They’re an unearthly yellow colour. They sprout at the bases of decaying trees. They grow in tufts and tight bundles. They are Sulphur Tuft, Hypholoma fasciculare.
They start small and orange and expand leaving just an orange centre to their cap. As they ripen the gills produce black spores, which, when combined with their yellow colour, gives them a Halloween appearance. I’ve enjoyed finding them before.
A Red Belted ConkThere's the familiar orange-red band on this Red Belted Conk. Lovely, isn't it? Its scientific name is Fomitopsis pinicola. It… read more
Purple Curtain CrustI do love a good fungusy twig. Here's one with Purple Curtain Crust, Chondrostereum purpureum, rippling on it like a… read more
DeadlyHere's a fungus you should learn to identify if you're interested in foraging and eating wild fungi. It's the Deadly… read more
Orange Peel FungusOrange Peel Fungus, Aleuria aurantia, is unmistakable. Just look at it: I've written about it before, and posted beautiful illustrations… read more
Pine-cone BonnetThe Pine-cone Bonnet, Mycena seynii, is a beautiful fairy-bonnet cap which grows on pine cones. It's so beautiful I wish… read more
Spectacular RustgillThere's a strange group of fungi on this dead tree stump in the grounds of Exeter University. I'm out again… read more
Spotted ToughshanksThere are fungi I don't recognise in the woods. They look as if they've been given a little too much… read more