Broome Heath (Ditchingham) Fungi Foray – February 2024
11 February 2024
In the wooded area adjacent Lodden Road closest to village hall, we saw trees decorated with Tremella mesenterica – Yellow Brain.
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Broome Heath – 11th February 2024
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Broome Heath – 11th February 2024
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Broome Heath – 11th February 2024
I counted at least nine in this tree below:
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Broome Heath – 11th February 2024
Lichens, mosses and some Exidia glandulosa on this branch:
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Broome Heath – 11th February 2024
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Broome Heath – 11th February 2024
Tremella mesenterica parasitises the mycelium of Peniophora seen on the underside of this branch:
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Broome Heath – 11th February 2024
There was also plenty of Exidia glandulosa – Witch’s Butter:
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Broome Heath – 11th February 2024
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Broome Heath – 11th February 2024
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Broome Heath – 11th February 2024
And Auricularia auricula – Jelly Ear:
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Broome Heath – 11th February 2024
And a first for the daughter & I — Lasiosphaeria ovina – Woolly Woodwart:
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Broome Heath – 11th February 2024
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Broome Heath – 11th February 2024
We only stay for a couple of hours on the forays and always we miss some wonderful finds!
Notable were Cordyceps militaris – the Scarlet Caterpillarclub and Hypocrea atroviridis.