Inkcaps are a group of fungi species which spread their spores by means of the caps disintegrating into a black gungy mess. These pictures illustrate successive stages of this process in one common inkcap species.
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Cracking bolete
A series of views of several individuals of this cracking bolete – there are various different species, so I’m not sure precisely what kind these were.
They were growing on a high grassy bank by Wolverhampton ring road, just round the corner from some of the catkins in the previous post.
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Catkins, Silk tassel bush plant
More formally known as Garrya elliptica. The first picture is of catkins on a bush in a private garden. The others are from a bush beside a gated entrance of the University on Wulfruna Street.
This view looking past the bandstand and over the barely visible boating lake towards the Conservatory was taken at the same time as yesterday’s views.
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Slender small mushroom
Another mushroom found growing hiding in the short grass of a roadside lawn.
Looking towards the city centre from behind the West Park chalet on the morning after the first hard frost of the winter earlier this month. These first two pictures were taken about forty minutes before dawn.
I came back about ten minutes later for these pictures.
