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Fungi (including lichens)

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Agaricus campestris (Field mushroom)
This widespread species is a close relative of the species of mushroom that is typically sold in shops (Agaricus bisporus)... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Amanita friabilis (Fragile amanita)
This fungi bears a convex, beige cap upon a cylindrical stipe (stem) that appears bulbous at the end. The cap often carries the... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Amanita muscaria (Fly agaric)
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
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Amanita phalloides (Death cap)
This is one of the most poisonous European toadstools. All parts of the fungus are deadly, and it should never be eaten. The cap is... More 8 Images 1 Video
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Amylocystis lapponica (Amylocystis spp.)
Amylocystis lapponica is a medium-sized bracket fungus. The fruiting body is hairy and cream coloured, developing rusty... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Bacidia incompta (Lichen)
The lichen Bacidia incompta does not have a common name. The Generic part of the scientific name, Bacidia means... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Battarrea phalloides (Sandy stiltball)
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
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Boletopsis grisea (Boletopsis spp.)
This squat fungus produces broad, pale grey caps, the surfaces of which are often cracked into scales. The solid stipe (or stem) is... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Boletus satanus (Devil's bolete)
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
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Bovista paludosa (Fen bovist)
Bovista paludosa is a puffball fungus. The ball-shaped fruitbody encloses the spores and remains unopened. The puffball is... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Buellia asterella (Starry breck-lichen)
This particular lichen grows on chalky soil, forming small white rosettes with small black discs about 0.5 millimetres across on... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Buellia subalbula (Lichen)
Information on Buellia subalbula is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Calicium corynellum (Lichen)
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
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Caloplaca aractina (Lichen)
Caloplaca aractina is a 'crustose' lichen; one with a crusty-like appearance. The body of the lichen (its thallus) is an... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Caloplaca luteoalba (Orange-fruited elm-lichen)
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
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Cladonia mediterranea (Reindeer lichen)
This member of the Cladonia (reindeer lichen) genus is whitish-grey in colour and grows in low, bushy clumps. The familiar... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Collema dichotomum (River jelly lichen)
This curious species resembles seaweed more than the lichens that most of us are familiar with. It has a gelatinous appearance, is... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Daldinia concentrica (King Alfred's cakes)
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
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Diploschistes ocellatus (Crater lichen)
Information on Diploschistes ocellatus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Entoloma bloxamii (Bloxam's entoloma)
Bloxam's entoloma produces a striking, blue, mushroom-shaped fruiting body. The smooth cap has a broad swelling in the centre... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Erioderma pedicellatum (Boreal felt lichen)
Known as the “panda bear” of lichens because of its extreme rarity, the boreal felt lichen is a ‘leafy’ species that grows on the... More 7 Images 0 Videos
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Fistulina hepatica (Beefsteak fungus)
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
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Fulgensia fulgens (Scrambled-egg lichen)
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
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Fulgensia fulgida (Lichen)
Information on Fulgensia fulgida is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Ganoderma applanatum (Artist’s fungus)
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
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Geastrum corollinum (Weather earthstar)
Unlike other fungi, earthstars can move! With a strong tendency to absorb and lose water, their outer layers uncurl when it rains... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Geoglossum atropurpureum (Dark purple earth tongue)
Earth tongues are highly distinctive fungi; the ridged and leathery fruiting body above the stem does indeed resemble a tongue. In... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Gloeoheppia turgida (Lichen)
Information on Gloeoheppia turgida is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Gomphus clavatus (Pig’s ear)
Pig's ear fungus derives its name from the funnel-shaped and folded fruiting body, which resembles a pig’s ear in shape and texture... More 7 Images 0 Videos
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Hericium coralloides (Coral tooth)
The coral tooth fungus has been described as our most beautiful species of fungus. It is a member of the group called 'tooth fungi'... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Hericium erinaceum (Bearded tooth)
The bearded tooth fungus is also known as the tree hedgehog fungus. It belongs to the family of tooth fungi, which are rare in... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Heterodermia leucomela (Ciliate strap-lichen)
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
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Hydnellum concrescens (Zoned tooth)
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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Hydnellum ferrugineum (Mealy tooth)
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
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Hydnellum scrobiculatum (Ridged tooth)
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
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Hydnellum spongiosipes (Velvet tooth)
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
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Hygrocybe calyptriformis (Pink waxcap)
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
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Hygrocybe spadicea (Date waxcap)
Waxcaps are a group of fungi that have thick gills, watery flesh and a waxy texture. This waxcap has a brown, chestnut or... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Hygrophorus purpurascens (Purple-red hygrophorus)
The purple-red hygrophorus produces large white mushrooms, which are heavily marked with wine-red spots. The cap is broad and... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Lecanactis hemisphaerica (Churchyard lecanactis)
Churchyard lecanactis is a rare lichen that grows in crust-like formations. The name of the genus Lecanactis means 'shining... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Lobaria sachalinensis (Lichen)
This lichen has a lobed, leafy appearance; it is a dark greenish colour and may produce reddish fruiting bodies when fertile... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Microglossum olivaceum (Olive earthtongue)
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
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Myriostoma coliforme (Pepper pot)
The pepper pot is an earth star fungus; this group of fungi are named after their fruiting bodies, whose outer layers split open in... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Opegrapha paraxanthodes (Lichen)
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
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Parmelia minarum (New Forest parmelia)
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
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Phallus impudicus (Stinkhorn)
Its terrible foetid smell as well as an unmistakable appearance makes the stinkhorn one of the most easily recognised species of... More 9 Images 2 Videos
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Phellodon confluens (Fused tooth)
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
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Phellodon melaleucus (Grey tooth)
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
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Phylloporus pelletieri (Golden-gilled bolete)
The golden-gilled bolete is an unusual member of the Boletales, as the underside of the cap bears gill-like structures (known as... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Piptoporus quercinus (Oak polypore)
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
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