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Golden Spindles (
Clavulinopsis fusiformis).
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- 1. Golden Spindles
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- 1. Golden Spindles
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- 1. Golden Spindles
Growing amongst moss/grass. Several large clusters. Cluster 10cm across. Spike 7cm+ high. Smell mushroomy with a hint of decay.
2.
Yellow Club (
Clavulinopsis helvola).
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- 2. Yellow Club
Growing amongst moss/grass. A few scattered around. Whitish more than yellow. ID is almost sure.
3.
Honey Waxcap (
Hygrocybe reidii).
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- 3. Honey Waxcap
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- 3. Honey Waxcap
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- 3. Honey Waxcap
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- 3. Honey Waxcap
Growing amongst moss/grass. Small troop and scattered. Cap 3-5cm, but one much bigger. Smell faint mushroom pleasant. Stem has distinct (but slight) colour division about halfway along. Id could be wrong as one specimen was too big. But don't think they were Meadow Waxcaps. ID is best guess. Sporeprint white. Spores 5-7µ x 4-5.5µ.
4.
Golden Waxcap (
Hygrocybe chlorophana).
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- 4. Golden Waxcap
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- 4. Golden Waxcap
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- 4. Golden Waxcap
Growing amongst moss/grass. Only a few. Cap 2-7cm. Very faint smell. ID is fairly likely. Sporeprint white. Spores 5.5-8µ x 4-5.5µ.
5.
Vermillion Waxcap (
Hygrocybe miniata).
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- 5. Vermillion Waxcap
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- 5. Vermillion Waxcap
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- 5. Vermillion Waxcap
Growing amongst moss/grass. Small group. Cap 2-3cm. ID is guess.
6.
Orange Bonnet (
Mycena acicula).
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- 6. Orange Bonnet
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- 6. Orange Bonnet
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- 6. Orange Bonnet
Growing amongst moss near dung. Lots dotted around. Cap 0.6-1cm. Spores 7.5-9µ x 5.5-7µ.
7.
Common Stump Brittlestem (
Psathyrella piluliformis).
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- 7. Common Stump Brittlestem
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- 7. Common Stump Brittlestem
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- 7. Common Stump Brittlestem
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- 7. Common Stump Brittlestem
Growing on deciduous tree log. Lots of clusters. Cap 1.5-6cm. Faint mushroom smell. Sporeprint dark brown. Spores 4.5-5.5µ x 2.5-4.5µ.
8.
Oyster Mushroom (
Pleurotus ostreatus).
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- 8. Oyster Mushroom
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- 8. Oyster Mushroom
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- 8. Oyster Mushroom
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- 8. Oyster Mushroom
Growing at base of deciduous tree stump. Two clusters. Cap 7-15cm. Smell mushroomy, slightly perfumed and a bit rotten. Apart from the oyster mushrooms there are distinct beads on the old rotten one that could be some other fungus. ID is almost sure. Spores 5-8.5µ x 3.5-4.5µ.
9.
Shaggy Parasol (
Macrolepiota rhacodes).
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- 9. Shaggy Parasol
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- 9. Shaggy Parasol
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- 9. Shaggy Parasol
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- 9. Shaggy Parasol
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- 9. Shaggy Parasol
Growing in grass. Group of three. Cap 12cm. Height 14cm. No smell. Sporeprint white. Spores 11-13µ x 7.5-9.5µ.
10.
Mild Milkcap (
Lactarius subdulcis).
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- 10. Mild Milkcap
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- 10. Mild Milkcap
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- 10. Mild Milkcap
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- 10. Mild Milkcap
Growing near oak and beech. A few scattered around. cap 4-6cm. Slight indistinct smell. Milk mild. ID is very likely. Sporeprint white. Spores 6-8.5µ x 5-7.5µ.
11.
Russet Toughshank (
Collybia dryophila).
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- 11. Russet Toughshank
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- 11. Russet Toughshank
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- 11. Russet Toughshank
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- 11. Russet Toughshank
Growing on leaf litter from deciduous trees. Several large clusters. cap 0.5-6cm. Slight mushroomy smell, perhaps a bit sweet. Very distinctive toughshank stem. Sporeprint white. Spores 5.5-8µ x 3.5-4.5µ.
12.
