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Deathcap - Amanita phalloides
Considered to be the UK's most poisonous mushroom


Common puffball - Lycoperdon perlatum
A woodland puffball covered in sharp warts


Common earthball - Scleroderma citrinum
This poisonous fungus is a common woodland find


Clouded agaric - Clitocybe nebularis
Consider poisonous by some and edible with caution by others


Chicken of the woods - Laetiporus sulphureus
An easy to spot fungus due to its bright colours


Cauliflower fungus - Sparassis crispa
A distinctive fungus with many folds of ragged flesh


Brown rollrim - Paxillus involutus
A poisonous mushroom that is common in the UK


St George's mushroom - Calocybe gambosa
One of the few edible springtime mushrooms


Brown birch bolete - Leccinum scabrum
One of the most common boletes in the UK


Branched oyster - Pleurotus cornucopiae
A funnel-shaped mushroom that grows on dead trees


Blushing wood mushroom - Agaricus sylvaticus
A red-staining edible member of the Agaricus genus


Blusher - Amanita rubescens
An edible mushroom for more advanced foragers


Blue foot bolete - Xerocomellus cisalpinus
A commonly found bolete but not the best tasting


Birch polypore - Fomitopsis betulina
Although inedible, this fungus has many uses


Beefsteak fungus - Fistulina hepatica
A mushroom that looks like meat and even "bleeds"


Bay bolete - Imleria badia
A sought-after mushroom that often fruits in good numbers


Aniseed funnel - Clitocybe odora
The strong smell of aniseed gives this mushrooms its name


Velvet shank - Flammulina velutipes
A winter mushroom that grows in tight clusters


Wood ear - Auricularia-auricula judae
Found all year round most often on elder


Scarlet elfcup - Sarcoscypha austriaca
A distinctive red, goblet-shaped mushroom


Amethyst deceiver - Laccaria amethystina
A strikingly coloured autumn mushroom


Lilac fibrecap - Incocybe lilacina
A common deadly poisonous mushroom


Peppery bolete - Chalciporus piperatus
An edible but spicy bolete


Mottled bolete - Leccinum variicolor
An uncommon Leccinum species with some blue staining
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