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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| Variable Oysterling | Crepidotus variabilis |
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A small irregularly kidney-shaped fungus commonly found on twigs and other plant debris in woodland. |
| Veiled Oyster | Pleurotus dryinus |
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note the veil which is lacking in other British species of Pleurotus |
| Veiled Poisonpie | Hebeloma mesophaeum |
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This is probably the most common of the Hebeloma species. The cap colour is brown in the centre and paler at the margins with remnants of... |
| Veined Shield | Pluteus thomsonii |
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| Velvet Rollrim | Paxillus atrotomentosus |
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An easy fungus to identify with its stout off-centre brown stem that is covered in blackish velvet, This fungus causes a brown rot on conifer |
| Velvet Rollrim | Tapinella atrotomentosa |
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A large, sometimes massive fungus with a brown cap, velvety stem, found growing solitary or in small tufts on rotten, often buried wood in... |
| Velvet Shank | Flammulina velutipes |
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This fungus is found in clusters on a wide variety broadleaved tress but especially Willow and Elm. It prefers decaying wood or old... |
| Velvet Shank | Flammulina velutipes |
This is a widely eaten fungus that grows on deciduous wood in large clusters from Autumn to Spring and can survive hard frosts. |
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| Velvet Shield | Pluteus umbrosus |
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A medium-sized fungus found growing solitary or in small groups in deciduous woodland on rotting wood, preferably Elm. |
| Verdigris Agaric | Stropharia aeruginosa |
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A medium sized fungus with a slimy, blue-green cap found amongst grass on heaths, pastures and woodland. |
| Verdigris Navel | Arrhenia chlorocyanea |
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A small dark grey heathland agaric with funnel-shaped cap and broad decurrent gills, favouring sandy soil. Cap: At first plano-convex with small... |
| Vermilion Waxcap | Hygrocybe miniata |
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A small, scarlet fungus found growing in trooping groups on soil amongst cropped or short mown grasses in heaths, pastures and in open woodland.... |
| Vinegar Cup | Helvella acetabulum |
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| Violet Coral | Clavaria zollingeri |
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This is an unmistakable fungus that is violet with coral shaped branches found in meadows, pastures and unimproved grassland growing in lines or... |
| Violet Webcap | Cortinarius violaceus |
This is an uncommon fungus that is easily distinguished by it's intense violet colours. All parts of this fungus are dark to blackish violet The... |
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| Volvariella murinella | Volvariella murinella |
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