Fungi

On 4 November 2025, Dr Colin Pope led another Fungi Foray in Ryde Cemetery.  The weather was dry and not too windy, but there wasn’t such a big range of Fungi to be seen as the previous year. Images are in the gallery below. Species identified were:

Blushing Wood Mushroom (Agaricus silvaticus)

Inky Yellow-staining Mushroom (Agaricus placomyces)

Honey Fungus (Armillaria mellea)

Chicken Run Funnel (Clitocybe phaeophthalma)

Glistening Inkcap (Coprinus micaceus)

A Webcap (Cortinarius sp.)

Golden Waxcap (Hygrocybe chlorophana)

Scarlet Waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea)

Blackening Waxcap (Hygrocybe conica)

Fibrous Waxcap (Hygrocybe intermedia)

Slimy Waxcap (Hygrocybe irrigata)

Meadow Waxcap (Hygrocybe pratensis)

Parrot Waxcap (Hygrocybe psittacina)

Snowy Waxcap (Hygocybe virginea)

Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasiculare)

White Fibrecap (Inocybe geophylla)

Violet Fibrecap (Inocybe geophylla var. lilacina)

The Deceiver (Laccaria laccata)

Common Cavalier (Melaleuca polioleuca)

Iodine Bonnet (Mycena filopes)

A Brittlestem (Psathyrella sp.)

Orange Mosscap (Ricknella fibula)

Collared Mosscap (Ricknella swartzii)

A Brittlegill (Russula sp.)

Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum)

Turkeytail (Trametes versicolor)

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On 5 November 2024. Dr Colin Pope of the Isle of Wight Natural History and Archaeological Society led a Fungi Foray in Ryde Cemetery. Below is the list of species found

Agaricus placomyces			Inky Mushroom
Armillaria mellea			Honey Fungus
Bjerkandera adusta			Smoky Bracket
Clavaria fumosa			Smoky Spindles
Clavaria kunzei			Ivory Coral
Clavulina cinerea			Grey Coral
Clavulina coralloides			Crested Coral
Clavulinopsis corniculata			Meadow Coral
Clavulinopsis fusiformis			Golden Spindles
Clavulinopsis helvola			Yellow Club
Clavulinopsis luteoalba			Apricot Club
Clitocybe nebularis			Clouded Funnel
Coprinus plicatilis			Pleated Inkcap
Dermoloma cuneifolium			Crazed Cap
Hygrocybe chlorophana			Golden Waxcap
Hygrocybe coccinea			Scarlet Waxcap
Hygrocybe insipida			Spanle Waxcap
Hygrocybe irrigata			Slimy Waxcap
Hygrocybe psittacina			Parrot Waxcap
Hygrocybe pratensis			Meadow Waxcap
Hygrocybe punicea			Crimson Waxcap
Hygrocybe virginea			Snowy Waxcap
Hypholoma fasciculare			Sulphur Tuft
Laccaria laccata			Deceiver
Lactarius rufus			Rufous Milkcap

Lycoperdon pratense			Meadow Puffball
Lycoperdon utriforme			Mosaic Puffball
Microglossum olivaceum			Olive Earthtongue
Mycena pura			Lilac Bonnet
Puccinia distincta			Daisy rust fungus
Stropharia semiglobata			Dunghead
Trichoglossum hirsutum			Hairy Earthtongue
Xerocomus bulbalinus			A Bolete		Probably this species
Fuligo septica			Dog’s vomit slime mold			34 species

 

Tree Fungi was found at St. John’s Cemetery, Westridge, Ryde

a photograph by Colin Hunt April 2019 is in the gallery below

 

 

Dr Colin Pope of the Isle of Wight Natural History and Archaeological Society led a fungi walk in Ryde Cemetery on 15 November 2016. Read the report here

There are many different types of fungi in Ryde Cemetery.

Dr Colin Pope of the Isle of Wight Natural History and Archaeological Society led a fungi walk in Ryde Cemetery on 10 November 2015. Read the report here

 

 

As part of the biodiversity study in the Cemetery, a walk was led by Jackie Hart on 22 October 2006 to look for fungi. Jackie said “Unfortunately the forecast heavy rain arrived but we braved the weather!” Read the report here

 

Fungi gallery