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TAYSIDE
TOADSTOOLS & BIRDS
My voice / Becomes the wind / Mushroom-hunting . . . . . . . . . 19th century haiku by Japanese poet MASAOKA SHIKI [1867-1902]
AGARIC A - Produce spores on the underside of their caps from gills, whereas Boletes, that can be similar in look, produce spores from sponge-like tubes.
EXPLANATION FOR COMMON TOADSTOOL AND FUNGI NAMES
Amanita vaginata [The Grisette] : 'Grisette' is French for a 'grey fabric dress' and cap colour is grey - voila !
Armillaria mellea [Bootlace Fungus] : The 'bootlace' refers to the underground 'roots' the fungus uses to spread as they resemble shoelaces
Amanita muscaria [Fly Agaric] : Fungus is attractive to flies, not just to gnomes with fishing poles
AGARICUS XANTHODERMUS [Yellow Stainer]
Not clear but yellow stains on broken stem and foreground cap edge. Shiell St. 2018
AGROCYBE MOLESTA [Bearded Field Cap]
Found at Balgay Park, Dundee, amongst grass
AGARICUS AUGUSTUS [The Prince]
House of Dun guided walk, Sept. 1, 2019
AMANITA CROCEA
[Orange Grisette]
AMANITA FULVA
[Tawny Grisette]
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AMANITA MUSCARIA [Fly Agaric]
one fungi everyone knows by sight. Left, Maules Wood 2019
AMANITA RUBESCENS
[The Blusher]
ARMILLARIA MELLEA [Honey Fungus or Bootlace Fungus]
Colour variations showing difficulty with identification. Picture right shows the rhizomorphs under bark that fungi uses to infect the tree
AMANITA VAGINATA [The Grisette]
Out of alphabetical order to make tidier
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