A to Z of British Fungi

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Scientific Name Common Name Description
Galerina marginata Funeral Bell

This poisonous fungus has toxins similar to that of the poisonous Amanita species. It is found in both coniferous and deciduous woodland and also occasionally in gardens growing on bark...

Galerina mniophila Galerina mniophila

A small bell-shaped yellowish dirty-brown fungus, found growing amongst moss in woodlands.
Galerina mycenopsis Galerina mycenopsis
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum

This bracket fungus is perennial and is parasitic on deciduous trees, usually found on the lower part of the trunks. The brown, powdery spore deposit can...

Ganoderma applanatum Artist's Bracket

More or less flat, semicirular, margin acute, often pallid, grey-brown, unber or cocoa-coloured. hard and corky glabrous, upper surface knobbly, concentrically grooved, covered with a hard...

Ganoderma australe Southern Bracket Bracket fungus usually growing on certain deciduous trees.
Ganoderma lucidum Lacquered Bracket

This bracket is found in broadleaf woodland especially on Chestnut and Oak tree. The upper surface of the bracket is reddish brown to purplish or blackish red with a polished sheen. This is an...

Ganoderma Pfeifferi Ganoderma pfeifferi bracket with a lacquer on the cap.
Geastrum fimbriatum Sessile Earthstar

A star-shaped base surmounted by a cream "bulb" found growing solitary or in small trooping groups on soil amongst leaf litter.
Geastrum floriforme Daisy Earthstar

This fungus can br found at any time of the year but is rare in the U.K. It consists of a flattened sphere, which holds the powdery gleba with...

Geastrum pectinatum Beaked Earthstar

This fungus has a whitish, star-shaped base, which raises the pointed "bulb" that sits atop it above the surrounding substrate. Found growing either solitary or in small troops on...

Geastrum striatum Striate Earthstar

A dull greyish-brown with a pointed "bulb" sitting on top of a more brownish, star-shaped base that raises the gleba (spore sac) above the substrate.
Geastrum triplex Collared Earthstar

This is one of the largest and most common of the Earthstars and can be found in deciduous woods, hedgerows and sand dunes. The young fruitbody is onion-shaped and has a distinct point at the top...

Gloeophyllum sepiarium Conifer Mazegill

A dark-brown, thinnish, fan-shaped bracket found often clustered on dead wood of conifers and occasionally on broadleaf trees.
Gomphidius roseus Rosy Spike Small to medium bolete with slimy coral-red cap, greyish white, deeply decurrent gills, and a stem with a ring zone.
Grifola frondosa Hen of the woods

Hen of the Woods produces large compound clusters of fruitbodies in broadleaved woodland particularly on Oak but can also be found growing on Beech and Chestnut. Grown commercially in Japan where...

Gymnopilus dilepis Gymnopilus dilepis

A beautiful toadstool which is bright purple when young, (resembling Tricholompsis rutilans but with a ring), rapidly fading to orange-brown. Originally from South East Asia where it grows on old...

Gymnopilus junonius Spectacular Rustgill Large, robust yellowish brownagaric with ring on stem.
Gymnopilus penetrana Common Rustgill

This fungus grows singly or in numbers on fallen wood debris of coniferous trees but sometimes broadleaf trees. The cap is an orange-brown colour and can be sticky when wet, while the stem is a...

Gymnosporangium clavariiforme Tongues of Fire
Gymnosporangium sabinae European Pear rust
Gyromitra esculenta False Morel

This fungus has a distinctive, brain-like red-brown cap and is found in coniferous woodland in sandy soils or wood chippings in Spring and Summer.