9th September |
Steeple Wood on a fungal foray.
Cloudy with bright intervals. |
A very common Puffball - Lycoperdon perlatum. |
Steeple is usually good for a couple of Ceps - Boletus edulis. |
This fallen branch was host to many clusters of Hypholoma fasciculare - Sulphur Tuft.
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There are many large Beech trees here, and most have a few Ganoderma applanatum brackets.
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I've decided to adopt this Oudemansiella mucida - the Porcelain Fungus - as my favourite mushroom. Said to be edible, but I think they're far too beautiful to remove from their habitat. Larger caps about 4 cm. across.
This last image was taken vertically upwards, and is one of my finest shots to date. |
I was told recently that Myxomycetes can move, and looking at the 'trail' to the front of the image, I'm inclined to believe it. There is an on-going debate about whether these Slime Moulds are fungi or are more closely related to amoeba. Fuligo septica. |
The Amethyst Deceiver - Laccaria amethysta - is the very distinctive purple colour when wet, but turns pink/grey when dry. It also appears to 'droop' a little (third image),
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Beechwood Sickener - Russula mairei - is attacked by slugs (and I think mice) as soon as it emerges. |
Lactarius glyciosmus is quite easy to identify: it smells strongly of coconut. |
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