Stinky Squid

Fungi > Stinkhorns

The Stinky Squid (Pseudocolus fusiformis), also known as the Squid Stinkhorn or Inverted Stinkhorn, is one of the most bizarre, alien-like, and visually startling fungi in the natural world. Belonging to the stinkhorn family Phallaceae, this saprotrophic fungus looks...

Pixie’s Parasol

Fungi > Agarics

Pixie’s Parasol (Mycena interrupta) is universally hailed as one of the most enchantingly beautiful, jewel-like, and ethereal miniature mushrooms in the fungal kingdom. Native to the damp, mossy southern beech and cool temperate rainforests of Australia,...

Velvet-top Fungus

Fungi > Polypores & Bracket Fungi

The Velvet-top Fungus (Phaeolus schweinitzii), widely celebrated among natural craft dyers as the ‘Dyer’s Polypore,’ is an imposing, parasitic and saprobic polypore fungus native to the mature conifer forests of the Northern Hemisphere. Belonging to...

Blue Roundhead

Fungi > Mushrooms

The Blue Roundhead (Stropharia caerulea) is one of the most delightfully and unexpectedly colored fungi in the autumn woodlands of Europe. Belonging to the family Strophariaceae, this medium-sized agaric mushroom looks as though it were fashioned from polished copper...

Fairy Inkcap

Fungi > Mushrooms

The Fairy Inkcap (Coprinellus disseminatus), also known as the Trooping Crumble Cap or Little Helmet, is one of the most enchanting, delicate, and gregarious woodland fungi on Earth. Belonging to the family Psathyrellaceae, this charming little basidiomycete is...