Hedgerows

White Milking Bonnet

Common Name: 
White Milking Bonnet
Scientific Name : 
Mycena galopus var. candida
Cap Diameter (mm): 
10-20mm
Stem Height (mm): 
50-100mm
Stem Diameter (mm): 
2-3mm
Description: 

A small, pure white fungus  witha bell-shaped cap found growing solitary or in small troops in mixed woodland and beneath hedgerows.

Albugo candida

Scientific Name : 
Albugo candida
Description: 

A white blister-rust parasitic on a wide range of hosts in the family Brassicaceae; shown here on Shepherd's Purse (Capsella) and Hoary Mustard (Hirschfeldia incana).

Yellow Stainer

Common Name: 
Yellow Stainer
Scientific Name : 
Agaricus xanthodermus
Cap Diameter (mm): 
50-150
Stem Height (mm): 
50-150
Stem Diameter (mm): 
10-20
Description: 
Agaricus xanthodermus, the Yellow Staining Mushroom, can cause serious stomach upsets and so should not be eaten. It can be confused with other members of the Agaricaceae.

Woolly Milkcap

Common Name: 
Woolly Milkcap
Scientific Name : 
Lactarius torminosus
Cap Diameter (mm): 
80-150mm
Stem Height (mm): 
40-80mm
Stem Diameter (mm): 
10-20mm
Description: 

This is a striking fungus with a woolly cap that is commonly found with Birch trees in woods and parkland.

Wood Blewit

Common Name: 
Wood Blewit
Scientific Name : 
Lepista nuda
Cap Diameter (mm): 
60-120mm
Stem Height (mm): 
5-90mm
Stem Diameter (mm): 
15-25mm
Description: 

A medium -sized and fleshy fungus with lilac gills growing in trooping groups on soil in mixed woodland, parks and gardens.

Witches' Butter

Common Name: 
Witches' Butter
Scientific Name : 
Exidia glandulosa
Cap Diameter (mm): 
20-60mm
Description: 

A blackish, disc shaped fungus that is gelatinous and is found in small or large groups on dead and rotting wood in broadleaf woodland, favouring Oak.

Wavy Cap

Common Name: 
Wavy Cap
Scientific Name : 
Psilocybe Cyanescens
Cap Diameter (mm): 
30 - 60mm
Stem Height (mm): 
25 - 65mm
Description: 
Is often found on rotting woodchips and mulch, occasionally on their own but more often in tufts. When mature the cap has a distinct wavy appearance. Moist caps are a caramel brown colour but as they dry they become more of a creamy/ pale yellow colour. These mushrooms bruise easily and often do so heavily, but some clones may lack a large amount of bruising.

The Blusher

Common Name: 
The Blusher
Scientific Name : 
Amanita rubescens
Cap Diameter (mm): 
50-150mm
Stem Height (mm): 
60-150
Stem Diameter (mm): 
10-25
Description: 
A very variable mushroom which is very common in various habitats. Said to be edible after careful parboiling but can apparently cause haemolysis if eaten raw.

Stubble Rosegill

Common Name: 
Stubble Rosegill
Scientific Name : 
Volvariella gloiocephala
Also Known As: 
Previous synonyms - Volvariella speciosa
Cap Diameter (mm): 
80-140mm
Stem Height (mm): 
100-180
Stem Diameter (mm): 
10-20mm
Description: 
To the inexperienced fungi hunter, this mushroom can resemble a deadly Amanita. It's quite harmless though, and even considered as edible. It is esteemed amongst Eastern European communities.

Postia Tephroleuca

Scientific Name : 
Postia tephroleuca
Also Known As: 
Tyromyces lacteus
Typical Size (mm): 
20mm
Cap Diameter (mm): 
15-20mm
Cap or Bracket Thickness (mm): 
5-10mm
Description: 
looks just like a white crust at first but then brackets develop.
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