List of Boletes

 

Boletus edulis - Cep - at Plodda Falls and 

Caloboletus radicans - Rooting Bolete - with Oak at Dene Park and Mote Park

Imleria badius - Bay Bolete - with Western Hemlock at Snipe Wood

Neoboletus praestigiator - at Dunorlan Park

Suillelus queletii - at Tudeley Woods

Tylopilus felleus - Bitter Bolete - at Ightham Mote 

Suillus bovinus - Bovine Bolete - with Pine at Plodda Falls and Tudeley Woods

Suillus collinitus - with Pine at Monkton reserve with KFC

Suillus grevillei - Larch Bolete - with Larch at Tomich and Snipe Wood with KFC

Xerocomus chrysonemus?

Hortiboletus rubellus - Ruby Bolete - near Oak at Dunorlan

Xerocomellus chrysenteron - Red Cracking Bolete - 

Xerocomellus pruinatus - Matte Bolete at Snipe Wood

Leccinum auriantiacum? - with Oak? at Tudeley Wood

Leccinum duriusculum - Hever Castle

Leccinum versipelle - with Birch at Tudeley? and Snipe Wood

Leccinum scabrum - with Birch at Tudeley and Snipe Woods 

Tunbridge Wells Cemetery

 

The Ugly Milkcap, Lactarius turpis or now Lactarius necator.  As far as I know this is the first time I have seen this, although I remain confused as I was previously connecting this term to Lactarius controversus.

There were a number of now dark brownish to black capped medium to very large milkcaps (to 15 cm or so) on the roots of one of the large Birch trees. The colour when younger should be a sort of olive. Maybe this was the one that Martin picked up? The trees here are certainly worth looking at for notable designation on the ATI. 

Lactarius turpis has been recorded a number of times on this site since 2005 so it is probably mycorrhizal on a number of the Birches around. Interesting that I only saw it on this one tree though!

The specimen in this photo was showing quite a lot of browning on the gills, so fits that character. The very black of the cap indicates the over-maturity of the fruiting bodies. Stem should be hollow, flesh brittle. I didn't taste much milk - a little old I thought, but it was extremely and persistently burning hot. KOH showed the violet very quickly and pleasingly. Its not what I would describe as Birch in "Wet" Woodland though, as described in UK books/websites, but I was glad to see not in FOTE.

This is the Birch Knight, Tricholoma fulvum. "Knights" are rather like "Shields" in someone's  imagination at least, with a central umbo, a bit rough but sticky when wet and as it ages with radial streaks around the edge. Bright(ish) yellow gills, unusual for a Knight which normally have white gills, with brown mottling on them as the cap ages. Stem yellow with brown fibres. Yellow fibrous stem flesh and gills contrasts with white cap flesh, maybe a floury smell when fresh cut. The species generally seems to like Birches on wet soil.

Following the theme of fungi associated with Birches, here is the Brown Birch Bolete, Leccinum scabrum, which I hope I am getting a bit more familiar with. It is a bit hammered, interestingly.

This is the other Bolete we saw, which MIGHT be the genuine Xerocomellus chrysenteron which is now thought to be mostly found under conifers - here these are found under Cedar and (I think) also Lawson Cypress from the debris. The other species recorded are cisalpinus and porosporus.

Moving on to the clubs and spindles, here is what I think should be the Yellow Club, Clavulinopsis helvola, which is a bit smaller and less clumpy than Golden Spindles, Clavulinopsis fusiformis.  Cylindrical unbranched, slightly clavate. Watch out for Clavulinopsis luteoalbis slightly more orange normally. 

There was a white club, probably Clavaria fragilis, in clumpier groups than some other clubs. There are several other options, less clumpy less trooping, with no clear dividing line between these species, although microscopy can help. Possible slight iodine scent..

So the third was just the one patch on one grave, Smoky Spindles, Clavaria fumosa, quite a bit bigger than the "clubs". This seems to be a reasonably reliable identification, as far as I can tell, with its distinctive colour (this can vary a bit) and concolourous flesh, no odour or taste and browned off tips. It is usually cylindrical and unflattened, unridged.

The cemetery was waxcap heaven.  

This was the first one I thought I understood, the Scarlet Waxcap, Hygrocybe coccinea, with its perhaps slight yellowish edge. It is not as big or chunky as the Crimson Waxcap, Hygrocybe punicea, which we found later, with a red to orange-yellow stem, especially in the lower half. Stem cylindric but often compressed, matt to silky with fragile flesh. Common and widespread.

KFC meeting at Monkton Nature Reserve

 A good list of species with some interesting finds including some under logs.

