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Post by Tringa on Oct 10, 2020 18:45:02 GMT
When I first saw them all glowing red I was excited, thinking they were Fly Agaric (I've never seen one). After a closer look I thought nooooo- those aren't proper spots. The woodland where they were growing is a bit of a mix, but predominantly oak trees. I did a google for Russulas in the UK, and came across this interesting article on the Wild Food UK site... it says you can use a nibble test to determine if a particular Russula is poisonous or not. I don't think I'd be brave enough to risk this, (that'd be the one time I DID come across a Fly Agaric, no doubt!) www.wildfooduk.com/articles/identifying-russulas/Thanks for the id, Aeshna! I've put this on WABI before but the old advice is - divide any fungi you collect into three portions.The first is for you, the second is for the doctor and the third is for the coroner. If it was a Fly Agaric then I'm sure after a nibble all those nice swirling colours and the gnome would look after you. Dave
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Post by rowanberry on Nov 4, 2020 20:41:55 GMT
We went to Stanmore Country Park today, making the most of the sunshine and within just a few metres of entering the woods we saw this large group of mushrooms growing in a long row. Most were in shadow and difficult to get a good photo of, but these ones came out okay. Mushrooms Nov 2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr Mushroom Nov 2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
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Post by rowanberry on Nov 7, 2020 20:48:15 GMT
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Post by rowanberry on Nov 10, 2020 17:53:58 GMT
Lots of bracket fungi everywhere at the moment- I liked the colours of this; the white edging combined with the autumn leaves. Brackets Nov 2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
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Post by aeshna5 on Nov 11, 2020 4:47:11 GMT
Lovely- the last one is Turkey Tail.
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Post by rowanberry on Nov 12, 2020 20:07:40 GMT
Thanks, Aeshna! We saw quite a few more today, but most are looking a bit bedraggled and past their best now... after all the rain we're expecting over the next few days I doubt there will be many left. They are getting covered over by leaves, but we did see these two. Is the first one a stinkhorn? It's so fuzzy I took about a half-dozen photos, thinking it was out of focus! We nearly missed seeing the purple one - it was neatly tucked away beneath a holly bush, and I had to gently pull the leaves away to get a decent photo. Fungi Sept 12 2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr Purple Mushroom Sept 12 2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
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Post by aeshna5 on Nov 13, 2020 5:35:44 GMT
Wonder if your second is a Lilac Bonnet, Mycena pura?
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Post by rowanberry on Nov 13, 2020 10:01:50 GMT
I had a look at some images of Mycena Pura, and it certainly looks the same. There were only two, so I didn't want to break them just to get a photo of the gills. Three or four years ago we came across some purple mushrooms growing in a sunken area in the woods, but never saw them growing anyplace else since then- we were glad we stumbled upon these two yesterday! Thanks for the id.
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Post by ianr on Nov 13, 2020 11:19:10 GMT
Not sure on these but if I had to guess I'd say blushing brackets I think there on old willow, still quite colourful with the leaves and all:) ian by ian robinson, on Flickr
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Post by rowanberry on Nov 17, 2020 19:23:31 GMT
It's interesting what different varieties of mushrooms come up depending upon the trees around them... there are no maples or beech in the woods near us; it's predominately hornbeams and oaks so we see completely different fungi altogether. We didn't see any mushrooms today, though- but there are still plenty of brackets. This dead standing tree was practically covered with them. 01 Bracket Fungus Tree Nov 2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr 02 Bracket Fungus Tree Nov 2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
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Post by ianr on Nov 18, 2020 11:03:07 GMT
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Post by rowanberry on Nov 26, 2020 21:29:14 GMT
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Post by ianr on Nov 27, 2020 8:58:30 GMT
I think the first one are sulphur tuft or a honey fungus rowanberry and the next some sort of inkcap ian
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Post by ianr on Jan 19, 2021 9:51:48 GMT
Walking along the footpath by the side the wood a dull and gloomy morning rain and all, but a beacon of brightest yellow glowed on a branch above our heads a patch of yellow brain fungus. A real light in the darkness of the wood ian
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Post by rowanberry on Jan 23, 2021 20:52:43 GMT
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