Robert Thompson / Scarlet elf cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea) amongst Opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium). Clare Glen, Tandragee, County Armagh. Northern Ireland. March.

Alex Hyde / Cup fungi (Cookeina sp) growing on decaying log, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

Alex Hyde / Cup fungus (Cookeina sp) growing on decaying wood on the rainforest floor, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Alex Hyde / Cup fungus (Cookeina sp) Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

Alex Hyde / Cup fungi (Cookeina sp) growing on decaying log in lowland dipterocarp forest. Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo.

Adrian Davies / Orange peel fungus (Aleuria aurantia). Surrey, England, UK. October.

Robert Thompson / Scarlet elf cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea) Clare Glen, Tandragee, Count Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK. March.

Robert Thompson / Scarlet elf cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea) Clare Glen, Tandragee, Count Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK. March.

Robert Thompson / Scarlet elf cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea) growing amongst moss, Clare Glen, Tandragee, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. March.

Ernie Janes / Orange peel fungus (Aleuria aurantia) Norfolk, England, UK, January.

Felis Images / Morel mushroom (Morchella sp) fungus. Bhutan.

Guy Edwardes / Eyelash fungus (Scutellinia scutellata), New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. November.

Adrian Davies / Scarlet elf cup fungi (Sarcoscypha austriaca). Surrey, England, UK. April.

Adrian Davies / Scarlet elf cup fungi (Sarcoscypha austriaca). Surrey, England, UK. April.

Andres M. Dominguez / Morel mushroom (Morchella sp) Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, May.

Adrian Davies / Felt saddle fungus (Helvella macropus) among moss, Sussex, UK. September 2017.

Colin Varndell / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) on branch with Scarlet elfcup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea) spring. Dorset, UK, March.

Robert Thompson / Scarlet elf cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea) in spring, Northern Ireland

David Kjaer / Thimble morel (Verpa conica) Martin Down, Hampshire, England, UK, April.

Andy Sands / Scarlet elf cup fungi (Sarcoscypha coccinea) group of three with frost, Bedfordshire, England, UK, January. Focus Stacked Image

Andy Sands / Scarlet elf cup fungi (Sarcoscypha coccinea) group of three with snow, Bedfordshire, England, UK, January. Focus stacked image

Chris Mattison / Scarlet elf cup (Sarcoscypha austrica) Tintern, Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. February.

Chris Mattison / Scarlet elf cup (Sarcoscypha austrica), Tintern, Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, February.

Alex Hyde / Cup fungus (Cookeina sp) growing on decaying wood on the rainforest floor, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Chris Mattison / Bay cup fungus (Peziza badia) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK September

Andy Sands / Scarlet Elfcup (Sarcoscypha austriaca) a winter fungi that appears on dead twigs in damp shady places often partially buried in moss, Bedfordshire, England, UK, January . Focus stacked image

Andy Sands / Scarlet Elfcup (Sarcoscypha austriaca) a winter fungi that appears on dead twigs in damp shady places often partially buried in moss, Bedfordshire, England, UK, January . Focus stacked image

Andy Sands / White saddle fungus (Helvella crispa) Bedfordshire, England, UK . Focus stacked image

Andy Sands / Elfin saddle fungus (Helvella lacunosa) Bedfordshire, England, UK, October . Focus stacked image

Andres M. Dominguez / Morel mushroom (Morchella sp) Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, May.

Andres M. Dominguez / Scarlet elf cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea) in woodland with lichens, Los Alcornocales Natural park, Cortes de la Frontera, southern Spain, January.

Adrian Davies / Cup fungi (Cookenia sp) Sabah, Borneo.

Adrian Davies / Cup fungi (Cookenia sp) on forest floor, Sabah, Borneo.

Robert Thompson / Scarlet elf cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea) Clare Glen, Tandragee, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, March.

Staffan Widstrand / False morel (Gyromitra esculenta) Musteika Village, Lithuania, May.

Dong Lei / Morel mushrooms (Morchella sp.) harvested in basket, Lijiang City, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Dong Lei / Morel mushrooms (Morchella sp.) harvested in basket, Lijiang City, Lijiang Laojunshan National Park, Yunnan Province, China. April.

Stephen Dalton / Eyelash fungus (Scutellinia scutellata) Sussex, England, UK.

Paul Hobson / Snail on elfin Saddle fungus (Helvella lacunosa), Longshaw, Derbyshire, UK.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Scarlet elf cup fungi (Sarcoscypha coccinea), Uplyme, Devon, England, UK

Adrian Davies / Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia) Snowdonia, Wales, UK, October.

Adrian Davies / White Saddle Fungus (Helvella crispa) in Beechwood, Surrey, England, UK, November.

Adrian Davies / White Saddle Fungus (Helvella crispa) in Beechwood, Surrey, England, UK, November.

Ross Hoddinott / Scarlet elf cup fungus (Sarcoscypha sp) on branch, Cornwall, UK, May.

Adrian Davies / Morel Fungus (Morchella esculenta) cultivated

Adrian Davies / Morel Fungus (Morchella esculenta) cultivated, UK

Adrian Davies / Morel Fungus (Morchella esculenta) cultivated, UK

Adrian Davies / Common Morell (Morchella esculenta) on chalk in woodland. Surrey, May.

Adrian Davies / Common Morell (Morchella esculenta) on chalk in woodland. Surrey, May.

Andy Sands / Ting cup fungi (Cheilymenia granulata) and Dung cannon (Pilobolus sp.) growing side by side on cow dung, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. June. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Eyelash cup fungi (Cheilymenia stercorea) on cow dung, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. March. Focus stacked.

Staffan Widstrand / Hooded false morel (Gyromitra infula) growing in forest, Stuorbatjvare Nature Reserve, Norrbotten, Sapmi, Lapland, Sweden. August.

