Toothed Crust Fungus

A toothed crust fungus, probably Steccherinum ochraceum, growing on a fallen birch twig.

Specimen collected in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK on 2020-01-25.

Earthstar Fungus

A rather old fruiting body of an earthstar fungus, probably Geastrum triplex.

Seen under a beech hedge on Addington Road, Reading, UK on 2019-12-28.

Split Gill Fungus

What I think are youngish fruiting bodies of split gill fungus, Schizophyllum commune.

Mycoweb has some good images of young fruiting bodies here.

I took the following specimens which show the characteristic split gill:

These yielded the following spores (magnification x600, field width 86um):

These are about 5 x 1.5um which is rather longer than the 3-4 x 1-1.5µ given at MushroomExpert.com but they also state "sometimes reported as larger: 5.5-7 x 2-2.5µ".

Specimens taken in The Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK on 2019-11-30.

White Saddle Fungus

White saddle fungus, Helvella crispa, one of several growing on the ground under an oak tree.

This one had more of a 'saddle' top:

I took it as a specimen:

It yielded the following spores (mgnification x600, image width 86um):

These are about 16x11um which agrees well with the 16-21 x 10-14um given at MushroomExpert.com.

Specimen taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2019-11-30.

Puffball Fungus

A puffball fungus, probably Lycoperdon perlatum.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK on 2015-10-31.