Wednesday, 15 February 2012
A to Z of British Fungi
List by Scientific Name
Common Name |
Scientific Name | Primary Image | Description |
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| Oak Bracket | Inonotus dryadeus |
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A large annual bracket fungus that has corky flesh that is found usually solitary in broadleaf woodland and is parasitic on Oak... |
| Oak Curtain Crust | Hymenochaete rubiginosa |
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Small, chestnut bracket forming densley crowded, overlapping tiers; often wavy or lobed at the margin |
| Oak Mazegill | Daedalea quercina |
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Usually found growing solitary, this large imposing bracket fungus may occasionally occur in tiers, particularly... |
| Oak Mildew | Microsphaera alphitoides |
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| Oak Milkcap | Lactarius quietus |
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A medium sized agaric found in broadleaf woodland on soil, especially with Oak. |
| Oak Polypore | Piptoporus quercinus |
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This rare but widespread fungus causes a brown rot of the heartwood of mature or dead oak trees. |
| Ochre Brittlegill | Russula ochroleuca |
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A medium-sized Russula that has an ochre-yellow cap found growing in small scattered troops or solitary on soil with both coniferous and broadleaf... |
| Oilslick Brittlegill | Russula ionochlora |
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A medium sized Russula that has a variable cap colour, pale cream gills and a white stem, found growing solitary or in small troops on soil... |
| Oily Waxcap | Hygrocybe quieta |
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This fungus, which is orange-yellow in colour, has flesh that is dryer than most waxcaps and occurs mainly in grassland but may also be found in... |
| Old Man of the Woods | Strobilomyces strobilaceus |
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A rare, medium to large Bolete, found either solitary or in small groups in both coniferous and deciduous woodland. |
| Olive Oysterling | Panellus serotinus |
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A kidney-shaped fungus with a short rudimentary or lateral stem found growing on the fallen trunks and branches of broadleaf trees, favouring... |
| Omphalina hepatica | Omphalina hepatica |
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| Omphalina rickenii | Omphalina rickenii |
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A small, pale-grey fungus that has a funnel shaped cap found soil amongst moss, sometimes near walls and on woodland embankments. |
| Omphalina sphagnicola | Omphalina sphagnicola |
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| Orange Birch Bolete | Leccinum versipelle |
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A large, often massive bolete with a distinctive orange cap found growing solitary or in small groups on soil, specifically with Birch. |
| Orange Bonnet | Mycena acicula |
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A very small fungus with an orange cap found growing solitary or in small tufts on buried wood and other plant debris. |
| Orange Grisette | Amanita crocea |
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This lovely fungus is distinguished by a thick, white volva, faint zig-zag white-and-orange stem markings, and an absence of veil remnants on the... |
| Orange Milkcap | Lactarius aurantiacus |
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A small inedible fungus found solitary or in small groups on soil with coniferous or broadleaf woodland |
| Orange Mosscap | Rickenella Fibula |
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A very small fungus with a delicate grooved orange cap found growing in small troops or solitary in damp moss or grass. |
| Orange Oak Bolete | Leccinum quercinum |
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A medium to large bolete with a brown cap growing either solitary or in small scattered groups on soil with Oak. |
| Orange Peel Fungus | Aleuria aurantia |
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An unmistakable orange cup or irregular disc which as the common name suggests looks like discarded orange peel. |
| Orange-scaled Parasol | Lepiota magnispora |
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Smallish to medium sized agaric that has a yellowish cap covered with reddish0brown scales, found growing, usually solitary on damp soil in... |
| Orbilia inflatula | Orbilia inflatula |
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| Oxyporus populinus | Oxyporus populinus |
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| Oyster Mushroom | Pleurotus ostreatus |
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Usually found growing in large clumps, on dead or dying hardwood trees, very rarely on conifers, with a variably coloured cap. An edible species... |
| Oyster Rollrim | Tapinella panuoides |
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A mediumsized fungus that has a pale buff cap found growing solitary or caespitose on conifer debris. |