Entries from October 1, 2013 - October 31, 2013

Saturday
Oct262013

Crust Fungus

From last year: a white (slightly pink?) crust fungus, probably Cylindrobasidium evolvens.

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-10-24.

Friday
Oct252013

White Jelly Fungus

What I think is Phlebia tremellosa.  It was growing on earth that had decaying wood embedded in it.

Photos taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-10-20.

Thursday
Oct242013

Magpie Mushroom

A young magpie mushroom, Coprinopsis picacea (= Coprinus picaceus).

Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-10-20.

Wednesday
Oct232013

Scaly Yellow Mushrooms

A cluster of Pholiota sp, probably Pholiota squarrosoides, based on the viscid surface of their caps.

They were growing out of the sawn end of a felled tree trunk:

Photos taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-10-20.

Tuesday
Oct222013

Greenish-White Mushroom

What I think is the white variant of the false deathcap, Amanita citrina.  Its cap had a very faint greenish tinge but this does not show up well in these photos.

Photos taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2013-10-20.