As discuissed in the previous posts there are several types of fungus growing by the Ock, but the budding mycologist doesn't have to venture far from Abingdon to encounter a whole range of fungus. One of the best places to see fungi in autumn is in mixed deciduous woodland, like Wytham Woods for example:
The growing in large clumps on a beech tree, this is possibly 'fairy inkcap'.
A bracket fungus are easy to spot, but less easy to identify, this one is possibly 'turkey tail', which is very common in deciduous woodland.
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Another bracket fungus, growing on a the trunk of a fallen oak tree:
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This seven spot ladybird is crawling over what could be a cluster of shaggy scalycaps.
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Of the 250 fungus photographs taken over the past two weeks, this is probably my favourite.- although puff balls are fun and the brackets impressive (especially the giant polypore) - there is something elegant and unassuming about such small fungus. These are possibly bonnets, maybe a bulbous bonnet. To confirm this, it would require studying the stem to see if there is a disc at the stem. And given the size of Wytham Woods and the small size of the fungus, I doubt if I would ever find it again.
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