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1) CommonEarthball(Sclerodermacitrinum)sometimesknownpigskinpoisonpuffball,isthemostcommonspeciesofearthballintheUKandoccurswidelyinwoods,heathlandandinshortgrassfromautumntowinter.Itsuperficiallylooksliketheediblepuffball,buttheEarthballispoisonous,butnotfiercelyso,neverthelessitisinedibleandshouldbeavoided.
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2) BirchPolypore.Piptoporusbetulinus,commonlyknownasthebirchpolypore,birchbracket,orrazorstrop,isoneofthemostcommonpolyporousbracketfungiand,asthenamesuggests,growsalmostexclusivelyonbirchtrees.Thebracketsburstoutfromthebarkofthetree,andthesefruitingbodiescanlastformorethanayear.Ithasbeenknowntokillbirchtreesaswell.Technically,itisanediblemushroom,withastrong,pleasant"mushroomy"odour,butabittertaste.Thevelvetycutsurfaceofthefruitingbodywastraditionallyusedasastropforfinishingthefinestofedgesonrazors.Itisalsosaidtohavemedicinalproperties.Ithasbeenshowntohaveanti-inflammatory,anti-bacterialandanti-septicpropertieswhichhavebeenknownsinceancienttimes.
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3) SpottedToughshank(Rhodocollybiamaculate).Thisfungusisgenerallyquitewidespreadin
deciduousandsometimesconiferouswoodland,generallyhidingunderbracken.Fruitinginthelatesummertoearlyautumn..Inedibleduetoitstoughnessandbittertaste.
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4) OchreBrittlegill(Russulaochroleuca).formanyyearscommonlyreferredtoastheCommonYellowRussula-isfoundinallkindsofwoodlandfrommidsummerthroughtoearlywinter.Itisedible,butthetasteismediocreandsometimesratherpepperyandsothisabundantmushroomisnotmuchprizedforitsculinaryvalue..VerycommonandwidespreadinallkindsofwoodlandsthroughoutBritain,IrelandandmainlandEurope,theOchreBrittlegillalsooccursinmanypartsofNorthAmerica.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________5)HoofFungus(Fomesfomentarius).TinderFungusandHoofFungusaretwocommonnamesforthispersistent,toughpolypore.Thislargebracketfungusattacksmainlybirchbutoccasionallybeechandsycamore.Thepaleleather-brownfleshwasusedforlightingfires(itburnsveryslowly);forthisreasonitwasgiventhenameTinderFungus.ThisisoneofthebracketfungifoundamongthepossessionsofOtzitheIceman,a5000yearoldmanwhosebodywaspreservedinaglacierintheÖtztalAlpsontheborderbetweenAustriaandItaly,whereitwasdiscoveredbyhikersin1991.ItseemslikelythatOtziwascarryingthismaterialinordertolightafireatthecloseofadaywhoseendhedidnotlivetosee.Annuallayersoftubesbuilduptoproducealargehoof-shapedstructure10to40cmacrossandupto20cm
deepatthecentreoftheattachmentline.Afterthefirstthreeorfouryears,bracketsincreasesteadilyinthicknessbutdonotgrownmuchindiameter-hencetheresultinghoofshape.Theupperinfertilesurfaceisvariousshadesofgrey,oftenwithabrownishgrowingzonetowardstheouteredge.Thelower(fertile)surfaceiswhiteorgreyish,turningslightlybrownwhenbruised.
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5) SnaketonguedTruffleClub(Cordycepsophioglossoides).Sometimesknownasafalsetruffle.TheFruitbodiesuptoabout6cmtallandupto1cmacross.Growingunderbirchandash.AlsogrowingwithBillberrybushesandsomesortofthickmoss.Notconsiderededibleastheyhavenodistinctivetaste.
