Hurrah, lots different mushrooms! Yarboo, nothing obviously edible or in enough quantity. Had a very good look on the patch of ground where I’ve found Ceps before, but nothing at all this year. Still, very pleasing to be able to identify the majority of my finds, even if a few of them are not so certain.
1. Leopard Earthball (Scleroderma areolatum).
- 1. Leopard Earthball
- 1. Leopard Earthball
- 1. Leopard Earthball
2. Unidentified.
- 2. Unidentified
- 2. Unidentified
- 2. Unidentified
3. The Blusher (Amanita rubescens).
- 3. The Blusher
- 3. The Blusher
- 3. The Blusher
- 3. The Blusher
- 3. The Blusher
Dozens. Edible, but I choose not to eat any amanitas! ID is very likely.
4. Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare).
- 4. Sulphur Tuft
- 4. Sulphur Tuft
5. White False Deathcap (Amanita citrina).
- 5. White False Deathcap
- 5. White False Deathcap
- 5. White False Deathcap
ID is .
6. Olive Brittlegill (Russula olivacea).
- 6. Olive Brittlegill
- 6. Olive Brittlegill
- 6. Olive Brittlegill
ID is almost sure.
7. Unidentified.
- 7. Unidentified
- 7. Unidentified
8. Grey Spotted Amanita (Amanita Excelsa).
- 8. Grey Spotted Amanita
- 8. Grey Spotted Amanita
ID is very likely.
9. Dripping Bonnet (Mycena rorida).
- 9. Dripping Bonnet
- 9. Dripping Bonnet
- 9. Dripping Bonnet
- 9. Dripping Bonnet
Tiny cap less than 5mm across. Possibly could be another kind of Bonnet. ID is very likely.
10. Parrot Waxcap (Hygrocybe psittacina).
- 10. Parrot Waxcap
- 10. Parrot Waxcap
This was a very pretty sight growing in a meadow next to the wood. ID is almost sure.
11. Unidentified.
- 11. Unidentified
- 11. Unidentified
Growing in a meadow.
12. Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus).
- 12. Stinkhorn
- 12. Stinkhorn
- 12. Stinkhorn
Past their prime, but the jelly egg at the base is still there.
13. Ochre Brittlegill (Russula ochroleuca).
- 13. Ochre Brittlegill
- 13. Ochre Brittlegill
- 13. Ochre Brittlegill
- 13. Ochre Brittlegill
15. Rooting Shank (Xerula radicata).
- 15. Rooting Shank
- 15. Rooting Shank
Very big specimen; about 20cm high.
16. Mild Milkcap (Lactarius subdulcis).
- 16. Mild Milkcap
- 16. Mild Milkcap
- 16. Mild Milkcap
The taste of the milk was mild at first then became bitter after about 20 seconds. ID is best guess.
17. Unidentified.
- 17. Unidentified
- 17. Unidentified
Growing under yew tree.
18. Unidentified.
- 18. Unidentified
- 18. Unidentified
Growing on dead yew tree. About 20cm across. Should be easy to identify (when I have time) as the underside was furry.
19. Type of Milkcap.
- 19. Type of Milkcap
- 19. Type of Milkcap
Growing under pine.
20. Slippery Jack (Suillus luteus).
- 20. Slippery Jack
- 20. Slippery Jack
ID is almost sure.
21. Purple Russula (Russula atropurpurea).
- 21. Purple Russula
This had a very easily broken stem. I’ve found it on this patch of ground before. ID is very likely.
22. Lactarius fluens.
- 22. Lactarius fluens
- 22. Lactarius fluens
- 22. Lactarius fluens
- 22. Lactarius fluens
Growing under beech. Milk gushed from the damaged gills; dripping onto the forest floor. ID is fairly likely.
23. Stump Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforme).
- 23. Stump Puffball
24. Blotched Woodwax (Hygrophorus eburneus).
- 24. Blotched Woodwax
- 24. Blotched Woodwax
- 24. Blotched Woodwax
Edible but not worth the bother. ID is very likely.
25. Unidentified.
- 25. Unidentified
There were lots of these large grey/black mushrooms but they were all too old and decrepit for easy identification.