The Fungi of Southern England

Although most fungi are harmless, a small number are extremely toxic, and should be handled with caution. Never eat a fungus unless you are completely certain of its identity, and the species is known to be edible. If in doubt, discard it.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Abortiporus biennis
 
Agaricus augustus  
Agaricus bisporus  
Agaricus campestris  Field mushroom
Agaricus moelleri  
Agaricus osecanus  
Agaricus sylvaticus  
Agaricus sylvicola  Wood Mushroom
Agaricus urinascens var excellens  
Agaricus xanthodermus  Yellow Stainer
Agrocybe arvalis  
Agrocybe cylindracea  
Agrocybe rivulosa  
Aleuria aurantia  Orange Cup Fungus
Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae  
Amanita ceciliae  
Amanita cf lividopallescens  
Amanita citrina  False Death Cap
Amanita citrina var alba  False Death Cap
Amanita crocea  
Amanita echinocephala  
Amanita excelsa var spissa  
Amanita fulva  Tawny Grisette
Amanita gemmata  
Amanita inopinata  
Amanita muscaria  Fly Agaric, Tue Mouche
Amanita pantherina  Panther Cap
Amanita phalloides  Death Cap
Amanita rubescens  The Blusher
Amanita simulans  
Amanita strobiliformis  
Amanita vaginata  
Amylostereum laevigatum  
Anthracobia melaloma  
Antrodia albida  
Antrodia carbonica  
Antrodia xantha  
Arachnopeziza aurata  
Armillaria tabescens  
Arrhenia acerosa  
Arrhenia chlorocyanea  
Arrhenia griseopallida  
Arrhenia retiruga  
Arrhenia rickenii  
Ascocoryne cylichnium  
Ascocoryne sarcoides  
Asterophora lycoperdoides  
Asterophora parasitica  
Athelia acrospora  
Athelia decipiens  
Aurantiporus fissilis  
Aureoboletus moravicus  
Auricularia auricula-judae  Wood Ear, Jelly Ear
Auricularia mesenterica  Tripe Fungus
Auriscalpium vulgare  Ear Pick Fungus
Bactridium flavum
 
Baeospora myosura  
Basidioradulum radula  
Biscogniauxia nummularia  
Bisporella citrina  
Bjerkandera adusta  Smoky Polypore
Bolbitius titubans  Yellow Cow Pat Toadstool
Boletus aereus  
Boletus edulis  Penny Bun, Porcino, Cèpe, Steinpilz
Boletus reticulatus  Summer Bolete
Botryobasidium candicans  
Botryobasidium subcoronatum  
Brevicellicium olivascens  
Bulgaria inquinans  
Butyriboletus appendiculatus  
Butyriboletus fuscoroseus  
Byssomerulius corium  
Caloboletus radicans
 
