Fungi at Trosley

Clytocybe geotropa, Trooping Funnel.  Trosley Country Park, 19 November 2013.

A coupe of fungi seen on a walk in Trosley Country Park in November.  "Trooping" means occurring in numbers, but scattered, perhaps a few individuals here and there, perhaps in a curved row.  But I only saw this single Trooping Funnel!  It was fairly large, about 5 inches across.

Coprinopsis picacea (Coprinus picaceus), Magpie Inkcap.  Trosley Country Park, 19 November 2013.

This is the top of another conspicuous species.  The Magpie Inkcap, like its relatives, deliquesces into a black liquid as it ages.  The colour comes from the spores the liquid contains.  Here you can see the "ink" dripping off the edges, which are just staring to disintegrate.  This fungus was about 8 inches tall and 3 inches across.

Common Puffball, Lycoperdon perlatum.  Trosley Country Park, 19 November 2013.

This one was lying on top the the leaf letter.  It must have been kicked there by someone, or maybe an animal, as it was off the track.  It's a young specimen of a common fungus, but always pretty, looking like the head of a medieval weapon.