Wet ground

[CapAndBracket]

Sometimes kneeling in wet ground is worthwhile, no bog beacon but i am happy with this one, Mycena acicula looks the best match, will try for microscope detail in a while.

Cheers J.P.

[CapAndBracket]

At ground level i suddenly noticed there were a large amount of these on the wet ground, max size seems to be around 5mm, any ID, there are two fire sites nearby this area has been cleared but isn't actually burnt.

Cheers J.P.

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by CapAndBracket

At ground level i suddenly noticed there were a large amount of these on the wet ground, max size seems to be around 5mm, any ID, there are two fire sites nearby this area has been cleared but isn't actually burnt.

Cheers J.P.

Hi JP - first photo Mycena acicula definitely !

And the cup fungus I would hazard a guess at (although very foolhardy identifying Peziza's from photographs !) at possibly Peziza sepiatra ? The small apothecia and the colour seem to point in that direction.

However, without microscopy ????????????????????????

Nick

[CapAndBracket]

X1000

First the disclaimer, awful photo, the view down the scope was way better.

It looks like you are right (as expected), Ellis and Ellis don't give much detail on P.sepiatra, the spore size with two gutules and paraphyses with swollen tips containing yellow/brown granuales fitted with P.limnaea, but the cup size is wrong and no warty ornamentation. So top marks.

Cheers J.P.

[NickCantle]

Have some confidence in your microscopy photos JP, they are really good. I see no fault with that whatsoever!!!

Nick

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by CapAndBracket

X1000

First the disclaimer, awful photo, the view down the scope was way better.

It looks like you are right (as expected), Ellis and Ellis don't give much detail on P.sepiatra, the spore size with two gutules and paraphyses with swollen tips containing yellow/brown granuales fitted with P.limnaea, but the cup size is wrong and no warty ornamentation. So top marks.

Cheers J.P.

Thanks for the vote of confidence JP - definitely not P. limnaea which is a big thing that looks suspiciously like the very common P. badia and is usually found growing in, with or near to Sphagnum moss in very wet areas such as around woodland ponds in areas of acidic soil.

P. sepiatra is a nice find - not too commonly recorded !

Nick

[CapAndBracket]

As usual thank's for all these little tips, curiously today exploring a gully i believe i found another patch of sphagnum moss, (ground ouzing water), so something else to look out for.

Cheers J.P.

[CapAndBracket]

The wet ground is obviously keeping these ashes moist so the Plicaria endocarpoides is flourishing and lots more appearing on opposite side of fire.

Cheers J.P.

[CapAndBracket]

Also this myxomycete growing on part burnt log at same site.

Cheers J.P.

[CapAndBracket]

And these at the same site, could imagine they are quite a few things so out with books for a while, and probably try microscopy to see if i can get close.

Cheers J.P.