kit Scates-Barnhart |
| Mycena | 1981 | Amy Miller |
| Panaeolus | 1980 | Gary Menser |
| Phaeocollybia | 1975 | Christel Goetz |
| Phaeocollybia | 1999 | Lorelei Norvell |
| Pholiota | 1981 | Tina Gospodnetich & Kit Scates-Barnhart |
| Pleurotus & allies | 1981 | Dorothy Brown |
| Ramaria | 1982 | Kit Scates-Barnhart |
| Russula | 1985 | Ben Woo |
| Tricholoma | 1996 | Coleman Leuthy |
| Tricholomopsis | 1975 | Elsie Coulter |
Many people contributed to the development of this program, especially members of the Pacific Northwest Key Council (particularly Michael Beug), members of South Vancouver Island Mycological Society, and the many photographers. Particular thanks are due to Adolf and Oluna Ceska who inspired Ian to look at mushrooms in the first place.
Thanks are due to Michael Wood, Fred Stevens, Taylor Lockwood, Boleslaw Kuznik and the other contributors to the MykoWeb web site (www.mykoweb.com), who generously gave their permission to use images in this program. See MykoWeb.