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AGARIC 10A - Fly Agaric and Wood Blewit
Fly agaric - Amanita muscaria and Wood blewit - Lepista Nuda.
Fly agaric and wood blewit on a woodland floor.
Fly agaric and wood blewit on a woodland floor.
AGARIC 01A - Fly agaric
Fly agaric - Amanita muscaria.
Fly agaric, basidiomycete mushrooms on a woodland floor.
Fly agaric, basidiomycete mushrooms on a woodland floor.
BOLETE 01A - Larch bolete
Larch bolete fungus - Suillus grevillei.
A mycorrhizal mushroom, also called Greville's bolete.
A mycorrhizal mushroom, also called Greville's bolete.
CANDLESNUFF 01A - Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlesnuff fungus - Xylaria hypoxylon.
Growing on a fallen beech twig on a mossy woodland floor. The tall black spike is the sexual state of candlesnuff fungus when it produces spores. The black surface is covered with tiny conical spots called 'flasks' which are embedded in the white interior flesh. The black spores are ejected by force through the tiny openings in these conical flasks.
Growing on a fallen beech twig on a mossy woodland floor. The tall black spike is the sexual state of candlesnuff fungus when it produces spores. The black surface is covered with tiny conical spots called 'flasks' which are embedded in the white interior flesh. The black spores are ejected by force through the tiny openings in these conical flasks.
CHICKEN OF THE WOODS 01A - Laetiporus sulphureus.
Chicken of the Woods - Sulphur polypore - Laetiporus sulphureus.
DRYAD'S SADDLE 01A - Polyporus squamosus
Dryad's saddle fungi - Polyporus squamosus.
Dryad's saddle or pheasant's back mushroom
Dryad's saddle or pheasant's back mushroom
FIELD MUSHROOM 01A - Agaricus campestris.
Field mushroom - Agaricus campestris.
Field mushrooms growing in a field in Cumbria
Field mushrooms growing in a field in Cumbria
FUNGI 50A - Taking a spore print
Taking a spore print to help identify a species of fungi. .Lay a piece of black card over a piece of white card and position a mushroom cap so that it straddles both pieces of card. Add a tiny drop of water to the top of the mushroom and cover with a glass. By the next day, the mushroom should have shed its spores onto the card and you will be able to check the colour to aid with identificaction.
JELLY EAR 01A - Auricularia auricula-judae.
Jelly ear fungus - Auricularia auricula-judae.
Jelly ear and moss growing on a dead tree.
Jelly ear and moss growing on a dead tree.
KING ALFRED'S CAKES 01A - Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred's Cakes - Daldinia concentrica - cramp balls.
This fungus used to be known as cramp balls because it was believed that putting one in your pocket helped to relieve cramp. Initially reddish brown, this fungus will eventually turn black as it has started to do at the bottom on this photo. Then, the fungus will resemble the burnt cakes associated with King Alfred. King Alfred's Cakes can often be seen growing on dead ash trees.
This fungus used to be known as cramp balls because it was believed that putting one in your pocket helped to relieve cramp. Initially reddish brown, this fungus will eventually turn black as it has started to do at the bottom on this photo. Then, the fungus will resemble the burnt cakes associated with King Alfred. King Alfred's Cakes can often be seen growing on dead ash trees.
SCARLET ELFCUP 01A - Sarcoscypha austriaca
Scarlet elf cup fungus - Sarcoscypha austriaca.
December to March.
Scarlet elf cup on a mossy woodland floor.
December to March.
Scarlet elf cup on a mossy woodland floor.
SCARLET ELFCUP 01B - Sarcoscypha austriaca
Scarlet Elf Cup Fungi - Sarcoscypha austriaca.
December to March.
Scarlet elf cup fungi on a woodland floor.
December to March.
Scarlet elf cup fungi on a woodland floor.
SHAGGY INK CAP 01A - Coprinus comatus.jpg
Lawyer's wig fungus - Coprinus comatus - shaggy ink cap.
Lawyer's wig on a woodland floor.
Lawyer's wig on a woodland floor.
SHAGGY SCALYHEAD 01A - Pholiota Squarrosa.
Shaggy Scalyhead - Pholiota Squarrosa.
Shaggy scalyhead in woodland.
Shaggy scalyhead in woodland.
SHEATHED WOODTUFT 01A - Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Sheathed woodtuft - Kuehneromyces mutabilis.
Sheathed woodtuft growing in a large cluster on a rotten tree stump in woodland. Sheathed woodtuft is also commonly called brown stew fungus and two-toned pholiota.
Sheathed woodtuft growing in a large cluster on a rotten tree stump in woodland. Sheathed woodtuft is also commonly called brown stew fungus and two-toned pholiota.
SULPHUR TUFT 02B - Hyphholoma fasciculare
Sulphur tuft - Hypholoma fasciculare.
Sulphur tuft on a mossy woodland tree stump.
Sulphur tuft on a mossy woodland tree stump.
SULPHUR TUFT 02A - Hypholoma fasciculare.
Sulphur tuft - Hypholoma fasciculare.
Sulphur tuft growing in bark chippings.
Sulphur tuft growing in bark chippings.
TURKEYTAIL 01A - Trametes versicolor.
Turkeytail fungus - Trametes versicolor.
Formerly known as 'many zoned polypore'.
Formerly known as 'many zoned polypore'.
TURKEYTAIL 01B - Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail fungus - Trametes versicolor.
Formerly known as 'many zoned polypore'.
Formerly known as 'many zoned polypore'.
