Took a few hours to have a strol round the parkland near me today, and when rumaging round in the thicker parts of the wooded areas, I was very suprised to find two types of fungi. Considering I'm way up northwards and its only just febuary, combined with last night we had some serious freezing fog all over.
I first spotted two clumps of common puffballs, granted by the wrinkles and colour they were fairly old, but still in a very good state for the conditions. Also they were still loaded full of spores, must have been around 6-7 fruits in all.
Next I found a single russula emetica, admitidly this hadnt faired that well, or another way. It was frozen solid.
But a little while later I kept seeing them all over the place, in bunches of 4-5 at a time.
Anyone else think it's odd for these to be out like this at this time of year? I'm sure if the weather hadn't been so harsh last night then the sickners would have been in good condition this morning, they simply looked and felt like someone had put them in the freezer overnight.
I first spotted two clumps of common puffballs, granted by the wrinkles and colour they were fairly old, but still in a very good state for the conditions. Also they were still loaded full of spores, must have been around 6-7 fruits in all.
Next I found a single russula emetica, admitidly this hadnt faired that well, or another way. It was frozen solid.
But a little while later I kept seeing them all over the place, in bunches of 4-5 at a time.Anyone else think it's odd for these to be out like this at this time of year? I'm sure if the weather hadn't been so harsh last night then the sickners would have been in good condition this morning, they simply looked and felt like someone had put them in the freezer overnight.
