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Yesterday while driving along the Tay I was surprised to see a group of large Parasol Mushrooms (Lepiota procera), having not seen any fungi so far this year (well just a few Polypore), I thought this was maybe a tad early, or have I got my seasons wrong? No, it is not uncommon in the warmer months, although less common in July unless wet. I don’t suppose you’ve had a wee bit of rain? You might also see Agaricus species. My lawn has loads of Conocybe lactea, and one or two other species. Yes it has been very wet here and still is, almost getting to despair mode 🙄 However, having said I had seen no fungi, went up into my woodland area this morning to find loads of Boletus calopus and a bank of Cantharellus cibarius just peeping through the moss.It is probably a memory thing but I thought it was around August that fungi started appearing around here.
NellyDee wrote:Yes it has been very wet here and still is, almost getting to despair mode🙄 However, having said I had seen no fungi, went up into my woodland area this morning to find loads of Boletus calopus and a bank of Cantharellus cibarius just peeping through the moss.It is probably a memory thing but
I thought it was around August that fungi started appearing around here.
Hi Nellydare I suggest you mean “larger fungi”? I think you’ll find there are fungi around all year long – though I would admit you would probably not notice them from a moving car . . . .
best wishes
Chris
It’s been fairly wet here too (since the middle of June) and there are lots of fungi about. It is early for Parasols though; I’ve 6 records for them in July but only in the years 2005, 2007, 2011 and 2012 (both
Macrolepiota procera& mastoidea). On forays/audits on the 18th and 22nd. June we recorded 51 and 64 species respectively (including Russula, Boletus, Agaricus & Inocybe spp.).
By 2nd. July it was still damp enough to get 33 species on another foray, including the appearance of a lot of grassland Entolomas (4 species).
The following day across the local fields I found two Waxcaps (
H. cantharellusand ingrata). Thanks for the info Roy. I intend to have a good foray this weekend – if it stops raining. I might find something new here, with the odd weather a number of plants not seen here before have appeared so it might be the same on the fungi front. OK so took a wander and apart from Boletus calopus and Cantharellus there is an amazing amount of peziza vesiculosa, most I have ever seen here. Usually only see a few ‘clumps’ here and there but this looks like it is trying to form a carpet all over woodland area floor. (You will probably correct me on the name 
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