In honor of National Mushroom Month, we’ve compiled a few of our favorite fungus photos from around the world.
Maurice River Bluffs Preserve
Here in New Jersey, they say fall is for fungi! Many species seemingly appear overnight, growing or expanding rapidly.
© Lily Mullock/TNC
Spring Fieldcaps
A common woodland mushroom seen during Ohio springs.
© Rick Conner
Maurice River Bluffs Preserve
Here in New Jersey, they say fall is for fungi! Many species seemingly appear overnight, growing or expanding rapidly.
© Lily Mullock/TNC
Spring Fieldcaps
A common woodland mushroom seen during Ohio springs.
© Rick Conner
Amanita muscaria mushroom
A single specimen emerges from forest litter in a eucalyptus plantation within the Valdivian Coastal Reserve, Chile
© Nick Hall
Orange Mushrooms
Somewhat reminiscent of pumpkins, these mushrooms are growing out of dead bark on a forest floor in India.
© Mohammed Salman/TNC Photo Contest 2023
Amanita muscaria mushroom
A single specimen emerges from forest litter in a eucalyptus plantation within the Valdivian Coastal Reserve, Chile
© Nick Hall
Orange Mushrooms
Somewhat reminiscent of pumpkins, these mushrooms are growing out of dead bark on a forest floor in India.
© Mohammed Salman/TNC Photo Contest 2023
Ghost Mushrooms
They grow and then disappear quickly on warm nights after a few rainy days, particularly on rotting and decaying tree stumps in coastal forests. Photographed in a coastal woodland area in Gerroa, New South Wales, Australia.
© Ashley Sykes/TNC Photo Contest 2023
Spore Burst in Indonesia
The sopra of the mushroom bursts from the mushroom's petals, flying in the wind. Fungal spores burst due to the heat of the sun falling on their petals.
© Prija Sambada/TNC Photo Contest 2021
Ghost Mushrooms
They grow and then disappear quickly on warm nights after a few rainy days, particularly on rotting and decaying tree stumps in coastal forests. Photographed in a coastal woodland area in Gerroa, New South Wales, Australia.
© Ashley Sykes/TNC Photo Contest 2023
Spore Burst in Indonesia
The sopra of the mushroom bursts from the mushroom's petals, flying in the wind. Fungal spores burst due to the heat of the sun falling on their petals.
© Prija Sambada/TNC Photo Contest 2021
Pholiota fungi
A variety of these toadstools grow at Brown's Lake Bog Preserve in Ohio, thanks to the site's naturally moist conditions.
© Emily Speelman
Orange-red mushroom
A single mushroom and other plant life grow from a Minnesota forest floor.
© Jason Whalen/Fauna Creative
Pholiota fungi
A variety of these toadstools grow at Brown's Lake Bog Preserve in Ohio, thanks to the site's naturally moist conditions.
© Emily Speelman
Orange-red mushroom
A single mushroom and other plant life grow from a Minnesota forest floor.
© Jason Whalen/Fauna Creative
Forest scene in Mexico
At a slow but steady pace, a snail crawls over a mushroom and onto the mossy surface below.
© Jorge Alexis Figueroa Hernandez /TNC Photo Contest 2019
BEAUTY WITHIN BOKEH
Wild mushrooms grow on a dry tree branch in a botanical garden in West Bengal, India.
© CHINMOY BISWAS/TNC Photo Contest 2021
Forest scene in Mexico
At a slow but steady pace, a snail crawls over a mushroom and onto the mossy surface below.
© Jorge Alexis Figueroa Hernandez /TNC Photo Contest 2019
BEAUTY WITHIN BOKEH
Wild mushrooms grow on a dry tree branch in a botanical garden in West Bengal, India.
© CHINMOY BISWAS/TNC Photo Contest 2021
Turkey Tail Fungus
This species is common in all parts of Ohio, often displaying a stunning range of colors.
© Emily Speelman
Australian Fungi Family
A tiny colony of mushrooms enjoys the winter sunlight.
© Sally Dobbie/TNC Photo Contest 2019
Turkey Tail Fungus
This species is common in all parts of Ohio, often displaying a stunning range of colors.
© Emily Speelman
Australian Fungi Family
A tiny colony of mushrooms enjoys the winter sunlight.
© Sally Dobbie/TNC Photo Contest 2019
Springtime Emergence
Colorful fungi speckle the ground at Michigan's Ross Coastal Plain Marsh Preserve.
© Jason Whalen/Big Foot Media
View from Above
Mushrooms - like this one at New Jersey's Maurice River Bluffs Preserve - are related to yeast, mold and mildew.
© Damon Noe/TNC
Springtime Emergence
Colorful fungi speckle the ground at Michigan's Ross Coastal Plain Marsh Preserve.
© Jason Whalen/Big Foot Media
View from Above
Mushrooms - like this one at New Jersey's Maurice River Bluffs Preserve - are related to yeast, mold and mildew.
© Damon Noe/TNC
Brown mushroom in New Jersey
Roughly speaking, mushrooms are: 50% inedible but harmless, 25% edible, but not incredible, 20% will make you sick, 4% will be tasty to excellent, 1% can kill you.
© Damon Noe/TNC
Mushroom cap ruffles
The forest floor at Fenbrook Natural Area in Virginia always holds many small marvels like this colorful fungus.
© Nancy Carey
Brown mushroom in New Jersey
Roughly speaking, mushrooms are: 50% inedible but harmless, 25% edible, but not incredible, 20% will make you sick, 4% will be tasty to excellent, 1% can kill you.
© Damon Noe/TNC
Mushroom cap ruffles
The forest floor at Fenbrook Natural Area in Virginia always holds many small marvels like this colorful fungus.
© Nancy Carey
TINY BEAUTY
The delicate stems and frilled caps of these mushrooms in India glisten with fresh raindrops.
© CHINMOY BISWAS/TNC Photo Contest 2022
Jungle Snails
Snails crawl over moss toward a mushroom in a jungle in Vietnam.
© Tran Ngoc Anh/TNC Photo Contest 2022
TINY BEAUTY
The delicate stems and frilled caps of these mushrooms in India glisten with fresh raindrops.
© CHINMOY BISWAS/TNC Photo Contest 2022
Jungle Snails
Snails crawl over moss toward a mushroom in a jungle in Vietnam.
© Tran Ngoc Anh/TNC Photo Contest 2022