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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... More2 Images0 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... More3 Images0 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... More1 Image0 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... More7 Images0 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.... More1 Image0 Videos
Fen bovist (Bovista paludosa)
Bovista paludosa is a puffball fungus. The ball-shaped fruitbody encloses the spores and remains unopened. The puffball... More1 Image0 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... More2 Images0 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... More1 Image0 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... More2 Images0 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.... More6 Images0 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... More1 Image0 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.... More7 Images0 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... More1 Image0 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... More2 Images0 Videos
Sarcosoma spp. (Sarcosoma globosum)
Sarcosoma globosum is a fungus that produces large, cup-shaped fruiting bodies. These barrels are dark brown to black... More1 Image0 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... More4 Images0 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.... More2 Images0 Videos
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