A Wild Mattipus

I thought it would be a few more years before I would encounter this species in my neck of the proverbial woods. Orange Porecap (Favolaschia claudopus) - a non-native species originally from Madagascar - at Chaddesden Wood LNR, Derby

Agreed... also if OP went through the trouble of doing all that focus stacking, why would they leave the front of the mushroom out of focus? Another thing that seems to me like AI trying to replicate a true image.

Today's foray highlight - Pipe Club (Macrotyphula fistulosa var. fistulosa) at NTU Brackenhurst Campus

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Figured you'd like this one... absolutely incredible show.

They're not a common species, I'll give you that - it was only last year that I saw them for the first time.

Scarlet Caterpillarclub (Cordyceps militaris) - RSPB Budby South Forest

A lovely Magpie Inkcap (Coprinopsis picacea) - always a joy to see these!

Yes. Always. Lay it on me.

Seems like peak fungi season has already passed... still a decent amount to see though.

Ramaria, Tricholoma, Laccaria, and Mycena sp. at Rushcliffe Country Park this morning.

Took a little video of this sporulating cup fungus. Extra breeze provided by yours truly.

I believe it to be a species of Geopora. I've seen the incredibly similar Cedar Cup (Geopora sumneriana) before, but the habitat - open grassland with no trees nearby - I think rules out that species as an ID.

Going through photos from my walk yesterday to check my identifications - really like how this little trio looks!

Hygrocybe insipida - Spangle Waxcap

A perfect parrot! 🦜 Gliophorus psittacinus, found at Bestwood Country Park.

I rarely hunt out grassland fungi specifically, so this was another first for me this afternoon after an impromptu stop at Wilford Claypit Nature Reserve - Mouse-Pee Pinkgill (Entoloma incanum)! Stinky little thing.

A few waxcaps kicking around nearby too.

Day off today for a morning foray at Hollygate Memorial Woodlands, Cotgrave. Plenty to see, but I was most excited by the few different Cortinarius species present. Despite how troublesome they are to identify, it might just be my favourite genus.

Walkies

Also - Redlead Roundheads. Sooooo many Redlead Roundheads...

Another first for me today - Golden Bootleg (Cystoderma aureum) at Bramcote Hills Country Park. I was aware they had been spotted last week so was very glad there were still a good number of fruiting bodies still there.

I've seen them a few times but this is the only decent photo I have of them. The other times I've found them fully emerged they've been:

- All withered and dried up
- Crushed flat, having grown in a tight space between layers of bark
- Knocked over/smashed up
- Too high up/far away to properly see

Silky Rosegill (Volvariella bombycina)

Scarlet Elfcup (Sarcoscypha austriaca)

Wrinkled Peach (Rhodotus palmatus)

Tawny Grisette (Amanita fulva)

It's #UKFungusday! I would have been on a foray earlier but the universe has conspired against me. Storm Amy has led to the (sensible) cancellation of the event, and I have also caught myself a stinking cold! Boo!

In lieu of any snaps from today, here are a few of my favourite pre-bsky fungi pics:

Productive morning at the Notts Fungi Group foray at Bestwood CP

Today's mushrooming adventure at RSPB Sherwood is sponsored by the colour red - Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria), Beefsteak Fungus (Fistulina hepatica), Redlead Roundhead (Leratiomyces ceres)... aaand some unknown variety of Russula.

Porcini-petting post, as is customary

And as a bonus surprise, I even found a couple of Ceps! Not totally unexpected given I found some just over the road at Wollaton Park last year, but they always feel a bit special to me.

Some beautiful boletes this morning at Nottingham University Park Campus - Lurid Bolete (Suillellus luridus), Brown Birch Bolete (Leccinum scabrum), Rooting Bolete (Caloboletus radicans) and Red-Cracking Bolete (Xerocomellus chrysenteron).

The irregularly-lobed, shelf-like fruiting bodies of Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) growing from the trunk of a fallen tree. They are a bright orange in colour with a paler yellowish margin.

A wide-eyed (and devilishly handsome) fellow leans over the Chicken of the Woods, as if about to take a big ol' bite out of it.

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A pair of Ceps (Boletus edulis) which have grown with parts of their cap and stem merged together, like conjoined twins. The caps are a chestnut brown colour and the stems are pale with a white reticulum (netted pattern).

Found conjoined twins today. 🙂

A Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) butterfly nectaring on the flower of a Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis).

A Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly, resting on the ground.

A Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) butterfly sitting on a dry grass seed-head.

A Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly clinging to a frail tuft of dry grass.

Butterfly day at Trumpington Meadows! The Clouded Yellow was an unexpected surprise which we spent a good hour following around to get pictures of. 📸

Hope you're feeling better soon!

A Flame Shield (Pluteus aurantiorugosus) growing from a well-rotted elm stump. It is a bright orange mushroom with a pale yellow stem. To its right is a cup fungus of some sort with a small spider crawling up its side.

A cluster of Branched Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus cornucopiae) growing from a standing elm trunk. They have cream coloured caps with irregular wavy edges which overlap each other in tiers.

A small cluster of Fluted Bird's Nest fungi (Cyathus striatus) growing amongst leaves and well rotted timber. They each resemble a bird's nest with a brown fuzzy exterior and a striated inner surface. At the bottom of each nest sit four or five egg-like discs known as peridioles.

Yay more mushrooms