It has been a while since I posted some proper fungi spotting photos. Edible mushroom season is long gone, but quite a few tenacious fungi are still getting their heads above ground. Like this one, for instance:
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| Common cavalier, growing in leaf litter in mixed woodland |
A couple of minutes later, while walking along a river bank under some very old pine trees, I found a big group of cavalier's relatives.
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| Clouded funnels. There were about a hundred of them on that spot! |
Moving on, I found the only truly non-edible mushroom for today, growing on a rotting stump leaning over a stream. That's right, the two species above are edible, although not recommended due to combination of lack of taste and texture, possibility of confusion with similar poisonous species and occasional individual gastric reactions even if correctly identified.
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A splash of colour - a welcome change from previous specimens. Brick tuft.
Beautiful, but not edible even when this young |
Finally, right next to my office (did I mention that I took the pictures on my way to work today?), a company of ink caps, past their prime, but still looking good enough for a photo.
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| Remember: it's either eating these, or drinking alcohol. DO NOT combine! |
All in all, not a bad photo collection for the last day of October! It has been very mild recently, with lots of rain, hence the relative fungal abundance. I'm sure I'll be back soon with more photos. Meanwhile, stay warm, and don't eat any funny mushrooms!
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