Fungi Friday 🍄

West Sussex, 31st October and 1st November 2023

Two days at a special little cemetery I know. It’s good to be reminded of how rich grassland ecosystems can be, and it’s not just about the woods.

Also, I think I snapped three different species of one coral fungus genus here (scroll down).

Mushrooms

Glistening inkcap (known as mica caps in North America, I think) is a common mushroom in these parts, but I’ve never seen them in their hundreds like this.

The photos above show their change over the two days. Basically they don’t last long.

These very small bonnets were easy to miss there in the grass. I saw them in a field guide recently but have forgotten their name.

The first pics here are on day one and with my compact camera. There were so many things to see and my compact performed so poorly that I came back with a mirrorless camera and macro lens. These are possibly heath waxcap but I’m really unsure as the gills don’t look right. This grassland has several species of waxcap, some of which I will post about in a couple of weeks.

The Deceiver, which for some reason I feel I need to capitalise each time. This was a lovely one.

Clavulinopsis coral fungi

These coral-like fungi are also good indicators of quality habitat for me. I think this is yellow club, in the genus Clavulinopsis.

I also think this is golden spindles, another Clavulinopsis.

And another Clavulinopsis, meadow coral fungus. This is a nightmare to photograph well, as this photo shows! All I can think of is Fraggle Rock.

Thanks for visiting.