Small mushrooms on Sphagnum moss © Lairich Rig cc-by-sa/2.0

2009

NS3778 : Small mushrooms on Sphagnum moss

taken 16 years ago, near to Renton, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Small mushrooms on Sphagnum moss

I originally took this to be a lichenised fungus, Lichenomphalia umbellifera (sometimes listed as Omphalina ericetorum). The stems of the small mushrooms were certainly rooted amongst green algal granules on the stems of the Sphagnum mosses.

However, the examples in my picture lack some of the features that are normally present in L. umbellifera, and I am therefore leaving the identification open.

Geographical Context: Heath, Scrub Place: Carman Muir Image Buckets ^?: Closeup Life Category: Lichens and mosses other tags: Lichen Click a tag, to view other nearby images.

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Grid Square: NS3778, 210 images (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer: Lairich Rig (more nearby)
Date Taken: Tuesday, 21 April, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 21 April, 2009
Subject Location: OSGB36: NS 3728 7845 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:58.2832N 4:36.5369W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NS 3728 7845
View Direction: West-northwest (about 292 degrees)