15 varieties of mushrooms that look unusual and could be confused with alien creatures (17 photos)

You can’t see these beauties with your own eyes in every forest. Some of them are extremely rare and grow only in certain places on Earth. Therefore, I suggest you take a short trip through the mushroom world, thanks to which you can get acquainted with its most amazing representatives without leaving your home.





Mushrooms, like flowers, are incredibly diverse. They come in all shapes and sizes, from small button mushrooms to giant puffballs so big they could be mistaken for fluffy sheep. And some of the representatives of the mushroom kingdom have such an unusual appearance that they can easily be confused with small alien creatures that flew to the planet to admire its beauty and bring their own colors to nature.

Clavaria Zollinger or coral mushroom



Stropharia - almost a crystal figurine





This amazing mushroom can be found throughout Eurasia and North America. His hat doesn't always look so bright. Over time, it fades and fades completely.

Devil's cigar - one of the strangest mushrooms in the world





At a certain point in its life, the mushroom is capable of making a sound similar to a whistle. Absolutely anyone can hear it.

Bird's nest mushroom



Fringed starwort



Sarcoscipha scarlet



Spiky raincoat



Despite its menacing appearance, the spiny puffball is an absolutely edible mushroom.

Fairy rhodotus



Purple sac mushroom



Mushroom cup pixie



Refined Pilobolus



Pilobulos is also called the cannon mushroom. He received this nickname because of his ability to “shoot” spores at a distance of more than 2 meters. It is worth noting separately that the size of the mushroom itself does not exceed a few millimeters.

Orange-porous mushroom - fear of trypophobe



Trypophobia is the fear that people experience when looking at a cluster of small, circular holes.

Podoscypha petalodes mushroom looks like a variegated flower



Exidia ferruginosa - darkness from the world of mushrooms



The common gorse is beautiful with its patterns