Fungi

Tremella aurantia

Trémelle orangée ou d'oreille d'or (Fr)

Golden Ear (En)

Tremella aurantia is a species of jelly fungus. It is found on dead timber from broadleaf trees, particularly stumps and fallen branches of oak and beech. It is a parasitic species and does not feed on the dead timber itself but instead consumes a bracket fungus found on the wood (Stereum hirsutum) known in english as Hairy Curtain Crust or False Turkey Tail.

Tremella aurantia is similar to Witch's Butter (Tremella mesenterica), but has stalked rather than sessile basidia and it parasitizes the mycelium of Stereum hirsutum instead of Peniophora.

Tremella aurantiaLa Jaillerie - 22 XI. 2023

Amanita phalloides

Amanite phalloïde - Oronge verte - Calice de la mort - Agaric bulbeux - Oronge ciguë - Lera verda picotada (Fr)

Death Cap (En)

A very poisonous mushroom which, because it resembles many other edible types, is the most common cause of death amongst humans. The toxins within it are not destroyed by cooking and half a mushroom is all that is required to kill an adult human.

Amanita phalloidesLa Jaillerie - 22. XI. 2023

La Jaillerie - 28. XI. 2023

Macrolepiota fuliginosa

Lépiote élevée (Fr)

Macrolepiota fuliginosaLa Jaillerie - 28. XI. 2023

La Jaillerie - 28. XI. 2023

Russula puellaris

Russule jeune fille ou Russule jaunissante (Fr)

Yellowing brittlegill (En)

Mainly found under conifers but it is similar to Russula versicolor which is associated with Birch. These (28.XI.2023) were found under conifers but there are some Birch trees dotted amongst them.

? Russula puellaris

La Jaillerie - 28. XI. 2023

? Russula puellarisLa Jaillerie - 28. XI. 2023

Calocera viscosa

Calocère visqueuse (Fr)

Yellow Stagshorn (En)

Calocera viscosa La Jaillerie - 10.X.2024

Calocera viscosa La Jaillerie - 28. XI. 2023

Amanita muscaria

L'Amanite tue-mouches ou fausse oronge (Fr)

Fly Agaric (En)

Amanita muscariaLa Jaillerie - 29. XI. 2023

Laccaria laccata

Clitocybe laqué, Laccaire laqué (Fr)

Deceiver (En)

Similar to other Laccaria species. The colour of the cap can change with age and weather conditions making a positive identification difficult - hence it's English common name of Deceiver. Found in mixed woodland and heathland alongside pines, beech and sometimes oak and birch.