Yellow Swamp Russule

Monday Mushroom #68

Russula claroflava - Yellow Swamp Russule

A bright yellow, medium sized russula of boggy birch woods.

Sunset in a Mossy Place

Fencepost of the Week #70

The Ruins

The Ruins, oils on board.

Cleavers in a Pit

Fencepost of the Week #69

Metatrichia floriformis

Monday Mushroom #67 - well, more of a Sunday Slime Mold, really...

This is - I think - Metatrichia floriformis. A slime mold which forms black, shiny stalk-ball fruiting bodies (under 1mm in diamiter) which crack open to release orange, fluffy spore bearing material.

Metatrichia floriformis sharing the undersurface of a rotten log with a pill millipede.

Metatrichia floriformis - fruiting bodies opening to release orange spore bearing material.

Metatrichia floriformis - fruiging bodies.

Public Footpath

Fancepost of the Week #68

Birds Nest Fungus

Monday Mushroom #65

Crucibulum laeve - Birds Nest Fungus. Lots of stages of development from tiny pins to old, cracked cups.

This is Crucibulum laeve - one of the birds nest fungi. Their spores are grouped into white, rounded packets and are dispersed by raindrops splashing into the cup shaped body.

Crucibulum laeve - Birds Nest Fungus. Lid on right is disintegrating.

The fruiting bodies develop with a protective cover which shrivels and falls away on maturation.

Crucibulum laeve - Birds Nest Fungus

 Each cup is only 5-10mm in diamiter, and though distinctive, they are easily overlooked.

Crucibulum laeve - Birds Nest Fungus. A dense cluster of emptied cups.