Porcelain Fungus

Oudemansiella mucida

TQ4792 08/10/2024 ©Raymond Small
Porcelain Fungus has a delicate translucent appearance. It is normally found on fallen beech trees and branches and is also known as 'Slimy Beech Tuft'.

TQ4792 08/10/2024 ©Raymond Small

In folklore elves and fairies are often associated with living under toadstools. However, you will never find one residing beneath this species because dripping slime from the cap drives them away to drier habitats. It is also said that other fungi won't live under it and there may be some truth to this... the slime is said to contain a fungicide that kills them off.

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