TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY FUNGI 



C. H. Kauffman 



The fungous flora of Tennessee and Kentucky has not been 

 studied to the same extent as that of many other states. The 

 main work so far seems to have been limited to the more im- 

 portant disease-producing species on cultivated plants. In addi- 

 tion, collections have been made in a few special groups confined 

 to the eastern mountains. The general flora of the central and 

 western portions of these states remain practically untouched. 



During the month of September, 191 6, the writer, accompanied 

 by Mr. Frank B. Cotner as assistant, visited two localities. One 

 week was spent at Harlan, Kentucky, and three weeks at Elk- 

 mont, Tennessee, in the heart of the western slopes of the Big 

 Smoky Mountains. The latter region is not far remote from the 

 Asheville' region* of North Carolina where so many eminent my- 

 cologists have collected and whose flora is quite well known. 

 Many species were therefore found which are known from the 

 ranges east of the Big Smoky. 



The most important condition for the study of the fungous 

 flora of a region is of course the weather. Heavy rains had 

 fallen in Elkmont during July and August, so 'that the wood- 

 inhabiting fungi were still rather plentiful. The species growing 

 on the ground, however, were not in sufficient abundance to give 

 any satisfactory idea of the flora, as the rains during our stay 

 were few and scattered, and the summer fruiting species had all 

 been stimulated by the heavy rains to early fruiting. The follow- 

 ing list of agarics, for example, although not small, represents in 

 each case a small number of individuals collected, giving no hint 

 of the frequency of the species for the region. 



Since the larger part of the list below comes from Elkmont, 

 Tennessee, the species from Harlan, Kentucky, will be marked by 

 an asterisk and those common to the two localities by a double 

 asterisk. 



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