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Common mushrooms in United Kingdom

Ranked by yearly interest

The 10 most common fungi in United Kingdom are Xanthoria parietina, Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria), Jelly ear (Auricularia auricula-judae), Dryad's saddle (Polyporus squamosus), Birch polypore (Fomitopsis betulina), Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor), Shaggy ink cap (Coprinus comatus), Candlesnuff fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon), Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus), King alfred's cakes (Daldinia concentrica).
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Xanthoria parietina

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam (CC BY 4.0)
2

Fly agaric

Amanita muscaria

Photo: Bernard Spragg (Public Domain Mark 1.0)
3

Jelly ear

Auricularia auricula-judae

Photo: Svdmolen (CC BY-SA 3.0)
4

Dryad's saddle

Polyporus squamosus

Photo: Andrew Butko (CC BY-SA 3.0)
5

Birch polypore

Fomitopsis betulina

Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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6

Turkey tail

Trametes versicolor

Photo: Hans-Martin Scheibner (CC BY-SA 3.0)
7

Shaggy ink cap

Coprinus comatus

Photo: Holger Krisp (CC BY 3.0)
8

Candlesnuff fungus

Xylaria hypoxylon

Photo: Alexis (CC BY 4.0)
9

Chicken of the woods

Laetiporus sulphureus

Photo: John (CC BY 4.0)
10

King alfred's cakes

Daldinia concentrica

Photo: Sarah Faulwetter (CC BY 4.0)

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