Gilled Mushrooms with Brownish Spores

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.

Agrocybe arvalis

Agrocybe arvalis

In a pot with Mentha spicata (spearmint). 19 October 2013 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Agrocybe cylindracea

Agrocybe cylindracea

18 October 2009 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Agrocybe rivulosa

Agrocybe rivulosa

7 September 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Coprinopsis atramentaria

Coprinopsis atramentaria

2 November 2007 Essex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Crepidotus applanatus

Crepidotus applanatus

29 October 2013 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Crepidotus autochthonus

Crepidotus autochthonus

5 October 2025 Ackender Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Crepidotus calolepis

Crepidotus calolepis

29 December 2025 Westbury Park, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Crepidotus caspari

Crepidotus caspari

30 October 2013 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Crepidotus cesatii

Crepidotus cesatii

9 March 2008 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Crepidotus crocophyllus

Crepidotus crocophyllus

Identified by Nick Legon. Confirmed by Dr. B.M.Spooner, at Kew. RBG Kew herbarium accession number K(M)167651. 16 October 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Crepidotus epibryus

Crepidotus epibryus

10 February 2008 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Crepidotus mollis

Crepidotus mollis

22 October 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Crepidotus subverrucisporus

Crepidotus subverrucisporus

6 October 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Hypholoma lateritium

Hypholoma lateritium

1 November 2013 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Inocybe asterospora

Inocybe asterospora

16 October 2022 Bushy Leaze Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Inocybe curvipes

Inocybe curvipes

12 August 2023 Emer Bog, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Inocybe flocculosa

Inocybe flocculosa

20 September 2025 Near Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Inocybe fraudans

Inocybe fraudans

15 September 2010 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Inocybe fuscidula var fuscidula

Inocybe fuscidula var fuscidula

12 October 2015 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Inocybe geophylla var lilacina

Inocybe geophylla var lilacina

14 October 2015 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Inocybe griseolilacina

Inocybe griseolilacina

20 November 2021 Alton, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Inocybe hystrix

Inocybe hystrix

Surrey 22 October 2015. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Inocybe incarnata

Inocybe incarnata

7 November 2023 Marwell Zoo, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Inocybe langei

Inocybe langei

Eastleigh, Hampshire 2 August 2023. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Inocybe lanuginosa var ovatocystis

Inocybe lanuginosa var ovatocystis

October 2001 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Inocybe phaeoleuca

Inocybe phaeoleuca

17 October 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Inocybe pseudodestricta

Inocybe pseudodestricta

On soil with oak and a conifer. 21 November 2023 Alton cemetery, Alton, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Inocybe splendens

Inocybe splendens

24 October 2024 Puttenham Common, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Naucoria bohemica

Naucoria bohemica

31 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Naucoria escharioides

Naucoria escharioides

6 September 2009 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Psilocybe semilanceata

Psilocybe semilanceata

9 November 2008 Ebernoe, West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Stropharia inuncta

Stropharia inuncta

23 October 2021 Preston Candover, East Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.