Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Fungi 

Charcoal burner russula

Russula cyanoxantha


Appearance

Cap very large - 15 cm diameter - irregularly concave and covered in debris (from pushing up through leaf litter) with an inrolled edge; uniformly mid-grey in colour with some peeled patches where the white flesh beneath show through. Gills dense, slightly decussant, a little fragile; white turning brown with age. Stipe short and stout with a powdery surface; white with reddish tinge; no ring.

Habitat

At bottom of garden under holly trees and close to the Leylandi hedge.  


Months observed