Spectacular Rustgill

Fungi > Agaricales

The Spectacular Rustgill (Gymnopilus junonius), famously known in North America as the ‘Laughing Gym,’ is an awe-inspiring, colossal wood-decay mushroom celebrated for its magnificent, glowing golden-orange clusters that erupt from dead tree stumps....

Cinnabar Polypore

Fungi > Bracket & Shelf Fungi

The Cinnabar Polypore (Pycnoporus cinnabarinus), also known as the Cinnabar Red Polypore, is one of the most visually dazzling and unmistakable wood-decay fungi in the Northern Hemisphere. Belonging to the polypore family Polyporaceae, this bracket fungus produces...

Plums and Custard

Fungi > Mushrooms

Plums and Custard (Tricholomopsis rutilans) is one of the most delightfully named and visually striking woodland fungi in the Northern Hemisphere. Belonging to the family Tricholomataceae, this wood-decaying basidiomycete produces vibrant, fleshy fruiting bodies whose...

Deer Mushroom

Fungi > Mushrooms

The Deer Mushroom (Pluteus cervinus), also known as the Deer Shield, is a widespread, common, and ecologically foundational basidiomycete fungus found throughout the forested regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Named both for its warm, deer-like brownish-grey cap and...

Sulphur Tuft

Fungi > Mushrooms

The 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 erupting from...