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8th September |
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High deforested area.
Rain most of the day. |
| Many fungi need microscopic analysis for accurate identification, but this is one species that I don't need to examine - Suillus flavidus - a rare species found only in association with Scots Pine. I made the first Irish record exactly a year ago in two adjacent locations. This year I have found it in 7 locations, ranging over 1 kilometre, so it looks like it's spreading. All specimens in moss under Pine. |
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The very slimy cap and large, yellow, angular spore tubes are the first indicators. Cap on this specimen about 6 cm.
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The red/brown jelly ring is another sure sign. The whole fungus is very slimy all over, and is very attractive to flies whos larvae destroy most specimens very quickly.
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This is an Entoloma sp. Also growing on moss - about 3 cm across the cap.
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