Orson K. Miller Jr.

Orson Knapp Miller Jr. (December 19, 1930 – June 9, 2006)[1] 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.

He married Hope Hartigan Miller in 1953; both were mycologists and published books, including at least one together.

[3] Several fungus species have been named in his honor, including: This article about a mycologist is a stub.

Chroogomphus rutilus , the type species of mushroom in a genus erected by Miller