Grassland fungi season again ....

SheffieldLass · #1 (**permalink**) 22-07-2009, 09:15 PM

Yipee, first Hygrocybe of the season ... how about this beauty to get the season off to a great start?

... I'm pretty sure this is H intermedia, though they have always been a bit paler, more orange less red than this one, and a bit shaggier. Though this was receiving the brylcreem treatment of the heavy rain which was falling at the time.

And if that wasn't good enough, have a look middle left of the second picture. Sheep's doings? Panaeolus? No, just inches from the Hygrocybe a blue Entoloma ....

Actually that was just the start of the grassland and woodland fungi that are now showing ... there is a lot of stuff coming through, and in quantity - puffballs, Psathyrella, Marasmius, Agaricus, as well as masses of Panaeolus, Mycenas of all sorts, a Leccinum, another (different) Inocybe, something that might be a Limacella or maybe Amanita . I've gathered nearly 30 species today, on top of the 16 or so I found in the same area two days ago .. and I didn't even get to cover half of the area I was intending to. Had to rush back through two fields that were full of stuff which I couldn't stop for, was already late

...

Melanie

KeenTeen17 · #2 (**permalink**) 22-07-2009, 09:18 PM

It begins!

I looked for Hygrocybe virginea today on a raised bog where I had it last year but there was no sign

NickCantle · #3 (**permalink**) 22-07-2009, 10:57 PM

I generally find H. virginea a little later on KT.

I had H. persistens, H. conica and H. psittacina already

FungiJohn · #4 (**permalink**) 22-07-2009, 11:01 PM

Nice finds Melanie

I can't wait to visit Clumber and Longshaw after a 3 week gap .. watch this space!

John

NickCantle · #5 (**permalink**) 22-07-2009, 11:13 PM

Something tells me that this recent weather will make Longshaw even better this year.

FungiJohn · #6 (**permalink**) 22-07-2009, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by NickCantle

Something tells me that this recent weather will make Longshaw even better this year.

We might have to have a quick visit in October to Longshaw from Clumber Nick

John

Chris Yeates · #7 (**permalink**) 22-07-2009, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by KeenTeen17

It begins!

let's not get too melodramatic KT

all that's happening is that the big stuff that half the time no one can put a name to is starting to appear

it's a bit like suggesting that only when the swans and geese start to arrive has the birdwatching season started!

a blue Entoloma such as the one Melanie has found is more of a curse than a blessing in my experience (unless you're using the popular books - in which case it's one of two or three species

)

just because it's big doesn't necessarily make it any easier to name correctly (just easier to spot in the first place) give me fungi you can put a name to unambiguously rather than these characterless monsters . . . .

only joking kids! (it's good for morale)

best

C

FungiJohn · #8 (**permalink**) 22-07-2009, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Yeates

let's not get too melodramatic KT

all that's happening is that the big stuff that half the time no one can put a name to is starting to appear

it's a bit like suggesting that only when the swans and geese start to arrive has the birdwatching season started!

a blue Entoloma such as the one Melanie has found is more of a curse than a blessing in my experience (unless you're using the popular books - in which case it's one of two or three species

)

just because it's big doesn't necessarily make it any easier to name correctly (just easier to spot in the first place) give me fungi you can put a name to unambiguously rather than these characterless monsters . . . .

only joking kids! (it's good for morale)

best

C

Bloomin eck Chris, I'm glad I read all of this

John