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# 46 Magical Wild Mushrooms You Won't Believe Are Real ...

In recent years we have seen a lot more varieites of exotic mushrooms in our grocery stores, but I would bet that most of you (me included) really had no idea just how many incredible wild mushroom species there are in our world. Looking like designs from Dr. Seuss, Star Trek and Willy Wonka as well as children's artwork - here are some. Just a really small selection of the countless numbers out there.

Oh and before anyone points it out, I'm using the term mushroom as a capture all here for ease.

## 1. Veiled Lady Mushroom

![Veiled Lady Mushroom](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/xb/gb/addsw2oz_492x738.jpg)

Via [13 Most bizarre mushrooms](https://www.treehugger.com/most-bizarre-mushrooms-4858744)
Found in gardens and woodlands in southern Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Australia.

## 2. Amethyst Deceiver

![Amethyst Deceiver](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/cu/w9/z49jc31i_478x640.jpg)

Via [amethyst deceiver](https://www.flickr.com/photos/35929617@N03/3815237067/in/pool-mushroom_paradise)
A a small brightly colored, edible mushroom.

## 3. Funghi Nell'acqua

![Funghi Nell'acqua](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/km/j5/zm8dn6t5_500x747.jpg)

Via [Photo of Scotney Castle, near ...](https://www.picturesofengland.com/England/tour/Gardens_&_Parks/pictures/1076752)
Mushrooms are weird. Especially when they're this big and look like they're wading in a swamp.

## 4. "Berkshire Blue" Amanita

_ Via morelmushroomhunting.com_
This photograph was taken by the late Professor McGinty, the only person ever to have found the infamous "Berkshire Blue" Amanita. While many mycologists believe that this is a fraudulent picture, others come to Berkshire to walk the same woods frequented by the late, great Mcginty, with hopes of finding this elusive mushroom for themselves.

## 5. South American Mushroom

![South American Mushroom](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/c6/q7/cay8kvti_336x500.jpg)

Via [ZBOORA1_00182.psd | Art Wolfe Stock ...](https://goo.gl/Yv8VNY)
An elegant wood-rotting fungus on a twig in the rainforest of the Napo River region of Peru.

## 6. Sweet Paul's Stacked Leather Mushroom

_ Via Stacked Leather & Wool Mushroom ..._
Amazing construction.

## 7. Woodland Mushroom

![Woodland Mushroom](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ps/zk/w4evdgcq_364x569.jpg)

Via [fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net](https://goo.gl/fiZOai)
Stropharia aeruginosa, commonly known as the verdigris agaric, is a medium-sized woodland mushroom

## 8. Jelly Ear Mushroom

_ Via ALLPE Medio Ambiente Blog Medioambiente.org ..._
So weird. Ferengi anyone?

## 9. Rainforest Fungi

_ Via Loweprofessionals Xtras - Lowepro Ambassador ..._
What a stunning color.

## 10. White Chicken Mushroom

_ Via Bracket fungi_
Also known as spring chicken - its complicated latin name is Laetiporus cincinnatus

## 11. Hygrocybe Psittacina

![Hygrocybe Psittacina](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ls/qr/sj6kxiha_500x713.jpg)

Via [Hygrocybe psittacina](http://www.fungiphoto.com/CTLG/pages/0216-09.html)
I don't think i've ever seen a better example of the word "tumescent"

## 12. Silver Mushroom

![Silver Mushroom](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/nf/nc/nvqo55d2_500x706.jpg)

Via [32 Intriguing Examples of Fungi ...](https://www.thephotoargus.com/weird-and-wonderful-fungi-pictures/)
A light emitting mushroom

## 13. Coprinus Comatus

![Coprinus Comatus](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/qj/p2/nu1fphc1_393x640.jpg)

Via [Shaggy Ink-Cap (Coprinus Comatus) Fungi ...](https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevegreaves/4075263875/)
Stunning. Also known as the lawyer's wig.

## 14. So Cute

_ Via Entoloma sp._
Found in Loei, Thailand.

