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70 Totally Amazing Common Names for Fungi
Elaphocordyceps ophioglossoides—in case you didn’t know—is a species of fungus, and while its scientific name is certainly elegant, it doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. As such, it has a recommended common name: Snaketongue Truffleclub.
The British Mycological Society has an enormous list of fungi species with their scientific and common English names. It’s a lexical journey that does not disappoint, and seriously, if someone doesn’t feel compelled to pursue mycology and/or get a killer band name out of this, we’ll be very disappointed.
1. Pavement Mushroom // Agaricus bitorquis
2. Bearded Fieldcap // Agrocybe molesta
3. Pink Disco // Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae
4. Snakeskin Grisette // Amanita ceciliae
5. False Deathcap // Amanita citrina
6. Destroying Angel // Amanita virosa
7. Upper Crust // Amaurodon cyaneus
8. Club Foot // Ampulloclitocybe clavipes
9. Hair Sedge Smut // Anthracoidea capillaris
Bulbous Honey Fungus.Tom Jutte via Flickr // CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
10. Bulbous Honey Fungus // Armillaria gallica
11. Purple Jellydisc // Ascocoryne sarcoides
12. Powdery Piggyback // Asterophora lycoperdoides
13. Barometer Earthstar // Astraeus hygrometricus
14. Drab Tooth // Bankera fuligineoalba
15. Lemon Disco // Bisporella citrina
16. The Pretender // Boletus pseudoregius
17. The Humpback // Cantharellula umbonata
18. Dewdrop Dapperling // Chamaemyces fracidus
19. Gassy Webcap // Cortinarius traganus
20. Golden Navel // Chrysomphalina chrysophylla
Devil's Fingers fungi. BiteYourBum.com via Flickr // CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
21. Devil's Fingers // Clathrus archeri
22. Skinny Club // Clavaria incarnata
23. Mealy Frosted Funnel // Clitocybe ditopa
24. Lentil Shanklet // Collybia tuberosa
25. Tiger's Eye // Coltricia perennis
26. Wet Rot // Coniophora puteana
27. Distinguished Inkcap // Coprinus alopecius
28. Drumstick Truffleclub // Cordyceps capitata
29. Bug Sputnik // Cordyceps clavulata
Turquoise Elfcup. Lynette via Flickr // CC BY-NC 2.0
30. Turquoise Elfcup // Chlorociboria aeruginosa
31. Hairy Parachute // Crinipellis scabella
32. Common Bird's Nest // Crucibulum laeve
33. Cinnamon Jellybaby // Cudonia confusa
34. Weeping Toothcrust // Dacryobolus sudans
35. King Alfred's Cakes / Cramp Balls // Daldinia concentrica
36. Dark Crazed Cap // Dermoloma pseudocuneifolium
37. Snaketongue Truffleclub // Elaphocordyceps ophioglossoides
Witches' Butter. BiteYourBum.com via Flickr // CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
38. Witches' Butter // Exidia glandulosa
39. Elbowpatch Crust // Fomitiporia punctata
40. Funeral Bell // Galerina marginata
41. Cabbage Parachute // Gymnopus brassicolens
42. Bitter Poisonpie // Hebeloma sinapizans
43. Twisted Deceiver // Laccaria tortilis
44. Whiskery Milkcap // Lactarius mairei
45. Chicken of the Woods // Laetiporus sulphureus
46. Hairy Nuts Disco // Lanzia echinophila
47. Cat Dapperling // Lepiota felina
48. Dog's Mercury Rust // Melampsora populnea
49. Goblet Parachute // Marasmiellus vaillantii
50. Bald Knight // Melanoleuca melaleuca
51. Bedstraw Smut // Melanotaenium endogenum
52. Cryptic Bonnet // Mycena picta
53. Vampires Bane // Mycetinis scorodonius
54. Mint Mildew // Neoerysiphe galeopsidis
55. Hotlips // Octospora humosa
Jack O Lantern. Liz West via Flickr // CC BY 2.0
56. Jack O Lantern // Omphalotus illudens
57. Mealy Oyster // Ossicaulis lignatilis
58. Midnight Disco // Pachyella violaceonigra
59. Pancake Crust // Perenniporia medulla-panis
60. Bonfire Cauliflower // Peziza proteana f. sparassoides
61. Lion Shield // Pluteus leoninus
62. Moon Carrot Rust // Puccinia libanotidis
63. The Flirt // Russula vesca
64. Potato Earthball // Scleroderma bovista
65. Contorted Strangler // Squamanita contortipes
66. Hairy Earthtongue // Trichoglossum hirsutump
Plums and Custard. Willie Angus via Flickr // CC BY-NC 2.0
67. Plums and Custard // Tricholomopsis rutilans
68. Scurfy Twiglet // Tubaria furfuracea
69. Fingered Candlesnuff // Xylaria digitata
70. Dead Moll's Fingers // Xylaria longipes
[h/t @pourmecoffee]