The Hedgecourt Nature Reserve's Common Fungi and Lichens
All of Hedgecourt's common fungi and lichens.
Russula atropurpurea
Russula atropurpurea is an edible member of the Russula genus, that have the common name of brittlegills. It is dark vinaceous (red wine-coloured) or purple, and grows with deciduous, or occasionally coniferous trees. It is commonly called the blackish purple Russula, or the purple brittlegill.
Stereum
Stereum is type genus of the Stereaceae family of fungi, in the Russulales order. Until recently, the genus was classified in the Corticiaceae family, of the Corticiales order. However, it was given its own family as a result of the split-up of the Corticiales. Common names for species of this genus include leaf fungus, wax fungus, and shelf fungus. Fungi ...more ↓