Calocera cornea  
Calocera pallidospathulata  
Calocera viscosa  
Calocybe gambosa  St. George's Mushroom
Caloscypha fulgens  
Calyptella capula  
Camarophyllopsis foetens  
Cantharellula umbonata  
Cantharellus cibarius  Chanterelle
Catinella olivacea  
Ceraceomyces cf sublaevis  
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa  
Ceriporia cf spissa  
Ceriporia mellita  
Ceriporia purpurea  
Ceriporia reticulata  
Ceriporiopsis gilvescens  
Ceriporiopsis pannocincta  
Cheilymenia fimicola  
Chlorociboria aeruginascens  Green Cups
Chondrostereum purpureum  
Chromocyphella muscicola  
Chroogomphus rutilus  Pine Spike, Copper Spike
Chrysomphalina grossula  
Ciboria amentacea  
Ciboria batschiana  
Clathrus archeri  
Clavaria acuta  
Clavaria fragilis  White spindles
Clavulina cinerea  Grey Coral Fungus
Clavulina coralloides  
Clavulina rugosa  
Clavulinopsis corniculata  Meadow Coral
Clavulinopsis fusiformis  
Clavulinopsis umbrinella  
Clitocybe fragrans  
Clitocybe geotropa  
Clitocybe houghtonii  
Clitocybe metachroa  
Clitocybe nebularis  Clouded Funnel Cap
Clitocybe odora  Aniseed Funnel
Clitocybe phyllophila  Frosted Funnel
Clitocybe sinopica  
Clitopilus hobsonii  
Clitopilus prunulus  The Miller
Clitopilus scyphoides var. scyphoides  
Coltricia perennis  
Coniophora arida  
Coniophora puteana  Wet rot
Conocybe arrhenii  
Coprinellus angulatus  
Coprinellus disseminatus  Fairies Bonnets
Coprinellus domesticus  
Coprinellus micaceus  Glistening Ink Cap, Mica Cap
Coprinellus subdisseminatus  
Coprinellus xanthothrix  
Coprinopsis alnivora  
Coprinopsis atramentaria  Common Ink Cap, Tippler's Bane
Coprinopsis ephemeroides  
Coprinopsis jonesii  
Coprinopsis lagopus  
Coprinopsis nivea  Snowy Ink Cap
Coprinopsis picacea  Magpie Ink Cap
Coprinopsis radiata  
Coprinus comatus  Lawyer's Wig, Shaggy Ink Cap
Coprobia granulata  
Cordyceps canadensis  
Cordyceps militaris  
Cortinarius (Cortinarius) rubellus  
Cortinarius (Cortinarius) violaceus  
Cortinarius (Dermocybe) cinnabarinus  
Cortinarius (Dermocybe) sanguineus  
Cortinarius (Dermocybe) semisanguineus  
Cortinarius (Dermocybe) uliginosus  
Cortinarius (Leprocybe) bolaris  
Cortinarius (Myxacium) delibutus  
Cortinarius (Myxacium) stillatitius  
Cortinarius (Myxacium) trivialis  
Cortinarius (Phlegmacium) triumphans  
Cortinarius (Sericeocybe) alboviolaceous  
Cortinarius (Telamonia) flexipes  
Cortinarius (Telamonia) hemitrichus  
Cortinarius (Telamonia) hinnuleus  
Cortinarius (Telamonia) torvus  
Craterellus cornucopioides  Black Trumpets, Horn of Plenty
Craterellus tubaeformis  Trumpet Chanterelle, Winter Chanterelle
Creopus gelatinosus  
Crepidotus applanatus  
Crepidotus calolepis  
Crepidotus caspari  
Crepidotus cesatii  
Crepidotus crocophyllus  
Crepidotus epibryus  
Crepidotus mollis  
Crepidotus subverrucisporus  
Cristinia helvetica  
Crucibulum laeve  Common Bird's Nest
Cudoniella acicularis  
Cudoniella clavus  
Cuphophyllus colemannianus  
Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis  Meadow wax cap
Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus  
Cuphophyllus virgineus var virginea  
Cyanoboletus pulverulentus  Inkstain Bolete
Cyathus striatus  Fluted Bird's Nest
Cylindrobasidium laeve  
Cystoderma amianthinum  
Dacryobolus karstenii
 
Daedalea quercina  Oak Maze Gill
Daedaleopsis confragosa  
Daldinia concentrica  Cramp Balls, King Alfred's Cakes, Coal Fungus
Dasyscyphella nivea  
Datronia mollis  
Dermoloma cuneifolium  
Dialonectria episphaeria  
Disciotis venosa  Bleach cup
Dumontinia tuberosa  Anemone Cup
Echinoderma aspera
 
Echinoderma perplexum  
Eichleriella deglubens  
Elaphocordyceps longisegmentis  
Encoelia furfuracea  Hazel cup
Entoloma bloxamii  
Entoloma clypeatum  
Entoloma conferendum  
Entoloma euchroum  
Entoloma pleopodium  
Entoloma politum  
Entoloma porphyrophaeum  
Entoloma prunuloides  
Entoloma rhodocylix  
Entoloma rhodopolium  
Entoloma rhodopolium forma nidorosum  
Entoloma sericellum  
Entoloma serrulatum  
Entoloma sinuatum  
Exidia glandulosa  
Exidia nucleata  
Exidia plana  
Exidia thuretiana  
Exidiopsis calcea  
Favolaschia calocera
 Orange ping pong bat
Fistulina hepatica  Beefsteak Fungus, Ox-Tongue Fungus
Flagelloscypha minutissima  
Flammulina velutipes  Velvet Shank
Fomes fomentarius  Hoof Fungus, Tinder Fungus
Fomitopsis pinicola  
Fuligo septica  
Fuscoporia ferrea  
Galerina calyptrata
 
