Yellow Swamp Brittlegill DSC_4965
Yellow Swamp Brittlegill / russula claroflava. Derbyshire. 28/08/17.
There were many Yellow Swamp Brittlegills scattered throughout the wood and always in groups. Despite their frequency it was impossible to find any in fresh, bright or good condition. It seemed that they were an attractive food source for squirrels, small mammals, slugs and snails. I could always tell the ones that had been eaten by squirrels because the whole fruiting body was pulled out of the ground or the cap yanked off.
This was one of the better YSBs I came across believe it or not!
I think mice or voles had nibbled the edge and below, some gills had been rasped by snails too. Beyond being eaten, the fungus itself had passed its prime. The once bright lemon-yellow cap had faded and was drying out which created a wrinkled surface. BEST VIEWED LARGE.
Yellow Swamp Brittlegill DSC_4965
Yellow Swamp Brittlegill / russula claroflava. Derbyshire. 28/08/17.
There were many Yellow Swamp Brittlegills scattered throughout the wood and always in groups. Despite their frequency it was impossible to find any in fresh, bright or good condition. It seemed that they were an attractive food source for squirrels, small mammals, slugs and snails. I could always tell the ones that had been eaten by squirrels because the whole fruiting body was pulled out of the ground or the cap yanked off.
This was one of the better YSBs I came across believe it or not!
I think mice or voles had nibbled the edge and below, some gills had been rasped by snails too. Beyond being eaten, the fungus itself had passed its prime. The once bright lemon-yellow cap had faded and was drying out which created a wrinkled surface. BEST VIEWED LARGE.