English names for fungi

Below is a list of UK names for fungi  (UK Species) accepted at April 2022 .

The list can also be downloaded here:  

Beneath the UK Species list is a Non-UK Species list accepted at February 2021.

Process for assigning names

A working party was formed in 2005 to review English names of fungi, following the publication of the Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota (CBIB). Please read the Protocol page for a full explanation of the process.

Updates for 2023

A list of proposed names was available for review and feedback. This list was mostly compiled by working alphabetically through CBIB with additional suggestions as they have occurred.  Many of these are unfamiliar species and the proposed common names were largely based on the relevant scientific name – a column explaining the thinking behind the name is included for interest.  Comments were invited on any misinterpretations of the Latin or Greek, as were opinions where more than one name is offered, by March 2023.  These comments were reviewed by the working party to make a final decision on the accepted version. These names were then added to the list of recommended English Names, shown below.

If you have any queries or comments on the names, please contact Liz Holden (working party coordinator) via admin@britmycolsoc.info

 UK Species