The document describes various fungi from different phyla. It provides brief descriptions of each fungus including their common names, characteristics, habitats, and in some cases whether they are edible, pathogenic, or form symbiotic relationships with plants. The fungi described belong to phyla including Zygomycota, Basidiomycota, Ascomycota, Chytridiomycota, Glomeromycota, and others.

1. Part of the Phylum
Zygomycota, this
species is a threadlike
mold that is
dependent on sugar
or starch for its carbon
supply. R. stolofiner
feeds mainly on soft
foods like breads or
soft fruits
(strawberries, grapes).
As the mold
matures, it turns
black.

2. Commonly called the
shaggy ink cap, the
lawyer’s wig, or shaggy
mane, this
fungi, belonging to the
Basidiomycota
phylum, is a rather
common fungus. It is an
excellent edible
mushroom, if eaten soon
after picking. The
gills, which are originally
white, then pink, turn
black right before
emitting a black liquid of
spores.

3. This image portray
the fruiting cup of
the Sarcoscypha
coccinea, a member
of the Ascomycota
phylum. The fruiting
cup of this fungus
releases hundreds
of millions of
spores, usually in
visible clouds.

4. This fungus is a
member of the
Chytridiomycota
phylum. It has a
globular fruiting
body that forms a
multicellular, bran
ched hyphae.

5. This fungus, a
member of the
Glomeromycota
phylum, is
hypothesized to
be distributed
around the world.
It derives yellow
colored spores
from the spore
cell walls.

6. A pathogenic
fungus. It causes
some allergic
reactions in
humans.

7. Commonly called
the Orange Peel
Fungus. It
resembles
orange peels
strewn on the
ground. Though it
is edible, it is not
described as
choice.

8. This fungus, often
called the Candle
Snuff fungus, is
characterized by
elongated black
branches with
whitened tips. It
can cause root rot
in hawthorn and
gooseberry plants.

9. This Zygomycete
can actually
shoot its
sporangia toward
bright light. It is
found particularly
in excrement.

10. This distinctive blue
Basidiomycete is
commonly known as
the indigo milk cap.
Though widely
distributed, it is
natural to North and
Central America as
well as East Asia.
Growing on the floor
of forests, a
distinctive “milk”
flows from it when
cut or broken.

11. Commonly known
as the Penny bun.
Growing in forests
and tree
plantations, it has
a symbiotic
relationship with
trees, forming
fungal sheaths
around the tree
roots.

12. This
glomeromycete
forms arbuscular
mycorrhizae with
plant roots. It
supplies mineral
and other nutrients
to the plant. Its
hyphae actually
push into the plant
membrane.

13. The common morel, as
it is called (or simply
morel), is one of the
most recognizably
edible. It is greatly
sought after, and
though, in 1982, there
was a false hope
given that it could be
cultivated, commercial
attempts to grow it
were only minimally
successful. It is grown
in the wild, under
hardwoods.

14. Known commonly
as the pear-
shaped
puffball, this
basidiomycete is
present
throughout much
of the world.
Emerging in
autumn, it is
commonly found
on decaying logs.

15. This is a plant
pathogen that
causes fruit
rot, especially in
warm weather.