Species in the kingdom Fungi Results 1 - 20
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Dark purple earth tongue (Geoglossum atropurpureum)
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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Weather earthstar (Geastrum corollinum)
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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Pepper pot (Myriostoma coliforme)
The pepper pot is an earth star fungus; this group of fungi are named after their fruiting bodies, whose outer layers split open i...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Amylocystis spp. (Amylocystis lapponica)
Amylocystis lapponica is a medium-sized bracket fungus. The fruiting body is hairy and cream coloured, developing rusty brown spot...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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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 fungi...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Sarcosoma spp. (Sarcosoma globosum)
Sarcosoma globosum is a fungus that produces large, cup-shaped fruiting bodies. These barrels are dark brown to black in colour; t...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Boletopsis spp. (Boletopsis grisea)
This squat fungus produces broad, pale grey caps, the surfaces of which are often cracked into scales. The solid stipe (or stem) i...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Violet crown-cup (Sarcosphaera coronaria)
The violet crown-cup fungus produces striking, flask-shaped fruiting bodies. These are initially submerged in the soil and then br...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Pycnoporellus spp. (Pycnoporellus alboluteus)
Pycnoporellus alboluteus is a bright, bracket-fungus found growing along old logs and decaying trunks. The crust-like fungus grows...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Fragile amanita (Amanita friabilis)
This fungi bears a convex, beige cap upon a cylindrical stipe (stem) that appears bulbous at the end. The cap often carries the re...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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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'. Members of this group releas...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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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
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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 charac...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Pig’s ear (Gomphus clavatus)
Pig's ear fungus derives its name from the funnel-shaped and folded fruiting body, which resembles a pig’s ear in shape and textur...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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Bloxam's entoloma (Entoloma bloxamii)
Bloxam's entoloma produces a striking, blue, mushroom-shaped fruiting body. The smooth cap has a broad swelling in the centre (kno...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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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 he...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Fen bovist (Bovista paludosa)
Bovista paludosa is a puffball fungus. The ball-shaped fruitbody encloses the spores and remains unopened. The puffball is initial...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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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 or coffee-c...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Purple-red hygrophorus (Hygrophorus purpurascens)
The purple-red hygrophorus produces large white mushrooms, which are heavily marked with wine-red spots. The cap is broad and roun...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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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 visible part of the fungus, the fruit...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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