1. Unidentified.
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- 1. Unidentified
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- 1. Unidentified
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- 1. Unidentified
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- 1. Unidentified
Growing under sycamore. Cluster of about 8. Immature cap 2-5cm. Plesant mushroom/almond smell. Flesh bruising somewhat red. Looks exacly like another find under a sycamore in different part of the park but spores are a different size. Spores 4.5-6µ x 4-5µ.
2.
Brown Mottlegill (
Panaeolina foenisecii).
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- 2. Brown Mottlegill
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- 2. Brown Mottlegill
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- 2. Brown Mottlegill
In grass near oak. Only a few. 1.5-2cm. Slight fungus smell. ID is very likely.
3. Unidentified.
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- 3. Unidentified
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- 3. Unidentified
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- 3. Unidentified
In grass near oak. Only a few. Cap 3.5cm, 5-7cm tall. Similar to find 2, might be the same, might not. Sporeprint black. Spores 11.5-15.5µ x 6-8µ.
4. Unidentified.
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- 4. Unidentified
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- 4. Unidentified
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- 4. Unidentified
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- 4. Unidentified
In earth/grass under oak. Two. Cap 4-6cm. Smell indistinct. Soft flesh bruising red at stem base and top of cap. Initially thought this might be Red Cracking Bolete, but that doesn't grow under oak. Spores 9.5-10.5µ x 4.5-5.5µ.
5.
Sepia Bolete (
Xerocomus porosporus).
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- 5. Sepia Bolete
In earth/grass under oak. One. Cap 7cm. ID is best guess.
6.
Russula cicatricata.
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- 6. Russula cicatricata
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- 6. Russula cicatricata
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- 6. Russula cicatricata
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- 6. Russula cicatricata
In earth/grass under oak. A few scattered around. Cap 4cm. Slight odd/unpleasant smell at first, later very fishy. Taste mild, slightly sweet. Old dryish specimen would not peel. Young one peeled over half. Spores minutely spikey. Sporeprint whitish but not enough to be specific. Spores 6.5-8.5µ x 5.5-7µ. Spores minutely spikey.
7.
Weeping Widow (
Lacrymaria lacrymabunda).
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- 7. Weeping Widow
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- 7. Weeping Widow
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- 7. Weeping Widow
Growing by elder tree. Cap 4-10cm. No smell. ID is almost sure. Sporeprint black. Spores 7-10µ x 5.5-7µ.
8. Unidentified.
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- 8. Unidentified
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- 8. Unidentified
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- 8. Unidentified
Brackets on side and bottom of log. Up to 10cm across. Mild fungus smell. Sporeprint whitish but not enough to be specific.
9.
Cramp Balls (
Daldinia concentrica).
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- 9. Cramp Balls
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- 9. Cramp Balls
Growing on deciduous log. Up to 6cm across.
10. Unidentified.
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- 10. Unidentified
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- 10. Unidentified
Brackets on deciduous stump. Up to 13cm across. Sweetish smell. Spores 10.5-12µ x 4.5-5.5µ.
11.
Fairy Ring Mushroom (
Marasmius oreades).
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- 11. Fairy Ring Mushroom
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- 11. Fairy Ring Mushroom
In grass. Over 20 rings all over the park. Rings from 4 feet across to over 20 feet.
12. Unidentified.
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- 12. Unidentified
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- 12. Unidentified
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- 12. Unidentified
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- 12. Unidentified
Growing in grass not near any tree. Two together and one further away. Cap 3-4cm. No smell. Can't be a fibrecap because it's not near any tree, but perhaps a type of conecap? Sporeprint tan or dark cream but not enough to be specific. Spores 7.5-9µ x 5.5-7µ.