Galerina clavata  
Galerina marginata  
Galerina vittiformis  
Ganoderma australe  Southern Bracket
Ganoderma lucidum  
Ganoderma pfeifferi  
Ganoderma resinaceum  
Geastrum fimbriatum  Sessile Earthstar
Geastrum striatum  
Geastrum triplex  Collared Earth Star
Geoglossum cookeianum  
Geoglossum fallax  
Geoglossum glutinosum  
Geoglossum umbratile  
Geopora arenosa  
Gliophorus irrigatus  
Gliophorus laetus  Heath Wax Cap
Gliophorus psittacinus  Parrot Wax Cap
Gloeocystidiellum clavuligerum  
Gloeocystidiellum porosum  
Gloeoporus dichrous  
Gloeoporus taxicola  
Gomphidius roseus  Rosy Spike
Granulobasidium vellereum  
Grifola frondosa  Hen of the Woods
Gymnopilus dilepis  
Gymnopilus junonius  
Gymnopus confluens  
Gymnopus dryophilus  
Gymnopus fusipes  Spindle Shank
Gyromitra esculenta  False Morel, Turban Fungus, Brain Fungus, Lorchel
Gyroporus castaneus  Chestnut Bolete
Hapalopilus nidulans
 
Hebeloma crustuliniforme  Poison Pie
Hebeloma laterinum  
Hebeloma radicosum  
Hebeloma theobrominum  
Hebeloma velutipes  
Helvella acetabulum  
Helvella crispa  White Saddle Fungus
Helvella lacunosa  Elfin Saddle Fungus
Helvella leucomelaena  
Helvella macropus  
Hemimycena tortuosa  
Hericium cirrhatum  
Hericium coralloides  
Hericium erinaceus  
Heteromycophaga glandulosae  
Hohenbuehelia atrocoerulea  
Hohenbuehelia auriscalpium  
Hohenbuehelia fluxilis  
Humaria hemisphaerica  
Hydnellum concrescens  
Hydnellum fagiscabrosum  
Hydnellum spongiosipes  
Hydnum repandum  Hedgehog Fungus, Wood Hedgehog, Pied de Mouton
Hydnum rufescens  Rufous Hedgehog Fungus, Terracotta Hedgehog, Reddish Wood Urchin
Hydropus floccipes  
Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens  
Hygrocybe chlorophana  
Hygrocybe coccinea  Scarlet Wax Cap
Hygrocybe conica  Blackening Wax Cap
Hygrocybe fornicata  
Hygrocybe insipida  
Hygrocybe intermedia  
Hygrocybe miniata  Vermillion waxcap
Hygrocybe persistens  
Hygrocybe punicea  Crimson Wax Cap
Hygrocybe reidii  
Hygrocybe splendidissima  
Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca  False Chanterelle
Hygrophorus discoxanthus  Yellowing Woodwax
Hygrophorus eburneus  
Hygrophorus hypothejus  Herald of the Winter
Hygrophorus mesotephrus  
Hymenochaete corrugata  
Hymenochaete rubiginosa  
Hyphoderma argillaceum  
Hyphoderma cf multicystidium  
Hyphoderma roseocremeum  
Hyphoderma setigerum  
Hyphoderma transiens  
Hyphodontia alutaria  
Hyphodontia arguta  
Hyphodontia pallidula  
Hypholoma ericaeum  
Hypholoma fasciculare  Sulphur Tuft
Hypholoma lateritium  Brick Caps
Hypocrea leucopus  
Hypocrea pulvinata  
Hypomyces rosellus  
Hypoxylon fragiforme  
Hypoxylon fuscum  
Hypoxylon multiforme  
Imleria badius
 Bay Bolete
Imperator rhodopurpureus  
Infundibulicybe gibba  
Inocybe asterospora  
Inocybe bongardii  
Inocybe cookei  
Inocybe curvipes  
Inocybe dulcamara  
Inocybe erubescens  
Inocybe flocculosa  
Inocybe fraudans  
Inocybe fuscidula var fuscidula  
Inocybe geophylla var lilacina  
Inocybe griseolilacina  
Inocybe hystrix  
Inocybe langei  
Inocybe lanuginosa  
Inocybe maculata  
Inocybe pseudodestricta  
Inocybe rimosa  
Inocybe splendens var phaeoleuca  
Inonotus cuticularis  
Inonotus dryadeus  
Inonotus radiatus  
Ischnoderma benzoinum  
Junghuhnia nitida
 
