16th December |
Original Hedgerow, leg 1.
Cloudy and dull. |
![]() These are the sporing capsules of Homalothecium sericeum, a common wall moss in this area. |
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An odd Coprinus atramanterius - Common Ink Cap - with no stipe. The cap on this one appears to grow straight out of the soil. |
Cladonia pyxidata grows on top of many walls. The non-fruiting thallus is very pale and delicate. The second image focusses more on the moss Homalothecium sericeum.
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New growth of Greater Stitchwort is quite prominent. |
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And Groundsel is still (always?) in flower. |
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A fantastic Jews Ear on a dead branch of Elder (of course). |
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This growth on Hawthorn has puzzled me for some time. About a metre across, it reminds me very much of the Taphrina fungal infection on Birch, but I can't find a Hawthorn equivalent. |
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Nipplewort is still valiantly making an effort. |
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