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More from Ards Forest.

 

Frequent showers.

 

Clavulina rugosa forms antler-like fruiting bodies, often in close clusters.

At first I though Entoloma for this one, but it's Inocybe posterula. Spores are pink and oval.

    

A couple of Irish records exist.

I haven't got a clue what this is, and it hasn't thrown a single spore, so I'm open to suggestions.

    

 

A large (15 cm.) Lactarius under conifers.

 

Coprinus lagopus starts off with a fuzzy cap, but soon goes smooth.

The Hedgehog mushroom - Hydnum repandum - is found in great numbers in one dark area of the forest (an old quarry, I think.) These are edible and excellent.

    

Helvella lacunosa - the Black Helvella - appears in varying shades of grey, depending on how wet it is.

    

A very viscid mushroom with a horrid smell when dry. No spores from this either. All parts of the specimen are very sticky.

    

Another Chanterelle relative - Cantharellus infundibuliformis. This is very numerous in one part of the forest.

    

Heterobasidion annosum is a severe decomposer of conifers.

I really wanted these water droplets on the undersurface of the fungus and had to wriggle several times before the shot worked. Eventually I used a mini tripod and half-obscured the flash with tissue.

 

The mycological connoisseur will drool over this specimen. Phellodon melaleucus is incredibly rare.

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