Kneiffiella barba-jovis
 
Kretzschmaria deusta  
Kuehneromyces mutabilis  
Laccaria amethystea
 Amethyst Deceiver
Laccaria laccata  Deceiver
Laccaria tortilis  
Lachnellula subtilissima  
Lachnum virgineum  
Lactarius blennius  Beech Milk Cap
Lactarius camphoratus  
Lactarius chrysorrheus  
Lactarius circellatus  
Lactarius cyathuliformis  
Lactarius deliciosus  Saffron Milk Cap
Lactarius hepaticus  
Lactarius mairei  
Lactarius pyrogalus  
Lactarius quietus  Oak Milk Cap
Lactarius subumbonatus  Watery Milk Cap
Lactarius tabidus  
Lactarius torminosus  Woolly Milk Cap
Lactarius turpis  
Lactarius vellereus  
Laetiporus sulphureus  Chicken of the Woods, Sulphur Polypore
Lanzia echinophila  
Laxitextum bicolor  
Leccinum aurantiacum  Orange Oak Bolete
Leccinum crocipodium  Yellow Cracking Bolete
Leccinum cyaneobasileucum  
Leccinum duriusculum  
Leccinum holopus  
Leccinum pseudoscabrum  
Leccinum variicolor  
Leccinum versipelle  Orange Birch Bolete
Lentinellus cochleatus  Aniseed Cockleshell
Lentinus brumalis  Winter Polypore
Leotia lubrica  Jelly Babies
Lepiota boudieri  
Lepiota cristata  Stinking Parasol
Lepiota ignivolvata  
Lepiota magnispora  
Lepiota subincarnata  
Lepista flaccida  Tawny Funnel Cap
Lepista nuda  Wood blewit
Lepista panaeola  
Lepista sordida  
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii  
Lichenomphalia umbellifera  
Lindtneria panphyliensis  
Lycogala terrestre  
Lycoperdon echinatum  Spiny Puffball
Lycoperdon excipuliforme  Pestle Puffball
Lycoperdon molle  
Lycoperdon nigrescens  
Lycoperdon perlatum  Puffball, Fuzz ball
Lycoperdon pyriforme  
Lycoperdon utriforme  
Lyomyces sambuci  
Lyophyllum connatum  
Lyophyllum decastes  
Lyophyllum infumatum  
Lyophyllum semitale  
Macrolepiota procera
 Parasol Mushroom
Macrolepiota rhacodes  Shaggy Parasol Mushroom
Macrotyphula fistulosa var. contorta  
Maramius alliaceus  
Marasmius hudsonii  
Marasmius ramealis  
Marasmius rotula  
Megalocystidium luridum  
Melanogaster broomeianus  
Melanoleuca brevipes  
Melanoleuca cf friesii  
Melanoleuca grammopodia  
Melanoleuca verrucipes  
Melanophyllum haematospermum  
Melanotus horizontalis  
Melastiza cornubiensis  
Meottomyces dissimulans  
Meripilus giganteus  Giant Polypore
Merismodes anomala  
Merismodes fasciculata  
Microglossum olivaceum  
Mitrula paludosa  Bog Beacon
Mollisia cinerea  
Morchella elata  Black Morel
Morchella esculenta  Common Morel
Morchella semilibera  Semi-free Morel
Mucronella calva  
Multiclavula vernalis  
Mutinus caninus  Dog Stinkhorn
Mycena abramsii  
Mycena acicula  
Mycena corynephora  
Mycena crocata  Orange Bleeding Mycena
Mycena epipterygia  
Mycena filopes  
Mycena flavoalba  
Mycena galericulata  
Mycena galopus  
Mycena galopus var. candida  
Mycena galopus var. nigra  
Mycena haematopus  Red Bleeding Mycena
Mycena hiemalis  
Mycena inclinata  
Mycena leptocephala  
Mycena megaspora  
Mycena metata  
Mycena mirata  
Mycena polygramma  
Mycena pseudocorticola  
Mycena pura  
Mycena speirea  
Mycoacia aurea  
Mycoacia fuscoatra  
Mycoacia nothofagi  
Mycoacia uda  
Naucoria bohemica
 
