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

NS3778 : Small mushrooms on Sphagnum moss

taken 13 years ago, near to Renton, West Dunbartonshire, Great Britain

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.

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Grid Square: NS3778, 210 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Lairich Rig (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Tuesday, 21 April, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 21 April, 2009
Geographical Context: Heath, Scrub
Place (from Tags): Carman Muir
Image Buckets ^?: Closeup Life
Category: Lichens and mosses (more nearby)
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)