A to Z of British Fungi

A medium to large bolete with a pale-brown cap solitary or scattered in braodleaf woodland with Oak.

A yellowish, rounded and hard scaly fungus that tapers into a thisk, ribbed basal region and is found in small groups, usually on sandy soil.

A medium to large fungus with a whitish, scaly cap found growing solitary or in clusters on dead and sometimes on treated conifer wood.

The surface of the cap is covered by fibrous, rust brown scales, which is a distinctive feature of this fungi.  When cut, the flesh...

Like many of the Cordyceps species, this fungus grows parasitically on buried insects, usually a Butterfly or Moth larvae. The club...

The cup-shaped fruitbodies are scarlet on the inside and whitish on the outside and is found, usually in damp woodland from late Autumn till early...

This fungus is found mainly in deciduous woodland and more rarely with conifers. It has flesh that rapidly turns blue when cut or bruised. The cap...

This small  Bolete is found growing singly or in small groups during Autumn in deciduous woodland, especially with Beech, Oak and Hornbeam....

A large and velvety annual bracket fungus found, usually solitary or in small tiers, parasitic on the trunks of Ash trees and occasionally on...

This fungus can be found growing either singly or in clumps in mixed woodland, parkland and gardens. It can reach large sizes and the cap is white...

Found in deciduous woodland usually clustered at the base of trees, especially Beech and Ash from late Summer to early Winter.

This as an edible specimen but can be easily confused with some poisonous species. Grows from Spring until early Winter.

This fungus is a common parasite on fruit trees and forms leathery, lilac to deep purple patches with a white edge. It causes Silver-leaf disease...

A medium sized bolete with a grey-brown cap and a club shaped stem found growing with Poplar.

A large agaric with a creamy-yellow scaly cap, found either solitary or scattered on soil in clearings in mixed woodland and grassy habitats near...

A yellow, fragile irregular cushion-like fungus that spreads over substrate found on dead wood in general.

A medium to large fungus, found growing solitary or in small groups on soil in coniferous woodland.

A small, greyish white bracket often found in dense, overlapping tiers on deciduous wood.

A small fungus with a tan cap and a silvery mottled stem found growing in small groups on needle litter and rotting wood in coniferous woodland....

A small brownish to black club shaped head on a slender yellowish brown stem.

A minute, pure white fungus witha fringed cupon a concolorous stem found growing clustered on fallen Beech nuts and sometimes on other plant...

A fragile agaric found growing solitary or in groups on horse or cow manure and manured straw.

A large, fleshy fungus bearing characteristic reddish stains found in broadleaf and coniferous woodland in scattered groups.

A smallish yellowish-brown fungus growing either solitary or in trooping groups on soil in broadleaf woodland.

An annual encrustating fungus that appears in whitish patches, cream with age on rotting wood in broadleaf woodland, very rarely on coniferous...

A medium to large Agaric often found in trooping groups on sandy soil, favouring manured sites.

A medium to large pale brown fungus found growing either solitary or scattered on soil in coniferous woodland.

A small, cream coloured found growing either solitary or in troops in wet places on woody debris.

A small brownish fungus with pinkish gills found growing alone or in small trooping groups in grassland and open woodland.

A dark to steel-blue capped fungus that is rare and found in coniferous woodland or on the edges of boggy with moss, usually on very acidic...

Small to medium sized inedible fungus found growing in clusters on wood or on buried wood.

One of a group of similar Russula species, this common fungus has a rancid oily smell and greasy orange-brown cap.

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...

Boletus subtomentosus is found in both coniferous and deciduous woodland on all soil types but prefers an acid soil. As it's common name suggests...

A medium to large sized Bolete with a slimy cap found growing solitary or in small groups on soil under or near coniferous trees.

This poisonous fungus, which is easy to spot in both deciduous and coniferous woodland due to its bright colouring is variable in appearance and...