Naucoria escharioides  
Nectria cinnabarina  Coral Spot Fungus
Neoboletus luridiformis  
Neobulgaria pura  
Neonectria coccinea  
Octospora rutilans
 
Ophiocordyceps gracilis  
Orbilia xanthostigma  
Otidea alutacea  
Otidea bufonia  Toad's Ear
Otidea cochleata  
Otidea onotica  Hare's Ear
Oudemansiella mucida  Porcelain Fungus, Poached Egg Fungus, Slimy Beech Tuft
Panaeolus semiovatus
 Dung Cap
Panellus mitis  
Panellus serotinus  
Panellus stipticus  
Panus conchatus  
Paxillus involutus  Brown Roll Rim
Peniophora incarnata  
Peniophora quercina  
Peniophorella praetermissa  
Peniophorella pubera  
Peziza arvernensis  
Peziza badia  
Peziza echinospora  
Peziza petersii  
Peziza repanda  
Peziza succosa  
Peziza vesiculosa  Bladder Cup
Peziza violacea  
Phaeoclavulina abietina  
Phaeoclavulina roellinii  
Phaeolepiota aurea  
Phaeolus schweinitzii  
Phaeotremella frondosa  
Phallus impudicus  Stinkhorn
Phanerochaete leprosa  
Phanerochaete sordida  
Phanerochaete velutina  
Phellinus igniarius  Willow Bracket
Phellinus pomaceus  
Phellodon confluens  
Phellodon niger  
Phlebia cf lilascens  
Phlebia livida  
Phlebia radiata  
Phlebia rufa  
Phlebia tremellosa  Jelly Rot
Phlebiella sulphurea  
Phlebiopsis ravenelii  
Phleogena faginea  
Pholiota alnicola  
Pholiota aurivella  
Pholiota flammans  
Pholiota gummosa  
Pholiota highlandensis  
Pholiota squarrosa  Shaggy Pholiota
Physisporinus vitreus  
Piptoporus betulinus  Birch Bracket, Razor Strop Fungus
Pleurotus dryinus  
Pleurotus ostreatus  Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus pulmonarius  
Plicaria endocarpoides  
Plicatura crispa  Crimped Gill
Pluteus cervinus  Deer Cap
Pluteus chrysophaeus  
Pluteus hispidulus  
Pluteus inquilinus  
Pluteus leoninus  
Pluteus petasatus  
Pluteus phlebophorus  
Pluteus plautus  
Pluteus podospileus  
Pluteus pouzarianus  
Pluteus salicinus  
Pluteus thomsonii  
Pluteus umbrosus  
Podoscypha multizonata  
Polydesmia pruinosa  
Polyporus ciliatus  
Polyporus durus  
Polyporus leptocephalus  
Polyporus squamosus  Dryad's Saddle
Polyporus tuberaster  
Porpolomopsis calyptriformis  Pink Wax Cap
Postia caesia  Blue Cheese Fungus
Postia ceriflua  
Postia guttulata  
Postia ptychogaster  
Psathyrella bipellis  
Psathyrella hirta  
Psathyrella multipedata  
Psathyrella pennata  
Psathyrella piluliformis  
Psathyrella spadicea  
Pseudaleuria fibrillosa  
Pseudoboletus parasiticus  Parasitic Bolete
Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis  The Goblet
Pseudocraterellus undulatus  
Pseudohydnum gelatinosum  Jelly Tongue, Jelly Tooth
Psilocybe inquilinus  
Psilocybe merdaria  
Psilocybe montana  
Psilocybe semilanceata  Liberty Cap, Magic Mushroom
Pulvinula convexella  
Pyronema omphalodes  
Radulomyces confluens
 
