The Deerflower Mushroom, a type of fungus, is widely distributed in Europe and North America. It appears in the spring and early summer and typically grows in sandy soil under pine and cypress trees. Its fruiting bodies (i.e., mushrooms) are irregularly cerebral in shape, generally dark brown in color, about 10 centimeters tall and 15 centimeters wide, and perched on a white, stout stalk 6 centimeters high in the month. Despite being a poisonous and inedible species, it remains a popular delicacy in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, and the northern Great Lakes region of North America. In Spain, it is banned from sale. In Finland, its sale is not prohibited, but must be accompanied by clear warning labels and detailed instructions for its proper use. It cannot be eaten raw; it must be consumed half-cooked, but even when fully cooked, it is not guaranteed to be completely safe.

1. The rarest fungus in the world - the Devil's Cigar

This is the star of the mushrooms, called the Devil's Cigar, and it is also the rarest fungus in the world. It's also known as the Star of Texas because the fungus is only found in Central Texas (and just recently in the mountains of Nara, Japan). Normally, its cap is dark brown and cigar-shaped; when it splits open to release spores, it turns into a yellowish-brown star like the one pictured here. It's also one of the few fungi known to make a peculiar whistling sound when it releases spores

3. Bloodtooth Fungus

Let me introduce you to another unusual member of the fungus family, the Bloodtooth Fungus, which also goes by a number of different names, all of which have something to do with oranges or blood. This fungus is commonly found in the United States, especially in the Pacific Northwest, and is also commonly found growing in pine forests. It has also been found to exist in Europe and more recently in Iran and Korea. At first glance, you'd think the bright red liquid on top of its cap was splashed on its white cap by some poor animal passing by. But look a little closer and you'll see that it's liquid oozing out of its own stomata.

4. Giant Bald Mab

The Giant Bald Mab is quite recognizable based on its shape and size, with a typical specimen being similar to the size of a soccer ball, though not quite as round. However, it can be much larger than a soccer (the largest found so far was a full 5 feet long and 50 pounds!) , and it is shaped more like a mass than a ball. But it could never look like an inverted pear, because it doesn't have the kind of sterile root part common to other Marble Fungus.

5. Turkey Tail (Yunzhi)

The Yunzhi, also known as "turkey tail," has very recognizable characteristics. It's probably the only forest fungus named after a bird that is named for a local feature rather than the whole. But whereas chick and hen mushrooms don't resemble chicks and hens at all, this fungus resembles a turkey tail, and it's not clear who started this little zoo of the fungal world.

6. Sky Blue Mushroom

The Sky Blue Mushroom is a species found in New Zealand and India. This tiny mushroom is bluish throughout, with only traces of red spores visible in the gill portion, and this color is due to the fact that it contains three chamomile cyclic hydrocarbons in its substrate. Inedible, but whether or not it is poisonous is unknown; it was featured on a set of stamps issued by New Zealand in 2002 that included six native strains, and also appeared on the back of a $50 bill issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in 1990.

7. Bearded Tooth Fungus

This spaghetti-looking mushroom has many different names, such as lion's mane, monkey head, hedgehog, and bearded tooth fungus. In the toothed mushroom family, it is an edible mushroom. Bearded tooth mushrooms are common in the wild in late summer and fall, often growing on decaying hardwood plants, especially on American beech.

8. Dog Snakehead Fungus

Snakehead fungus, also often called dog snakehead fungus, is a tiny, snakehead-like fungus that grows in woodlands. It is often found in clusters on decaying trees and in leaf litter. It grows in the summer and fall and is found in Europe and the northeastern United States. Opinions on whether this fungus is edible are currently mixed, with some believing it to be inedible, but consumption of it is also common.

9. Fluorescent Mushroom

You must think you're seeing things, but what you're seeing is indeed a mushroom that emits a green fluorescent light. These neon green mushrooms, or fluorescent chanterelles (scientific name), usually appear in the forests of Japan and Brazil during the rainy season, covering the ground along with their equally glowing spores. The roots of tree trunks, fallen branches, piles of leaves and moist soil provide the perfect environment for this mushroom to grow. The mushroom's bright and colorful appearance is due to bioluminescence, a weird and wonderful biological phenomenon that occurs naturally in many natural plants and animals

10. Umbelliferae - the world's most famous mushrooms

The umbelliferae, or poisonous fly, is a highly poisonous, neurotoxic fungus that has several other species. There are several different subspecies of this fungus, each with a different cap color, such as yellow, brown, or pink. Umbelliferans are the most recognizable and common in popular culture. They often appear in children's books, movies, decorations, greeting cards, and computer games. You will not be surprised to find them in Alice in Wonderland and in the classic cassette game Super Mario. It is also often called the flytrap fungus because in the writings of the famous German philosopher, Albert the Great, it was said, "It is called the flytrap fungus because when you put it in milk it kills flies."