Kerry and Glenda have sent me this photo of the fungus they recently found near Cottered – the Iodine bonnet (Hemileccinum impolitum aka Boletus impolitus). Its English name derives from the smell you get when you cut the stem. The epithet “impolitus” means “rough” or “unpolished” and refers to the appearance of its cap, which some people describe as looking as if it has been knocked about with a hammer.
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Beautiful Lepiota
By Pat Cavanagh
/ February 4, 2021
This beautiful fungus, Lepiota ochraceofulva (no English name), was found by Margaret and Steve under a cedar in south Herts...
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Bolete news from Kerry
By Pat Cavanagh
/ June 2, 2020
Kerry and Glenda have sent me this photo of the fungus they recently found near Cottered - the Iodine bonnet...
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I’m very sad to have to cancel our 3 planned spring meetings
By Pat Cavanagh
/ March 27, 2020
Spring programme now available
By Pat Cavanagh
/ February 3, 2020
Members will recently have received the Spring progamme. It is also in the calendar. Newsgroup members will receive an email...
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Extra meeting!
By Pat Cavanagh
/ November 25, 2019
I have just added an extra meeting to the calendar, which was not in our programme - field meeting and...
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Interesting finds at Gobions Wood
By Pat Cavanagh
/ July 29, 2019
Margaret & Steve had some interesting finds at Gobions Wood in the spring, in spite of the dry conditions.
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Autumn programme now in calendar
By Pat Cavanagh
/ October 1, 2018
Meetings for the rest of the autumn have now been entered into the events calendar (on pc, calendar is bottom right of home page; on tablet / phone, scroll down to bottom). In some cases you will need to click Read More to see full entry
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