Sometimes I forget to scrutinise my local park properly…, and now I’ve learnt my lesson: Found a fine small mushroom fairy ring. It’s surprising how much it affects the growing grass. And a few days after I found this one I also found a larger one. I didn’t collect and eat the mushrooms as the rings are so striking and delightful that I wouldn’t want to deprive anyone else of seeing them.
1. Fairy Ring Mushroom (Marasmius oreades).
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- 1. Fairy Ring Mushroom
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- 1. Fairy Ring Mushroom
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- 1. Fairy Ring Mushroom
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- 1. Fairy Ring Mushroom
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- 1. Fairy Ring Mushroom
Growing in rings on grass. One small ring about 1.5m acrross, and another about 3m across. Spores 8.5-10.5µ x 5.5-7.5µ.
2. Yellow Stainer (Agaricus xanthodermus).
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- 2. Yellow Stainer
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- 2. Yellow Stainer
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- 2. Yellow Stainer
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- 2. Yellow Stainer
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- 2. Yellow Stainer
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- 2. Yellow Stainer
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- 2. Yellow Stainer
Smell a bit unpleasant. I’m assuming that they’re yellow stainers due to the strong yellow colour in the stem base although there are a few other Agricus mushrooms with that feature. ID is very likely.
3. Type of Russula.
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- 3. Type of Russula
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- 3. Type of Russula
Growing in grass under beech.