Our intrepid Fungi finder Alistair has been out and about, spotting fungi amongst Islay's undergrowth - and may have found two new species for Islay!
The first is the
Peppery
Bolete (Chalciporus
piperatus) which he found on the 17th July and again on the 20th August at 2
separate locations at Loch Skerrols. Its key
ID feature is a yellow stem base.
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Peppery bolete |
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Peppery bolete |
The second is the Spotted
Toughshank (Rhodocollybia
maculata) found on the 18th August in the Finlaggan plantation. Both ‘new’ finds have been referred for confirmation to the British Mycological Society - watch this space!
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Spotted Toughshank |
Also found at Finlaggan were a host of Birch Knights (Tricholoma
fulvum) and The Blusher (Amanita rubescens) and the area has yet to be
fully searched.
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Birch Knights |
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The Blusher |
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