Last month I wrote about the Piggyback Rosegill, Volvariella surrecta, which was a new species for me. Another new find this autumn has been the Fenugreek Stalkball, Phleogena faginea, pictured above, which I’ve now seen twice. My first encounter with the … Continue reading →
“Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite ’em, And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum.” – Augustus De Morgan, based on a verse by Jonathan Swift. Previously I have written about parasitic plants such … Continue reading →
“Oh good”, I thought. “A nice and easy fungus to identify.” We were walking through the woods at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB Reserve on Tuesday when we spotted a beautiful red cup fungus, growing on pieces of dead, moss covered Rhododendron … Continue reading →