Robert Thompson / Scarlet elfcup mushrooms (Sarcoscypha austriaca var. austriaca) growing on moss, Clare Glen, Tandragee, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK. December.

Robert Thompson / Scarlet elfcup mushrooms (Sarcoscypha austriaca var. austriaca) growing on moss-covered branch, Clare Glen, Tandragee, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK. December.

Adrian Davies / White saddle fungus (Helvella crispa) growing in damp leaf litter in autumn, Surrey, UK. November.

Nick Upton / Scarlet elf cup fungi (Sarcoscypha coccinea) growing on rotten mossy log among leaf litter in deciduous woodland, Wiltshire, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Scarlet elf cup fungi (Sarcoscypha coccinea) growing on rotten mossy log among leaf litter in deciduous woodland, Wiltshire, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Eyelash cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata) growing on rotten log in damp deciduous woodland, Kenfig NNR, Wales, UK, October.

Nick Upton / Eyelash cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata) growing on rotten log in damp deciduous woodland, Kenfig NNR, Wales, UK, October.

Nick Upton / Eyelash cup fungus (Scutellinia scutellata) growing on rotten log in damp deciduous woodland, Kenfig NNR, Wales, UK, October.

Konrad Wothe / Common morel mushroom (Morchella esculenta) growing in deciduous forest , Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe. May.

Adrian Davies / Orange peel fungus (Aleuria aurantia) Surrey, UK. November.

Will Watson / Scarlet elf cap (Sarcoscypha austriaca) and Rough-stalked feather-moss (Brachythecium rutabulum), woodland, Herefordshire, England, UK.

Ross Hoddinott / Scarlet elf cup fungus (Sarcoscypha sp) growing on mossy branch, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. February .

Robert Thompson / Scarlet elf cup (Sarcoscypha coccinea) Clare Glen, Tandragee, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Alex Hyde / Cheilymenia fimicola fungus colonising a cow pat. Peak Disrict National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November.

Alex Hyde / Scarlet elf cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea) growing on dead branches floating in an area of flooded woodland. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. February.

Alex Hyde / Cheilymenia fimicola fungus colonising a cow pat. Peak Disrict National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November.

Alex Hyde / Scarlet Elf Cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea) growing on moss-covered fallen tree. Lathkill Dale SSSI, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. January.

Guy Edwardes / Wavy-capped / sinuous chanterelle (Pseudocraterellus undulatus), Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria. October.

Andy Sands / Elfin saddle fungus (Helvella lacunosa) growing on woodland floor, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, October. Focus stacked..

Andy Sands / Eyelash fungus (Scutellinia scutellata) Group growing in crack on an old rotting Beech tree, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, December. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Eyelash fungus (Scutellinia scutellata) Single one frozen in haw frost, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, December. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Eyelash fungus (Scutellinia scutellata) Single one with dew drops, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, December. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Eyelash fungus (Scutellinia scutellata) Group growing in crack on an old rotting Beech tree, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, December. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Elfin saddle fungus (Helvella lacunosa) Group growing on woodland floor, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, October. Focus stacked.

Andy Sands / Elfin saddle fungus (Helvella lacunosa) Growing on woodland floor, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, October. Focus stacked.

Guy Edwardes / White saddle fungus (Helvella crispa). Badbury Rings National Trust Reserve, Dorset, England, UK. November.

Guy Edwardes / Elfin saddle fungus (Helvella lacunosa) with dog head appearance. New Forest National Park, England, UK. October.

Guy Edwardes / Elfin saddle fungus (Helvella lacunosa) with dog head appearance. New Forest National Park, England, UK. October.

Guy Edwardes / Elfin saddle fungus (Helvella lacunosa) with dog head appearance. New Forest National Park, England, UK. October.

Guy Edwardes / Conidial micro-fungi (Chromelosporium carneum), close-up of fruiting bodies. New Forest National Park, England, UK. October. Focus stacked image.

Andy Sands / Elfin saddle fungus (Helvella lacunosa). Buckinghamshire, England, UK. September. Focus stacked image.

Andy Sands / Common eyelash fungus (Scutellinia scutellata) growing amongst moss. Buckinghamshire, England, UK. September.

Jussi Murtosaari / Black morel fungus (Morchella elata). Heinola, Finland. June.

Linda Pitkin / Blistered cup fungus (Peziza vesiculosa). Surrey, England, UK. February.

Linda Pitkin / Blistered cup fungus (Peziza vesiculosa). Surrey, England, UK. February.

Linda Pitkin / Blistered cup fungus (Peziza vesiculosa). Surrey, England, UK. February.

Adrian Davies / Cedar cup fungus (Geopora sumneriana), growing under Cedartree in botanic garden. Surrey, England, UK.

Robert Thompson / Scarlet elf cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea) on fallen log in woodland, Peatlands Park Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK. February

Guy Edwardes / Eyelash fungus (Scutellinia spp.), Marshwood Vale, Dorset, England, UK, April.

Pascal Pittorino / Man smelling a Black truffle (Tuber melanosorum) during the trufflle festival at la Canourgue, Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, Lozere, France, February

Pascal Pittorino / Black trufflles (Tuber melanosorum) placed on a table during the truffle festival at la Canourgue, Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, , Lozere, France, February

Linda Pitkin / Orange peel fungus (Aleuria aurantia), Penn Wood, Buckinghamshire, England, November.

Linda Pitkin / Palomino cup (Peziza repanda) in leaf litter, Penn Wood, Buckinghamshire, England, November.

Linda Pitkin / Magpie inkcap fungus (Coprinopsis picacea), Sheepleas Surrey Wildlife Trust Reserve, England, UK. October.