Clustered Bonnet (
Mycena inclinata).
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- 12. Clustered Bonnet
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- 12. Clustered Bonnet
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- 12. Clustered Bonnet
Growing from cracks in log. Several clusters. cap 1.5-5cm. No smell. Sporeprint white. Spores 7-8.5µ x 5.5-7µ.
13.
Meadow Waxcap (
Hygrocybe pratensis).
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- 13. Meadow Waxcap
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- 13. Meadow Waxcap
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- 13. Meadow Waxcap
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- 13. Meadow Waxcap
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- 13. Meadow Waxcap
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- 13. Meadow Waxcap
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- 13. Meadow Waxcap
Growing in grass. Several scattered around. Cap 4-7cm. No smell. One had a very distinctive twisted stem. ID is almost sure. Sporeprint white. Spores 5-7µ x 4-5.5µ.
14.
Scarlet Waxcap (
Hygrocybe coccinea).
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- 14. Scarlet Waxcap
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- 14. Scarlet Waxcap
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- 14. Scarlet Waxcap
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- 14. Scarlet Waxcap
Growing in grass. Several scattered around. Cap 2-3cm. No smell. Very red but some washed out to white. ID is very likely. Sporeprint white. Spores 6-8µ x 4.5-6µ.
15. Unidentified.
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- 15. Unidentified
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- 15. Unidentified
Growing on dead beech log. Lots dotted around. Beads about 1mm. Initially thought this was young Candlesnuff but that's unlikely. Could be something similar to Oak Pin but these always have a small stalk and I didn't see any stalks.
16.
Candlesnuff Fungus (
Xylaria hypoxylon).
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- 16. Candlesnuff Fungus
Growing on dead beech. A few scattered. Didn't get a very good photo as they weren't many.
17.
The Deceiver (
Laccaria laccata).
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- 17. The Deceiver
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- 17. The Deceiver
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- 17. The Deceiver
Growing in leaf litter. Several scattered around. cap 1.5-3.5cm. No smell. ID is almost sure. Sporeprint white. Spores 5.5-7.5µ x 5-6.5µ.
18.
Butter Cap (
Collybia butyracea).
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- 18. Butter Cap
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- 18. Butter Cap
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- 18. Butter Cap
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- 18. Butter Cap
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- 18. Butter Cap
Growing in leaf litter. Cap 4cm of immature, 8cm of mature. No smell. Stem tapers strongly upwards. Didn't think this was buttercap initially as it doesn't have the classic buttercap look that I'm familiar with, but on refection I think it must be. ID is fairly likely. Sporeprint white. Spores 6.5-8µ x 4-4.5µ.
19.
Dripping Bonnet (
Mycena rorida).
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- 19. Dripping Bonnet
Growing in leaf litter. One. Cap 2mm. ID is fairly likely.
20.
Common Earthball (
Scleroderma citrinum).
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- 20. Common Earthball
Growing in moss. Lots all around the wood. I took this picture for the nice framing of the large Earthball in a bed of Common Haircap Moss.
21.
Parasol (
Macrolepiota procera).
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- 21. Parasol
Growing in grass. Several scattered around. Cap 24cm. Huge old rotten specimen.
22.
Red Cracking Bolete (
Boletus chrysenteron).
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- 22. Red Cracking Bolete
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- 22. Red Cracking Bolete
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- 22. Red Cracking Bolete
Growing under hornbeam. Cap 8cm. No smell. Sporeprint dark brown but exact shade hard to tell with spots. Spores 9.5-12.5µ x 4.5-6µ.
23.
Butter Cap (
Collybia butyracea).
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- 23. Butter Cap
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- 23. Butter Cap
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- 23. Butter Cap
Growing in leaf litter. Cap 5-6cm. Faintly perfumed or off smell. Sporeprint white with hint of another colour, not sure what. Spores 5-7.5µ x 3.5-5µ.
24.
Wood Blewit (
Lepista nuda).
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- 24. Wood Blewit
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- 24. Wood Blewit
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- 24. Wood Blewit
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- 24. Wood Blewit
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- 24. Wood Blewit
Growing under oak. Several. Cap 7-11cm. Faint perfumed smell. Sporeprint very pale lilac. Spores 5-7µ x 3.5-5µ.