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6) TawnyGrisette(Amanitafulva),isabasidiomycetefungusofthegenusAmanita.ItisfoundfrequentlyindeciduousandconiferousforestsofEurope,distributedthroughoutEurope,.Itisgenerallyfoundwithoak(Quercus),birch(Betula),spruce(Picea),pine(Pinus),chestnut(Castanea)andalder(Alnus),withwhichitformsmycorrhizae.ItgrowsinacidicsoilsandfruitsfromsummertolateautumnandisverycommoninBritain.AmanitafulvaisoneofthefewediblespeciesinthegenusAmanita.Thoughthisparticularspeciesisconsiderededible,itmustbeidentifiedwithcareasothermembersofthegenusAmanitaarepoisonousandsomearedeadly.Forthisreason,collectionforconsumptionofA.fulvacanbedangerousandisnotrecommended,Someauthorsindicatethefungusispotentiallytoxicwhenraw,andissuitableforconsumptiononlywhencooked.
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7)LeafParachutefungus(Marasmiusepiphyllus).Thewhitishcapisusually3to10mmindiameter;thestemisverylongincomparison.Thegillsarealsowhiteandarefewinnumberandwidelyspaced.Exactidentificationofspeciesrequiresdetailedexamination.Habitat:Growsondecayingwoodandplantmaterial.Normallyseeninlatesummerandautumn.Thesesmallmushroomsplayanessentialroleinwoodlandecosystems,helpingtobreakdownthelitterlayerofthewoodlandfloor.WidespreadandquitecommoninBritain.
LeafParachutefungus(Marasmiusepiphyllus)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7) BrownCupFungus(Pezizaphyllogena). commonlyknownasthecommonbrowncuporthepig-earcup,isaspeciesoffungusinthefamilyPezizaceae.Asaprobicspecies,thefungusproducesbrownish,cup-shapedfruitbodiesthatgrowsinglyorinclustersoneithersoilorwell-rottedwood.ItisfoundinEurope,NorthAmerica,andIceland,whereitfruitsinthespring.ThefruitbodiesofPezizaphyllogenaarecup-shaped,measuring3–8cmindiameter.Thefleshisthinandfragile,andthesidesofthecupareoftencompressedorlobed.Thecupsdonothaveastem,andinsteadareattachedtothesubstrateatanarrowcentralpointonthebottom.Theinnersurfaceofthecupisdarkpurplishbrowntodarkreddishgray,whiletheoutersurfaceissimilartotheinnersurface,ormayhavemorepurplishtones.Thecupmarginisthin,withasharpedge,anditturnsblackasitdries.Theedibilityofthefungusisunknown.
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8)TheDeceivermushroom(Laccarialaccata),isaverycommonwoodlandfungus,andwhereyoufindoneyouarelikelytofindmanymore.Deceiversaremycorrhizalfungi.Thecapcolourchangesquitesignificantlywithageanddependsalsoontheweather,andthischaracteristicistheoriginofthecommonname..Distribution:AbundantinallkindsofwoodlandinBritainandIreland,LaccarialaccataoccursalsothroughoutmainlandEuropeandinNorthAmerica.Commonly(andmostaptly)knownasDeceiver,thisveryvariablemushroomisnotalwayseasytoidentifywithcertainty.Thebroadgillsandfibroushollowingstemsarehelpfulcharacteristics,butcapsize,shapeandcolourareverylittlehelpbecausetheycomeinsomanyvarieties.Often,however,youwillfindbrown,tanandalmostwhitecapstogether.
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8) Fibrecap(Inocybegeophylla).Thismushroomoccursintwovarieties,whiteandlilac.Itisaverypoisonousmushroomcontainingtheverydangerousmuscarine.Itisaverycommonspeciesandissometimesmistakenforsmallfieldmushrooms(Agaricuscampestris)withdisastrousresults:itisextremelypoisonousanditsconsumptioncanbefatal.ItiscommoninBritainandmainlandEurope,growinginbothdeciduousandconiferwoodlands.,throughoutthesummerandautumnItisalsocommononroadsideswhereleaflitterhasaccumulated.
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9) Daldinia fissa Lloyd (Gorse Cramp Ball) Usually found on gorse which has been subjected to fire at some point. There are scattered records of it occurring throughout the British Isles.
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10) SulphurTuft(Hypholomafasciculare).Thisisaverycommonfunguswhichisusuallytobefoundgrowingonrottenwood.FromAprilthroughtothefirstheavyfrosts,awalkinmixedwoodlands,SulphurTuftsareaverycommonsight,fruitingonfallentrees,decayingstumpsor,occasionally,hollowtrunksoflivingtrees.Itcanbefoundrottingbothondeciduousandconifertrees,althoughitismosteffectiveondeciduoustreeswhichhavealowerlignincontent.Thesefungiareanessentialcomponentofthecycleoflifeinthewoodlands.Itisinedibleduetoitsverybittertaste.Theremayhavebeenafewcasesofpoisoningfromthisfungus.
