fungi in abundance

[ashgale]

I was on a quick visit to gather a few Pleurotus Ostreatus I had found last weekend, that were just emerging, only to find that (perhaps due to the wet weather of the last few days) they were already past their best, so I moved to another spot and found loads more in perfect condition,
a quick(less than half an hour) look around the area produced the fungi as in the list below, there have been several post lately indicating the general lack of fungi in some areas, so this may whet your appetites to get out and find a few yourselves

Xylaria carpophila on beech mast

Laetiporus sulphureus on cherry? tree

Ganoderma on beech stump

Mycena pura

Amanita rubescens

Lycogala terreste

Pleurotus ostreatus- plenty on fallen beech branches throughout the area

geastrum species

Mollisia cinerea

Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa

Hypoxylon fragiforme

Auricularia auricula judae

Stereum hirsutum

exidia glandulosa

Kretzschmaria deusta - loads of this everywhere

Diatrype disciformis

Fulgio septica

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ashgale.

[SheffieldLass]

We've had 4 days of solid rain since last Sunday, and what a difference (though with 3 dry days now it is drying up rather too fast for my liking)!

So things have been popping up all over the place. The woodchip piles have sported
Pluteus cervinus
a Coprinellus that I've not been able to get to species level, it had just gone a bit over (possibly C domesticus)
a Psathyrella (I think, but I first thought was an Agrocybe, and still needs more work but I suspect I won't get to species level)
Peziza micropus

Elsewhere:
Mycena acicula
Mycena silvae nigrae
Conocybe (which I'm also still working on)
Panaeolus cinctulus
Panaeolus fimicola
Another Conocybe and another Psathyrella that I'm still looking at
Gymnopus dryophilus
Laccaria laccata

So I'm happy (and don't have to rummage around in nettle and tall ruderal patches to get my fungi fix ), and have an excuse to put the DIY on hold.

Melanie

[ashgale]

its great what a little rain can do for the world of fungi

not had a chance yet to get out for a good lengthy foray, but i went out to mow the rear lawn this morning to find dozens of Paeneolus foenisecii in the grass, and as a bonus a small group of Entoloma clypeatum under one of the Hawthorn tress (a second flush, as we had some in early may in the same spot)
and a small group of Mollisis species under one of my "planted" logs)

hopefully got a free day on Wednesday, so im hoping to get over to clumber for a few hours, or Whitwell woods, which usually hosts a good variety of fungi !
i hope its a dry day for wednesday, its been tipping it down here since lunchtime again today /

ashgale

[Lancashire Lad]

There are certainly plenty of species to be found. I wouldn't necessarily say that any individual species was in abundance as yet, but they are still out there to found with some careful searching.

Of the ones I can identify, I've seen these within the last week. (Plus another 20-30 that I can't positively identify).

Anthracobia macrocystis – (On burnt wood forest bonfire remains).
Calocera cornea - Small stagshorn
Calocera pallidospathulata - Pale Stagshorn.
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa.
Chlorociboria aeruginascens – Green Elfcup (Mycelium stain only - no cups present).
Conocybe aporos.
Coprinus sp. – (possibly Coprinus auricomus).
Daedaleopsis confragosa – Blushing Bracket.
Daldinia concentrica - Cramp Balls.
Enteridium (Reticularia) lycoperdon.
Ganoderma applanatum – Artist’s Bracket.
Ganoderma australe – Southern Bracket.
Hypoxylon fragiforme – Beech Woodwart.
Hypoxylon multiforme – Birch Woodwart.
Kretzschmaria deusta – Brittle cinder.
Lacrymaria lacrymabunda – Weeping Widow.
Lactarius tabidus – Birch Milk Cap.
Laetiporus sulphureus – Chicken of the Woods.
Lycogala epidendrum.
Microbotryum lychnidis-dioicae – Campion Anther Smut.
Mitrula paludosa – Bog Beacon.
Orbilia sp. (On resin of spruce).
Piptoporus betulinus – Birch Polypore.
Pleurotus Ostreatus – Oyster Mushroom.
Plurotus pulmonarius – Pale Oyster Fungus.
Pluteus cervinus – Deer Shield.
Polyporus squamosus – Dryad’s Saddle.
Polyporus leptocephalus / varius – Blackfoot Polypore.
Polyporus tuberaster – Tuberous Polypore.
Russula claroflava – Yellow Swamp Brittlegill.
Stemonitis sp. – (On well rotted fallen Birch trunk).
Stereum hirsutum - Hairy Curtain Crust.
Taphrina betulina - Witches Broom.
Trametes gibbosa - Lumpy bracket.
Trametes versicolor - Turkeytail.
Tremella foliacea – Leafy Brain.
Xylaria hypoxylon – Candlesnuff Fungus.

Regards,
Mike.