Fungi > Coral Fungi
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Beautiful Coral FungusScientific Name: Ramaria formosaCategory: FungiSubcategory: Coral FungiSize: Fruiting body height: 4–8 in (10–20 cm); Breadth: 4–6 in (10–15 cm)Weight: 7.0–18.0 oz (200–500 g) per mature clusterLifespan: Fruiting body...
Fungi > Mushrooms
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Flowerpot ParasolScientific Name: Leucocoprinus birnbaumiiCategory: FungiSubcategory: MushroomsSize: Cap diameter: 2.5–6.0 cm (1.0–2.4 in); Stipe height: 3.0–8.0 cm (1.2–3.1 in)Weight: 5–15 g (0.18–0.53 oz) per fruiting bodyLifespan: Fruiting...
Fungi > Mushrooms
OverviewThe Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum), notoriously known to foragers and toxicologists as the ‘pigskin poison puffball’, is an abundant, tough-skinned gasteroid fungus native to the mossy forest floors of the Northern Hemisphere. Resembling a...
Fungi > Mushrooms
OverviewThe Yellow Stainer (Agaricus xanthodermus) is the most notorious, widespread, and frequently ingested poisonous mushroom in the genus Agaricus worldwide. Ubiquitous across grassy suburban lawns, roadside verges, meadows, and parklands from late summer through...
Fungi > Mushrooms
OverviewThe Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) is one of the most prolific, vibrant, and ubiquitous wood-rotting agaric mushrooms in the Northern Hemisphere. Instantly recognizable by its dense, crowded clusters of vivid sulphur-yellow to greenish-orange caps...
