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- Sun May 15, 2022 10:46 am
- Forum: Fungi ID requests (post here if you aren't sure what type of fungus you've found)
- Topic: Fungi ID please
- Replies: 2
- Views: 78
Re: Fungi ID please
Perhaps Ann would like to thank Gary for his ID? 

- Sun May 15, 2022 10:40 am
- Forum: Fungi ID requests (post here if you aren't sure what type of fungus you've found)
- Topic: Fungi ID please
- Replies: 1
- Views: 38
Re: Fungi ID please
Looks like one of the small inkcaps, either Coprinopsis or Coprinellus species. They grow in the compost and are a normal part of soil microflora.
Nothing to worry about.
Nothing to worry about.
- Sun Apr 24, 2022 9:25 pm
- Forum: Non-flowering Plants - (Mosses, Liverworts, algae, etc.)
- Topic: (NOT) Pine forest fungi Scotland /galloway forest
- Replies: 1
- Views: 89
Re: Pine forest fungi Scotland /galloway forest
These are horsetails, an ancient plant that propagates using spores, a fern. Not fungi so moving to the plants subforum.
- Sat Mar 26, 2022 4:19 pm
- Forum: Lichens
- Topic: Fungi growing in lawn
- Replies: 6
- Views: 306
Re: Fungi growing in lawn
I like your lwn, btw. Loks like it has a lot of biodiversity. Do you get plenty of wild flowers?
- Sat Mar 26, 2022 4:04 pm
- Forum: Lichens
- Topic: Fungi growing in lawn
- Replies: 6
- Views: 306
Re: Fungi growing in lawn
A lot of people worry about fungi in gardens but IMO. the bigger danger is from bacteria. Clostridium tetani (and other soil microbes )for example is a nasty one but should be ok if child has been vaccinated. Animal faeces and urine from cats, rats, foxes etc, fleas, ticks and other parasites are al...
- Fri Mar 25, 2022 10:16 pm
- Forum: Lichens
- Topic: Fungi growing in lawn
- Replies: 6
- Views: 306
Re: Fungi growing in lawn
Looks like a dog lichen to me. Will move to the lichens sections
- Fri Mar 25, 2022 6:30 pm
- Forum: General fungi discussion
- Topic: How to post photo
- Replies: 2
- Views: 302
Re: How to post photo
Welcome to Uk Fungi.
If you had scanned the list of topics, you would have seen the top post (under announcements)
I link it for your convenience
https://www.fungi.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1

If you had scanned the list of topics, you would have seen the top post (under announcements)
I link it for your convenience
https://www.fungi.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1
- Sat Mar 19, 2022 9:15 am
- Forum: Fungi ID requests (post here if you aren't sure what type of fungus you've found)
- Topic: Fungi on deer excrement
- Replies: 2
- Views: 290
Re: Fungi on deer excrement
No replies, but suggest you post it on http://www.ascofrance.fr
- Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:06 am
- Forum: Fungi on miscellaneous substrates (not soil or wood)
- Topic: How to get fungi growing on coffee grounds
- Replies: 2
- Views: 423
Re: How to get fungi growing on coffee grounds
I've just seen a few webpages where people have done this. Did you see growth of the mycelium? White and fluffy?
- Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:01 am
- Forum: Fungi on miscellaneous substrates (not soil or wood)
- Topic: How to get fungi growing on coffee grounds
- Replies: 2
- Views: 423
Re: How to get fungi growing on coffee grounds
Welcome to UK Fungi The usual substrate for Pleurotus is wood. This is why a common medium for growing this in kits uses old paperback books as it is essentially wood ie cellulose. Coffee grounds are quite a different substrate and contain a different assortment of nutrients as well as potential tox...
- Fri Feb 11, 2022 7:53 pm
- Forum: Fungi ID requests (post here if you aren't sure what type of fungus you've found)
- Topic: Mystery fungus
- Replies: 5
- Views: 642
Re: Mystery fungus
Oops yes, and the OP was right too. 

- Fri Feb 11, 2022 12:32 am
- Forum: Fungi ID requests (post here if you aren't sure what type of fungus you've found)
- Topic: Mystery fungus
- Replies: 5
- Views: 642
Re: Mystery fungus
An old Lentinus (prev Polyporus) brumalis - aka Winter Polypore. (they go darker like this when they are past their best)