Funghi Seen Whilst Out Walking

Saw some strange fungi on the weekend and I thought I would share it with you all. Location - Raywell, East Yorkshire:

Candlesnuff Fungus


Green Elfcup


Has anyone else seen any strange ones before? Let's see them!

 

Haven't seen those before

I have got this Bracket in the garden though...

 

I thought this was a post about me at first

 

That's a good one, very substantial looking. I wish I got to see more out and about. Is Autumn/Winter the time for it?

 

King Alfred's Cake:



'Common referred to as King Alfred's Cakes (a reference to their burnt appearance, of course, because having been given shelter by a peasant woman Alfred, preoccupied by other concerns, was reputed to have inadvertently allowed her cakes to burn, having promised that he would watch her cakes cooking. They are also referred to as Cramp Balls (because carrying them was thought to cure attacks of cramps). These hard, inedible fungi appear most often on ash and beech wood but occasionally on other hardwood trees.'

 

They make good tinder for firelighting Nick

 

Hoof Fungus:







Pictures taken at Sherwood Forest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fomes_fomentarius

 

Blue Roundhead (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stropharia_caerulea)

 

Massive Birch Polypores (https://whisperingearth.co.uk/2015/02/15/birch-polypore-medicine-ancient-and-modern/):