A PHOTO FUNGI OF THE
DEVON AND CORNWALL PENINSULA

Clubs, Corals and Cups etc.
(Ascomycetes)

Ascocoryne cylichnium - A Jellydisc ?     older specimen
On fallen tree. Whitleigh Woods, Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon.
11.11.06 (Public Location) SX476602

Ascocoryne sarcoides - Purple Jellydisc
On fallen beech. Plym Bridge (South) NT, Plymouth, Devon.
03.10.05 (Public Location) SX520585

Bisporella citrina - Lemon Disco
Under bark on fallen birch. Whitleigh Woods, Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon.
23.03.07 (Public Location) SX476602

Bulgaria inquinans - Black Bulgar     side-view     old specimen     colony
On fallen tree. Whitleigh Woods, Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon.
11.11.06 (Public Location) SX476602

Chlorociboria aeruginascens - Green Elf Cup / Green Wood Cup     
close-up -1    close-up -2     non-fruiting on decaying timber
On fallen rotting oak branch, deciduous woodland. Mudwell Woods, Bickleigh, Plymouth, Devon. 30.11.06 (Private Location) SX525617

Clavaria acuta - Pointed Club ?
On lawn. Johnson's Creek, Manor Park, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon. 24.10.06 (Private Location)

Clavaria fragilis - White Spindles ?     close-up
Coniferous woodland. Mudwell Woods, Bickleigh, Plymouth, Devon.
31.10.06 (Private Location) SX525617

Clavicorona pyxidata - Candelabra Coral     close-up     colony
Base of ivy covered wall. Leigham Wood, Leigham, Devon.
12.11.06 (Public Location) SX 515 578

Clavulina cinerea - Grey Coral Fungus     close-up     habitat
Leaf litter under Larch. Cann Woods, Plym Bridge, Plymouth, Devon.
20.10.06 (Public Location) SX533594

Clavulina cristata - Crested Coral Fungus
Leaf litter under Larch. Cann Woods, Plym Bridge, Plymouth, Devon.
20.10.06 (Public Location) SX533594

Clavulinopsis corniculata - Meadow Coral     close-up
Grassland. South of Plaster Down, Horrabridge, Devon. 16.11.06 (Public Location) SX517716

Clavulinopsis fusiformis - Golden Spindles ?
Grassland near Wixenford Quarry, Billacombe, Plymouth, Devon.
27.10.06 (Public Location) SX517545

Clavulinopsis sp. - A Club Fungus
On lawn. Johnson's Creek, Manor Park, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon. 24.10.06 (Private Location)

Cordyceps militaris - Scarlet Caterpillar-club     close-up
Found growing on caterpillar near nettle on heath, south of Plaster Down, Horrabridge, Devon.
Also seen on moss. 16.11.06 (Public Location) SX517716

Leotia lubrica - Jelly Babies     cap close-up     underside close-up
In woodland, on moss and leaf litter. Bircham Valley LNR, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon.
13.11.06 (Public Location) SX503591

Leotia sp. ? - Jelly Babies     side-view
Under beech (Fagus sylvatica). South of Plaster Down, Horrabridge, Devon.
16.11.06 (Public Location) SX517716

Macrotyphula juncea - Slender Club
On dead beech leaves. Abbeyford Woods, Okehampton, Devon.
19.11.06 (Public Location) SX589975

Melastiza cornubiensis - An Orange Cup Fungus     single specimen     underside     colony
On bare soil. Boringdon Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 04.11.07 (Private Location)

Neobulgaria pura - Beech Jellydisc -1     close-up     older discs
On fallen beech. Ham Woods, Plymouth, Devon. 13.10.06 (Public Location) SX460579

Neobulgaria pura - Beech Jellydisc -2     side-view close-up     top-view close-up
On fallen beech branch, deciduous woodland. Mudwell Woods, Bickleigh, Plymouth, Devon. 30.11.06 (Private Location) SX525617

Peziza badia - Pig's Ear ?
Coniferous woodland. Mudwell Wood, Bickleigh, Plymouth, Devon.
24.10.06 (Private Location) SX525617

Peziza echinospora - Charcoal Cup ?
On burnt timber. Mudwell Woods, Bickleigh, Plymouth, Devon.
31.10.06 (Private Location) SX525617

Peziza micropus - A Cup Fungus ?     side-view     close-up
On large fallen rotting beech trunk. Ham Woods, Plymouth, Devon.
27.03.07 (Public Location) SX460579

Peziza repanda - Large Cup Fungus -1 ?     close-up     side-view     cut edge
On fallen beech. Ham Woods, Plymouth, Devon. 10.11.06 (Public Location) SX460579

Peziza repanda - Large Cup Fungus -2 ?     young cups     cups side-view     cut edge     spores
On rotting moss covered beech bark. Cann Woods, Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon.
23.03.07 (Public Location) SX4749060430

Plicaria carbonaria ?     close-up     side-view     side-view close-up
On bonfire site, 8 months after fire. Johnson's Creek, Manor Park, Leigham, Plymouth, Devon.
13.03.07 (Private Location)

Ramaria stricta - Upright Coral ?    close-up     group
On decaying wood. Plym Bridge Woods, nr. Wrigley's, Plym Bridge, Plymouth, Devon.
29.10.06 (Public Location) SX520593

Rutstroemia firma - Brown Cup     underside
On dead branch. Abbeyford Woods, Okehampton, Devon. 19.11.06 (Public Location) SX589975

Sarcoscypha coccinea - Scarlet Elfcup -1
Hardwick Wood, Cot Hill, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon. 05.03.06 (Public Location) SX529556

Sarcoscypha coccinea - Scarlet Elfcup -2   
group close-up     close-up     side-view     underside     habitat     spores
On fallen twigs and rotting wood. Mainstone Woods, Mainstone, Plymouth, Devon.
27.01.07 (Public Location) SX516586

Scutellinia scutellata - Common Eyelash -1     close-up     group     spores
On fallen sycamore trunk. Cann Woods, Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon.
09.03.07 (Public Location) SX4749060430

Scutellinia scutellata - Common Eyelash -2     close-up
On end of old Douglas Fir log. Plym Bridge, Plymouth, Devon.
21.03.07 (Public Location) SX5243558780

Sparassis crispa - Cauliflower Fungus -1     close-up
Coniferous woodland. Mudwell Wood, Bickleigh, nr. Plymouth, Devon.
24.10.06 (Private Location) SX525615

Sparassis crispa - Cauliflower Fungus -2     close-up
Mixed woodland. Plym Bridge, Plymouth, Devon.
02.11.06 (Public Location) SX5242058755

Torula herbarum ?     close-up
On Urtica dioica (Nettle). West Wood, Woolwell, Plymouth, Devon.
26.03.07 (Public Location) SX5048561198