SulphurTuft(Hypholomafasciculare)
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11) TurkeyTail(Trametesversicolor).ThispolyporefungusisverycommonandwidespreadacrossBritainandIreland,italsooccursthroughoutmainlandEurope,fromnorthernScandinaviarightdowntotheMediterraneanregion.Thiswood-rottingfungusisalsofoundinAsiaandisverycommoninNorthAmerica.Whiletheuppersurfaceofthefunguscomprisesofconcentriczonesofred,yellow,green,blue,brown,blackandwhite,theunderside,whichiscoveredintinyshallowporesspacedat3to6porespermm,iswhiteorcream.Thesebracketfungiareconsideredtobeinediblebecausetheyarefartootough.ApparwentleytheyareusedinChinesemedicine.
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12) WoodPinkgill(Entolomarhodopolium).ThisfungusissimilartotheStarPinkgillbutgrowsinwoodlandwhereastheStarPinkgillisgenerallytobefoundingrassland.ItistobefoundthroughoutBritainandEurope.Thisfungusisinedibleandhasbeenreportedtobepoisonousasitcontainsthetoxicagent,muscarinesoitistobeavoidedanddefinitelynotoneforthepot.
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13) TheBlusher(Amanitarubescens).Blushersaremycorhizalwithhardwoodandsoftwoodtrees;theyareparticularlyabundantinmanyconiferforestsonpooracidicsoils,wheretheyoccurinsmallgroupsmoreoftenthansingly.TheycanbefoundfromJunetoOctoberinBritainandIreland,butoccasionallyBlushersappearduringmildspellsaslateasDecember.ItisoneofheveryfewoftheAmanitaswhichisedible,butgreatcarehastobetakenwhenpickingthemasitissimilartothedeadlyPantherCap(Amanitapantherina).TheBlusherhastobecookedthoroughlybeforeeatinginordertoremovethetoxinswhicharetobefoundintherawstate.Ifthefleshofthismushroomisdamageditwillturnfromwhitetoapinkishred..(hencethenameTheBlusher)
TheBlusher(Amanitarubescens).
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14) PaleBrittlestem(Psathyrellacandolleana).isaverydelicatememberoftheinkcap-relatedgroupoffungi.Thismushroomoccursinallkindsofwoodlandsandwoodlandclearingsaswellasontimberburiedindampgrassland.Commonandwidespreadinmeadows,onlawnsandinwoodlandsthroughoutBritainandIreland.Someguidesrecorditasbeingedible,whilstothersrecorditasinedible.Thereforebesttobeavoided.TheBrittlestemowesitsnametothefactthatthefragilestemsarehollowandthinwalled.
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15) HaresfootInkcap(Coprinopsislagopus).MatureHaresfootInkcapslooksounliketheimmatureformitishardtobelievethattheyareofthesamespecies.Thefurrywhitecoatingthatinitiallycoverscapsandstemsdisappearsasthecapschangefromegg-shapedtoconvexandflat,therimfinallyturningupwardsandshrinkingindiametertoproduceaninrolledmarginthatcreatesashallow,distinctivelyblack-ribbedtranslucentbowl.Seeninbrightsunlighttheintricatebeautyofthesedelicatelittleinkcapsisquitestunning,TheyarewidelydistributedthroughoutBritainandEurope.Thisfungusgrowsonhumusrichwoodlandsoils,leaflitterandwoodchipmulch.MaytoNovember.
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charactersalone-henceitscommonname.Capcolourinparticularisaveryvariablefeatureandchangesasthefruitingbodymatures.LikeallfungiintheCortinariusgenus,thismushroomshouldnotbeeaten;itcouldeasilybeconfusedwithsomeofthewebcapsthatcontainorellanineandareknowntobedeadlypoisonous.ItisfairlycommoninBritainandIreland,generallyoccurringinbirchwoodlands.
