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Post Fungii Identification
on: October 18, 2013, 16:56
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Now that October is here and rain has returned - an explosion of toadstools and fungii has taken place in the woodland.

The following fungii were seen mid October 2013 on a fallen birch log :-

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This might be a Pholiota of some kind.

Another mushroom emerging from the woodland duff in a predominately larch wood might be a larch bolette.

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The underside of the mushroom would need to be examined to determine whether it has pores or gills. The larch bolette has pores (not gills).

Can anyone identify these ?

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Post Re: Fungii Identification
on: November 25, 2013, 09:50
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Later on towards the end of November 2013 a few more fungii were spotted including :-

Amenita Muscaria [Fly Algeric]

The red ones with white spots are Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria). This grows under Birch or Larch. The "group" photographed are quite unusual as its rare to see a tight clump of this fungii.

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and another one from the Agaricus family.

Sandra says that:- this is the genus to which 'supermarket' white and chestnut mushrooms belong and are very difficult to identify. Field Mushroom (Agaricus campestris), Horse Mushroom (Agaricus arvensis [only ever seen in in woodland or woodland edges] and Pavement Mushroom (Agaricus birtorquis) so called because it can come up through asphalt! The truly woodland ones defeat most as this one which was growing near felled oak logs however later opinions think that this is most likely to be a large Buttercap mushroom

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Post Re: Fungii Identification
on: April 26, 2014, 07:09
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A peculiar fungus that is found on dead and decaying elder bushes and trees is the Jew's ear.

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These crimson fungii have a jelly / rubbery like texture and is seen hear near Whitchurch-on-Thames after a prologued late April downpour.

Another mushroom that appeared in the same woodland around the base of a fallen sweet chestnut tree was the aptly named St George's Mushroom that usually appears around this time of year.

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The St George's Mushroom is edible.

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Post Re: Fungii Identification
on: May 18, 2014, 08:54
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Even in late spring / early summer fungii are in evidence in the woodland. This rather striking group of sulphur tuft mushrooms were found growing on the end of an oak log in contact with the ground.

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Post Re: Fungii Identification
on: October 22, 2014, 19:26
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Autumn 2014 is now with us and I saw this rather striking toadstool by the roadside today.

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24 hrs later this same toadstool had frayed edges that were dripping liquid onto the leaf litter below and many small flies were hovering and presumeably partaking of this liquid.

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Many other toadstools of the same variety have emerged overnight.

Does anyone know what this is - possibly Magpie Inkcap [Coprinopsis picacea] which is poisonous ?

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Post Re: Fungii Identification
on: November 2, 2014, 20:21
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A large group of strikingly white mushrooms emerged overnight and these are most likely one of the forms of Agaricus.

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These mushrooms can be confused with Destroying Angel which have white gills.

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and so its worth turning one of these over to check gill colour.

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Warning - Destroying Angel [Amanita Verosa] is deadly.

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Post Re: Fungii Identification
on: November 5, 2014, 17:04
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Whilst helping to finish hedge laying I spotted this mushroom in the adjacent larch wood. This might be a Lactarious or Clitocybe.

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Lactarius have a milk in the cap: to reveal it cut horizontally with a sharp vertical knife to remove a thin slice from the cap edge, then tilt the bulk of the fungus thru 90deg so that the stem is horizontal and the scar of the slice is vertical. If a Lactarius it should drip milk.
If a Lactarius probably L. piperatus or L. vellereus.

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If it is a Clitocybe then no milk would exude and if confirmed then this would be very poisonous.
Maybe C.(=Leucopaxillus) giganteus, dealbata, others.

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Post Re: Fungii Identification
on: December 6, 2014, 19:43
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Hi Chilterns,

Several days ago (Nov 2014) I came across this rather interesting group of mushrooms

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The undersides have gills

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Near to the same place I saw the above group of mushrooms I spotted this solitary mushroom today and wonder if this is one of the Clitocybe mushrooms and if yes then this would most likely be poisonous (muscarine - same as fly algaric - see above) ?

The top is distictively dished, dry and is about 5" in diameter.

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The underside has rather impressive gills arranged in a decurrent funnel shape and there is a very distinctive rim all around the underside.

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Post Re: Fungii Identification
on: October 6, 2022, 08:17
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We spotted Oudemansiella mucida emerging from a small standing dead beech tree.

Seen on another beech tree opposite the previous encounter with this fungus.

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The big beech tree mentioned 2 years ago is now completely dead (no leaves this summer) with major branches now falling (inside the woodland).

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Will this timber be spalted ?
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Post Re: Fungii Identification
on: October 21, 2022, 09:39
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Seen in the woodland at the end of October 2022 near a standing dead beech tree - the Magpie Inkcap (coprinopsis picacea).

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This is poisonous and will last only a few days.

(see also autumn 2014 above).
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