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SPRING FUNGI & MUSHROOMS

Cerioporus squamosus

A good year for Dryads Saddle – Best Bracket Fungus?

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Calocybe-gambosa

Saintly Sustenance – The St.George’s Mushroom

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Anemone Cup - Dumontinia tuberosa

With the Windflowers – Anemone Cup

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Bulgaria inquinans

Liquorice on a log – The Black Bulgar

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Coprinellus micaceus

All that glitters… The Glistening Inkcap

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Agaricus urinascens

Loving the Large – Macro Mushroom

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Bay Polypore

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Deer Shield Mushroom

Fawny coloured Deer Shield

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Winter Polypore Mushroom

A Winter Polypore in Spring

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February Forage – Tawny Funnel

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Fieldcap mushroom

Out in the field – The Bearded Fieldcap

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Agrocybe cylindracea

Tree loving – The Poplar Fieldcap

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POPULAR PICKS FROM THE BLOG:

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The notorious Magic Mushroom

October 28, 2016/by J C Harris

Horse & Field Mushroom Imposter! – The Yellow Stainer

August 31, 2010/by J C Harris

Late Summer brings out the Parasol mushrooms

August 23, 2010/by J C Harris

Common as muck! The Common Earthball

September 15, 2012/by J C Harris

Fool me once… The False Chanterelle

July 29, 2012/by J C Harris

Fairytale Fungus – The Fly Agaric

August 10, 2009/by J C Harris

Wonders in the Woodchip! The Black Morel

April 15, 2012/by J C Harris

Shy Amanita? The Blusher

August 27, 2012/by J C Harris

ExCEPtional! – The Penny Bun, Cep or Porcini mushroom

November 20, 2011/by J C Harris

Winter’s bounty – Velvet Shank

January 4, 2011/by J C Harris
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