There were quite a few Russulas growing beneath silver birches and young oaks. I identified one of these as green Russula (Russula aeruginea).<\/p>\n
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Russula aeruginea<\/p><\/div>\n
At Ackworth, I found a clump of fungi which seemed to be a species of Agaricus. For these, I needed the help of the experts at the British Mycological Society. Agaricus bohusii was suggested initially\u00a0but Geoffrey Kibby, who has published a number of authoritative guides to fungi, suggested that this fungus was a particularly scaly example of Agaricus subperonatus.<\/p>\n
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Agaricus subperonatus<\/p><\/div>\n
Agaricus subperonatus isn’t a common species, so this was an interesting find.<\/p>\n
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