Radulomyces molaris  
Ramaria gracilis  
Ramaria stricta  
Ramariopsis subtilis  
Resinicium bicolor  
Resupinatus applicatus  
Resupinatus poriaeformis  
Rhizina undulata  Pine Fire Fungus
Rhizopogon luteolus  
Rhodocollybia butyracea  
Rhodocollybia maculata  
Rhodocybe gemina  
Rhodotus palmatus  
Rickenella fibula  
Rubroboletus legaliae  
Rugosomyces obscurissimus  
Russula aeruginea  
Russula alnetorum  
Russula atropurpurea  Purple Black Russula
Russula caerulea  
Russula emetica  The Sickener
Russula erythropus  
Russula foetens  Stinking Russula
Russula nigricans  Blackening Russula
Russula sanguinaria  
Russula sardonia  
Russula virescens  
Rutstroemia firma  
Sarcodon squamosus
 
Sarcoscypha austriaca  Scarlet Elf Cup
Sarcosphaera coronaria  
Schizophyllum commune  Split Gill
Schizopora paradoxa  
Scleroderma citrinum  Earth Ball
Scleroderma verrucosum  
Scopuloides rimosa  
Scutellinia scutellata  Eye-lash fungus
Scutellinia umbrarum  
Scytinostroma hemidichophyticum  
Serpula himantioides  
Simocybe centunculus  
Sistotrema confluens  
Sistotrema sernanderi  
Skeletocutis amorpha  
Skeletocutis carneogrisea  
Skeletocutis nivea  
Skeletocutis vulgaris  
Sowerbyella radiculata  
Sparassis crispa  Cauliflower Fungus
Spathularia flavida  
Sphaerobolus stellatus  
Spongipellis pachyodon  
Spongipellis spumeus  
Steccherinum fimbriatum  
Steccherinum ochraceum  
Stereum gausapatum  
Stereum hirsutum  
Stereum rugosum  
Stereum sanguinolentum  
Stropharia inuncta  
Stypella dubia  
Subulicystidium longisporum  
Suillellus luridus  
Suillus bovinus  Jersey Cow Bolete
Suillus granulatus  
Suillus grevillei  Larch Bolete
Suillus luteus  Slippery Jack
Suillus variegatus  
Suillus viscidus  
Tapinella atrotomentosa
 
Tapinella panuoides  
Tephrocybe anthracophila  
Terana caerulea  
Thelephora palmata  
Thelephora penicillata  
Thelephora terrestris  Earth Fan
Tomentella atroarenicolor  
Trametes gibbosa  
Trametes versicolor  
Trechispora cohaerens  
Trechispora mollusca  
Trechispora nivea  
Trechispora stevensonii  
Tremella aurantia  
Tremella mesenterica  Yellow Brain Fungus
Tremella steidleri  
Trichaptum abietinum  
Trichia decipiens  
Trichoglossum hirsutum  
Tricholoma albobrunneum  
Tricholoma cingulatum  
Tricholoma equestre  
Tricholoma fulvum  
Tricholoma imbricatum  
Tricholoma lascivum  
Tricholoma saponaceum  Soap scented Tricholoma
Tricholoma scalpturatum  
Tricholoma sciodes  
Tricholoma sejunctum  
Tricholoma stiparophyllum  
Tricholoma sulphureum  Sulphur Tricholoma, Sulphur Knight Cap
Tricholoma terreum  
Tricholoma ustale  
Tricholomopsis rutilans  Plums and Custard
Tubaria conspersa  
Tubifera ferruginosa  
Tylopilus felleus  Bitter Bolete
Typhula quisquiliaris  
Verpa conica
 Thimble Morel
Vesiculomyces citrinus  
Volvariella bombycina  
Volvariella gloiocephala  
Volvariella surrecta  
Vuilleminia comedens  
Xerocomus ferrugineus
 
Xerocomus porosporus  
Xerula radicata  Rooting Shank
Xylaria carpophila  
Xylaria hypoxylon  Candle Snuff Fungus, Stag's Horn
Xylaria longipes  
Xylaria polymorpha  Dead Man's Fingers
Xylodon brevisetus  
Xylodon nespori  

692 species.

Last updated: 04/10/2023 08:51:49.