![]() Armillaria gallica |
![]() Armillaria mellea |
![]() Armillaria tabescens |
![]() Flamulina velutipes |
![]() Oudemansiella mucida |
![]() Xerula radicata |
Apart from the genera Marasmius and Marasmiellus, this family includes more than 30 other genera, most of which are rare finds in the UK; however, there are also some well known groups such as several of the toughshanks (Gymnopus and Rhodocollybia species) and instantly recognisable mushrooms such as Velvet Shank (Flammulina velutipes) and the Porcelain Fungus (Oudemansiella mucida).
Many authorities now place the Armillaria genus, which contains the infamous Honey Fungus group of tree parasites, within a separate family the Physalacriaceae, and we dio so here. (For the present at least we are not creating up a separate gallery for Physalacriaceae.)