## 15. Stropharia Aeruginosa

![Stropharia Aeruginosa](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ci/kg/yplgma2d_600x900.jpg)

Via [Nahuby.sk - Fotografia - golierovka ...](https://www.nahuby.sk/obrazok_detail.php?obrazok_id=353101&poradie=9&form_hash=e401392b04d91d4d793d96ec0ef3511a)
Known as the Verdigris Agaric

## 16. Boletus Frostii

![Boletus Frostii](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/f0/kh/gmoruy1t_450x600.jpg)

Via [commons.wikimedia.org](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boletus_frostii_100632.jpg)
Commonly known as Frost's bolete or the apple bolete.

## 17. Star-shaped Mushroom

![Star-shaped Mushroom](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/tk/u5/oox6z2ji_450x606.jpg)

Via [10 Most Amazing Mushrooms (cool ...](https://www.oddee.com/item_97309.aspx)
Known as the Devil's Cigar,or Texas Star (Chorioactis geaster). One of the world's rarest fungi. Found in central Texas.

## 18. Magpie Inky Cap

![Magpie Inky Cap](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/n1/bl/mlf957xl_425x640.jpg)

Via [Coprinopsis picacea.2](https://www.flickr.com/photos/canberkc/10888486464/)
Some of the names are so brilliantly descriptive of a mushroom's appearance.

## 19. Destroying Angel

![Destroying Angel](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/zt/nw/htl3r9f6_322x450.jpg)

Via [Deadly Beauty – Poisonous Mushroom ...](https://www.designswan.com/archives/deadly-beauty-poisonous-mushroom.html)
As deadly as it is beautiful.

## 20. Rainbow Mushrooms

![Rainbow Mushrooms](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/mz/gs/x0ccpd63_480x700.jpg)

Via [Grandmas Dreams](https://grandmas-dreams.tumblr.com/page/387)
Such beauty in a simple mushroom.

## 21. Aleuria Aurantia

![Aleuria Aurantia](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/sx/k0/yjhowhim_427x640.jpg)

Via [Orange Peel Fungus (Aleuria aurantia)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/25156278@N05/3073261289/in/photostream)
Another completely descriptive name - Orange Peel Fungus

## 22. Erm ...

![Erm ...](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/vf/h4/bgdal24w_550x515.jpg)

Via [Tasty Early Morel Mushrooms by ...](http://www.redbubble.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com)
These are called ... wait for it ... Pecker Heads

## 23. Camarophyllus Russocoriaceus

_ Via theantidote.tumblr.com_
Russian Leather Waxcap. It sounds like a piece of military uniform ^_^

## 24. Mycena Haematopus

![Mycena Haematopus](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/xq/fp/za4rnzql_427x640.jpg)

Via [Mycena Haematopus](https://www.flickr.com/photos/photostefano/4109517099/in/set-72157600647346190)
Such a pretty name, in a strange kinda way. It's known as the Bleeding Fairy Helmet

## 25. Cyttaria Gunnii

![Cyttaria Gunnii](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/nn/xv/jjytn4ma_500x750.jpg)

Via [Δ S > 0 • ...](https://we-are-star-stuff.tumblr.com/post/52381995976/endlesswet-cyttaria-gunnii-source)
Found in the extremes of South America in Tierra del Fuego.

## 26. Clathrus Ruber

![Clathrus Ruber](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/em/zn/jz50qwg3_425x640.jpg)

Via [Red Cage Fungus - Clathrus ...](https://www.flickr.com/photos/patriciawoods/6958469255/)
The Red Cage Fungus - incredible.

## 27. Phellodon Sinclairii

![Phellodon Sinclairii](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/mp/yj/yifutgm3_455x640.jpg)

Via [Phellodon sinclairii](https://www.flickr.com/photos/24634827@N02/3573113755/in/gallery-79811980@N00-72157622378778950/)
Found in beech forests of New Zealand.

## 28. Marasmius Haematocephalus

![Marasmius Haematocephalus](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ct/xm/p9myccvs_450x600.jpg)

Via [commons.wikimedia.org](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2013-12-31_Marasmius_Fr_401252.jpg)
Almost as beautiful as flowers.

## 29. Amanita Muscaria

![Amanita Muscaria](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/kk/jo/a23tjp2b_585x880.jpg)

Via [Fly Agaric Family, by Dr. ...](https://goo.gl/zfSsPD)
Where are the fairies and pixies? Oh they're hiding under the next ones.

## 30. Mycena Interrupta

![Mycena Interrupta](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/dl/wz/r5wt3pag_335x502.jpg)

Via [20100606-22-Mycena interrupta mushrooms](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rogertwong/4674337257/)
Poetically known as the Blue Pixie's Parasol.

