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Trompette de la mort Craterellus cornucopioides

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Scientific Name: Craterellus cornucopioides (Cantherellaceae). 'Cornucopioides' refers to the cornucopia (Horn of Plenty) of ...

Choke Epichloe typhina

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Scientific Name: Epichloe typhina (Ascomycota Clavicipitaceae ). English Name: Choke (a spore shooting fungus, Ergot family). Fre...

Yellow Stainer Agaricus xanthodermus

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Scientific Name: Agaricus xanthodermus (Agaricaceae). 'Xanthodermus' means 'yellow skinned'. English Name: Yellow S...

Bruising Webcap Cortinarius purpurascens

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Scientific Name: Cortinarius purpurascens (Cortinariaceae). 'Cortinarius' means 'curtain', a reference to the veil th...

Upright Coral fungus Ramaria stricta

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Scientific Name: Ramaria stricta (Gomphaceae). 'Ramaria' means 'having branches'; 'stricta' means 'uprigh...

Wood Blewit Lepista nuda

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Scientific Name: Lepista nuda (Tricholomataceae). Syn Clitocybe nuda . 'Lepista' means 'goblet'; 'nuda' means...

Stocking Webcap Cortinarius torvus

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Scientific Name: Cortinarius torvus (Cortinariaceae). 'Cortinarius' means 'curtain', a reference to the veil over the...

Pear Fibrecap Inocybe pyriodora

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Scientific Name: Inocybe pyriodora (Inocybaceae). 'Inocybe' means 'fibrous head'. English Name: Pear Fibrecap. Fr...

Parasol Mushroom Macrolepiota procera

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Scientific Name: Macrolepiota procera (Agaricaceae). 'Procera' means 'tall'. English Name: Parasol Mushroom (True m...
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Panthercap mushroom Amanita pantherina

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Scientific Name: Amanita pantherina (Amanitaceae). Pantherina is a reference to a supposed resemblance to the pelt of a panther. E...

Orange Peel Fungus Aleuria aurantia

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Scientific Name: Aleuria aurantia (Ascomycetes). 'Aurantia' means 'golden'. English Name: Orange Peel Fungus (Cup a...
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Rosy Bonnet Mycena rosea

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Scientific Name: Mycena rosea (Mycenaceae). 'Rosea' means 'pink'. English Name: Rosy Bonnet (Bonnet family). Fren...

Morel Morchella esculenta

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Scientific Name: Morchella esculenta (Morchellaceae). 'Morchella' means 'mushroom'; 'esculenta' means 'ed...

Fungi Forays

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Regular fungi forays are organised by the Association de botanique et de mycologie de Sainte Maure de Touraine . Their aim is to survey the...

Deceiver Laccaria laccata

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Scientific Name: Laccaria laccata (Hydnangiaceae). Both 'laccaria' and 'laccata' mean 'lacquered'. Engli...

Leafy Brain Tremella foliacea

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Scientific Name: Tremella foliacea (Tremellaceae). Tremella means 'trembling', a reference to the jelly like nature of fungi ...

Common Stinkhorn Phallus impudicus

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Scientific Name: Phallus impudicus (Phallaceae). 'Phallus' is a reference to the phallic appearance of stinkhorns. 'Impud...

Bracket Fungi - Polyporaceae

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Bracket fungi are always found growing on wood, often gaining a foothold on a living tree by entering via a wound caused by bird, insect or ...

Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria

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Scientific Name: Amanita muscaria (Amanitaceae). Muscaria='associated with flies'. English Name: Fly Agaric (Amanita and al...
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Caesars Mushroom Amanita caesarea

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Scientific Name: Amanita caesarea (Amanitaceae). English Name: Caesar's Mushroom (Amanita and allies family). French Name: Or...
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