Hello everyone, I've finally put together the first draft of this year's foray list. It's in the FILES section 'Forays 2007.rtf' or something like that. ...
Dear All, I was sent an image recently of a fungus growing in soil in a greenhouse in central London, any ideas? It is located in "Mark's bits & bobs" folder. ...
Looks to me like two very large brackets of Pleurotus ostreatus, possibly emerging from a fallen log that is hidden by the ferns. Any other suggestions? Ted. ...
Yea possibly Pluerotus, but cannot discount more exotic species, as it is growing in a greenhouse. Omphalotus nidiformis (Australasia) is very similar to an...
Hi folks, That photo sent to Mark sure looks aesthetically pleasing, doesn't it? But I'm not sure it's terribly helpful for ID purposes. Apart from the usual ...
Much more sensible suggestion from Andy. Then again, maybe if Mark eats it and then we check to see if *he* glows in the dark ... Anyway, both thanks and...
Hi Keir, How goes it? Did a freebie on Sept 1st, it was in the HH diary but not on my site, sorry about that, it was useless anyway, maybe we could arrange a...
Dear All, Thanks Andy, Keir & Ted for the comments on the unknown fungus. I have taken another look at the original image sent to me & I think Keir is probably...
The Heath & Hampstead Society has a public fungus foray on Hampstead Heath on 7 October. Led by Jo Weightman, this starts at 10.30am from Burgh House, New End...
Anyone know anything about when/where this year's Haringey foray is taking place? Thx, Karen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Subject: [londonfungi] This year's Haringey foray? Hi Karen the Haringey foray is on Sunday, October 28th - meet at Railway Fields at 10.30am (remember that...
Hi, does anyone (everyone but me?) know what time they are meeting at Trent Park cafe tomorrow? Thanks, Mary [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Attached, initial list from Trent Park foray pm 14.10.07 from ID session at the cafe before we all went our separate ways. Ted has further specimens for ID...
List included below in body of message as it looks like defences ate the attachment originally sent... H. Agrocybe rivulosa Amanita muscaria Bolbitius...
We're having wonderful fruitings of Parasol mushrooms - Macrolepiota procera - in the grassy areas on the edge of our local woodland (Abbey Wood) just in the...
Dear All, As the Trent Park foray on Sunday produced such a good quantity of interesting material, Keir & I have decided to pay it another visit later this...
Dear Mary, Yes, I expect we will still be there. We'll meet you at the Cafe at 1.30. Mark Home: 72 Michael Cliffe House, Skinner Street, London, EC1R 0WX ...
Hi all, With this species (Wrinkled Fieldcap for a Recommended English Name, surely?) taking over piles of woodchip countrywide - there has been a continuous...
Ok, it's North American, but accompanied by fascinating information & links about Species definition. It's all to do with sexual reproduction...in this case...
Glad you are still with us. Most people might have waited for the research to be done first. All I can contribute is the knowledge that apparently it is...
Dear All, Some you who may not have come across the following: http://mycology.cornell.edu/ website. It is a marvellous 1-stop resource for all sorts of things...
Agreed. This, and the latest of Ingrid's postings of wonderful fungi pics from the Botany Picture of the Day website earlier today reminded me again of how...
Hi Keir, I think that you took a reasonable but brave chance with this, as species within the genus Agrocybe have only been reported to contain Psylocybin, as ...
Hi everyone, Here's a little story which might amuse. Not strictly about a London fungus and yet our brave city was its place of revelation. Visited Snowdonia...
Did you see the "Nature of Britain" programme on BBC2 last Wednesday? It had a speeded up sequence of fungi growing on cow dung - very spectacular! Hilary ... ...
Friends of Greenwich Park fungus foray is this Friday - 26th October - at 11am. Meet at Blackheath Gate. Mary [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hi, After a couple of very interesting days foraying at Trent Park I have place a selection of images of the fungi seen on "bits and bobs from Mark", these...
