Exploring the micro world of fungi - March 2025

The flowering season has yet to fully begin at lowlands over here and couple with the unpredictable weather, butterflies are appearing sparsely nowadays. Luckily I found a new interest. Spotting for fungi as in plural and mushroom as in the entire structure of the fungi have been my new hobby since January 2025. Yep! just only started early this year.

Apparently there are about 4000 species of fungi in Malaysia alone (Source: FRIM) and many more I believe are unrecorded especially those from the Cordyceps species. Here are some of my favourite fungi photos which I have seen within just a short period of time. Most of the identification were obtained from the more experienced Mycologist. 

Psathyrella Sp

Scaly Tangerine Mushroom 

Agaricus trisulphuratus 

This mushroom stick out like a sore thumb beside a trail. It looks exotic but since you can see many of its photos out there, I guess it is quite a common fungi.

Here is another common species especially when they are in season.

Cup mushroom

Cookeina sulcipes 

Cup mushroom

Cookeina tricholoma 

Poison Fire Coral

Trichoderma cornu-damae 

Don't play play ! They are actually as what it is named - poisonous ! Reportedly quite common in Japan and Korea. Not sure how they ended in this region.

Coniolepiota spongodes

This one is also quite a common fungi.

Coniolepiota spongodes

This one is at a juvenile stage.

Some of them can appear in large clusters like these ones.

Maybe one of those Punctularia Sp

False Turkey Tail

Stereum ostrea

These were seen in Taman Negara, Pahang.

False Turkey Tail

Stereum ostrea

Micropsalliota Sp

Microporus Sp

This is a common year-round species which means you can see it through out the year. They can be as large as your palm.

Shaggy Cap Fungi

Boletellus emodensis

This one was also seen in Taman Negara.

Shaggy Cap Fungi

Boletellus emodensis

They can come in various sizes and shape.

Pisolithus aurantioscabrosus

According to an expert from FRIM, this species is endemic to Malaysia and was first discovered at Panti Forest in 1995. This one was seen in Taman Negara, Pahang.

Some of them even have bioluminescent properties.

Entoloma mastoideum

Wood Ear fungi

Auricularia auricula

Dripping Bonnet

Roridomyces roridus

If you may have noticed or experienced, majority of the fungi here are either whitish or plain brownish.

Volvariella Sp

                                                                                                                  

Some can appear orangey or pinkish like these ones. I have yet to see those green and blue ones.

Pulveroboletus ridleyi

You can see their whitish mycelium at the bottom of their stem.

It appears like glowing in the dark.

Pulveroboletus ridleyi

Luminous Porecap

Favolaschia manipularis

Luminous Porecap

Favolaschia manipularis

Saw these ones just beside a stream surrounded by running water all over them.

Mycena Sp

Cystolepiota Sp

Cystolepiota Sp

Sanguinoderma rugosum

 Cantharellus cerinoalbus

According to a research by Eyssartier et al., (2009), there are 5 species of Cantharellus in Peninsular Malaysia and C. cerinoalbus is the latest been discovered. Apparently all Cantharellus have the smell of apricot.

According to the literature, there are generally two types of fungi - the macro fungi and the micro fungi. So here are some of those tiny ones.

Orange Pinwheel ?

Marasmius Sp

Collybiopsis Sp

Mycena Sp I think.

Finally I saw this weird one. Not sure whether this is a fungi or not.

Shroom hunting gear.

That's my basic gear for mushroom hunting.

Like some blooming flowers.

WILL BE POSTING MORE INTERESTING MUSHROOMS PHOTOS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

UNTIL THEN ENJOY NATURE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN