Basidiomycete Fungi

Nouvel atlas de poche des champignons comestibles et veneneux. v.1.Paris,Leon Lhome,1911-1912.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3894999

Ballan, Victoria, Australia

Shaggy ink cap, Coprinus comatus in grass

2011-10-09 Vienna XXII. district, Donauinsel (160 msm Quadrant 7864/2).See Index Fungorum/ Species Fungorum for synonymy.German name: SchopftintlingLike all mushrooms of genus Coprinus (all the edible ones, obviously) you have to gather them when they're still young, when their flesh is still a pure white; and even then you need to be quick to get them home and cook them - if you leave them lying around for too long they still will turn black, and inedible: a few hours wait could be too long already, depending on the stage of development when you're gathering them.Also, there's yet another problem with this genus: one shouldn't consume alcohol before, during and after eating the meal, even though C. comatus isn't known for strong problematic reactions with alcohol some of its cousins are, and for this reason I would highly recommend being careful with all of them.See also distant relative Coprinopsis picaceae.

Ballan, Victoria, Australia

Shaggy ink cap, Coprinus comatus in grass

2011-10-09 Vienna XXII. district, Donauinsel (160 msm Quadrant 7864/2).See also remarks here.

Bracelands, Forest of Dean, Glos. SO559131

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Brockenhurst, England, United Kingdom

Brockenhurst, England, United Kingdom

Most likely to be Heterotextus peziziformis, but I'm checking to be sure. Photographed at Cradle Mountain, on the Pencil Pine Falls and Rainforest Walk.IDENTIFYING AUSTRALIAN RAINFOREST PLANTS,TREES & FUNGI - Flick Group --> DATABASE INDEX - TAGS

Coacoatzintla, Veracruz-Llave, Mexico

Known as one of the Magic Mushrooms for its use as a psychedelic. It ranges through much of the Neotropics and also southeast Asia. Photo from eastern Panama.

A psychoactive species found in the Neotropics and in southeast Asia. Here near a warm springs in the Darien Province of Panama.

Blackening waxcap near Chepstow. There were several of these all showing different stages of blackening.

SU274068 Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hants

SU274068 Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hants

Phlebia tremellosa, syn.: Merulius tremellosusJelly rot fungus, Trembling Merulius Slo.: ?Date: Oct. 13. 2009Lat.: 46.37831 Long.: 13.78967Code: Bot_392/2009-6560Habitat: A small opening in mixed wood, predominantly Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies, calcareous, nearly flat ground at the bottom of a valley, partly sunny, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 900 m (3.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: vertical west oriented surface of a large stump of Fagus sylvatica.Place: Zadnjica valley, near Strunik place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComment: Photographed specimens almost dry. Spore dimensions 3.9 (SD=0.2) x 1.4 (SD=0.2) micr., Motic B1-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.Ref.:M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 322www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/poroid fungi/species pages/Phlebia tremellosa.htmwww.mushroomexpert.com/phlebia_tremellosa.html

Phlebia tremellosa, syn.: Merulius tremellosusJelly rot fungus, Trembling Merulius Slo.: ?Date: Oct. 13. 2009Lat.: 46.37831 Long.: 13.78967Code: Bot_392/2009-6560Habitat: A small opening in mixed wood, predominantly Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies, calcareous, nearly flat ground at the bottom of a valley, partly sunny, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 900 m (3.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: vertical west oriented surface of a large stump of Fagus sylvatica.Place: Zadnjica valley, near Strunik place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComment: Photographed specimens almost dry. Spore dimensions 3.9 (SD=0.2) x 1.4 (SD=0.2) micr., Motic B1-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.Ref.:M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 322www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/poroid fungi/species pages/Phlebia tremellosa.htmwww.mushroomexpert.com/phlebia_tremellosa.html

Found mainly on hardwoods and widespread. Jelly-like in texture. Photo from near Hope, British Columbia.

Phlebia tremellosa, syn.: Merulius tremellosusJelly rot fungus, Trembling Merulius Slo.: ?Date: Oct. 13. 2009Lat.: 46.37831 Long.: 13.78967Code: Bot_392/2009-6560Habitat: A small opening in mixed wood, predominantly Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies, calcareous, nearly flat ground at the bottom of a valley, partly sunny, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 900 m (3.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: vertical west oriented surface of a large stump of Fagus sylvatica.Place: Zadnjica valley, near Strunik place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComment: Photographed specimens almost dry. Spore dimensions 3.9 (SD=0.2) x 1.4 (SD=0.2) micr., Motic B1-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.Ref.:M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 322www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/poroid fungi/species pages/Phlebia tremellosa.htmwww.mushroomexpert.com/phlebia_tremellosa.html

Phlebia tremellosa, syn.: Merulius tremellosusJelly rot fungus, Trembling Merulius Slo.: ?Date: Oct. 13. 2009Lat.: 46.37831 Long.: 13.78967Code: Bot_392/2009-6560Habitat: A small opening in mixed wood, predominantly Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies, calcareous, nearly flat ground at the bottom of a valley, partly sunny, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 900 m (3.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: vertical west oriented surface of a large stump of Fagus sylvatica.Place: Zadnjica valley, near Strunik place, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComment: Photographed specimens almost dry. Spore dimensions 3.9 (SD=0.2) x 1.4 (SD=0.2) micr., Motic B1-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water.Ref.:M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 322www.messiah.edu/Oakes/fungi_on_wood/poroid fungi/species pages/Phlebia tremellosa.htmwww.mushroomexpert.com/phlebia_tremellosa.html