Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Kelp forest (Laminaria sp) growing beneath the cliffs of Lundy Island, Devon, UK, Bristol Channel, July

Robert Thompson / Amethyst deceiver (Laccaria amethystea / amethystina) growing up through moss, Tollymore Forest, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK, October

Michel Poinsignon / Cep fungi {Boletus edulis} growing through moss, Lorraine, France

Wild Wonders of Europe / della F / Lichens growing on a Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) near Zadrzani village, Northern Livanjsko Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Relanzón / Laurisilva forest floor, with fungi growing on fallen tree, Tilos Natural Park, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, March 2009

Mark Bowler / Line of Leaf-cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying leaves, digital composite

Wild Wonders of Europe / E. Haarberg / Lichen growing on a tree trunk, Bergslagen, Sweden, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest, with Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on the trunk of a tree, Stuzica primeval Forest, Unesco World Heritage Site, Poloniny National Park, Western Car...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Horse's hoof / Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on dead tree, Morske Oko Reserve, Vihorlat Mountains, Western Carpathians, Eastern Slovakia, Europe, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Müller / Fallen European beech leaves (Fagus sylvatica) and a twig with Lichen growing on it on the ground, Pollino National Park, Basilicata, Italy, November 2008

Guy Edwardes / Scarlet elf cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea) growing on decaying alder branch in leaf litter, Dorset, England, February

Juan Carlos Munoz / Fly agaric mushroom {Amanita muscaria} growing in taiga woodland, Laponia / Lappland , Finland

Juan Carlos Munoz / Fly agaric mushroom {Amanita muscaria} growing in taiga woodland, Laponia / Lappland , Finland

Jouan & Rius / Toadstools growing on a dead tree, rainforest habitat, Costa Rica

Kirkendall-Spring / Many Zoned Polyphore {Coriolus /Tramates versicolor} growing on a fallen log, Big Redwoods State Park, California, USA

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Cup Fungus (Cookeina tricholoma) group of five growing out of log, Costa Rica

Nigel Bean / Crimson Waxcap {Hygrocybe punicea} growing in grasslands, Ashton Court, Bristol, UK.

Gerry Ellis / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) highly poisonous mushrooms growing on forest floor, North America

Jim Brandenburg / Mushrooms growing on log, Northwoods, Minnesota

Elio Della Ferrera / Toadstools growing on fallen leaves Uduwattakele FR, Sri Lanka

Nick Upton / Common orange lichen (Xanthoria parietina) with many cup-shaped apothecia fruiting bodies, growing on Hawthorn branch (Crataegus monogyna) in early spring, Wiltshire, UK, March.

Robert Thompson / Dead man's fingers (Xylaria polymorpha) growing on fallen oak, Lamb Island, Lough Lean lower, Killarney, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland, November

Alex Hyde / Velvet Shank / Winter Fungus (Flammulina velutipes), growing on dead tree stump. Peak District National Park, UK. November.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstra / Fir (Abies sp), Beech (Fagus silvatica) and Spruce (Picea abies) old-growth virgin forest in Special Forest Reserve with bracket fungi growing on bark, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Vel...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstra / Fir (Abies sp), Beech (Fagus silvatica) and Spruce (Picea abies) old-growth virgin forest in Special Forest Reserve with bracket fungi growing on bark, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Vel...

Adrian Davies / Magpie fungus (Coprinus picaceus) growing on woodland floor, Surrey, England, UK, October.

Adrian Davies / Magpie fungus (Coprinus picaceus) growing on woodland floor, Surrey, England, UK, October.

Adrian Davies / Magpie fungus (Coprinus picaceus) growing on woodland floor, Surrey, England, UK, October

Adrian Davies / Fallen European beech tree (Fagus sylvatica), with Bracket fungus (Ganoderma australe) growing on stump, Sussex, England, UK, October.

Adrian Davies / Southern bracket fungus (Ganoderma australe) growing on an ancient Beech (Northofagus) tree, Sussex, England, UK, October.

Adrian Davies / Peniophora quercina (Peniophora quercina), a wood decay fungus, growing on tree bark, Surrey, England, UK, October.

Adrian Davies / Southern bracket fungus (Ganoderma australe) growing on an ancient Beech (Northofagus) tree, Sussex, England, UK, October.

