Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Powdercap strangler: Rare fungi found in UK garden

By Brett Westwood
BBC Natural History Unit

It is proof that unusual wildlife can turn up anywhere.


A north Worcestershire garden is playing host to a very rare fungus - the bizarre powdercap strangler (Squamanita paradoxa).

The fungus is confined to a handful of sites in the UK, and is equally rare in continental Europe.

Nine of the strange mushrooms were discovered by Worcestershire mycologist John Bingham on a mossy garden lawn in a garden in November 2011.

In the few places where it has been seen, it doesn't produce its toadstool-shaped fruiting bodies every year. And it is so rare that it is unknown even to many experienced mycologists.


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