Jelly babies

I have noticed a lot of Autumn fruiting fungi still around, including this species (Leotia lubrica  or Jelly baby. The name is quite apt as I counted a dozen little groups of between three and eight fruits and they looked like little people all stood up in the leaf litter.

This species is said to be inedible, but looks tasty. I eat loads of wild fungi but this species I have not eaten yet. The species below is (Lepista nuda) or wood blewit. I love to eat it and it has a wonderful violet colour and a fruity smell. They appear late and continue up until Christmas.

They can be quite hard to see as they are low to the ground and are camouflaged against the leaf litter.

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