Powdercap Strangler Squamanita paradoxa
This is VERY rare.
Since first finding Earthy Powdercap I have been lokking for this. Powdercap Strangler is a parasite which wraps around the stem and forms its own cap. . Elated. Grammar School Stafford UK 22nd October 2023
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Update A member of the fungus group just did an 80 mile trip to come and see it with me 28th October 2023. We found it , it was well matured and the lawn had been mowed so it was fallen. He took the specimen with him to show to the Shropshire Fungus Group All those gorgeous waxcaps mowed down.
I was always looking for yellow caps, I did not realise the caps are purple. It is a different fruitbody growing from the base of the stem. It is a first for me. These were only 20mm tall and I thought I was snapping something else. There were lots of healthy Powdercap nearby.
Update Kew Gardens wants a specimen. They contacted me within a few hours of sending the photo to them.
Powdercap Strangler Squamanita paradoxa
This is VERY rare.
Since first finding Earthy Powdercap I have been lokking for this. Powdercap Strangler is a parasite which wraps around the stem and forms its own cap. . Elated. Grammar School Stafford UK 22nd October 2023
SJ91412052
Update A member of the fungus group just did an 80 mile trip to come and see it with me 28th October 2023. We found it , it was well matured and the lawn had been mowed so it was fallen. He took the specimen with him to show to the Shropshire Fungus Group All those gorgeous waxcaps mowed down.
I was always looking for yellow caps, I did not realise the caps are purple. It is a different fruitbody growing from the base of the stem. It is a first for me. These were only 20mm tall and I thought I was snapping something else. There were lots of healthy Powdercap nearby.
Update Kew Gardens wants a specimen. They contacted me within a few hours of sending the photo to them.