Adrian Davies / Southern bracket fungus (Ganoderma australe) growing on an ancient Beech (Northofagus) tree, Sussex, England, UK, October.

Philippe Clement / Woolly milkcap / Bearded milk cap fungus (Lactarius torminosus) growing on forest floor in autumn, Belgium, October

Philippe Clement / Many zoned polypore bracket fungus (Coriolus versicolor) and Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) growing on tree trunk in autumn forest, Belgium, October

Philippe Clement / Trumpet chanterelle / Yellowfoot / Winter mushroom / Funnel Chanterelle (Cantharellus tubaeformis) growing in leaf litter on forest floor in autumn, Belgium, October

Philippe Clement / Trumpet chanterelle / Yellowfoot / Winter mushroom / Funnel Chanterelle (Cantharellus tubaeformis) growing in leaf litter on forest floor in autumn, Belgium, October

Philippe Clement / Common yellow russula (Russula ochroleuca) and Amethyst deceiver fungus (Laccaria amethystea) growing amongst moss on forest floor in autumn, Belgium, October

Philippe Clement / Honey fungus (Armillaria mellea) cluster growing on tree trunk in autumn forest, Belgium, October

Philippe Clement / Honey fungus (Armillaria mellea) cluster growing on tree trunk in autumn forest, Belgium, October

Philippe Clement / Hen of the Woods fungus (Grifola frondosa) growing from base of tree in autumn forest, Belgium, October

Philippe Clement / Dark honey fungus (Armillaria ostoyae / solidipes) growing in cluster on fallen tree trunk in autumn forest, Belgium October

Philippe Clement / Dark honey fungus (Armillaria ostoyae / solidipes) growing in cluster on fallen tree trunk in autumn forest, Belgium October

Philippe Clement / Dark honey fungus (Armillaria ostoyae / solidipes) growing in cluster on tree trunk in autumn forest, Belgium October

Philippe Clement / Dark honey fungus (Armillaria ostoyae / solidipes) growing amongst moss on forest floor in autumn, Belgium October

Philippe Clement / Dark honey fungus (Armillaria ostoyae / solidipes) growing amongst moss on forest floor in autumn, Belgium, October

Philippe Clement / Candle snuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) growing on tree trunk in autumn forest, Belgium, October

Philippe Clement / Candle snuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) growing on tree trunk in autumn forest, Belgium, October

Alex Hyde / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) toadstool growing on the University of Nottingham campus, UK, November

Alex Hyde / Jew's Ear Fungus (Auricularia auricula judae) growing on Elder tree (Sambucus nigra). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November.

Alex Hyde / Jew's Ear Fungus (Auricularia auricula judae) growing on Elder tree (Sambucus nigra) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November.

Alex Hyde / Dead Moll's Fingers fungus (Xylaria longipes) growing in deciduous woodland. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Jabruson / 'Boda' fungi growing on forest floor, the Ba'Aka name for a non-edible, unidentified species of fungi found throughout the forest just after the start of the rainy season. Bai Hokou, Dzanga-Ndoki Nati...

Jabruson / Bracket fungus growing on old dead tree trunk, an unidentified species, Bai Hokou, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Bracket fungi growing in old-growth beech forest in a WWF Reserve near Piatra Craiului National Park, Southern Carpathians, Rewilding Europe site, Romania

Pete Oxford / Cup Fungus (Cookeina tricholoma) trio growing out of log, Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Gills of Porcelain Fungus (Oudemansiella mucida). New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, November. Did you know? Porcelain fungus produces an anti-fungal molecule which prevents other speci...

Adrian Davies / Slime mould (Trichia deciphens) close up growing on tree trunk, Surrey, England, December.

Adrian Davies / Meadow waxcap (Hygrocybe pratensis) growing in churchyard, Ebernoe, Sussex, England, October.

Adrian Davies / Ochre cushion fungus (Hypocrea pulvinata) growing on old fruit body of Birch Polypore (Piptoporus betulinus) England, December.

Gary K. Smith / Woodland / Sulphur tuft fungi (Hypholoma fasciculare) growing on rotting tree stump, Norfolk, UK, October.

