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Home / Fungi, lichens and slime moulds 273
The Fungi Kingdom is of their own, more closer related to animals than plants! They lead a double life, one above ground with light and air, the other below ground, dark with water and minerals.
Slime moulds are now considered to form a separate kingdom from fungi but as we have few examples thus far, for the moment they are staying in the fungi folder.
Lichens are a complex life form that is a symbiotic partnership of two separate organisms, a fungus and an alga. The dominant partner is the fungus, which gives the lichen the majority of its characteristics, from its thallus shape to its fruiting bodies.
These Galleries contain hundreds of incredible images.

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False Death Cap (Amanita citrina) 1
706 visits
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False Death Cap (Amanita citrina) 2
595 visits
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Aleuria aurantia (Orange Peel fungus) Alan Prowse
3257 visits
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Amanita fulva (Tawny Grisette) Alan Prowse
2675 visits
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Amanita fulva (Tawny Grisette) Surrey, Alan Prowse
2975 visits
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Amanita fulva, (Tawny Grisette), Surrey, Alan Prowse
2956 visits
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Amanita muscaria (Fly Agaric) Alan Prowse
2786 visits
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Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) Graham Carey
1896 visits
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Aspicilia contorta subsp. hoffmanniana - Kenneth Noble
922 visits
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Aspicilia contorta subsp. hoffmanniana - Kenneth Noble
919 visits
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Basket fungi (Ganoderma lucidum) Alistair Morrell
1724 visits
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Bay Polyore (Polyporus badius) Graham Carey
1682 visits
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Beech Jellydisc (Neobulgaria pura) Graham Carey
1794 visits
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Beech Jellydisc (Neobulgaria pura) Graham Carey
1762 visits
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Beech Jellydisc (Neobulgaria pura) Graham Carey
1833 visits
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Birch Bracket (Piptoporus betulinus) Mark Elvin
2239 visits
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Birch Polypore (Piptoporus butulinus) Graham Carey
1778 visits
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birch polypore (Piptoporus butulinus) Kenneth Noble
2360 visits
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birch polypore (Piptoporus butulinus) Kenneth Noble
1964 visits
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Blushing Bracket (Daedaleopsis confragosa) Graham Carey
1623 visits
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Blushing Wood Mushroom (Agaricus sylvaticus). Steve Covey
6928 visits
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Blushing Wood Mushroom (Agaricus sylvaticus). Steve Covey
5778 visits
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Bracket Fungus (Ganoderma adspersum) Graham Carey
1545 visits
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Brown Roll-rim (Paxillus involutus) Graham Carey
1495 visits
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brown roll-rim (Paxillus involutus) Kenneth Noble
1753 visits
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brown roll-rim (Paxillus involutus) Kenneth Noble
1780 visits
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Calocera cornea Alan Prowse
2197 visits
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Caloplaca crenulatella - Kenneth Noble
828 visits
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Candlesnuff Fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) Graham Carey
1368 visits
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Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) Kenneth Noble
1037 visits
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Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) Kenneth Noble
984 visits
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Cep, Boletus edulis, Alan Prowse
1802 visits
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Cep, Boletus edulis, Alan Prowse
1700 visits
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Cep, Boletus edulis, Alan Prowse
1496 visits
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chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) Kenneth Noble
965 visits
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Chlorociboria - Kenneth Noble
944 visits
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Chlorociboria aeruginascens (green elf cup) staining on oak - Kenneth Noble
1300 visits
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Chlorsplenium aeruginascens (Green Wood Cup) Alan Prowse
1753 visits
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Chlorsplenium aeruginascens (Green Wood Cup) Alan Prowse
1594 visits
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Chlorsplenium aeruginascens (Green Wood Cup) Alan Prowse
2269 visits
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Clitocybe nebularis (Clouded Agaric) Alan Prowse
2458 visits
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Clitocybe nebularis (Clouded Agaric) Alan Prowse
2831 visits
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Clitocybe sp. Graham Carey
1184 visits
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Clouded funnel (Clitocybe nebularis) Kenneth Noble
1187 visits
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Clouded funnel (Clitocybe nebularis) Kenneth Noble
1072 visits
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Clustered Bonnet (Mycena inclinata) Graham Carey
1526 visits
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Clustered Bonnet (Mycena inclinata) Graham Carey
1472 visits
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Cobalt Crust (Terana caerulea or Pulcherricium caeruleum). Steve Covey
10679 visits
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Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata) Graham Carey
1477 visits
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Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata) Graham Carey
1238 visits
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Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata) Graham Carey
1235 visits
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Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata) Graham Carey
1185 visits
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Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata) Graham Carey
1183 visits
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Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) Kenneth Noble
1643 visits
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common earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) Kenneth Noble
1185 visits
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Common Jellyspot (Dacrymyces stillatus) Graham Carey
1233 visits
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common orange lichen (Xanthoria parietina) Kenneth Noble
960 visits
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Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum) Graham Carey
1293 visits
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common puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum) Kenneth Noble
1505 visits
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common puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum) Kenneth Noble
1477 visits
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common puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum) Kenneth Noble
914 visits
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Common Rustgill (Gymnopilus penetrans) Graham Carey
1288 visits
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Common Stump Brittlestem (Psathyella piluliformis) Graham Carey
1216 visits
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Common Stump Brittlestem (Psathyrella piluliformis) Graham Carey
1284 visits
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Conifer Tuft (Hypholoma sp.) Graham Carey
1230 visits
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Coprinus comatus (Shaggy Ink Cap) Alan Prowse
2232 visits
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Coprinus disseminatus (Fairies' Bonnets) Alan Prowse
3277 visits
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Coprinus disseminatus (Fairies' Bonnets) Alan Prowse
2887 visits
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Coprinus disseminatus (Fairies' Bonnets) Alan Prowse
2968 visits
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Coprinus picaceus (Magpie fungus) Alan Prowse
2419 visits
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Coprinus picaceus (Magpie fungus) Alan Prowse
2317 visits
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Coprinus picaceus (Magpie fungus) Alan Prowse
2313 visits
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Coprinus plicatilis (Little Japanese Umbrella) Alan Prowse
2226 visits
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Coprinus plicatilis (Little Japanese Umbrella) Alan Prowse
2242 visits
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Coriolus versicolor (Many-zoned Polypore) Alan Prowse
2314 visits
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Crimped gill (Plicaturopsis crispa) Kenneth Noble
900 visits
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Crimped gill (Plicaturopsis crispa) Kenneth Noble
932 visits
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Crimped gill (Plicaturopsis crispa) Kenneth Noble
1137 visits
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Daedalea quercina (Maze-gill underside) Alan Prowse
2151 visits
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Daedalea quercina (Maze-gill) Alan Prowse
1965 visits