Fungi occurring in the Pinewoods in Glen Affric

Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) is one of the most distinctive fungi, and grows in association with birch trees in Glen Affric.

 

Honey fungi (Armillaria bulbosa) and wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) on a fallen birch log in Glen Affric.

 

Drab tooth fungus (Bankera fuligineoalba) amongst pine needles in Glen Affric.
(See Species Profile: Pinewood tooth fungi)

 

Trumpet chanterelle (Cantharellus tubaeformis) in Glen Affric.

 

Yellow stagshorn fungi (Calocera viscosa) on a Scots pine stump in Glen Affric.

 

White spindles fungus (Clavaria fragilis) beside a fallen birch leaf in autumn in Glen Affric.

 

Jelly fungi (Exidia repanda) on a dead birch twig in Glen Affric.

 

Velvet shank fungi (Flammulina velutipes) and pendulous wing-moss (Antitrichia curtipendula) on an eared willow (Salix aurita) in Glen Affric.

 

Hoof Fungus or Tinder Bracket (Fomes fomentarius) growing on a dead birch tree.
(See Species Profile: Birch)

 

Gall-inducing fungus (Gymnosporangium cornutum) on the underside of the leaf of a rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) in Glen Affric

 

Wood hedgehog (Hydnum repandum) amongst blaeberries in Glen Affric.
(See Species Profile: Pinewood tooth fungi)

 

Terracotta hedgehog fungus (Hydnum rufescens) in Glen Affric, showing the detail of its teeth.

 

Sulphur tuft fungi (Hypholoma fasciculare) growing on a fallen birch log in Glen Affric.

 

Bog beacon fungi (Mitrula paludosa) growing in a wet area amongst pine needles and leaves, near Badger Falls in Glen Affric.
(See 'Biological diversity in Glen Affric' in Caledonia Wild! Summer 2003)

 

Pinkedge bonnet fungi (Mycena capillaripes) on a log in Glen Affric.

 

The sickener fungus (Russula emetica) in Glen Affric

 

Scaly tooth fungus (Sarcodon imbricatus) in Glen Affric.
(See Species Profile: Pinewood tooth fungi)

 

Gall growth caused by the witches' broom fungus (Taphrina betulina) on a silver birch tree in Glen Affric.

 

Detail of a wood cauliflower fungus (Sparassis crispa), which is parasitic on the roots of Scots pines in Glen Affric.

 

An unusual green-coloured fungus (Stropharia aeruginosa) in Glen Affric.

 

Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) growing on a dead eared willow (Salix aurita) in Glen Affric.