## 31. Mushroom Glow

![Mushroom Glow](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/sy/jd/otuosw5b_355x655.jpg)

Via [Faith & Trust & Pixie ...](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/254946028878722766/)
Sometimes they just don't look real.

## 32. Black Amanita

![Black Amanita](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/s5/bk/gg5jr1ta_288x438.jpg)

Via [Mycology](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/36169603229873922/)
Some of them look really scary.

## 33. Tiger Milk Mushrooms

_ Via Preparation of anti-tumor nanoparticles using ..._
A polysaccharide-protein complex was found in Tiger Milk mushrooms from Africa, which can turn selenium into a treatment for breast cancer. .

## 34. Pholiota Flammans

![Pholiota Flammans](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/yx/fi/is7otdhm_333x500.jpg)

Via [Pholiota flammans](https://www.flickr.com/photos/jvanpassel/5164055688/)
Flaming Scalecap.

## 35. Leucocoprinus Cretaceus

![Leucocoprinus Cretaceus](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/yd/bp/unbwl7fq_500x606.jpg)

Via [Leucocoprinus cretaceus](http://www.fungiphoto.com/CTLG/pages/1021-10.html)
Such intricate details in a simple mushroom.

## 36. Strofaria Aeruginosa

![Strofaria Aeruginosa](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/fu/se/n5voo20v_600x906.jpg)

Via [agorastosphotography.com](https://goo.gl/QCXYXd)
That color is so wonderful.

## 37. Polyporus Squamosus

_ Via recipesalchemy.com_
You can see why this is called the Bagpipe Mushroom.

## 38. Cyathus Striatus

![Cyathus Striatus](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/wj/ws/ni3u66d4_427x640.jpg)

Via [Bird's nest fungus (Cyathus striatus)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/andredekesel/10144785933/)
Simply amazing - this is the Bird's Nest Fungus

## 39. Campanella Caesia

![Campanella Caesia](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/zb/nl/a24ujohi_472x640.jpg)

Via ["Campanella caesia"](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carlespoveda/6394872129/)
A very rare type of mushroom.

## 40. Austroboletus Betula

![Austroboletus Betula](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/i4/wc/yzqm8w2q_500x754.jpg)

Via [Austroboletus betula](http://www.fungiphoto.com/CTLG/pages/163290.html)
OMG. They remind me of the aliens in War of the Worlds (the Tom Cruise version). Or jellyfish maybe?

## 41. Giant Honey Mushroom

![Giant Honey Mushroom](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/q5/gv/x7vii4ci_416x530.jpg)

Via [Fungi, Lichens & Slime mold](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/179018153912594865/)
This is the world's largest living organism, except it's mostly underground. Its roots cover 800 hectares.

## 42. Lycoperdon Perlatum

![Lycoperdon Perlatum](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/zj/f1/wwfwkprt_600x900.jpg)

Via [Flower Garden News | Daily ...](https://goo.gl/kRbGtr)
Known as the common puffball, warted puffball, gem-studded puffball, or the devil's snuff-box. Take your pick.

## 43. Cortinarius Archeri

_ Via rabbitskittensandlambs: A beautiful specimen of... ..._
Indigienous to Australia.

## 44. Clustered Bonnet Mushrooms

![Clustered Bonnet Mushrooms](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/i3/om/pssd5lct_427x640.jpg)

Via [Clustered Bonnet Mushroom](https://www.flickr.com/photos/7247833@N04/4025830415)
The name makes me think of a gathering of Jane Austen characters.

## 45. Omphalotus Olearius

![Omphalotus Olearius](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/vz/zs/ephb2c90_600x900.jpg)

Via [Nahuby.sk - Fotografia - kališník ...](https://www.nahuby.sk/obrazok_detail.php?obrazok_id=344696&poradie=512&form_hash=3d103506c07a7cdfa0f5bd691958dec3)
Jack-O-Lantern Mushrooms

## 46. Favolaschia Calocera

![Favolaschia Calocera](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/qv/d5/vhs8oemj_443x600.jpg)

Via [ECigarettes & ELiquid by 7's ...](https://goo.gl/aqhYKI)
Orange Pore Fungi.

It was sad to trim down the list to so few because this really is the tip of the iceberg. Did you know mushrooms were so captivating?

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