Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita
So hard to identify.
Porcelain fungus and fly
Oudemansiella mucida, commonly known as porcelain fungus, is a basidiomycete fungus of the family Physalacriaceae and native to Europe. It is a white, slimy wood-rot fungus and is strongly tied to rotting beech, where it grows in clusters. It is in season late summer to late autumn, and tiny fungi can then sometimes be seen parachuting from high branches, when they are dislodged by the wind on breezy days.
Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita. Mostly seen with a rounded cap, as here.
“Famous, enchanting and highly toxic. Fly agaric is the home of fairies and magical creatures and a lover of birch woodland, where it helps trees by transferring nutrients into their roots, but if eaten can cause hallucinations and psychotic reactions.”
But a few had flat plates on top.
Amanita pantherina, also known as the panther cap
Calocera viscosa, commonly known as the yellow stagshorn, is a jelly fungus
Common puffballLycoperdon perlatum?
Pholiota squarrosa, commonly known as the shaggy scalycapSo many that I can’t identify. A few here, and many more in the slideshow below.
This one, looking like the moon…
This one looked like a fungus (or toasted flatbread) but is more likely Common Sunburst Lichen (Xanthoria parietina)
And lastly, nothing to do with fungi, other than being seen at the same time, a Pale Tussock moth caterpillar (Calliteara pudibunda)
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