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A Fungus Aflatoxin mould Aspergillus flavus A yellow mould of cereal grains, legumes, and tree nuts, rotting them in the field, in harvest, and in storage. Deadly A Fungus Angel’s wings Pleurocybella porrigens A whitish, fan-shaped fungus that rots conifer wood. Caution B Fungus Birch polypore Fomitopsis betulina ; razor-strop fungusA white bracket of dead birch. B Fungus Brewer’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae The single-celled fungus of bread, beer, and wine. B Fungus Brown roll-rim Paxillus involutus A common brown mushroom with a rolled rim, of birch woods. Caution C
Fungus Caesar’s mushroom Amanita caesarea ; Latin boletus An orange-capped amanita of southern Europe’s oak and pine woods, egg-like when young and seated in a white cup. C Fungus Caterpillar fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis ; Tibetan yartsa gunbu , “summer grass, winter worm”A fungus that fills and kills the buried larvae of ghost moths on the Tibetan plateau, sending up a slender stalk. C Fungus Chaga Inonotus obliquus A black, cracked, charcoal-like growth on living birch. C Fungus Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius A golden, apricot-scented mushroom with blunt ridges for gills. C Fungus Common earthball Scleroderma citrinum A hard, yellow-brown ball with a black interior, of acid woodland. Caution C Fungus Common ink cap Coprinopsis atramentaria A grey mushroom that dissolves into black ink as it ages. Caution C Fungus Corn smut Ustilago maydis ; Mexican huitlacoche , from NahuatlA fungus that swells the kernels of maize into galls filled with blue-black spores. C
Fungus Cyclosporin fungus Tolypocladium inflatum A soil fungus. D Fungus Deadly fibrecap Inocybe erubescens A pale fibrecap that bruises red, of spring and summer woods. Caution D Fungus Deadly webcap Cortinarius rubellus Deadly D Fungus Death cap Amanita phalloides A greenish, white-gilled mushroom of oak and beech woods, now spread worldwide. Deadly D Fungus Destroying angel Amanita virosa , A. bisporigera , A. ocreata Pure white amanitas of Europe and North America. Deadly E Fungus Ergot Secale cornutum The fungus Claviceps purpurea , which grows in the ear of rye in place of the grain as a long, black, slightly curved body. Deadly F Fungus Fairy ring champignon Marasmius oreades A small tan mushroom that grows in rings on lawns and pasture. F Fungus False morel Gyromitra esculenta A brain-like, reddish-brown spring mushroom of conifer woods. Deadly F Fungus Fly agaric Amanita muscaria The red, white-spotted toadstool of fairy tales, of birch and pine woods. Caution F Fungus Fool’s webcap Cortinarius orellanus A tawny webcap of European woods. Deadly F Fungus Fu ling Wolfiporia extensa (Poria cocos ); poria, hoelenA large underground mass like a small coconut, the sclerotium of a fungus that grows on pines. F Fungus Funeral bell Galerina marginata A small brown mushroom of rotting wood. Deadly H Fungus Honey fungus Armillaria speciesHoney-colored clusters on stumps and trees, from black cords, the “shoestrings,” that spread beneath the bark. J Fungus Jack-o’-lantern Omphalotus olearius and O. illudens An orange mushroom clustered on the stumps and roots of olive and other hardwood trees. Caution J Fungus Jelly ear Auricularia auricula-judae ; Judas’s ear, wood earA brown, rubbery, ear-shaped fungus, chiefly on elder. K Fungus Koji mould Aspergillus oryzae The mould grown on steamed rice or soybeans. L Fungus Lion’s mane Hericium erinaceus A single clump of hanging spines on hardwood trees. L Fungus Livid pinkgill Entoloma sinuatum A large grey mushroom with pinkish gills, of broadleaf woods. Caution M Fungus Man on horseback Tricholoma equestre A yellow mushroom of pine woods, long counted a good edible. Deadly M Fungus Morel Morchella esculenta and relativesA honeycombed, hollow spring mushroom. O Fungus Oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus A shell-shaped mushroom of dead hardwood. P Fungus Panther cap Amanita pantherina A brown, white-spotted amanita of European woods. Caution P Fungus Penicillin mould Penicillium rubens (Fleming’s “P. notatum ”)A blue-green mould of bread, fruit, and damp. P Fungus Poison fire coral Trichoderma cornu-damae (formerly Podostroma )A red, finger-like fungus of Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. Deadly P Fungus Puffball Calvatia gigantea , Lycoperdon species; devil’s snuffboxWhite balls that ripen into a cloud of brown spores. R Fungus Red yeast rice Monascus purpureus ; Chinese hong qu Rice fermented with a red mould. R Fungus Reishi Ganoderma lingzhi ; Chinese lingzhi A lacquered, red-brown bracket of hardwoods. R Fungus Roquefort mould Penicillium roqueforti The blue mould of blue cheeses. S Fungus Saffron milk cap Lactarius deliciosus An orange mushroom of pine woods that weeps carrot-colored milk. S Fungus Shiitake Lentinula edodes A brown mushroom of oak logs, cultivated in China and Japan for about a thousand years. s Fungus The sickener Russula emetica A bright red, brittle mushroom of wet pine woods. Caution S Fungus Stinkhorn Phallus impudicus A white, phallic mushroom capped with stinking green slime, hatched from a buried “egg.” T Fungus Teonanácatl Psilocybe mexicana , P. cubensis , P. semilanceata ; Nahuatl, “flesh of the gods”Small brown mushrooms that stain blue when bruised. T Fungus Tinder fungus Fomes fomentarius ; amadou, surgeon’s agaricA hoof-shaped bracket of birch and beech. T Fungus Troche of agaric Trocisci di agarico Lozenges of larch agaric, Laricifomes officinalis (syn. Fomitopsis officinalis ), a bracket fungus. Canale T Fungus Truffle Tuber melanosporum , T. magnatum Underground fruiting bodies of fungi that live with the roots of oak and hazel. T Fungus Turkey tail Trametes versicolor A thin, banded bracket of dead wood, common worldwide. W Fungus Winter-grain mould Fusarium sporotrichioides and relativesPink and white moulds of grain left in the field over winter. Deadly W Fungus Witches’ butter Exidia glandulosa and Tremella mesenterica Black or yellow jelly fungi that swell on dead branches after rain. Y Fungus Yellow stainer Agaricus xanthodermus A white field mushroom that bruises chrome yellow at the base and smells of ink or carbolic. Caution Historical description, not medical advice.
