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Threatened Fungi (including lichens)

Species 1 - 17 of 17

Amylocystis spp. (Amylocystis lapponica)
Amylocystis lapponica is a medium-sized bracket fungus. The fruiting body is hairy and cream coloured, developing rusty brown spots... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Bloxam's entoloma (Entoloma bloxamii)
Bloxam's entoloma produces a striking, blue, mushroom-shaped fruiting body. The smooth cap has a broad swelling in the centre... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Boletopsis spp. (Boletopsis grisea)
This squat fungus produces broad, pale grey caps, the surfaces of which are often cracked into scales. The solid stipe... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Boreal felt lichen (Erioderma pedicellatum)
This extremely rare lichen is slate-coloured and is curled and white at the edges. It is a leafy, petal-shaped lichen that is seen... More	7 Images	0 Videos

Dark purple earth tongue (Geoglossum atropurpureum)
Earth tongues are highly distinctive fungi; the ridged and leathery fruiting body above the stem does indeed resemble a tongue.... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Fen bovist (Bovista paludosa)
Bovista paludosa is a puffball fungus. The ball-shaped fruitbody encloses the spores and remains unopened. The puffball... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Fragile amanita (Amanita friabilis)
This fungi bears a convex, beige cap upon a cylindrical stipe (stem) that appears bulbous at the end. The cap often carries the... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Funcia di basilisc (Pleurotus nebrodensis)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Golden-gilled bolete (Phylloporus pelletieri)
The golden-gilled bolete is an unusual member of the Boletales, as the underside of the cap bears gill-like structures (known... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Lichen (Lobaria sachalinensis)
This lichen has a lobed, leafy appearance; it is a dark greenish colour and may produce reddish fruiting bodies when fertile.... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Pepper pot (Myriostoma coliforme)
The pepper pot is an earth star fungus; this group of fungi are named after their fruiting bodies, whose outer layers split open... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pig’s ear (Gomphus clavatus)
Pig's ear fungus derives its name from the funnel-shaped and folded fruiting body, which resembles a pigs ear in shape and texture.... More	7 Images	0 Videos

Purple-red hygrophorus (Hygrophorus purpurascens)
The purple-red hygrophorus produces large white mushrooms, which are heavily marked with wine-red spots. The cap is broad and... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Pycnoporellus spp. (Pycnoporellus alboluteus)
Pycnoporellus alboluteus is a bright, bracket-fungus found growing along old logs and decaying trunks. The crust-like fungus grows... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Sarcosoma spp. (Sarcosoma globosum)
Sarcosoma globosum is a fungus that produces large, cup-shaped fruiting bodies. These barrels are dark brown to black... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Violet crown-cup (Sarcosphaera coronaria)
The violet crown-cup fungus produces striking, flask-shaped fruiting bodies. These are initially submerged in the soil and then... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Weather earthstar (Geastrum corollinum)
Unlike other fungi, earthstars can move! With a strong tendency to absorb and lose water, their outer layers uncurl when it rains.... More	2 Images	0 Videos

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