This young Fly Agaric - Amanita muscaria - has only just surfaced, and already it has been nibbled:
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The remains of a Stinkhorn - Phallus impudicus - after the dark brown spore mass has been removed by flies:
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An Earthball - Scleroderma citrinum:
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Mycena pura, which smells 'raphanoid' - strongly of raw potatoes or radishes:
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A single specimen of Chanterelle - Cantharellus cibarius - was confirmed immediately by the appearance of the thick, forked, gills:
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At first I thought these might be Jelly Baby - Leotia lubrica - but the stipe is wide and creamy-opaque (see top specimen). So they will go down as Cortinarius sp.
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A batch of Honey Fungus - Armillaria mellea - suggests buried dead wood at this spot.
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