Fungi occurring in the Pinewoods in Glen Affric
This list has mostly been compiled from work carried out by Adrian Newton, of the Institute of Ecology and Resource Management at Edinburgh University, and by the Biodiversity Project of the Forestry Commission's Northern Research Station in Glen Affric. A few species have been added by Trees for Life staff.
Fungi species recorded in the Glen Affric and Plodda Falls area:
| Aleuria aurantia | Orange peel fungus |
| Amanita fulva | Tawny grisette |
| Amanita muscaria | Fly agaric |
| Amanita porphyria | Grey veiled amanita |
| Amanita rubescens | Blusher |
| Amanita spissa | Grey spotted amanita |
| Armillaria borealis | |
| Armillaria bulbosa | |
| Arrhenia latispora | |
| Auriscalpium vulgare | Earpick fungus |
| Baeospora myosura | Conifercone cap |
| Bankera fuligineoalba | Drab tooth |
| Boletus aestivalis | |
| Boletus edulis | Penny bun/ Cep |
| Boletus erythropus | |
| Boletus lanatus | |
| Boletus piperatus | |
| Boletus subtomentosus | Suede bolete |
| Calocera pallidospathulata | Pale stagshorn |
| Calocera viscosa | Yellow stagshorn |
| Cantharellula umbonata | The humpback |
| Cantharellus cibarius | Chanterelle |
| Cantharellus lutescens | |
| Cantharellus tubaeformis | Trumpet chanterelle |
| Chroogomphus rutilus | |
| Clavaria cristata | |
| Clavaria fragilis | White spindles |
| Clavulina cristata | |
| Clitocybe clavipes | Club foot |
| Clitocybe fragrans | Fragrant funnel |
| Clitocybe vibecina | Mealy funnel |
| Clitopilus prunulus | The miller |
| Collybia butyracea | Butter cap |
| Collybia cirrhata | Piggyback shanklet |
| Collybia cookeri | Splitpea shanklet |
| Collybia dryophila | Russet toughshank |
| Coltricia perennis | Tiger's eye |
| Coprinus comatus | Shaggy inkcap/ Lawyer's wig |
| Coprinus heptemerus | |
| Coprinus indet. | |
| Coprinus pellucidus | |
| Coprinus stercoreus | |
| Cordyceps canadensis | |
| Coriolus versicolor | |
| Cortinarius acutus | |
| Cortinarius ceraceus | |
| Cortinarius cf. brunneofulvus | |
| Cortinarius croceus | |
| Cortinarius crocolitus | |
| Cortinarius eustriatulus | |
| Cortinarius fasciatus | |
| Cortinarius gentilis | |
| Cortinarius limonius | Sunset webcap |
| Cortinarius mucifluus | Slimy webcap |
| Cortinarius paleaceus | Pelargonium webcap |
| Cortinarius pseudosalor | |
| Cortinarius purpurascens | Bruising webcap |
| Cortinarius semisanguineus | Surprise webcap |
| Cortinarius traganus | Gassy webcap |
| Crepidotus mollis | Peeling oysterling |
| Cyphellostereum laeve | |
| Cystoderma amianthinum | Earthy powdercap |
| Cystoderma jasonis | |
| Dacrymyces stillatus | Common jellyspot |
| Dermocybe croceus | |
| Elaphomyces muricatus | |
| Entoloma cetratum | Honey pinkgill |
| Entoloma conferendum | Star pinkgill |
| Entoloma incarnatofuscescens | |
| Entoloma indet. | |
| Entoloma juncinum | |
| Entoloma longistriatum var. sarcitulum | |
| Entoloma ortonii | |
| Exidia repanda | Jelly fungi |
| Exobasidium vaccinii | Cowberry redleaf |
| Flammulina velutipes | Velvet shank |
| Fomes fomentarius | Hoof fungus/ Tinder bracket |
| Galerina calyptrata | |
| Galerina indet | |
