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Scleroderma citrinum, the vulgar scleroderm, also called common scleroderm, lemon scleroderma or orange scleroderm grows in the undergrowth during the summer to autumn. They are usually found at the foot of chestnut trees.

$Autumn in pre-Pyrenees, Catalonian undergrowth.. during autumn season.\n\nLepiota$

A common earthball fungus, Scleroderma citrinum, on a forest floor.

The fruiting bodies of the puffer are in the field, North China

Giant wolf's vesse (calvatia gigantea) in a meadow.

A mushroom resembling a skull emerging from the ground

Wild Lactifluus piperatus - Edible and excellent taste.

$Amanita phalloides (Fr.) Link in Willd. Death Cap, Amanite phalloide, Oronge ciquë vert, Grüner Knollenblätterpilz, Tignosa verdognola, Groene knolamaniet, Gyilkos galóca. Cap 6-15cm across, convex then flattened; variable in color but usually greenish or yellowish with an olivaceous disc and paler margin; also, paler and almost white caps do occur occasionally; smooth, slightly sticky when wet, with faint, radiating fibers often giving it a streaked appearance; occasionally white patches of volval remnants can be seen on cap. Gills free, close, broad; white. Stem 60-140 x 10-20mm, solid, sometimes becoming hollow, tapering slightly toward the top; white, sometimes flushed with cap color; smooth to slightly scaly; the ball-shaped basal bulb is encased in a large, white, lobed, saclike volva. Veil partial veil leaves skirt-like ring hanging near the top of the stem. Flesh firm, thicker on disc; white to pale yellowish green beneath cap cuticle. Odor sickly sweet becoming disagreeable. Spores broadly ellipsoid to subglobose, amyloid, 8-10.5 x 7-9µ. Deposit white. Habitat singly or in small groups on the ground in mixed coniferous and deciduous woods. Quite common in Europe. This is the most deadly fungus known, and despite years of detailed research into the toxins it contains, no antidote exists against their effects on the human body. Poisoning by Amanita phalloides is characterized by a delay of between six and twenty-four hours from the time of ingestion to the onset of symptoms, during which time the cells of the liver and kidneys are attacked (source R. Phillips). \n\nThis deadly poisonous Species is quite common in the Dutch Woods.$

Close up image of the entoloma abortivum (shrimp of the woods) mushroom on a forest ground in Maryland. This is a white irregular shaped lump like foamy looking mushroom.

Lycoperdon molle in close range, pyrenees undergrowth. Berguedà. Barcelona's Pre-pyrenees.

Tiny gulf coast toad (Incilius valliceps) hiding under a green leaf

Morel or Verpa bohemica. A delicious edible mushroom that grows in early spring between the stalks of dry grass. Beautiful scene of the spring forest.

a lizards climbs through a bush in search of food

Yellow mushroom on roots of leaf trees in late summer sunny morning

$Lactarius pubescens, commonly known as the downy milk cap, is a species of fungus in the family Russulaceae. It is a medium to large agaric with a creamy-buff, hairy cap, whitish gills and short stout stem. The fungus has a cosmopolitan distribution, and grows solitarily or in scattered groups on sandy soil under or near birch. \nDescription:\nThe cap is 2.5–10 cm wide, obtuse to convex, becoming broadly convex with a depressed center. The margin (cap edge) is rolled inward and bearded with coarse white hairs when young. The cap surface is dry and fibrillose except for the center, which is sticky and smooth when fresh, azonate, white to cream, becoming reddish-orange to vinaceous (red wine-colored) on the disc with age. The gills are attached to slightly decurrent, crowded, seldom forked, whitish to pale yellow with pinkish tinges, slowly staining brownish ochraceous when bruised. The stem is 2–6.5 cm long, 6–13 mm thick, nearly equal or tapered downward, silky, becoming hollow with age, whitish when young, becoming ochraceous from the base up when older, apex usually tinged pinkish, often with a white basal mycelium. The flesh is firm, white; odor faintly like geraniums or sometimes pungent, taste acrid. The latex is white upon exposure, unchanging, not staining tissues, taste acrid. The spore print is cream with a pinkish tint. The edibility of Lactarius pubescens has been described as unknown, poisonous, and even edible.\nEdibility: Ambiguous and controversial. In Russia is consumed after prolonged boiling followed by a marinating process. However it is reported to have caused gastro-intestinal upsets. Therefore, its consumption should not be recommended and this species considered toxic (source Wikipedia).$

one big brown toadstool mushroom grows in gray sand outdoors in a summer forest

Amanita atkinsoniana, also known as the Atkinson's amanita, is a species of fungus in the family Amanitaceae. The fruit body is white to brownish, with caps up to 12.5 centimetres (5 inches) in diameter

$Gymnopilus suberis? \nMushrooms in Holly oak forest, in Pre-Pyrenees, Catalonia. Beautiful tiny mushrooms in the ground.\nAutumn typical forest views.$

Russula violeipes mushroom on forest ground

Red mushroom in close up on a late autumn day

Head of white uneven shaped Awatakeyadori (Bolete Eater, Hypomyces chrysospermus) mushroom (Wildlife closeup macro photograph)

Assorted fungi that sprouts up everywhere in the Pacific Northwest with the Autumn rain.

Mushroom among the autumn foliage and old leaves in forest, fall landscape

Puffball is a name commonly given to all mushrooms of the Lycoperdaceae family, with more or less spherical bodies.

Autumn in pre-Pyrenees, Catalonian undergrowth.. during autumn season.

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