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Orson K. Miller Jr.

Orson Knapp Miller Jr. was an American mycologist. He published numerous papers in mycology and was responsible for the naming of many taxa, as well as being one of the authors erecting the genus Chroogomphus. He described Omphalotus olivascens, several species of Amanita, and the ghoul fungus Hebeloma aminophilum.

Works
His books include: • Mushrooms of North America (1972) • Gasteromycetes: Morphological and Developmental Features with Keys to the Orders, Families, and Genera (1988) • North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi (2006) (with Hope H. Miller) ==Awards and honors==
Awards and honors
He received the William H. Weston Award for Teaching Excellence in Mycology, and the Distinguished Mycologist Award. Several fungus species have been named in his honor, including: • Amanita orsonii Ash.Kumar & T.N. Lakh. (1990) • Clitocybe milleri H.E.Bigelow (1985) • Crepidotus milleri Hesler & A.H.Sm. (1965) • Entoloma milleri Noordel. (2004) • Pholiota milleri A.H. Sm. & Hesler (1968) • Plectania milleri Paden & Tylutki (1969) • Tylopilus orsonianus Fulgenzi & T.W.Henkel (2007) ==References==
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