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Misidentifying Fungi: Horton Wood on a dry December day
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I don't know much about Fungi. What I do know is, they're mostly pretty hard to identify to species. So this is me, trying. Saturday, 3 December 2016. Horton Wood on a dry December day. Quick stroll to Horton Wood this morning. Wasn't expecting much in the way of fungi, as I gather the season starts winding down at this time of year. But there were a few things about. I took a specimen of the mushroom in the foreground of the second picture. Here's the cap up close:. Cap dry and mousy brown. Yellow-brown...
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Misidentifying Fungi: April 2016
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I don't know much about Fungi. What I do know is, they're mostly pretty hard to identify to species. So this is me, trying. Monday, 4 April 2016. Something in the flowerbed. Something caught my eye as I walked up the garden path this evening. Something in this flowerbed:. This cup fungus has sprung up all along the length of the bed:. Outer surface, but forms a separate layer with a slightly smoother texture. It doesn't have much of a stem to speak of. To 8cm across; initially deep cup- or goldfish bowl-...
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East Sussex Wanderer: May 2016
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In search of butterflies, dragonflies and other wildlife across East Sussex. Saturday, 28 May 2016. The Speckled Wood that occurs on much of the European mainland is of the nominate form. But in the UK it is replaced by subspecies. They are quite different from each other in appearance with. Having a slightly darker ground colour to the wings and with yellower markings replacing the more orange markings of. By way of comparison, this is a photograph of a Speckled Wood (. Tuesday, 24 May 2016. A visit to ...
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East Sussex Wanderer: January 2017
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In search of butterflies, dragonflies and other wildlife across East Sussex. Friday, 27 January 2017. I have seen numerous variations over the years and here is a selection of photographs. Although the occurrence of some variants can be manipulated through captive breeding, the following examples were found and photographed in the wild. This pale form only occurs in the female of the species and can account for 10% of females. A regular form which displays a line of blue submarginal spots on the hindwings.
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East Sussex Wanderer: Bird's-nest Orchid and Variation in Bee Orchid
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In search of butterflies, dragonflies and other wildlife across East Sussex. Thursday, 29 December 2016. Bird's-nest Orchid and Variation in Bee Orchid. Visiting Ashdown Forest back in May, I managed to observe a freshly emerging Bird's-nest Orchid (. Over the course of three weeks. This strange orchid contains no chlorophyll and obtains its nutrients from fungi. It is generally found in the shade of long established beech trees. On 17th May, the flower spike is just starting to emerge. The Bee Orchid (.
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Misidentifying Fungi: Rowland Wood in December: Mince pies and Oysters
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I don't know much about Fungi. What I do know is, they're mostly pretty hard to identify to species. So this is me, trying. Sunday, 11 December 2016. Rowland Wood in December: Mince pies and Oysters. It was the last conservation work party of the year today at Butterfly Conservation's Rowland Wood reserve in Sussex. A perfect opportunity for some fungus-surveying, while Michael was busy doing some real work: chopping down Birch trees. I soon started racking-up the species: Small Stagshorn. In Sussex....
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Misidentifying Fungi: Elastic Oysterling?
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I don't know much about Fungi. What I do know is, they're mostly pretty hard to identify to species. So this is me, trying. Monday, 9 January 2017. Was back in Rowland Wood yesterday so thought I'd grab a specimen of that Oysterling I found growing on pine brash last month. Here's where it was growing. Here's what it looks like. And here's my specimen. The key to the Panellus. Species in Funga Nordica. Takes you to two species with whitish or buff fruit bodies: P. stipticus. I've seen P. stipticus. I was...
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Misidentifying Fungi: August 2016
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I don't know much about Fungi. What I do know is, they're mostly pretty hard to identify to species. So this is me, trying. Thursday, 18 August 2016. Mushrooms, thousands of 'em. Entering Hoe Wood, I noticed a small cluster of mushrooms nestled between the roots of an oak tree up ahead. As I walked further on I realised, these same mushrooms were. everywhere. Tight clusters of them pressed up against the oak trees. In fact most of the oak trees in the wood had mushrooms for company. Some like it hot.
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Misidentifying Fungi: January 2017
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I don't know much about Fungi. What I do know is, they're mostly pretty hard to identify to species. So this is me, trying. Saturday, 21 January 2017. The old oak tree. It's been a frosty week in Small Dole and the ground was frozen solid as I headed off for a jaunt this afternoon. There was not a single mushroom to be seen. On the fallen bough of this oak tree, I caught a climpse of an old crust fungus, so I thought I'd take a closer look. Looking well past their best: one of the Crusts, a Stereum.
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