Promoting, pursuing and advancing mycology
Perseguir y hacer avanzar la micología
Poursuivre et faire progresser la mycologie
The following fungi have been tested and found to be useful for dyeing protein-based fibers. Those with stars (**) are especially sought after. Others will impart a color, but may not make strong or deep colors.
Amylocystis lapponica — pinkish beiges and browns Anthracophyllum lateritium — black Apiosporina morbosa — greyish beige, various browns Astraeus pteridis — various light browns Bankera carnosa — See violacens. fuligineo-alba — light golden brown (with copper) violascens — light beiges, greys and greens Boletellus mirabilis — yellows, browns, oranges and olive greens Boletopsis **grisea (AA) — green, grey-green, blue-green subsquamosa — dark greens, black Boletinellus merulioides — browns, orange Boletus aerius — See regineus. badius — See Royoporus badius. carminiporus — yellow-greens, yellows, brownish orange edulis — yellows, browns, oranges and olive greens ferrugineus (spadiceus) — beiges, golds and light browns hypocarycinus — See Suillus hypocarycinus. illudens — See Suillelius illudens. luridiformis — See Neoboletus luridiformis. miniato-olivaceus — yellows, browns, oranges and olive greens mirabilis — See Boletellus mirabilis. paluster — browns, orange piperatus — See Chalciporus piperatus. projectellus — yellows, oranges and browns regineus — yellows, browns, oranges and olive greens rubripes — See Caloboletus rubripes. sensibilis — yellows, browns, oranges and olive greens spadiceus — See ferrugineus. speciosus var. brunneus — See Butryboletus brunneus. subvelutipes — beiges and light browns tenax— beiges and golds zelleri — See Xerocomellus zelleri. Byssomerulios incarnatus — pinkish beiges, browns Butryboletus brunneus — yellows, browns, oranges and olive greens Caloboletus rubripes — beiges and light browns Chalciporus piperatus — various browns rubinellus — browns Chroogomphus jamaicensis — various browns rutilus — various browns and orange vinicolor — various browns Clavariadelphus americanus — beige, light green, light yellow, greyish purple ligula — beige, light green, light brown, greyish purple occidentalis — grey, beige, brown, purple pistillaris — See americanus. truncatus — beiges, greyish purple Collybia acervata — See Connopus acervatus. iocephala — See Gymnopus iocephalus. Connopus acervatus — beiges, yellow, brown Coprinellus micaceus — beiges Coprinopsis atramentaria — beige Coprinus atramentarius — See Coprinopsis atramentaria. micaceus — See Coprinellus micaceus. Cortinarius armillatus — beiges badius — beiges, browns bolaris — browns, greens brunneus — beiges californicus — pinks and purples cinnamomeus — browns corrugatus — beiges and yellows croceofolius — See malicorius. croceus — browns and golds herpeticus — See scaurus. limonius — yellows, oranges, browns malicorius — oranges **marylandensis — reds, purples neosanguineus — reds (AA) phoeniceus var. occidentalis — oranges, reds, purples **sanguineus — oranges, reds, browns, purples **semisanguineus — reds and purples scaurus — yellows, beiges smithii — reds, orange, violet (AA) tubarius — beiges, orange, browns violaceus— greys, light browns whiteae — yellows, oranges, browns Cystostereum murrayi — beiges, pinks Daedalea quercina — beiges, light brown Daedaleopsis confragosa— beiges, light brown Daldinia **concentrica — brown **grandis — greens, brown Dibotryon morbosum — See Apiosporina morbosum. Echinodontium tinctorium — oranges, browns, purples Fistulina hepatica — beiges, browns Flammulina velutipes — beiges, light orange Fomes fasciatus— browns fomentarius — browns, olive Fuscoboletinus paluster — See Boletus paluster. Ganoderma applanatum — beiges, browns curtisii — beiges, browns tsugae — See Polyporus tsugae. Gloeophyllum sepiarium — beiges, golds, browns trabeum — beiges, golds, browns Gomphidius glutinosus — browns subroseus — beiges, browns Gomphus clavatus — greyish purple (with iron) Gymnopilus junonius — yellow, orange, brown, olive liquiritiae — golds, oranges, browns luteofolius — yellow, orange, brown, olive luteus — yellow, orange, brown, olive penetrans— gold, beige, orange, brown sapineus — yellow, orange, brown spectabilis — See junonius. ventricosus — yellow, orange, brown Gymnopus acervatus — See Connopus acervatus. iocephalus — blues, purples, grey Gyrodon merulioides — See Boletinellus merulioides. Gyromitra esculenta — beiges, orange, brown infula — beiges, orange, brown Gyroporus cyanescens — light yellow, beige, orange, gold **Hapalopilus nidulans (rutilans) — purples, brown Hebeloma mesophaeum — beige, yellow Hemistropharia albocrenulata — yellow, beige **Hydnellum aurantiacum — greys, greenish greys caeruleum — blues (some greenish), olive concrescens — browns diabolus — See peckii. peckii — blues (some greenish), olive pineticola— greyish and bluish greens, gray, olive, greenish blue regium — black and greys (some greenish) scrobiculatum (var. zonatum) — See concrescens. spongiosipes — blue, grey, olive suaveolens — greenish blues and browns Hydnum