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September stereum
Dulwich, London, September 2023 This week the heavens have opened. The down payment has been paid on the mushroom season. This is no evidence of mushroom season, but this stereum (probably hairy curtain crust, stereum hirsutum) has taken on a more vibrant guise after the rain. As ever on Fungi Friday, no awards are being… Read more
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There’s a massive mushroom in my house
Not quite the post I was expecting to make this week, but I found a woodland fungus growing in a dark and poorly heated corner of my house! Read more
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Essex stump bracket 🪵
Like the hot September weather, the Ganoderma theme continues. On the edge of Epping Forest I passed this big poplar stump which had a bracket fungus growing on it. Read more
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Heatwave kills the vibe
Happy #FungiFriday. An infuriating week for southern English funga, if you want to take things that far. It’s been above 30 degrees for most of the last 10 days with no proper rain. The only photo I have is this Ganoderma bracket, taken in West Sussex on my phone. Unlike the artist’s bracket I posted… Read more
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Southern or artist’s bracket? 🟤⚪
Southern bracket grows bigger and more layered than artist’s bracket. The latter gets its name from the fact you can play noughts and crosses on its white underside, or sketch landscapes, the options are there. Read more
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Heatwave earthballs 🌍
I’ve been in London through most of this week’s heatwave, with some time spent in woodland. The ground is bone dry and there are no typical mushrooms sprouting. Earthballs are not typical mushrooms, but are definitely one of the most recognisable or often encountered species of fungi. At the bottom of this oak tree I… Read more
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