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Uff's Fungi Finds

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  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    He'd like that Fire. He'd bury the ladybird stone and eat the fungi if I didn't say no. 
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    Had an enjoyable fungi forage today so plenty to ID.
    I've never seen this one before but suspect it's lions mane fungi. It was only tiny, just a bit bigger than a 50p. Anyone confirm or otherwise please? Sorry it isn't a clear pic.


    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    Could well be Lion's Mane, Hericium erinaceus but young specimens of fungi can be very hard to identify. It is a protected species so shouldn't be sampled or collected. It would be a very rare sighting for Scotland so worth recording by the relevant authorities. Worth going back to get a few better photos to aid ID.
  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    Ok will do. Wouldn't it be good if that's the case

    Is this one cortinarius triumpans, birch webcap steephill?




    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841
    It is certainly a webcap and it looks like it has the remains of a couple of rings on the stem which is characteristic of the birch webcap. I wonder about the overall colour balance of your first photo though, your hand looks a bit blue and adjusting it gives a stronger yellow on the fungi. Does that sound right? The second photo looks to have a better balance and shows the slightly lilac gills expected in a young specimen.
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    edited October 2022
    Uff said:



    powderpuff bracket or Postia ptychogaster would be my guess on this one.



  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    Yes you could be right steephill. The light was very poor and I should have split it in half. It's where I walk Wee Uff so I'll get a better pic easily.

    Thank you Skandi. When I was trying to positively ID I wondered about that too but hopefully by the end of the day I'll have better pics so will re-post them.
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited October 2022
    Uff.  Does it make your fingers go mauve?  



    Only joking.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    Cheeky monkey. :)

    Back to Glen Loy again today and having doubts about lions mane. Coin showing size and I found more under the log. Very difficult to focus as it seems almost translucent in the middle of it. 






    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited October 2022
    Today's fungus find:






    It's always a good idea to include something that shows scale.  (I'm obviously not as rich as you.)
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
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