Laurie Campbell / Jelly baby fungi (Leotia lubrica) growing on woodland floor, Argyll, Scotland, August

Adrian Davies / Yellow club fungus (Clavulinopsis helvola) growing in unimproved grassland, Sussex, England, UK, October

Adrian Davies / Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus ostreatus) growing on fallen Beech trunk, Sussex, England, UK, October

Adrian Davies / Birch polypore / Razorstrop fungus (Polyporus betulinus) growing on fallen birch log, Sussex, England, UK, October

Suzi Eszterhas / Coral fungus growing on rainforest floor, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Malaysia

Martin Gabriel / Coral Fungus (Ramaria sp.) growing on forest floor. Near Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany, October.

Martin Gabriel / Coral Fungus (Ramaria sp.) growing on forest floor. Near Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany, October.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Close up of Map lichen (Rhizocarpon geographicum) growing on coastal rocks, Shetland Isles, Scotland, July 2011

Philippe Clement / King Alfred's Cake / Cramp balls / Coal fungus (Daldinia concentrica) growing from tree trunk. La Brenne, France, April.

Robert Thompson / Willow bracket fungus (Phellinus igniarius) growing on beech tree, Tynan Estate, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, September

Niall Benvie / Coral spot fungus (Nectria sp) growing on rotting tree trunk, Angus, Scotland, UK, November

Matthias Breiter / Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) fungus growing on tree trunk, Tongass National Forest, Alaska

Pascal Tordeux / Lichen growing on a fire-damaged pine tree. France, June.

Ernie Janes / Eartstar fungi (Geastrum triplex) growing amongst moss, Holkham, Norfolk, UK

Adrian Davies / Hoof Fungus or Tinder Bracket (Fomes fomentarius) growing on Birch (Betula) tree trunk. Scotland, UK, February.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Beech trees (Nothofagus sp) with Darwin's fungus (Cyttaria darwinni) growing on the branches, Tiera del Fuego NP, Argentina, October.

Nature Production / Commerical growing of Shiitake Mushrooms (Agaricus / Lentinus edodes) Nagano, Japan,

Nature Production / Fungus (Auricularia auricula) growing on tree trunk, Nagano, Japan

Matthew Maran / An unsual fungus growing through the slats of a wooden walkway. The West Coast Trail, Pacific Rim National Park, Vancouver Island, Canada, September.

Matthew Maran / The fruiting body of a fungus (Cortinarious) growing at the base of a tree. West coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, September.

Kevin Schafer / Fungi (Laurobasidium lauri) growing on laurel trunks, Madeira, Portugal

Kevin Schafer / Fungi (Laurobasidium lauri) growing on laurel trunks, Madeira, Portugal

Nick Upton / Horse's hoof / Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on European beech (Fagus sylvatica) tree trunk, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, July.

Alex Hyde / Pin mould {Mucor sp.} growing on peach, showing fruiting bodies (sporangia) at various stages of development. UK.

Alex Hyde / Pin mould {Mucor sp.} growing on peach, showing fruiting bodies (sporangia). UK.

Thomas Marent / Fungus (Marasmiellus sp) growing on log, Manu National Park, Peru

Chien Lee / Stinkhorn (Clathrus sp) mushrooms growing in the rich decaying humus of Mount Kinabalu's montane rainforest, Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Toby Roxburgh / Artist's Fungus (Ganoderma applanatum) growing on Beech tree (Nothofagus genus), surrounded by brown spores, banks of the River Usk, Wales.

Eric Baccega / Toothed coral fungus (Hericium Coralloides) growing on tree. Cap Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada, September

Eric Baccega / Toothed coral fungus (Hericium Coralloides) growing on tree. Cap Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada, September

Adrian Davies / The Blusher fungus (Amanita rubescens) growing in woodland, UK, September

Adrian Davies / Cauliflower Fungus (Sparassis crispa) close-up, growing on woodland floor, UK, September

Adrian Davies / Cauliflower Fungus (Sparassis crispa) close-up, growing on woodland floor, UK, September

Adrian Davies / Cauliflower Fungus (Sparassis crispa) close-up, growing on woodland floor, UK, September

Adrian Davies / Dyer's Mazegill (Phaeolus schweintzii) growing near pine tree, England, UK, September