Wild Mushroom Gallery
Although many wild mushrooms are edible and delicious, some are poisonous or even deadly. Individual reaction to any food can vary, even to well recognised edibles. The illustrations of wild mushrooms in these galleries are not intended as a guide to edible mushrooms but rather to show the range of mushrooms found in Essex and Suffolk.
Classification Index
Division Ascomycetes
Sub Class Pyrenomycetes |
| Xylaria hypoxylon | Candle-snuff fungus |
| Daldinia concentrica | King Alfred's cakes |
| Nectria peziza | on a stump |
Sub Class Discomycetes - Cup Fungi |
| Ascocoryne cyclichnium |
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| Chlorosplenium aeruginascens | Green wood-cup |
| Rutstroemia firma | |
| brown Leotiaceae | Jelly babies |
| Otidia sp | Hare's ears |
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Division Basidiomycetes
Class Heterobasidiomycetes - Jelly Fungi
Sub Class Auriculariales, Tremellales & Dacrymycetales |
| Auricularia auricula-judae | Wood Ears |
| Exidia thuretiana | |
| Tremella mesenterica | Yellow brain fungus |
| Dacrymyces stilatus | Orange jelly |
| Calocera glossoides | Stag's-horn fungus |
| Auricularia auricula-judae | Wood Ears 2 |
| Exidia glandulosa | Witches Butter and Click Beetle |
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Class Homobasidiomycetes
Sub Class Aphyllophoromycetidae - Non-gilled basidiomycetes |
| Bjerkandera adusta | Burnt polypore |
| Stereum hirsutum | Hairy stereum |
| Chondostereum purpureum | Silver leaf fungus |
| Stereum gausepatum | |
| Coriolus versicolor | Many-zoned polypore |
| Daedalopsis confragosa | Blushing bracket |
| Phaeolus schweinitzii | |
| Abortiporus biennis | |
| Fomes fomentarius | Hoof fungus |
| Ganoderma resinaceum | |
| Phellinus igniarius | Willow fomes |
| Ganoderma adspersum | |
| Ganoderma applanatum | Artist's fungus |
| Ganoderma resinaceum | Lacquered bracket |
| Ganoderma lucidum | Reishi |
| Laetiporus sulphuraeus | Chicken of the woods |
| Fistulina hepatica | Beefsteak on sweet chestnut |
| Meriplius giganteus | Giant Polypore |
| Grifola frondosa | Hen of the woods |
| Ramaria stricta | Coral fungus |
| Clavulina cristata | White coral fungus |
| Clavaria vermicularis | White spindles |
| Clavariadelphus junceus | Fairy clubs |
| Clavulinopsis luteo-alba | |
| Sparassis crispa | Cauliflower fungus |
| Cantharellus cibarius | Chanterelle |
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Sub Class Agaricomycetidae - Gilled basiomycetes |
Order Tricholomatales |
| Hygrocybe nigrescens | Blackening waxcap |
| Hygrocybe nigrescens | Blackening waxcap 2 |
| Hygrocybe punicea | Crimson waxcap |
| Hygrocybe coccinea | Scarlet hood |
| Hygrocybe coccinea | Scarlet hood 2 |
| Hygrocybe pratensis | Meadow waxcaps |
| Echinoderma
asperum |
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| Pleurotus pulmonarius | Oyster mushroom |
| Clitocybe odora | Aniseed toadstool |
| Clitocybe dealbata | Ivory funnel-cap |
| Clitocybe rivulosa | Fool's funnel-cap |
| Clitocybe rivulosa | Fool's funnel 2 |
| Clitocybe flaccida | Tawny funnel-cap |
| Collybia butyracea | Butter cap |
| Leucopaxillus giganteus | Giant funnel-cap |
| Calocybe carnea | |
| Lepista nuda | Wood blewit |
| Laccaria amethystea | Amethyst deciever |
| Laccaria laccata | Decievers |
| Marasmius oreades | Fairy ring |
| Marasmius oreades | Fairy ring 2 |
| Marasmius oreades | Fairy ring 3 |
| Flammulina velutipes | Velvet shank |
| Armillaria mellea | Honey fungus |
| Armillaria mellea | Honey fungus 2 |
| Armillaria mellea | Honey fungus bootlaces |
| Mycena inclinata | Elf caps |
| Tricholoma terreum | Grey tricholoma |
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Order Agaricales |
