A mushroom which used to be eaten in some parts of Europe. More recently it has been realized that it can have worse effects that causing gastric upsets in some of those who eat it: it can occasionally prove fatal.
Presumably the fungus does not have the same effect on whatever small creatures have been nibbling at this specimen.
A variety of russula – a family of mushrooms which tend to be relatively large and brightly coloured.
The wayside fruit of autumn.
If this is the blusher, it is a close relative of, and frequently confused with, panther caps.
This grouping was within yards of the others posted a couple of days ago which seemed more definitely to be panther caps.
Now grown beyond its earlier state here.
Related to the more brightly coloured fly agaric toadstool.
It is even more dangerous to ingest than that species, containing a higher concentration of the same hallucenogenic/poisonous ingredients.
