Photographs by Peter Creed
Have you seen a rainbow of fungi?
![Fly agaric](/sites/default/files/styles/scaled_default/public/2018-04/Fly%20Agaric_0.png?itok=F2E6kLdt)
Fly agaric by Peter Creed
Red - Fly agaric
The fungi of childhood fairytales. Look for this near birch trees. But beware, it's poisonous.
![Orange peel fungus](/sites/default/files/styles/scaled_default/public/2018-04/Orange%20Peel%20Fungus_0.png?itok=QSwp6HHm)
Orange peel fungus by Peter Creed
Orange - Orange peel fungus
This bright orange fungus is found on bare soil or amongst grass.
![Butter waxcap](/sites/default/files/styles/scaled_default/public/2018-04/Butter%20Waxcap_0.png?itok=1PPtAR4i)
Butter waxcap by Peter Creed
Yellow - Butter waxcap
A small waxcap that grows on grassland. The cap has a waxy, oily feel.
![Parrot waxcap](/sites/default/files/styles/scaled_default/public/2018-04/Parrot%20Waxcap_0.png?itok=GyWDQzX6)
Parrot waxcap by Peter Creed
Green - Parrot waxcap
This green fungus grows on grassland, lawns and heathland. It gradually turns yellowish as it ages.
![Verdigris agaric](/sites/default/files/styles/scaled_default/public/2018-04/Verdigris%20Agaric_0.png?itok=Tq0_279U)
Verdigris agaric by Peter Creed
Blue - Verdigris agaric
Look for this in broadleaved and coniferous woodland, heathland and pastures. The cap is flecked with white scales initially and turns yellowish when these are lost. Poisonous.
![Indigo pinkgill](/sites/default/files/styles/scaled_default/public/2018-04/Indigo%20Pinkgill_0.png?itok=lLBvNs0y)
Indigo pinkgill by Peter Creed
Indigo - Indigo pinkgill
This fungus often grows amongst moss in grassland, heathland and open woodland. Poisonous.
![Amethyst deceiver](/sites/default/files/styles/scaled_default/public/2018-04/Amethyst%20Deceiver_0.png?itok=reX7zHQ1)
Amethyst deceiver by Peter Creed
Violet - Amethyst deceiver
A common fungus in broadleaved and coniferous woodland.
Learn more about our local fungi with A guide to finding fungi in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire by Peter Creed, Pisces Publications. Peter is a local wildlife expert and took all the photographs above.
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