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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · 19h

North Wirral finds for #wildflowerhour this week

Purple viper’s bugloss escaped into cemetery

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · 2d

Baby Waxcaps in Thurstaton Wirral. Hygrocybe reidii, Cuphophyllus virgineus and Gliophorus laetus #fungi #fungifriends #fungifriday

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · 3d

Grassland #fungi from churchyards in Wirral. Excited to find a new coral. Tentatively calling it Beige coral #fungifriday

Cordyceps militaris. Scarlet club growing from a buried insect larva

Small grey/rufous coral emerging from moss and short grass

Meadow coral. Tiny and fresh yellow coral

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · 3d

Old mossy lawns around University of Liverpool’s city campus yielded some interesting #fungi. Particularly the black cups next to old tree stumps. Any help with ID would be very welcome #fungifriday

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · 7d

That is a handsome find Lukas, I’ve never come across it before. Does it grow in habitats with other typical CHEGD fungi?

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · 7d

Some liberty caps for #ukfungusday #fungus

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · 7d

Honey waxcap- with a strong familiar sweet smell. Golden waxcap and an unidentified grey metallic mushroom with white gills on a short graveyard walk #ukfungusday #fungi

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you. I think I would have needed a dissecting microscope to follow the key through

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · 7d

Bugloss, Common hempnettle and what I think is Knotted Clover. Attempted to key the clover out for #wildflowerhour

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · 9d

Nice to see Waxcaps slowly appearing. Now raining heavily so excited for next week #fungifriday #fungi

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · 12d

Not many grassland #fungi fruiting yet but the woodland more productive #mushrooms

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · 14d

This plant has had a great year in North Wirral. Long flowering season too. One of my many favourites

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · 14d

Colourful Glassworts seen with Liverpool Botanical Society at Hightown. S. europaea group appear beaded and central flower much larger. S. Procumbens group have more cylindrical segments and lateral flowers similar in size to central #wildflowerhour

Yellow is procumbens group red is europaea group species

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · 17d

Drop in night time temperature so thought I’d visit the cemetery. Only a dried up slimy waxcap and this lovely glutinous waxcap (H. glutinipes) were found #mushroom #fungifriends

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · 21d

Should probably only be used as a deliriant/hallucinogen under the tutelage of Don Juan

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · 21d

Small scabious and Bitter vetch found whilst unsuccessfully looking for Waxcaps near Mold #wildflowerhour

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · Sep 10

Hoya carnosa ‘tricolour’ is a less prolific bloomer than some others in my conditions. The umbels are really big though. Doesn’t smell particularly strong #hoya #houseplants

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Sean Cooch @waxcapscooch.bsky.social · Sep 6

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The wonderful world of Waxcap Grasslands

Exploring the ecology, conservation and global importance of these vibrant fungi

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thanks for your identification

benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · Sep 4

Galls are fascinating and I’m keen to find out more. I found some galls on a willow this week in UK and can’t find anything similar looking when looking through pictures. Please could you help point me in the right direction?

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · Sep 3

That’s great- I hope you put them to good use

benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hi Ambroise, I watched your webinar (excellent!) and was trying to figure out this Mentha from Alnwick growing in a field margin. I would call it M suaveolens except that it has sub acute leaf tips. Down ward pointing teeth, hairy, crennate. Protruding anthers, leaf like bracts

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · Sep 3

Oh, I read @commonbynature.bsky.social ‘s blog before venturing out in north Northumberland- excellent information on what to see and where to look! 👍👍

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · Sep 3

Here is the grid reference. NU 18773 13820. I normally put records into INaturalist or IRecord depending. Will investigate BSBI record submission for future. Thanks

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benrl.bsky.social @benrl.bsky.social · Sep 2

Not sure if it is the same clonal population. I have not found many Mentha sp. in my local area but will be taking a closer interest and measurements in future

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