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British Fungi (including lichens)

Species 1 - 39 of 39

Artist's fungus (Ganoderma applanatum)
Artist's fungus forms bracket-like fruit bodies that are reddish brown in colour. The hard waxy crust has a knobbly surface, and... More	7 Images	1 Video

Bearded tooth (Hericium erinaceum)
The bearded tooth fungus is also known as the tree hedgehog fungus. It belongs to the family of tooth fungi, which are rare... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Beefsteak fungus (Fistulina hepatica)
As the common name suggests, beefsteak fungus is remarkably similar in appearance to raw meat. In the past it was often cooked and... More	8 Images	1 Video

Churchyard lecanactis (Lecanactis hemisphaerica)
Churchyard lecanactis is a rare lichen that grows in crust-like formations. The name of the genus Lecanactis means 'shining small... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Ciliate strap-lichen (Heterodermia leucomela)
Ciliate strap-lichen has ribbon-like lobes that are ivory white in colour, with long black projections at the edges. The lobes are... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Coral tooth (Hericium coralloides)
The coral tooth fungus has been described as our most beautiful species of fungus. It is a member of the group called 'tooth... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Date waxcap (Hygrocybe spadicea)
Waxcaps are a group of fungi that have thick gills, watery flesh and a waxy texture. This waxcap has a brown, chestnut... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Death cap (Amanita phalloides)
This is one of the most poisonous European toadstools. All parts of the fungus are deadly, and it should never be eaten. The cap... More	8 Images	1 Video

Devil's bolete (Boletus satanus)
The Devil's bolete (or boletus) appears as a large toadstool, usually around the base of beech and oak trees. It shares the... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Field mushroom (Agaricus campestris)
This widespread species is a close relative of the species of mushroom that is typically sold in shops (Agaricus bisporus). The... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)
The fly agaric is an attractive, vibrantly coloured toadstool, which is familiar and instantly recognisable. It has a bright red... More	9 Images	3 Videos

Francis' lichen (Zamenhofia rosei)
Francis' lichen is a yellowish-green scattered crust, and the fruits are orange-brown but have never been recorded in Britain. The... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Fused tooth (Phellodon confluens)
The fused tooth fungus belongs to the stipitate hydnoid fungi group. These fungi share some morphological characters, but are not... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Golden hair lichen (Teloschistes flavicans)
The golden-hair lichen is a striking 'fruticose' or 'shrubby' tufted lichen, which is a bright orange colour with highly branched... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Grey tooth (Phellodon melaleucus)
The grey tooth fungus belongs to a group known as the stipitate hydnoid fungi. These fungi share some morphological characters, but... More	4 Images	0 Videos

King Alfred's cakes (Daldinia concentrica)
King Alfred's cakes, also known as 'cramp balls' is a hard, inedible ball-shaped fungus. The visible part of the fungus, the... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Lichen (Bacidia incompta)
The lichen Bacidia incompta does not have a common name. The Generic part of the scientific name, Bacidia means 'rod-shaped' and... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Lichen (Calicium corynellum)
This species is commonly called a 'pin-head' lichen as the fruiting bodies (the structures that produce the lichen's spores) are... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Lichen (Caloplaca aractina)
Caloplaca aractina is a 'crustose' lichen; one with a crusty-like appearance. The body of the lichen (its thallus) is an oily dark... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Lichen (Opegrapha paraxanthodes)
This lichen grows in a crust-like fashion; the thallus is thin and pale greenish-yellow in colour with a cracked surface. The Latin... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Lichen (Teloschistes chrysopthalmus)
This lichen is a 'fruticose' or 'shrubby' species; it is composed of branching lobes that form small orange tufts, which are almost... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Mealy tooth (Hydnellum ferrugineum)
The mealy tooth fungus belongs to the stipitate hydnoid fungi group, also known as the 'tooth fungi'. Members of this group release... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Nail fungus (Poronia punctata)
This rare fungus, found on the dung of ponies and horses, takes its name from the resemblance of the fruiting bodies to nails. The... More	4 Images	0 Videos

New Forest parmelia (Parmelia minarum)
The New Forest parmelia is a 'foliose' lichen, this means that it has a leaf-like structure, comprising of thin lobes. The lobes... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Oak polypore (Piptoporus quercinus)
This fungus causes a brown rot of the heartwood of mature or dead oak trees. The stemless bracket-like fruit bodies (the visible... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Olive earthtongue (Microglossum olivaceum)
The family of fungi known collectively as 'earthtongues' are aptly named. The shape of the upper part of the fungus, called the... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Orange-fruited elm-lichen (Caloplaca luteoalba)
Orange-fruited elm-lichen is called a 'crustose' lichen from its crust-like texture. Its main body is light grey, and the fruiting... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pink waxcap (Hygrocybe calyptriformis)
This attractive waxcap species has a pinkish-lilac conical cap with fine striations and a slightly greasy appearance. As specimens... More	7 Images	0 Videos

Reindeer lichen (Cladonia mediterranea)
This member of the Cladonia (reindeer lichen) genus is whitish-grey in colour and grows in low, bushy clumps. The familiar common... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Ridged tooth (Hydnellum scrobiculatum)
The ridged tooth fungus belongs to the stipitate hydnoid fungi group. Members of this group are also known as 'tooth fungi' (fungi... More	1 Image	0 Videos

River jelly lichen (Collema dichotomum)
This curious species resembles seaweed more than the lichens that most of us are familiar with. It has a gelatinous appearance... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Sandy stiltball (Battarrea phalloides)
This strange fungus has a small, rounded head borne on a shaggy ochre-brown stalk. The head is a mass of spores, which have a warty... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Scaly breck lichen (Squamarina lentigera)
This rare lichen is circular in shape, and white to pale grey-brown... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Scaly tooth (Sarcodon imbricatus)
The scaly tooth fungus is a member of the stipitate hydnoid fungi group. These fungi share some morphological characters, but are... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Scrambled-egg lichen (Fulgensia fulgens)
As the common name suggests, scrambled-egg lichen has a thin, crust-like egg-yellow thallus (body), which consists of smaller... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Starry breck-lichen (Buellia asterella)
This particular lichen grows on chalky soil, forming small white rosettes with small black discs about 0.5 millimetres across... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)
Its terrible foetid smell as well as an unmistakable appearance makes the stinkhorn one of the most easily recognised species... More	9 Images	2 Videos

Velvet tooth (Hydnellum spongiosipes)
The velvet tooth fungus belongs to the stipitate hydnoid fungi group. These are a group of 'tooth fungi' (fungi that release their... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Zoned tooth (Hydnellum concrescens)
The zoned tooth fungus belongs to the stipitate hydnoid fungi group, also known as the 'tooth fungi'. Members of this group share... More	4 Images	0 Videos

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