| Agaricus campestris | Field mushroom |
| Agaricus augustus | The Prince |
| Agaricus augustus | The Prince 2 |
| Lepiota brebissonii | |
| Lepiota procera | Parasol mushroom |
| Lepiota procera | Parasol mushroom 2 |
| Lepiota procera | Parasol mushroom 3 |
| Lepiota rhacodes | Shaggy Parasols |
| Coprinus atramentarius | Common inkcap |
| Coprinus plicatilis | Japanese parasol mushroom |
| Coprinus disseminatus | Fairies bonnets |
| Psathyrella multipedata |
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Order Amanitales |
| Amanita aspera | |
| Amanita aspera | 2 |
| Amanita phalloides | Death cap |
| Amanita muscaria | Fly agaric |
| Amanita muscaria | Fly agaric 2 |
| Amanita rubescens | The Blusher |
| Amanita rubescens | The Blusher 2 |
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Order Pluteales |
| Volvariella bombycina | Silky volvaria |
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Order Entolomatales |
| Entoloma griseaocyaneum | |
| Entoloma lazulinum |
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Order Cortinariales |
| Agrocybe aegerita | Poplar mushroom |
| Panaeolus campanulatus | Bell-shaped mottlegill |
| Panaeolus foenisecii | Brown hay cap |
| Gymnopilus junonius | Orange pholiota |
| Gymnopilus junonius | Orange pholiota |
| Pholiota squamosa | Shaggy pholiota |
| Hebeloma strophosum | |
| Hypholoma fasciculare | Sulphur tuft |
| Hebeloma crustuliniforme | Poison pie |
| Hebeloma crustuliniforme | Poison pie 2 |
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Order Russulales |
| Lactarius vietus | Grey milkcap |
| Lactarius deterrimus | |
| Lactarius mitissimus | |
| Lactarius quietus | Oak milk cap |
| Lactarius rufus | Rufous milkcap |
| Lactarius deliciosus | Saffron milk-cap |
| Lactarius turpis | Ugly milkcap |
| Lactarius cimicarius | Watery milkcap |
| Lactarius torminosus | Woolly milkcap |
| Russula mairei | Beechwood sickener |
| Russula cyanoxantha | Charcoal burner |
| Russula atropurpurea | Blackish-purple russula |
| Russula betularum | Birch russula |
| Russula sanguinea | Blood-red russula |
| Russula sororia | Brown russula |
| Russula ochroleuca | Yellow russula |
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Order Boletes |
| Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca | False chanterelle |
| Paxillus involutus | Brown roll rim |
| Chroomgomphus rutilus | Pine spike cap |
| Boletus aereus | Summer bolete |
| Boletus aereus | Summer bolete 2 |
| Boletus erythropus | |
| Boletus impolitus | |
| Boletus parasiticus | Parasitic boletes on earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) |
| Xerocomus badius | Bay bolete |
| Xerocomus rubellus | Red-capped bolete |
| Xerocomus chrysenteron | Red cracked bolete |
| Xerocomus chrysenteron | Red cracked bolete 2 |
| Leccinum scabrum | Brown birch bolete |
| Suillus grevillei | Larch bolete |
| Suillus granulatus |
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Sub Class - Gastromycetidae - Stomach Fungus |
| Scleroderma citrinum | Earth balls |
| Bovista plumbea | Puffball |
| Calvatia | Puffball around braken stalk |
| Calvatia excipuliformis | Puffball |
| Langermania gigantea | Giant puffballs |
| Lycoperdon perlatum | Common puffball |
| Lycoperdon pyriforme | Stump puffball |
| Phallus impudicus | Stink horn with face fly |
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Division Myxomycetes - Slime Molds
| Fuligo septica | |
| Fuligo septica | 2 |
| Lycogala terrestre | Wolf's milk |
| Tubifera ferruginosa | |
| Mucilago crustacea | White flowers of tan |
| Mucilago cristacea | White flowers of tan |
| Mucilago cristacea | Yellow flowers of tan |
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