Happy hunters

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Happy hunters with the Spring Fieldcap, Agrocybe praecox

A quick walk down to our favourite spot yeilded a full collecting box in 10 mins. A bit of a surprise for this time of year but lots of woodchip mulch helps..

What we found..

Jelly Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae)

Spring fieldcap (Agrocybe praecox). Spores 9.4 x 6.4 um Qe = 1.5

Agrocybe rivulosa

Pleated inkcap (Parasola plicatilis). Spores were 11.6 x 8.1 um Q=1.4  (larger than leicocephala reported June 2013 with  9.6 x 7 microns, average Q=1.4)

Orange bonnet (Mycena acicula)

Conocybe sp (vexans?) Spores 9.7 x 6.4 Qe = 1.5

 

Images from today and recent past…

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Agrocybe rivulosa. Can be found almost all year in the dene.
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Agrocybe praecox. We have found this species before and not been able to ID it correctly. Very happy to get it this time.
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Jelly Ear. This photo was taken a few weeks ago.
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Flammulina velutipes. Found in Dec 2013 but not posted.