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Snowy waxcap - Cuphophyllus virgineus
One of the more commonly seen waxcaps
Slippery Jack - Suillus luteus
A bolete with an extremely slimy cap surface
Sheathed woodtuft - Kuehneromyces mutabilis
This mushroom requires advanced identification skills
Shaggy parasol - Chlorophyllum rhacodes
A large mushroom that is edible with caution
Shaggy inkcap - Coprinus comatus
A distinctive mushroom that disappears quickly
Scarletina bolete - Neoboletus praestigiator
An edible mushroom with red pores that stains blue when cut
Scarlet waxcap - Hygocybe coccinea
An edible mushroom but rarity means collection is discouraged
Scaly wood mushroom - Agaricus langei
An edible mushroom that bruises red when damaged
Salty mushroom - Agaricus bernardii
A particularly salt tolerant mushroom found near the coast
Saffron milkcap - Lactarius deliciosus
Consider to be an excellent edible mushroom
Russula silvestris
A particularly acrid poisonous mushroom
Rooting bolete - Caloboletus radicans
A pale coloured poisonous bolete that bruises blue
Red cracking bolete - Xerocomellus chrysenteron
An often misidentified bolete
Porcelain fungus - Mucidula mucida
A mushroom with an extremely slimy cap
Pestle puffball - Lycoperdon excipuliforme
One of the more unusually shaped puffballs
Penny bun - Boletus edulis
One of the most highly-prized edible mushrooms
Parasol - Macrolepiota procera
A large and easy to spot mushroom
Pale oyster - Pleurotus pulmonarius
A summer fruiting oyster mushroom
Mousseron - Marasmius oreades
A meadow mushroom that prefers colder weather
Mosaic puffball - Lycoperdon utriforme
One of the larger British puffballs
Medusa mushroom - Agaricus bohusii
A distinctive and uncommon Agaricus genus member
Meadow waxcap - Cuphophyllus pratensis
A meadow mushroom that prefers colder weather
Meadow puffball - Lycoperdon pratense
One of the grassland loving puffballs
Larch bolete - Suillus gravellei
A commonly found bolete that grows with larch
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