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...

Striate Earthstar

Fungi > Earthstars & Puffballs

The Striate Earthstar (Geastrum striatum) is one of the most architectural, sculptural, and enchanting gasteroid fungi in the ancient woodland soils of the Northern Hemisphere. Belonging to the earthstar family Geastraceae, this bizarre basidiomycete begins life as a...

Magpie Fungus

Fungi > Mushrooms

The Magpie Fungus (Coprinopsis picacea), also known as the Magpie Inkcap, is one of the most visually breathtaking, theatrical, and dramatic woodland mushrooms in Europe. Belonging to the inkcap family Psathyrellaceae, this majestic basidiomycete is an obligate...