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Threatened Fungi (including lichens)

 		Species 1 - 22 of 22
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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... More 2 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... More 3 Images 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) is... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Boreal felt lichen (Erioderma pedicellatum)
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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Crater lichen (Diploschistes ocellatus)
Information on Diploschistes ocellatus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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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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Fen bovist (Bovista paludosa)
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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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... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Funcia di basilisc (Pleurotus nebrodensis)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Golden-gilled bolete (Phylloporus pelletieri)
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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Lichen (Psora decipiens)
Information on the lichen is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Lichen (Gloeoheppia turgida)
Information on Gloeoheppia turgida is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Lichen (Fulgensia fulgida)
Information on Fulgensia fulgida is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Lichen (Buellia subalbula)
Information on Buellia subalbula is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Lichen (Lobaria sachalinensis)
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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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 in... More 1 Image 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 texture... More 7 Images 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... More 1 Image 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... More 2 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... 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... More 4 Images 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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