Clearing up my garden “work” area (out of sight, out of mind) after the fence building guys departed, I took the opportunity to relocate a couple of compost bins and found a fine selection of fungi in one of them. The first picture is (iNat thinks) the Onion-stalk Parasol fungus which is said the be “edible but not palatable 😉” The species has commonly been described from greenhouses and hothouses and is especially noted for growing in bark beds which may account for its presence here, as I mix sawdust with vegetable matter when adding materials to my compost heaps. If fungi are your thing, and why not, then burrowing in a compost heap after a hot, humid few days is the place to be.
Beside this was a collection of the ubiquitous Ink-caps … it might be the Grey Shag which confuses taxonomists, as the species has undergone five name changes in the last 30 years … at the moment is is Coprinopsis cinerea. Furthermore (quote) “… unlike the vast majority of mushrooms, C. cinerea is easy to culture in the laboratory on defined media. Thus it is not surprising that it has emerged as the model organism for large multicellular fungi.” The defined media in this case being the early stages of garden compost transformation.
I am enjoying your “quick read” posts with photos. In the past, my Inbox was so overflowing when I checked each morning that I filed the long reads … Sadly I often did not get back to them. Your recent read and look posts are short, informative, interesting and a doable read. I like the change. Does it work for your schedule?