North Denes
Field Bird's Nest (Cyathus olla)
Paltry Puffball (Bovista plumbea)
Hairy Parachute (Crinipellis scabella)
Dune cup (Peziza amophila)
Entoloma Sp?
Feathered Stalkball (Onygena corvina) on the feathers of a dead Razorbill.
Stacking by hand in the field about 40 shots.
Fungus Sp?
Clitocybe rivulosa/dealbata?
Clustered Domecap (Lyophyllum decastes)
Psathyrella ammophila?
Sea Sandwort (Honckenya peploides)
Mycena chlorantha
Neotiella rutilans
Canonball Fungus (Sphaerobolus stellatus)
Nestled in amongst Capillary Thread-moss (Bryum capillare)
Stacked by hand in the field.
Tuning Fork Fungus Sp?
Sea Holly decaying. (Eringium maritimum)
Fungus Sp?
Sheep's Bit Scabious (Jasione montana)
Small fluffy white fungus on an Elder Twig
Slightly more grown up versions below.
This group was about 2mm across
No to sure about the ghosting although the picture has been touched up.
Small fluffy white fungus on an Elder Twig Sp?
from
Tony M
I reckon those lovely small white fluffy fungi on the elder twig are Lachnella alboviolascens.
and
a
twinkling of about twenty Snow Buntings flew along the beach
and something extra
The small orange fungus that Stewart brought with him.
The diagonal length was about 1mm
Again from
Tony M
The small orange fungus that Stewart brought along
was Flammocladiella decora/Nectria decora [on an invisible host of
Massaria gigantispora] on a Field Maple twig.
Taken using a X10 Nikon microscope objective
Wheatfen
Willow backlit in the morning sunshine.
Hop (Humulus lupulus)
Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)
Duck weed in the dyke
Down in the wood.
Dappled sunlight over the stream in the wood
World Fungus Day
Wheatfen 8th October 2022
A display created by the Norfolk Fungus Study Group graced the workshop at Wheatfen
A chart showing past & present members of the Norfolk group
Something about the types of Fungi found in Norfolk and where they like to grow.
A book display
A stereo microscope set up with some specimens for inspection
One boy in particular enjoyed the compound microscope
And a superb display of mildews
50 Shades of Gray
The ancient magnifier doing sterling service
Looking at Field Bird's Nest Fungus brought from Martham
Field Bird's Nest (Cyathus olla)
A splendid introduction to the morning
Ready to foray with id charts at the ready
Photographing a Gall created by Andricus querquuscorticis
Dog's Vomit glimpsed on the tree stump
A first sniff
The eye glass stance
The wise woman of the Forest complete with willow basket for samples
The children stole the show
A good session enjoyed by all
Grey Shoulder-knot (Lithopane ornitopus) found on the wood pile.
This is a fungus (the little pinky blobs) parasitic on a lichen.
Heterocephalacria physciacearum
on
Physcia adscendens
A delightful Oak Bracket (Pseudoinonotus dradeus)
This did turn out to be Alder Bracket
The amber droplets exuding from the fungus are know as guttation.
More about guttation from Weird & Wonderful Wild Mushrooms
A striking example of guttation seen on Alder Bracket some years ago.
A younger version of this species of fungus was seen today with no guttation
Hypocrea Sp - Green Mould of Narcissus (Hypocrea rufa)?
Orange Peel Fungus possibly but awaiting microscopy
Willow Shield (Pluteus salicina)
A selection of spore prints.
Very easy to do at home (just lay fungus with the gills turned down to the paper) but do have some black paper as well just in case you have a fungus with white spores.