Galerina calyptrata

From Mossmorran, examined at Chesser August meeting, came these splendid calyptrate spores. No pics of the whole fruit body though maybe they are still available to photograph

On a roll ... rim

Fantastic display of Brown Rollrim (Paxillus involutus) at doctor's surgery in Crossgates this morning

Tubulicrinis subulatus

An oldie but a goody, from the Corticioid menu. Maybe I'll have microscope pics later

(there is doubt over the ID of this since briefly looking at it under the microscope. Sadly the specimen has passed on - fungi also die in hot cars. Worth checking anything likely looking in the future though)

Russula claroflava, Mossmorran

Growing at the base of a birch at the edge of the bog near a pool containing Sphagnum - classic habitat as noted by FN, Philips and Bon. This birch base is probably inundated regularly/annually. It has a slightly fruity smell and not much taste.

Persistent Waxcap - Hygrocybe persistens

Inverkeithing, July 2015

Colours faded to dull orange in captivity

Gills barely, if at all, attached

A "robust", grassy feel

Aquaduct cut to check lamellae

Gill section

Long, regular cell structure

Potato-ish spores with occasional constriction noted in FN

Larch bolete - Suillus grevillei

Around Japanese larches at Mossmorran. Cracking colours

Chesser 04/06/2015

A mixed bag at this time of year with first up an collybioid agaric from Cullaloe

Fruitbodies

 

Gills

Spores - typical smooth, hyaline, ellipsoid, j-

Pileipellis - somewhat dry (see later!)

Stipe

Rehydrated "dryophila type" pileipellis cell!

This species is one which was recorded from last May on the reserve so looks like a recurring species. Maybe I'll even recognise it at the third time of asking. Not sure of the order, but somewhere in the mix was this splendid asco - Scutellinia scutellata

Another asco which caused initial confusion was this nice fat jelly from cherry tree bark - a Cudoniella sp. (C. clavus var grandis)

From that overstuffed roundness we went to the spikiness of Scopuloides rimosa

Also brought along for our viewing pleasure was this cheeky little orange basidiomycete, something of a rarity, having a go at some Peniophora incarnata. I've clearly written its name down wrongly so I'll wait until I have that properly from Ellis & Ellis later

Last, but not least was this odontoid specimen which was still under scrutiny when I left

Not a bad night with a nice breadth of material to look at. There's an increase in asco-bothering activity but we did manage a couple of resupinates at least, and the ascos were nice.