Months observed
Little Japanese umbrella
Coprinus plicatilis
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Fungi
Small mushroom usually in small groups in meadow. Cap bell-shaped about 1-2 cm in diamater, pale coloured with darker faune-coloured centre; clearly marked by dark radial lines; rim upturning with deliquescence. Gills pale and delicate. Stem narrow, long, hollow, white in colour. Short-lived.
Growing in short grass of waxcap meadow and wooded areas at bottom of garden.