Yellow Swamp Russula / Summer / Autumn / Edible Scientific Name Russula Claroflava Family Russulaceae Habitat Wet boggy ground in mixed woodland, particularly with birch. Description A bright yellow mushroom often shiny on the top that is found in very wet woodland. It is deemed on of the best eating…
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Name / autumn / Winter / Edible Scientific Name Hygrocybe chlorophana Family Hygrophoraceae Habitat Open grassland and pasturelands, it actually prefers areas that are heavily trodden or mowed often. Description These golden waxcaps, when found, are often hanging out in small groups. Identifying Features for the Golden Waxcap Mushroom: Cap:…
Jubilee Waxcap / Autumn / Winter / Inedible Scientific Name Hygrocybe / Gliophorus reginae Family Hygrophoraceae Habitat On untended grasslands, like fields and pastures or graveyards also known to occur in damp open woods. Description This striking lilac to pink slimy waxcap is very rare and shouldn’t be picked but…
Parrot Waxcap/Summer/Autumn/Winter/Inedible Scientific Name Hygrocybe / Gliophorus psittacinus Family Hygrophoraceae Habitat In unimproved grassland like fields and pastures or graveyards also known to occur in damp open woods. Description An amazing mushroom with great variation in colour! greens, blues and yellows can all be found on this particular mushroom! It…
Heath Waxcap / Summer / Autumn / Winter / Edible Scientific Name Hygrocybe / Gliophorus laetus Family Hygrophoraceae Habitat This mushroom is found mainly on heaths with short grass and moss present. Description A small and slimy waxcap growing mainly in open heathland. The pale orange-brown colour of this waxcap…
Snowy waxcap / Autumn / Winter / Edible Scientific Name Hygbrocybe virgineus Family Hygrophoraceae Habitat In short grass in fields, meadows or commons. Description A bright white common Waxcap it prefers undisturbed land although Identifying Features for Snowy Waxcap: Cap: White to ivory white. Starting convex becoming depressed in the…
Meadow Waxcap / Autumn / Winter / Edible Scientific Name Hygrocybe/Cuphophyllus pratensis Family Hygrophoraceae Habitat Grassland and pasture. Grows in groups or troops or sometimes individually. Description A nice common mushroom found in late autumn and winter it as the name suggest grows in meadows. It is thought of as…
Slimy Waxcap/Summer/Autumn/Inedible Scientific Name hygrocybe irrigatus Family Hygrophoraceae Habitat Amongst grass in pastures, fields and sometimes open woodland. Description Slimy is never a good pretense to any mushroom. this is no exception, the slimy waxcap is considered inedible because of its distinct sliminess. it not only makes it inedible but…
Foraging for Bittlegills The most common family of fungi in the UK is the Russulas or the Brittlegills. These mushrooms are colourful and abundant but like all the other fungi families there are good tasty ones and some nasty poisonous ones. I will go through the best way to identify…
Purple Russula/Summer/Autumn /Edible Scientific Name Russula Atropurpurea Family Russulaceae Habitat Mixed woodland, particularly Oak and Beech. Description Russula atropurpurea is quite a large mushroom and very common. The centre is almost black, with a purple region near the rim, which gave it its former common name of Blackish-purple Russula. This mushroom…