One of the interesting little brown mushrooms (LBMs) is the Mouse-pee PinkGill, Entoloma incanum. When handled it becomes increasingly blue-green, and it smells of caged mice.

The widely spaced gills are adnate, start whitish then turn grey-pink, but will discolour blue green if bruised.

The Meadow Coral, Clavulinopsis corniculata, looked likely for this, the other yellow clubs are less branched and they all need microscopy

On rotting wood by the pond, Calocera cornea, was quickly spotted

on the other hand this might be very young Calocera viscosa, often a little more orange

Also on wood, what are probably, even if rather dark, the spatula-shaped asexual anamorphic bodies of the Purple Jelly Disc, Ascocoryne sarcoides. The most likely alternative, Ascocoryne sylichnium, does not have an anamorphic stage. 

Trichoderma viride

The Bolete, Suillus collinitus, under Pines at Monkton Nature Reserve. Notice the very yellow pore surface, the pores of which are fine to medium in size, that browns a bit later, the fibrillose (?) cap (viscid when wet we are told), the pinkish mycelium at the base of the stipe and the brownish granules around the stipe, still seen at the top.

Wrinkled Crust, Phlebia radiata

Mycoacia uda was one of the few crusts I got any clue of. The others languish in the images folder.

Some Waxcaps at Hengoed Isa

Nice to see some waxcaps on the garden lawn, here is the first, unknown fungus at least as far as I can tell,

Parrot Waxcaps, Hygrocybe psittacina, varying amount of green,  

Slimy Waxcap, Gliophorus irrigatus, looking good

Ivory Bonnet, Atheniella (Mycena) flavoalba possibly.

Dene Park

In Dene Park I think, this is Clustered Bonnet, Mycena inclinata around the base of this tree. Note the strong umbos, the caps furrowing nearly to the centre, the crenellated margin and the white fluff around the base of the un-furrowed stems.

Milkcap possibly Lactarius quietus linked to Oak or Lactarius pyrogallus linked commonly to Hazel.

and a Brittlegill that might not be possibly Russula cyanoxantha or perhaps Russula parazurea

Black footed Polypore at Cobtree Manor

One of the Blackfooted Polypores, Polyporus leptocephalus. Small to large, tan brown, cap should be radially fibrillose and not darker in the centre. 6 - 9 pores per mm, pale-grey pores perhaps, very thin white flesh maybe, wide range of broadleaved trees, common.

A bit old, but nice to see in comparison to the Tuberous Polypore, Polyporus tuberaster and the Bay Polypore, Polyporus badius, which is darker and shiny, pale brown flesh possibly, white pore surface.

Second visit to Oldbury Hill

 

Towards the end of my very quick visit I came across these pale caps which turned out to be either Cortinarius alboviolacea or more likely it now appears, Cortinarius acutispissipes, newly recognised as present in Britain and now (according to the DNA so far) to be the commoner of these two sister species, with slightly larger spores. Very pleased that Geoffrey Kibby confirmed on the Facebook post that I was at least in the right area! 

Oldbury Hill

Sulphur Knight. Tricholoma sulphureum. Certainly smelt horrible and was very yellow!

False Death Cap, Amanita citrina, no images this time.

The Blusher, Amanita rubescens perhaps

Oak Milkcap, Lactarius chrysorrheus - I think!

Beech Milkcap, Lactarius blennius. Slimy when wet and quite unprepossessing. Cap pale olive to greenish grey, occasionally tinged pink, soon depressed in centre, typically blotchy. Light grey or cap-coloured stem. Copious milk that dries grey. Usually with Beech, sometimes Oak, usually on acid soil. 

The Common Rustgill again attached to a small twig, Gymnopilus penetrans.

Amethyst Deceiver, Laccaria amesthystina, in good colour and in good numbers.

Possibly The Sickener, Russula emetica, at least a Russula. 

Shaggy Scalycap, Pholiota squarrosa. Colourful!

The Floury Brittlegill, Russula farinepes perhaps, but seems unlikely as relatively rare and on high pH soil. Possibly the Ochre Brittlegill, Russula ochraleuca, but farinepes has been found on this site in the past.

Deer Shield, Pluteus cervinus. The colour of this species is very variable, but seems recognizable with experience.

Buttercap, Rhodocollybia butyracea. 

Brown Rollrim, Paxillus involutus, the most likely candidate.

Blushing Bracket, Daedaleopsis confragosa, in a fairly typical view Blushed well on the underside.

Sulphur Tuft, Hypholoma fasciculare. No images. Several patches present

Stocking Webcap, Cortinarius torvus. One of the easier Cortinarius to be identified! Greyish brown cap with lighter radial fibres. Gills start off a little violet until they get covered with the rusty brown spores.  Stipe slightly violet above the whitish stocking