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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| Yellow Brain Fungus | Tremella mesenterica |
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Golden yellow when damp, turning orange and shrivelling to a tiny fraction of its former size during very dry weather; gelatinous; no distinctive... |
| Yellow Fieldcap | Bolbitus tibutans var tibutans |
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A delicate fungus with a sticky yellow oval cap when young but flattens with age, becoming cream coloured with just a hint of yellow remaining in... |
| Yellow Shield | Pluteus chrysophaeus |
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A smallish fungus with a yellow cap, found growing on rotten wood in deciduous woodland, usually with Beech or Elm. |
| Yellow Stagshorn | Calocera viscosa |
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Calocera viscosa is, as its name suggests, very greasy and therefore, in texture if not general appearance, unlike the true coral fungi. It is... |
| Yellow Stainer | Agaricus xanthodermus |
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Agaricus xanthodermus, the Yellow Staining Mushroom, can cause serious stomach upsets and so should not be eaten. It can be confused with other... |
| Yellow Swamp Brittlegill | Russula claroflava |
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A large fungus with a bright yellow cap and brittle yellow gills, found growing either solitary or in scattered troops on soil, under Birch in... |
| Yellow Webcap | Cortinarius delibutus |
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An occasional species that is found in deciduous woodland, commonly with Beech or Birch. |
| Yellowdrop Milk Cap | Lactarius chrysorrheus |
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A medium sized fungus with a salmon-pink cap and gills that exude milk found growing solitary or in scattered groups on soil under Oak. |
| Yellowing Curtain Crust | Stereum subtomentosum |
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Note the yellowing where the upper surface has been scored - this gives it it's common name. On broadleaf trees. |
| Yellowing Knight | Tricholoma scalpturatum |
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This fungus is occasional but widespread in deciduous woodlands during late Summer and Autumn. |
| Yellowleg Bonnet | Mycena epipterygia |
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A small and delicate fungus with a bell-shaped cap found growing in grass and moss in damp places in woodlands. |