Thursday 30 October 2014

A new fairy ring, Norwood Grove

Found a new fairy ring in Norwood Grove today, of very mature Shaggy Parasols (possibly ParasolsMacrolepiota procera?), growing around a Holly tree. The stipes (stems) look more speckled, hence my uncertainty, they are really large too. However there was a reddish bruising when the gills were touched, so more likely to be Shaggy Parasols? I was careful to apologise to the fairies as I photographed the ring. The caps have inverted on all the larger ones, like umbrellas in a high wind. The ring looked like it might extend into the grounds of the White House, it had an ancient, secretive feel about it. The fungi are very well hidden so have been able to grow to maturity.









Another Shaggy Inkcap, same field as the one I saw earlier this week. Edible when young.

Nice view of the double layered ring on a shaggy parasol and gills.




Below, Field Mushrooms, Agaricus campestris? Nice brown gills, 



Below, Common Bonnet I think, Mycena Galericulata, with smooth, tough stems.


These, below, looked pretty horrid, rather slimy. They might be Honey Fungus, Armillaria mellea, again, same field, their yellowness doesn't come across in the photo. 

"Although these fungi can become a serious disease for gardeners, without them the Earth would probably be covered in dead trees. As a wood-decaying fungus it breaks down dead trees returning nutrients to the soil."  (Fairweathers)




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