Tayside Fungi and Mushrooms

My voice
Becomes the wind;
Mushroom-hunting

19th century haiku by the Japanese poet Shiku

This site, begun June 2000, has some of the fungi found around Tayside region, Scotland.
Foraging from early August to November, with walks lasting a maximum 2 hours.

I've been able to identify 220 fungi with a degree of confidence. As there are roughly
3500 species in the United Kingdom I've a long way to go, though the majority will probably be out of my reach due to being identifiable only with a microscope.

Any comments or suggestions will be welcome.  Just contact below:
mailto:mjgall@breathe.com

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puffball group by beech tree Exidia [inside beech tree] white fuligo-type fungus

Does anyone know what the 3 fungi above are? Even a close approx. would be appreciated.
I know the pics aren't great and there's little info but . . .


Key to the photos. If the fungi are poisonous there's a [P] next to the name. However, just because there's no [P] doesn't mean they are edible. There are very few fungi I would class as decently edible. If you don't know it, don't try it.

ALTERATIONS TO SITE

December 8, 2004: Records updated, all photos now in.

November 13: Added Armillaria mellea photo [found from way back before website]

November 12: Inserted new photos. Brackets, Miscellaneous, Agarics A, C-Col, G-I, L, P, S-T.

November 6: Walk at Belmont Park [see Walks]. It was too dark for decent photos but taken fungi home and hopefully get pics tomorrow. However it's raining now!

October 31: Quick wander into Reres Park, not that there was much there [see Reres Park]

October 27: Checked a couple of my finds from yesterday and my Clitocybe odora turned out to be Stropharia aeruginosa [verdigris agaric] which at least is a new find. Saw the beautiful green colour and jumped to the wrong conclusion as didn't realise there was another type with such distinctive colouring. The other change is the Phaeolepiota aurea which seems to be Gymnopilus spectabilis. Checked on-line last night and the site had P. aurea and G. spectabilis side by side as they are easily confused. The photo of the Gymnopilus looked exactly like the types I found at Templeton Wood. 

October 26: Walked in the fields and along the wooded line at the side of the Arbroath Road. Found a few. [see Walks]. PS: I didn't realise Clitocybe rivulosa was a new find for me if you notice the change. Probably had thought over the years that I've found it but was never confident enough to add it to the collection.

October 17:  Short wander to Reres Park [see Reres]. This year I've noticed quite a few Coprinus comatus around

October 16: Great walk to Templeton Woods. Would have been farther afield but it kept raining and if it had got heavier it would've been wetter than it was - if that makes sense.! Days of rain had made the woods really wet [see Walks]

October 10: Found fungi in my garden [see Walks]

September 18: Found Clitocybe rivulosa in neighbour's garden [pic to come]

September 11: Walk into pine/conifer wood near Douglas Wood [see Walks]

September 1: Wander through Templeton Woods turned up quite a few. Not great in numbers but a good amount of diverse types [see Walks]

August 28: New photos of Laccaria bicolor [agaric L] and Calocera viscosa [Miscellaneous].    It is now officially the wettest summer in Tayside since records began.

August 20: Quick wander around Reres [see Reres]

August 17: Walked around Caird Park Golf Course amongst the woodland rough. See Walks

August 7: Quick trip to Reres Park. Few there but see Reres.

July 27: Had the first fungi walk of the year to Douglas Wood and going by this early in the season it looks like it could be a good year. See Walks


LINKS TO FUNGI RECORDS IN TAYSIDE, PERTHSHIRE AND FIFE
I'd like to build up a picture of fungi present in the areas above.
To do this I would like to link up with other websites in the area.
Here's 2 Tayside fungi links: 

http://treelike.tk

http://www.lazio1900.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/mycology.htm