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Sunday 2 December 2012

Wild Devon.

We hired a cottage in Devon for a few days.
I really enjoyed my time there! :-D
Here are the things we saw on our walks:
    A very nice Wood Blewit (not growing in woods). :-p
    Lepista nuda.
    I'm pretty sure these are White Spindles.
    Clavaria fragilis.
    A greeny-grey Parrot Waxcap.
    Hygrocybe psittacina.
    Apricot Club.
    Clavulinopsis luteoalba.
    Parasol!
    Macrolepiota procera.

    Two very nice waterfalls! :-)

    Crimson Waxcap, it looks really nice.
    Hygrocybe punicea.
    A very nice, green Parrot Waxcap.
    Geoglossum cookeanum.
    Occasional.
    Yellow Fieldcap.
    Bolbitius titubans.
    We saw these on the beach, I think a type of worm makes them. I'm no expert though. ;)
    A Starfish!
    Nice Meadow Coral.
    Clavulinopsis corniculata.
    Meadow Waxcap.
    Hygrocybe pratensis.

Thursday 25 October 2012

Resent finds.

    Some nice fungi I have found in the past week.
The first few pictures were taken at our local park:
    Very nice Hare'sfoot Inkcap.
    Coprinopsis lagopus.                                      

                                     Nice Shaggy Parasol!
                                     Chlorophyllum rhacodes.
 These next pictures were taken at Leigh Woods:
    Sheathed Woodtuft.
    Kuehneromyces mutabilis.
    Very, very nice Freckled Dapperling.
    Lepiota aspera.

    Beautiful hidden Collared Earthstars.
    Geastrum triplex.
    Yellowing Woodwax, I think...
    Hygrophorus discoxanthus.
    Milking bonnet.
    Mycena galopus.
    Burgundydrop Bonnet.
    Mycena haemantopus.
    Common Rustgill.
    Gymnopilus penetrans.

Wednesday 17 October 2012

How Isaac Identifies a Mushroom

Here is a video I made about identifying mushrooms, hope you like it. :)
For MUCH better quality, watch it here: http://youtu.be/mfK5IMSY09w

Monday 15 October 2012

Mushrooms I Saw This Weekend.


The following images were taken near Wookey Hole near Wells.


                                     Mosaic Puffball.
                                     Lycoperdon utriforme.
                                     Dung Roundhead. This one is a variation, they are usually more grey coloured. :)
                                     Stropharia stercoraria.
    Meadow Coral, there's a lot of it about at the minute!
    Clavulinopsis corniculata.
    Porcelain fungus.
    Oudemansiella mucida.
    Nice Snowy Waxcap.
    Hygrocybe virginea.
    Beautiful Golden Waxcap.
    Hygrocybe chlorophana.

The next images were taken at Troopers Hill and the graveyard near it.
    Slightly frozen Woolly Milkcap.
    Lactarius torminosus. 
    Meadow Waxcap.
    Hygrocybe pratensis.
    Yellow Club.
    Clavulinopsis helvola.
    Earthy Powdercap.
    Cystoderma amianthinum.
    Dusky Puffball.
    Lycoperdon nigrescens.
    First Fly Agaric of the year :)
    Amanita muscaria.
    Possibly Hygrocybe helobia.
                                     Horse Mushroom.
                                     Agaricus arvensis.
    Very nice Amethyst Deceivers.
    Laccaria amethystina.

Friday 12 October 2012

Finds at Ashton Court golf course

    Very nice Meadow Waxcap.
    Hygrocybe pratensis.
    An amazing but slimy Golden Waxcap!
     Hygrocybe chlorophana.
    A splendid find, Pink Waxcap. I have always wanted to see one of these. :)
    Hygrocybe calyptriformis.


    These are likely to be Yellow Club.
    Clavulinopsis fusifomis.

Saturday 6 October 2012

Fungi seeking at Leigh Woods and Weston Woods.

Armillaria mellea
 Honey Fungus.
Lactarius deliciosus 
Saffron Milkcap. 
Piptoporus betulinus 
Birch Polypore.
Laccaria amethystina 
Very nice Amethyst Deceiver.
Pluteus cervinus 
Very pretty Deer Shield.
 I think this is a Wood Mouse, it wasn't afraid of us at all!
(All the pictures after this were taken in Weston Wood and Sand Point).
 A Fox in the woods about 20 meters away from us.
Clavulinopsis corniculata
Meadow Coral.
Hygrocybe conica 
Blackening Waxcap.
Bovista plumbea
Grey Puffball.
Helvella leucomelaena
 Sooty Cup!
Uncommon.
Lepista nuda
First Wood Blewit of the year.
Laetiporus sulphureus
Nice Chicken of the Woods.