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0 0 Spring polypore

Spring polypore

by guyute89Wisconsin, USA

Common spring saprobe of hardwood

6 4 Cloud Ear

Cloud Ear

by Jason AlexanderJawa Barat, Indonesia

Saprobe

0 0 Dryad's Saddle

Dryad's Saddle

by mdinsyAsheville, North Carolina, USA

Saprobic, pheasant coloring, honeycomb pores

1 0 Pluteus Mushroom

Pluteus Mushroom

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

A large, wood-decomposing saprobic ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Adriano DarosciFormosa, GO, Brazil

A purple small (cap with 2 cm of diameter) rot

0 2 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahNYC, New York, USA

Blackened, epiphytic or saprobic growths ...

0 0 Fluted bird's nest

Fluted bird's nest

by MauronTrebnje, Slovenia

Common saprobic bird's nest fungus with a ...

2 0 Orange Mycena

Orange Mycena

by Wandering NaturalistWest Virginia, USA

Orange Mycena is a common saprobic

0 0 Trichoderma peltatum

Trichoderma peltatum

by MachiFlorida, USA

A peach-colored saprobic fungus with a ...

1 0 Mustard yellow polypore

Mustard yellow polypore

by mauna KunzahLouisiana, USA

Rusty brown bracket fungus. Saprobic and ...

1 2 Spotting

Spotting

by kunzahNYC, New York, USA

well). Saprobic.

6 2 Orange Spindle Coral Fungi

Orange Spindle Coral Fungi

by Jason AlexanderJawa Barat, Indonesia

Saprobe, about 4cm tall..

0 0 The chicken of the woods

The chicken of the woods

by MattheauComerfordConnecticut, USA

Found on a fallen oak

0 0 Common inky cap

Common inky cap

by guyute89Wisconsin, USA

Edible, but eat fast after picking, they soon turn to black liquid!

2 0 Lattice Stinkhorn

Lattice Stinkhorn

by hscflusaFort Myers, Florida, USA

Saprobic; growing alone or ...

2 2 Magic Mushroom

Magic Mushroom

by Jason AlexanderDaerah Khusus Ibu Kota Jakarta, Indonesia

About 1" diameter.. Odorless.. Gills.. Cap is umbonate..

5 0 False turkey tail

False turkey tail

by mauna KunzahNYC, New York, USA

There are many color variations.

5 5 Hairy Panus

Hairy Panus

by MarkoBlagojevićОпштина Петровац на Млави, Централна Србија, Serbia

with high humidity in the air...and some kind of slug

0 0 shelf mushroom

shelf mushroom

Virginia, USA

White shelf look mushroom

9 2 Scarlet elf cup

Scarlet elf cup

by MauronFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The saprobic fungus grows on decaying ...

16 5 stinkhorn fungus

stinkhorn fungus

by Ori Fragman-SapirΑποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Αττικής, Greece

Colus hirudinosus us a peculiar - beautiful ground fongus. It is

3 1 Clustered bonnet

Clustered bonnet

by MauronМЗ Требевић / MZ Trebević, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

This is a saprobic fungus, deriving its ...

7 0 Cyathus olla

Cyathus olla

by Ori Fragman-Sapirירושלים, מחוז ירושלים, Israel

A of saprobic fungus in the family ...

10 5 Scarlet cup

Scarlet cup

by MauronTrebnje, Slovenia

Valentine's day special!

5 3 Bird’s Nest fungus

Bird’s Nest fungus

by SmallWondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

saprobic; they feed on decomposing organic ...

0 0 Merulius tremellosus

Merulius tremellosus

by BrentClarkDothan, Alabama, USA

Saprobic, on pine stump. Slick to the ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by mauna KunzahHawaii, USA

Dark (brown to black) fungus with alternating rings. It looks hard and somewhat ...

6 1 Gilled saprobic fungi

Gilled saprobic fungi

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Fresh gilled fungi coming through the bark ...

0 0 Coprophilous Fungi

Coprophilous Fungi

by Phillip TorresVillavicencio, Meta, Colombia

Coprophilous fungi (literally dung-loving ...

5 2 Bird nest fungi -  Young specimens

Bird nest fungi - Young specimens

by SckelCariacica, Espírito Santo, Brazil

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/27598019

4 2 Eyelash Cup

Eyelash Cup

by LuckyLoganAmes, Iowa, USA

Small red cup fungi with small "eyelashes" ...

1 0 Pluteus

Pluteus

by pamsaiSan José, San José, Costa Rica

is a large genus of fungi with over 300 ...

1 0 Stump Puffball

Stump Puffball

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

Round shape when young, but becoming pear-shaped when mature. Also, when ...

0 0 Stinkhorn Mushroom

Stinkhorn Mushroom

Poquoson, Virginia, USA

Looking like pinkish to orangish spikes which arise from whitish "eggs" in the ...

1 1 Giant funnel

Giant funnel

by Zlatan CelebicAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

A.k.a Giant leucopax or giant clitocybe, this is a

0 0 Purple-spored Puffball

Purple-spored Puffball

by g1sarah2Madeira Beach, Florida, USA

White to yellowish firm flesh but irregular in shape. Darker spots indicate ...

0 0 Witch's Butter

Witch's Butter

by EdwardNathanReulbachJr.Bremerton, Washington, USA

Irregular brainlike or lobed gelatinous mass; yellowish-orange to orange; ...

0 0 Scarlet elf cup

Scarlet elf cup

by cuteauxArvillard, Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

It is a saprobic fungus in the ...

1 1 Pholiota sp

Pholiota sp

by PatriciaPerlesIvarsHeredia, Costa Rica

Most members of the genus Pholiota are wood-rotting

2 4 Lentinus strigosus

Lentinus strigosus

by toutestlie1Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Lentinus strigosus is saprobic or wood ...

3 3 Entoloma

Entoloma

by pamsai山梨市 (Yamanashi), 中部 (Chubu Region), Japan

. Most entolomas are saprobic.

1 2 dead mans fingers

dead mans fingers

by CelyncoedWales, United Kingdom

It is a saprobic fungus. It usually grows ...

0 0 Rubber cup

Rubber cup

by BethAngermeierIllinois, USA

Galiella rufa is a saprobic species, and ...

7 2 Veiled lady

Veiled lady

by AJ ArrudaParauapebas, PA, Brazil

Stinkhorn fungus in the Phallaceae family. Other names it is known by are ...

1 0 Trooping crumble cap

Trooping crumble cap

by BrunoMollerFoz do Iguaçu, PR, Brazil

•They are fragile mushrooms. •They often grow by the hundreds. •They are

3 0 Leafy Jelly Fungus

Leafy Jelly Fungus

by ForestDragonVirginia, USA

Brown, jelly-like fungus. Very soft/squishy to touch. Lobes are shiny and ...

10 0 Hexagonal-pored Polypore

Hexagonal-pored Polypore

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

Small mushrooms with fan-shaped fruiting bodies. Upper surface was orange and ...

2 2 Silver leaf

Silver leaf

by AntónioGinjaGinjaSão José de São Lázaro e São João do Souto, Norte, Portugal

It's a saprobic crust fungus with a purple ...

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