fuligineoviolaceum — See Sarcodon fuligineoviolaceum. imbricatum — See Sarcodon imbricatus. subincarnatum — blues from bluish beige to bluish green Hygrocybe conica — browns, greens Hypholoma aurantica — See Leratiomyces ceres. lateritium — yellow, beige, gold, greenish brown sublateritium — See lateritium. Hypomyces lactifluorum — oranges (pinks and browns with high pH) Inocybe angustispora — pinks, browns Inonotus **hispidus — golds, reddish browns, oranges obliquus — browns rheades — browns, orange tomentosus — See Onnia tomentosa. Ischnoderma benzoinum — browns resinosum — browns Lacrymaria lacrymabunda — pinkish browns Lentinus — See Lenzites. Lenzites betulina — beiges, golds, browns Leptoporus mollis — pinks, browns, red Leratiomyces ceres — yellows, gold, olive, beige Leucocoprinus birnbaumii — beige, yellow-brown, grey Merulius incarnates — See Byssomerulios incarnates. tremellosus — pinkish beiges, browns Neoboletus luridiformis — various beiges and browns Naematoloma aurantiacum — See Leratiomyces ceres. sublateritium — See Hypholoma sublateritium. Oligoporus sp. — See Postia sp. Omphalotus olivascens — greyish purple, olive, blue-green, blackish brown Onnia tomentosa — beige, browns, orange Paxillus **atrotomentosus — See Tapinella atrotomentosa. involutus — pinkish and greenish browns panuoides — See Tapinella panuoides. Peniophora quercina — beiges, pinks **Phaeolus schweinitzii — gold, orange, brown, olive Phellinus chrysoloma — golds, oranges, browns everhartii — oranges, browns gilvus — browns, oranges robineae — oranges, browns **Phellodon alboniger — See melaleucus. atratus— dark blues and greens, greenish blue confluens — grey-browns, olive, bluish green melaleucus — — bluish grey and green, blues (some greenish), olive niger — greys, grey blue, grey green tomentosus — browns, beige Phlebia incarnate — See Byssomerulios incarnate. tremellosa — See Merulius tremellosus. Pholiota albocrenulata — See Hemistropharia albocrenulata. aurivella — beiges, yellows, light brown flammans— yellow, oranges, brown, olive malicola — beiges, gold squarrosa — beiges, gold squarrosoides — yellow, browns, gold velaglutinosa — yellow, oranges, browns Phylloporus leucomycelinus — beiges, gold pelletieri — beiges, gold rhodoxanthus — beiges, gold **Pisolithus arhizus — dark brown tinctorius — See arhizus. Polyozellus multiplex — greys (blue and green), moss-green Polyporus badius — beige, gold, olive elegans — See leptocephalus. leptocephalus — beige, gold, olive melanopus — beige, browns picipes — See varius. tsugae — beiges, browns varius — beige, gold, olive Polyrhizum (geaster) — browns Postia caesia — beige, brown fragilis — beige, greenish brown Psathyrella velutina — See Lacrymaria lacrymabunda. Pulveroboletus ravenelii — yellows, gold, olive Pycnoporellus fulgens — beige, orange, light brown Pycnoporus cinnabarinus — See coccineus. coccineus — light to medium golden brown sanguineus — See coccineus. Ramaria abietina — beiges, grey ochraceovirens — See abietina. Royoporus badius — yellows, browns, oranges Russula ventricosipes — light brownish orange, light yellow brown **Sarcodon fuligineoviolaceus — blues (greenish to grey) fuscoindicus — blues (greenish to grey) imbricatus — beige, grey-greens, bluish grey joeides — beige, blue-greens, blue scabrosus — beige, blue (some greenish) subincarnatus — See Hydnum subincarnatum. underwoodii — beige, blues, bluish green Sarcodontia setosa — pinkish brown Scleroderma geaster — See Polyrhizum geaster. macrorhizon — browns (pinkish) meridionale — browns (pinkish) polyrhizon — browns Stereum murrayi — beiges, pinks tuberculosum — See Peniophora quercina. Stropharia ambigua — greenish greys and browns Suillelius illudens — beiges and golds Suillus americanus — beiges and browns clintonianus — See grevillei. cothurnatus — beige, brown, orange granulatus — beige, brown, orange grevillei — beige, browns, grey hypocarycinus — various beiges and browns Tapinella **atrotomentosa — purple, olive, dark blue, dark brown panuoides — purple grey, olive, greenish brown Thelephora anthocephala — browns, grey-greens, black palmata — browns, grey-greens, black terrestris — browns, grey-brown vialis — greenish greys and blues, bluish greys, olive Trametes hirsuta — greys, blues, greens pubescens — greys, blues, greens versicolor (blue form only) — greys, blues, greens Tricholoma vaccinum — beige, yellow, brown Tricholomopsis rutilans — yellow-browns Tylopilus alboater — beige, browns from greenish to pinkish atronicotianus — beige, browns from greenish to pinkish Xerocomellus zelleri — yellows, oranges and browns
The North American Mycological Association (NAMA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
NAMA is committed to the promotion of scientific and educational activities related to fungi. NAMA supports the protection of natural areas and their biological integrity. We advocate the sustainable use of mushrooms as a resource and endorse responsible mushroom collecting that does not harm the fungi or their habitats.
© 2023 North American Mycological Association