A wonderful wine-coloured Russula under old Cypress:
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And in the same location, Pseudocantharellus infundibuliformis, a close relative of the Chanterelle. I think this is what the French call Giroles.
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Out in the sunlight, at the edge of the road, I looked at the usual place and found the extraordinarily rare Phellodon melaleucus. Most mycologists will never see this in a lifetime. This is the only current location known in Ireland. Dried specimens smell strongly of fenugreek.
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The rather common (in old woodland) Inocybe geophyllum var. lilacina. There is always a lilac tinge (see the younger specimen to the right). Poisonous.
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Horn of Plenty - Pseudocraterellus cornucopioides - is absolutely delicious. I smelled these before I saw them. This is actually a new location for these: I know of one other location several hundred metres away.
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One of the Myxomycetes, or Slime Moulds, this is Fuligo septica. These are actually mobile (see the slug-like trail), and some serious research and discussions are tending to move these more towards the animal kingdom than fungi.
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This is an Entoloma sp. These have wonderful multi-angular spores, but can be the devil to identify to species (I have over 1600pp of monograph on these). Still, I'll give it a go.
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Clavulina cinerea also grows along the edge of the verge in large clumps:
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Another Hygrocybe nigricans which is just beginning to show signs of black.
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"Pseudocraterellus cornucopioides - is absolutely delicious. I smelled these before I saw them." which raises the question: what does it smell like? Sadly I've never seen it... I love the portrait of the single specimen.
ReplyDeleteSlime moulds are extraordinary aren't they? I saw various (whiter) ones earlier in the year, and as you say they move - too slowly to see but fast enough that they look quiet different tomorrow - quite spooky really.
"This is a close-up of the gill edges:" fine shot - i wonder if the toothing is diagnostic?