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17)AmethystDeceiver(Laccariaamethystina).ThisbeautifulmushroomiswidespreadinBritainandmainlandEurope.Itvariesincolourfromapaleviolettoadeeppurple,dependinguponhowolditisandwhetheritiswetordry.Thedeeppurplecolourismostnoticeableinyoungwetspecimens.Thebroad,deepgillsoftheAmethystDeceiverarewidelyspacedandinterspersedwithshortergills..ItcanbefoundbetweenJuneandNovember.TheAmethystDeceiverisedible,althoughittakesratheralotofthemtomakeagoodmeal.Thefibrousstemsofthesemycorrhizalmushroomsaretoughandinedibleandsoonlythecapsareworthcollecting.
AmethystDeceiver(Laccariaamethystina).SeenonHudson’sFen
______________________________________________________________________________________________________18)Stinkhorn(Phallusimpudicus).Wedidnotsee(orsmell)thestinkhornonourforay,wedidhoweverfindacoupleof“eggs”.TheLatinnametranslatesinto“shamelesslyphallic”ItgenerallyoccursinpinewoodlandsfromJunetoOctober.Itemergesfromtheeggstagewhichcanlaydormantformanymonths,withthecapcoveredinadarkgreenverysmellyslime.Itisthiswhichattractstheflieswhichthenconsumeitandthendistributethesporesbycarryingawaythesporesontheirfeet.
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______________________________________________________________________________________________________________19)BirchMilkcap(Lactariustabidus).isfoundingreatabundanceinBritainandIrelandfrom
AugusttoNovember,beneathbirchtreesinareaswherethesoilisdamp,humus-richandmossy.Thewhitemilk(latex)issometimesrathersparse,especiallyinveryyoungoroldspecimensandduringprolongeddryweather.ThebirchMilkcapisgenerallyconsideredtobeinedible.
BirchMilkcap(Lactariustabidus)
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20)BoletusedulisorCepmushroom.Thisisamuchsortafterandprizedediblemushroomwhichdoesnothavegills,butinsteadaseriestubesandpores,whichareagreenishyellowcolourinmaturespecimens.Itformsasymbioticrelationshipwiththerootsofnotablybirchandbeechtrees.thefungihelpthetreetoobtainvitalmineralsfromthesoil,andinreturntherootsystemofthetreedeliversenergy-richnutrients,theproductsofphotosynthesis,tothefungalmycelium.Althoughmosttreescansurvivewithouttheirmycorrhizalpartners,boletes(andmanyotherkindsofforest-floorfungi)cannotsurvivewithouttrees;consequentlytheseso-called'obligatelymycorrhizal'fungidonotoccurinopengrassland.ItcanbefoundfromJunetoOctober.
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21)SnowyInkcap(Coprinopsisnivea)isadung-lovingfungus,andmostoftenitisfoundonoldhorsedungoroncowdung,particularlywheredungandstrawfromstablesorfromcowshedshasbeenpiledupandlefttorot.ItcanbefoundfromMaytoOctober.ItisnotacommonfungusinBritain,butitisfarfrombeingrare.
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22)Rustgill(Gymnopiluspenetrans).CommonRustgillsgrowinmainlyconiferousforestsonrottingstumps,fallenbranchesandtheforestfloorwhereverconiferdebrishasbecomeburiedbeneathneedlelitter.Conifersawdustorwoodchippingsseemtobeequallyacceptablefareforthesefungi.TheyarecommoninBritainandIrelandfromJunetoNovember.TheCommonRustgillisinedibleandmaybepoisonousasseveralspeciesinthegenusGymnopilusareknowntobeseriouslypoisonous.
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Europe.Itcanbefoundonwoodydebris–twigsetc,throughoutmostoftheyear,particularduringtheautumnandearlywinter.Itisinedible.
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24)GreenBrittlegill(Russulaaeruginea).ThereareonlyafewfungiinBritainwhichhavegreencapsandthisisoneofthem.ItisusuallyfoundinbirchwoodlandsfromJunetoOctober.Thegillsareusuallywhite,yellowingwithage.TheGreenBrittlegillisrecordedasbeingedibleinsomefieldguidesandasinedibleinothers.
GreenBrittlegill(Russulaaeruginea).
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