| Galerina marginata | Funeral bell |
| Galerina miniophila | |
| Galerina mutabilis | |
| Galerina pseudomniophila | |
| Galerina viscidula | |
| Galerina vittiformis | Hairy leg bell |
| Galerina vittiformis v. pachyspora | |
| Gomphidius glutinosus | Slimy spike |
| Gomphidius roseus | Rosy spike |
| Gymnosporangium cornutum | Gall-inducing fungus |
| Gyromitra esculenta | |
| Hebeloma crustuliniforme | Poisonpie |
| Hebeloma helodes | |
| Hebeloma mesophaeum | Veiled poisonpie |
| Hemipholiota myosotis | |
| Heterobasidion annosum | Root rot |
| Hydnum repandum | Wood hedgehog |
| Hydnum rufescens | Terracotta hedgehog |
| Hygrocybe cantharellus | Goblet waxcap |
| Hygrocybe marchii | |
| Hygrocybe ovina | Blushing waxcap |
| Hygrocybe quieta | Oily waxcap |
| Hygrocybe virginea | Snowy Waxcap |
| Hygrocybe xanthochroa | |
| Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca | False chanterelle |
| Hygrophorus hypothejus | Herald of winter |
| Hyphoderma radula | |
| Hypholoma elongatum | Sphagnum brownie |
| Hypholoma fasciculare | Sulphur tuft |
| Hypholoma marginatum | Snakeskin brownie |
| Inocybe brevispora | |
| Inocybe proximella | |
| Kuehneromyces mutabilis | Sheathed woodtuft |
| Laccaria amethystina | Amethyst deceiver |
| Laccaria bicolour | Bicoloured deceiver |
| Laccaria laccata | Deceiver |
| Laccaria proxima | Scurfy deceiver |
| Lactarius blennius | Beech milkcap |
| Lactarius deliciosus | Saffron milkcap |
| Lactarius glyciosmus | Coconut milkcap |
| Lactarius helvus | Fenugreek milkcap |
| Lactarius hysginus | |
| Lactarius mammosus | |
| Lactarius musteus | Pine milkcap |
| Lactarius rufus | Rufous milkcap |
| Lactarius serifluus | Watery milkcap |
| Lactarius sphagneti | |
| Lactarius theiogalus | |
| Lactarius torminosus | Woolly milkcap |
| Lactarius trivialis | |
| Lactarius vellereus | Fleecy milkcap |
| Lactarius vietus | Grey milkcap |
| Leccinum holopus | Ghost bolete |
| Leccinum pulchrum | |
| Leccinum scabrum | Brown birch bolete |
| Leccinum variicolor | |
| Leccinum versipelle | Orange birch bolete |
| Leotia lubrica | Jellybaby |
| Lycogala epidendron | |
| Lycoperdon foetidum | |
| Lycoperdon pyriforme | Stump puffball |
| Marasmius androsaceus | Horsehair parachute |
| Melastiza scotica | |
| Mitrula paludosa | Bog beacon |
| Mycena adscendens | Frosty bonnet |
| Mycena alcalina | |
| Mycena amicta | |
| Mycena capillaripes | Pinkedge bonnet |
| Mycena cinerella | Mealy bonnet |
| Mycena epipterygia | Yellowleg bonnet |
| Mycena filopes | Iodine bonnet |
| Mycena flavoalba | Ivory bonnet |
| Mycena galericulata | Common bonnet |
| Mycena haematopus | Burgundydrop bonnet |
| Mycena indet | |
| Mycena leptocephala | Nitrous bonnet |
| Mycena longiseta | |
| Mycena metata | |
| Mycena pura | Lilac bonnet |
| Mycena rorida | Dripping bonnet |
| Mycena rosella | Pink bonnet |
| Mycena rubromarginata | Red edge bonnet |
| Mycena sanguinolenta | Bleeding bonnet |
| Mycena stipata | |
| Mycena stylobates | Bulbous bonnet |
| Omphalina ericetorum | Heath navel |
| Panaeolus semiovatus | Egghead mottlegill |
| Panellus mitis | Elastic oysterling |
| Panellus violaceofulvus | |
