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North Somerset and Bristol Fungus Group

Clavaria fragilis - White Spindles
Cordyceps militaris - common on Tyntesfield lawns, emerging from dead larvae and pupae of butterflies and moths
Cystoderma amianthinum
Entoloma conferendum
Entoloma incanum - often called the Mouse Pee Pink Gill because of its strong odour
Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens
Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens
Hygrocybe calyptriforme - Pink or Ballerina Waxcap
Hygrocybe chlorophana - Golden Waxcap
Hygrocybe chlorophana - Golden Waxcap
Hygrocybe chlorophana - Golden Waxcap
Hygrocybe citrinovirens - Citrine Waxcap
Hygrocybe coccinea - Scarlet Waxcap
Hygrocybe coccinea - covered in early morning frost
Hygrocybe conica - Blackening Waxcap
Hygrocybe conica
Hygrocybe glutinipes - Glutinous Waxcap
Hygrocybe inspida - Spangle Waxcap
Hygrocybe intermedia - Fibrous Waxcap, an early species often found in mid summer after rain
Hygrocybe irrigata - Slimy Waxcap
Hygrocybe pratensis - The Meadow Waxcap
Hygrocybe psittacina - Parrot Waxcap
Hygrocybe psittacina - Parrot Waxcap
Hygrocybe psittacina var perplexa -a rare mahogany coloured form of the Parrot Waxcap
Hygrocybe punicea - Crimson Waxcap
Hygrocybe quieta - Oily Waxcap, easily recognised from its salmon coloured gills and the smell of Bed Bugs!
Hygrocybe quieta - Oily Waxcap, easily recognised from its salmon coloured gills and the smell of Bed Bugs!
Hygrocybe virginea - Snowy Waxcap
Microglossum olivaceum - found at Tyntesfield in 2008
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