Fungus profiles
Browse our collection of illustrated fungus profiles, each containing a wealth of facts, details on conservation, uses and habitats, and an explanation of its connection with Kew.
Agaricus arvensis
horse mushroom
Amanita muscaria
fly agaric
Calocybe gambosa
St George’s mushroom
Calvatia gigantea
giant puffball
Clathrus archeri
devil's fingers
Cyphelium notarisii
soot lichen
Cyttaria darwinii
Darwin's fungus
Hericium erinaceus
bearded tooth
Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus
chalara ash dieback
Lactarius chromospermus
igisazi
Lactifluus gymnocarpoides
Ubutuntutuntu
Leratiomyces ceres
redlead roundhead
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
plantpot dapperling
Lycoperdon perlatum
common puffball
Morchella esculenta
common morel
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