1.
Lumpy Bracket (
Trametes gibbosa).
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- 1. Lumpy Bracket
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- 1. Lumpy Bracket
Growing on poplar stump. Up to 12cm across. No smell. Large white lumps on top of stump and brackets on side. Tough and rubbery.
2. Unidentified.
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- 2. Unidentified
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- 2. Unidentified
Growing on sides of ash stump. Up to 60cm across. Mushroomy smell. Large lumpy patches. Tough flesh.
3.
Oyster Mushroom (
Pleurotus ostreatus).
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- 3. Oyster Mushroom
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- 3. Oyster Mushroom
Growing from base of stump. Each fan up to 12cm across, full width 24cm. Pleasant mushroomy smell. Rather old specimen. ID is very likely.
4.
Beefsteak Fungus (
Fistulina hepatica).
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- 4. Beefsteak Fungus
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- 4. Beefsteak Fungus
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- 4. Beefsteak Fungus
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- 4. Beefsteak Fungus
Growing on ash stump. 15cm across. Fungusy smell. Flesh fibrous and rubbery but easy to cut. Strong red on outside but yellowish on inside. ID is very likely. Spores 5.5-6µ x 4.5-5.5µ.
5.
Fairy Ring Mushroom (
Marasmius oreades).
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- 5. Fairy Ring Mushroom
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- 5. Fairy Ring Mushroom
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- 5. Fairy Ring Mushroom
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- 5. Fairy Ring Mushroom
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- 5. Fairy Ring Mushroom
Growing in rings and also scattered around. Cap 2-4cm. Faint fungusy smell. One clear ring from last year seems to be breaking up this year. Sporeprint White. Spores 7-9µ x 5-6.5µ.
6.
Grey Puffball (
Bovista plumbea).
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- 6. Grey Puffball
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- 6. Grey Puffball
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- 6. Grey Puffball
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- 6. Grey Puffball
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- 6. Grey Puffball
Scattered around in short grass. 2-4cm. Strong pleasant mushroom smell. Very mild flavour. Casing breaks away easily. Old fruiting bodies more grey than brown. Eaten. ID is fairly likely. Spores 5-6µ x 4.5-5.5µ.
7.
The Prince (
Agaricus augustus).
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- 7. The Prince
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- 7. The Prince
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- 7. The Prince
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- 7. The Prince
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- 7. The Prince
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- 7. The Prince
Growing under sycamore. Immature cap 9cm across. Whole body 12cm high. Almond smell. Only immature specimens so hard to identify but definitely an Agaricus and The Prince is closest. ID is fairly likely. Sporeprint Dark brown. Spores 6-8µ x 4-5.5µ.
8.
Field Mushroom (
Agaricus campestris).
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- 8. Field Mushroom
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- 8. Field Mushroom
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- 8. Field Mushroom
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- 8. Field Mushroom
Growing in short grass. Only one. Cap 4.5cm. Mushroom with aniseed hint. Not sure of this id but lack of ring and lack of yellow in cut flesh makes Field Mushroom the most likely. ID is fairly likely. Sporeprint Dark brown. Spores 7-8µ x 4.5-5.5µ.