Gilled Mushrooms with Rust-Brown or Rust 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.

Conocybe arrhenii

Conocybe arrhenii

1 August 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Conocybe cf brunneocola

Conocybe cf brunneocola

7 September 2025 Franchises Wood, Wiltshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Cortinarius) puniceus

Cortinarius (subgenus Cortinarius) puniceus

19 October 2007 Bedfordshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Cortinarius) rubellus

Cortinarius (subgenus Cortinarius) rubellus

RBG Kew herbarium accession number K(M)159389. 23 August 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Cortinarius) semisanguineus

Cortinarius (subgenus Cortinarius) semisanguineus

16 October 2009 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Cortinarius) uliginosus

Cortinarius (subgenus Cortinarius) uliginosus

14 October 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Cortinarius) violaceus

Cortinarius (subgenus Cortinarius) violaceus

October 2001 New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Myxacium) delibutus

Cortinarius (subgenus Myxacium) delibutus

October 2004 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Myxacium) elatior

Cortinarius (subgenus Myxacium) elatior

3 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Myxacium) trivialis

Cortinarius (subgenus Myxacium) trivialis

October 2001 Milford Common, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) collocandoides

Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) collocandoides

27 September 2025 Spearywell Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) majusculus

Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) majusculus

9 October 2024 Herriard Oak Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) triumphans

Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) triumphans

19 October 2025 Woodland Trust Home Farm, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) xanthophyllus

Cortinarius (subgenus Phlegmacium) xanthophyllus

3 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) alboviolaceus

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) alboviolaceus

27 September 2015 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) anomalus

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) anomalus

1 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) bolaris

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) bolaris

1 October 2016 New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) caliginosus

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) caliginosus

With oak. 24 September 2025 Near Eyeworth Pond, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) cf roseonudipes

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) cf roseonudipes

24 September 2025 Near Eyeworth Pond, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) cinnabarinus

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) cinnabarinus

18 October 2010 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) flexipes

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) flexipes

1 November 2021 Minley Wood, North Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) hemitrichus

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) hemitrichus

14 October 2007 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) hinnuleus

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) hinnuleus

3 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) lacustris

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) lacustris

Growing in a damp drainage ditch with oak. 24 September 2025 Near Eyeworth Pond, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) torvus

Cortinarius (subgenus Telamonia) torvus

26 September 2025 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Galerina calyptrata

Galerina calyptrata

On rotten wood. 7 November 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Galerina clavata

Galerina clavata

15 November 2009 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Galerina marginata

Galerina marginata

15 October 2007 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Galerina vittiformis

Galerina vittiformis

23 November 2013 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Gymnopilus dilepis

Gymnopilus dilepis

Specimens found growing on a Wood Ant nest. 13 October 2007 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Gymnopilus junonius

Gymnopilus junonius

13 October 2024 Preston Oak Hills, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Phaeolepiota aurea

Phaeolepiota aurea

October 2000 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Kuehneromyces mutabilis

Kuehneromyces mutabilis

14 September 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Paxillus involutus

Paxillus involutus

21 October 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Pholiota adiposa

Pholiota adiposa

On the trunk of a fallen beech tree. 3 October 2025 Rufus Stone, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Pholiota alnicola

Pholiota alnicola

29 October 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Pholiota flammans

Pholiota flammans

On a post marking the entrance to a nature reserve. 26 August 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Pholiota gummosa

Pholiota gummosa

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

Pholiota highlandensis

Pholiota highlandensis

1 November 2007 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Pholiota limonella

Pholiota limonella

On a dead silver birch tree. 7 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, New Forest. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Pholiota squarrosa

Pholiota squarrosa

12 October 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Tapinella atrotomentosa

Tapinella atrotomentosa

13 September 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.

Tapinella panuoides

Tapinella panuoides

29 October 2007 Bedfordshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.