Fabulous Fungi in Gunnersbury Triangle!

Humaria hemisphaerica – glazed cup fungus
Geastrum striatum – streaked earthstar (the smaller cousin of the collared earthstar, also found in the Triangle)
Stereum hirsutum – orange curtain crust
Daedaleopsis confragosa – Blushing Bracket – discolours reddish when scratched, as you can see
Netty, now with the RSPB, and volunteer Olwyn by the pond during the fungus foray
Fungus expert Alick Henrici collecting some interesting-looking ear fungi
The Candlesnuff fungus, Xylaria hypoxylon, has now grown into some glorious Stagshorn shapes, all around the reserve
Tremella cf. foliacea, the yellow brain fungus
Xerocomellus (formerly Xerocomus), a Bolete mushroom (in the Cep family) with little tubes ending in pores on the underside of the cap, not gills
Hyphodontia sambuci – elder whitewash (as here, not always on Elder). Lovers of Italy will know Sambuca as an elderberry and anise liqueur!
Tricholoma cf. album, the white knight, in the anthill meadow
Agaricus sp., an edible mushroom in the same genus as the commercial champignon de Paris and the field mushroom
Lepista inversa, the tawny funnel, a mushroom in the same genus as the delicious wood blewits