Interesting fungi I have come across

Fungi I have photographed in recent years. Most of them were found in Ryton Woods in the autumn. I have managed to put names to some of them but a few are only guesses and some are totally beyond me - it takes a real expert to sort some of them out!!

Fly Agaric - just emerged

Fly Agaric - just emerged

Fly Agaric - fully grown

Fly Agaric - fully grown

possibly a parasol mushroom

possibly a parasol mushroom

partial ring of funnel-caps

partial ring of funnel-caps

Funnel-cap

Funnel-cap

probably the Pestle-shaped Puffball

probably the Pestle-shaped Puffball

The Shaggy Ink-cap

The Shaggy Ink-cap

The Shaggy Scale-head

The Shaggy Scale-head

Hoof Fungus, named for its shape, also know as the tinder fungus as it is used for fire lighting.

Hoof Fungus, named for its shape, also know as the tinder fungus as it is used for fire lighting.

a collection of Birch Polypore

a collection of Birch Polypore

Birch Polypore

Birch Polypore

bracket fungi

bracket fungi

bracket fungi

bracket fungi

a bracket fungus

a bracket fungus

Many-zoned polypore

Many-zoned polypore

a beautiful cluster of bracket fungi with moss

a beautiful cluster of bracket fungi with moss

Val with some large bracket fungi

Val with some large bracket fungi

Candle-snuff fungus, so called because it resembles snuffed-out candle wicks

Candle-snuff fungus, so called because it resembles snuffed-out candle wicks

Candle-snuff fungus

Candle-snuff fungus

Candle-snuff fungus

Candle-snuff fungus

a pink fungus

a pink fungus

Val with some large fungi

Val with some large fungi

fungi by the main road not far from our house

fungi by the main road not far from our house

purple fungi

purple fungi

interesting concentric ring pattern

interesting concentric ring pattern

these fungi want to be noticed

these fungi want to be noticed

a good cluster of fungi

a good cluster of fungi