A to Z of British Fungi

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Common Name	Scientific Name	Description
Yellow Brain Fungus	Tremella mesenterica	Golden yellow when damp, turning orange and shrivelling to a tiny fraction of its former size during very dry weather; gelatinous; no distinctive smell or taste. Initially disc-like, the fruit body...
Yellow Fieldcap	Bolbitus tibutans var tibutans	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 the centre. The edge of the cap has minute grooves...
Yellow Shield	Pluteus chrysophaeus	A smallish fungus with a yellow cap, found growing on rotten wood in deciduous woodland, usually with Beech or Elm.
Yellow Stagshorn	Calocera viscosa	Calocera viscosa is, as its name suggests, very greasy and therefore, in texture if not general appearance, unlike the true coral fungi. It is commonly known as the Yellow Stags-horn Fungus.
Yellow Stainer	Agaricus xanthodermus	Agaricus xanthodermus, the Yellow Staining Mushroom, can cause serious stomach upsets and so should not be eaten. It can be confused with other members of the Agaricaceae.
Yellow Swamp Brittlegill	Russula claroflava	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 damp places.
Yellow Webcap	Cortinarius delibutus	An occasional species that is found in deciduous woodland, commonly with Beech or Birch.
Yellowdrop Milk Cap	Lactarius chrysorrheus	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	Note the yellowing where the upper surface has been scored - this gives it it's common name. On broadleaf trees.
Yellowing Knight	Tricholoma scalpturatum	This fungus is occasional but widespread in deciduous woodlands during late Summer and Autumn.
Yellowleg Bonnet	Mycena epipterygia	A small and delicate fungus with a bell-shaped cap found growing in grass and moss in damp places in woodlands.