| Paxillus atrotomentosus | |
| Paxillus involutus | Brown rollrim |
| Phaeolus schweinitzii | Dyer's mazegill |
| Phallus impudicus | Stinkhorn |
| Phellinus pini | |
| Phellinus tremulae | Aspen bracket |
| Phellodon tomentosus | Woolly tooth |
| Piptoporus betulinus | Birch polypore/ Razorstrop fungus |
| Pleurocybella porrigens | Angel's wings |
| Pleurotellus porrigens | |
| Polyporus varius | |
| Postia stiptica | Bitter bracket |
| Psathyrella cf. frustulenta | |
| Psathyrella indet. | |
| Psathyrella ocellata | |
| Psathyrella ocellata ss Moser | |
| Resupinatus applicatus | Smoked oysterling |
| Rhizopogon luteolus | Yellow false truffle |
| Rigidoporus sanguinolentus | |
| Rozites caperata | |
| Rozites caperatus | The gypsy |
| Russula aquosa | |
| Russula atropurpurea | Purple brittlegill |
| Russula caerulea | Humpback brittlegill |
| Russula declorans | Copper brittlegill |
| Russula emetica | Sickener |
| Russula erythropus | |
| Russula gracillima | Slender brittlegill |
| Russula indet | |
| Russula integra | |
| Russula mairei | |
| Russula nauseosa | |
| Russula nigricans | Blackening brittlegill |
| Russula obscura | |
| Russula ochroleuca | Ochre brittlegill |
| Russula paludosa | |
| Russula puellaris | Yellowing brittlegill |
| Russula queletii | Fruity brittlegill |
| Russula sardonia | Primrose brittlegill |
| Russula turci | |
| Sarcodon glaucopus | Greenfoot tooth |
| Sarcodon imbricatus | Scaly tooth |
| Skeletocutis amorpha | |
| Sparassis crispa | Wood cauliflower |
| Stereum hirsutum | Hairy curtain crust |
| Stropharia aeruginosa | |
| Stropharia semiglobata | Dung roundhead |
| Suillus bovinus | Bovine bolete |
| Suillus flavidus | |
| Suillus grevillei | Larch bolete |
| Suillus luteus | Slippery jack |
| Suillus variegatus | Velvet bolete |
| Taphrina betulina | Witches' broom, or Birch besom |
| Thelephora penicillata | |
| Thelophora terrestris | Earthfan |
| Trametes versicolor | Turkeytail |
| Tremella foliacea | Leafy brain |
| Trichaptum abietinum | Purplepore bracket |
| Tricholoma equestre | Yellow knight |
| Tricholoma flavovirens | |
| Tricholoma fulvum | Birch knight |
| Tricholoma imbricatum | Matt knight |
| Tricholoma saponaceum | Soapy knight |
| Tricholoma sejunctum | Deceiving knight |
| Tricholomopsis decora | Prunes and custard |
| Tricholomopsis rutilans | Plums and custard |
| Typhula quisquiliaris | Bracken club |
| Tyromyces stipticus | |
| Venturia tremulae | |
| Xerocomus chrysenteron | |
| Xerocomus lanatus | |
| Xerocomus subtomentosus | |
| Xylaria hypoxylon | Candlesnuff fungus |
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Total number of species: 241 | |
Pages about fungi on this site
- Ecological Features of the Caledonian Forest: Fungi
- Ecological Features of the Caledonian Forest: Mycorrhizas
- Scientific Research: Hidden Fungi - Who, Where and When?
- Photo Gallery: Fantastic Fungi!
- Species Profile: Pinewood tooth fungi
- Fungi and Aspens: Promoting Biodiversity - Aspen friends and foes
- Fungi occurring in the Pinewoods in Glen Affric
- Fungi occurring on Dundreggan
- Mythology and Folklore of Fly Agaric
