I have spent a couple of hours in the forest fungus hunting. I don't want to bombard you with photos unless you don't mind - so many beautiful fungi but it might be OTT. A few for now and say if you want more.
And this fascinated me. I found several like this, itty bitty thing growing out of the end of little twigs. I'm assuming it's the broken end that is allowing spores entry. I'm woefully ignorant on fungus.
Lovely @NormandyLiz. I was just looking through my Roger Phillips 'Mushrooms' book for any black/dark brown-stemmed mushrooms and I came across one called Micromphale foetidum. It says that it grows on fallen twigs of trees especially hazel & beech. As the name suggests, it doesn't smell very nice but I guess you wouldn't get that from just one tiny fruiting body.
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
Thank you again, @Fairygirl. Admire, that is the right word for what I feel looking at them, it's a pleasure to be able to share what I find.
@LunarSea, I don't think it is that. I googled images of Micromphale foetidum and there are a lot of differences. The only thing I've found that comes close is the wonderfully named horse hair parachute, but I'm not sure about it either. I need to find another and photograph it from underneath.
Another possibility very like the horsehair parachute is the Collared Parachute, Marasmius rotula. As you mention a photo from beneath would be needed to help with I.D.
At this time of year we've found fungi spotting to be quite addictive 🤣. We found this one today in a small group of about half a dozen. Looking in the books and online the closest we've found is a Pestle puffball?
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I have spent a couple of hours in the forest fungus hunting. I don't want to bombard you with photos unless you don't mind - so many beautiful fungi but it might be OTT. A few for now and say if you want more.
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
And this fascinated me. I found several like this, itty bitty thing growing out of the end of little twigs. I'm assuming it's the broken end that is allowing spores entry. I'm woefully ignorant on fungus.
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
No one even needs to know the names in order to admire them. They can just enjoy the colours and the detail in each pic.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@LunarSea, I don't think it is that. I googled images of Micromphale foetidum and there are a lot of differences. The only thing I've found that comes close is the wonderfully named horse hair parachute, but I'm not sure about it either. I need to find another and photograph it from underneath.
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I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful