Fungi (including lichens) in United Kingdom
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King Alfred's cakes (Daldinia concentrica)
King Alfred's cakes, also known as 'cramp balls' is a hard, inedible ball-shaped fungus . The…
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Lichen (Teloschistes chrysopthalmus)
This lichen is a 'fruticose' or 'shrubby' species ; it is composed of branching lobes that form…
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Lichen (Caloplaca aractina)
Caloplaca aractina is a 'crustose' lichen; one with a crusty-like appearance. The body of the lichen…
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Lichen (Opegrapha paraxanthodes)
This lichen grows in a crust-like fashion; the thallus is thin and pale greenish-yellow in colour…
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Lichen (Calicium corynellum)
This species is commonly called a 'pin-head' lichen as the fruiting bodies (the structures that…
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Lichen (Bacidia incompta)
The lichen Bacidia incompta does not have a common name. The Generic part of the scientific name…
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Mealy tooth (Hydnellum ferrugineum)
The mealy tooth fungus belongs to the stipitate hydnoid fungi group, also known as the 'tooth fungi'…
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Nail fungus (Poronia punctata)
This rare fungus, found on the dung of ponies and horses, takes its name from the resemblance of the…
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New Forest parmelia (Parmelia minarum)
The New Forest parmelia is a 'foliose' lichen , this means that it has a leaf-like structure…
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Oak polypore (Piptoporus quercinus)
This fungus causes a brown rot of the heartwood of mature or dead oak trees. The stemless…
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Olive earthtongue (Microglossum olivaceum)
The family of fungi known collectively as 'earthtongues' are aptly named. The shape of the upper…
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Orange-fruited elm-lichen (Caloplaca luteoalba)
Orange-fruited elm-lichen is called a 'crustose' lichen from its crust-like texture. Its main body…
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Pink waxcap (Hygrocybe calyptriformis)
The attractive pink waxcap (Hygrocybe calyptriformis) has a pinkish-lilac conical cap with fine…
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Reindeer lichen (Cladonia mediterranea)
This member of the Cladonia (reindeer lichen) genus is whitish-grey in colour and grows in low…
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Ridged tooth (Hydnellum scrobiculatum)
The ridged tooth fungus belongs to the stipitate hydnoid fungi group. Members of this group are also…
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