Got Excited yesterday when walking through spring bank graveyard in Hull, saw a nice patch of what on first glance appeared to be small horse mushrooms or a similar Agaricus species. After pulling a couple up i noticed the bulbous base and yellow tinges around the cap and bottom of the stipe.
I decided to take a few back home anyway and get the books out to confirm my suspicions and i was right, they were yellow stainers which i think are one of the most common causes of mushroom poisoning in the UK. Although not life threatening you can end up on the loo for 24hrs and it doesn't sound like something i wold like to experience!
Most striking characteristics are the bulbous base and when cutting the base of the stipe it will stain chromium yellow on reaction with the air. They will also show small tinges of yellow around the edges of the cap.
The rest of the pics below are from Nut Wood (Again!) I haven't identified most yet apart from the obvious Stinkhorn, and the large group up against the tree stump were again Mica ink caps (Although i see 'Mica' isn't used anymore as its common name, that seems to be from my old 70's book, i must do more research and find their new common name, but i'm sure they are from the Ink Cap family)
Oh And i would just like to say hello to the first follower of this blog, Annies Antics. Hope you enjoy the pics!
Stinkhorn
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