Lords and Ladies / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Toxic Identification Guide for Lords and Ladies A very common, toxic species. Anyone who gathers wild garlic should be aware of this plant as it appears at the same time of year in similar locations. Common Names Lords and Ladies,…
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Stinking Dapperling / Summer / Autumn / Toxic Scientific Name Lepiota cristata Common Names Stinking Dapperling, Stinking Parasol Family Agaricaceae Habitat They are saprotrophic, living off dead matter, they can be found in mixed woodland, parks and gardens. They can appear individually or in small groups. Description A fairly common…
Common Bonnet / All Year Round / Edible Scientific Name Mycena galericulata Common Names Common Bonnet, Toque mycena, the Rosy-gill fairy helmet. Family Mycenaceae Habitat They are saprotrophic, living off dead matter, they can be found on well decayed logs and stumps. They are most common on beech and oaks…
Freckled Dapperling / Summer / Autumn / Toxic Scientific Name Echinoderma asperum Common Names Freckled Dapperling Family Agaricaceae Habitat In deciduous woodland and growing from woodchip in gardens and park. Description A fairly common and easy to identify mushroom, they are listed as edible in some guides but they react…
The Miller / Summer / Autumn / Edible Scientific Name Clitopilus prunulus Common Names The Miller, The Sweetbread Mushroom Family Entolomataceae Habitat They are saprotrophic and can be found near deciduous or evergreen trees in woodland clearings, paths and parkland. Description Definitely not a beginners mushroom, they can easily be…
Ladies Smock / All Year Round / Edible Identification Guide for Ladies Smock A perennial member of the Brassica family, with a delicious mustardy taste. Common Names Ladies Smock, Cuckoo flower, Mayflower or Milkmaids. Botanical Name Cardamine pratensis Scientific Classification Kingdom – Plantae Order – Brassicales Family – Brassicaceae Physical…
Macro Mushroom / Autumn / Edible Scientific Name Agaricus urinascens Common Names Macro Mushroom Family Agaricaceae Habitat In fields, meadows and parks. They are saprotrophic, feeding on the dead roots systems of grasses and moss. They can appear individually or in small groups. Description A rare find in the UK,…
Field Mushroom / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Scientific Name Agaricus campestris Common Names Field Mushroom Family Agaricaceae Habitat In fields, meadows and parks. They are saprotrophic, feeding on the dead roots systems of grasses and moss. They can appear in fairy rings, individually or in small groups.…
Serrated Wrack / All Year Round / Edible Other Common Names: Toothed wrack, Saw wrack Latin Name: Fucus serratus Physical Characteristics: A larger wrack that can grow to 60cm long. This is a brown seaweed with dark, wiry stems and slightly lighter, flat straplike fronds with distinctive serrations or teeth…
Channel Wrack / All Year Round / Edible Latin Name: Pelvetia canaliculata Physical Characteristics: Brown seaweed with a dark, wiry stem opening out into a handful of fronds, each roughly 5-15cm long. The fronds form swollen V-shaped tips that are much lighter in colour, approaching yellow. The fronds each have…