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All the species that have been added to this database have been found and (with a very few exceptions) photographed in Heene Cemetery. [Number of species matching these criteria: 85.]

Tufted Wood Mushroom

As with all Agaricus species, the gills of the Tufted Wood Mushroom are free, its colour progressively darkens with age.

(Agaricus impudicus)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Lichen - unnamed 4

<em>Agonimia tristicula</em> is a lichen that grows over moss on mortared walls. It is occasionally found on bark. It was found in the cemetery on a boundary wall.

(Agonimia tristicula)

(Lichens)

The Horse Mushroom has an aniseed or bitter almond smell and will grow in pastures, lawns and road verges.

(Agricarus arvensis)

(Field Mushrooms and Allies)

The Blusher has a ‘warty’ yellow-brown cap.

(Amanita rubescens)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Lichen - unnamed 5

Anisomeridium biforme lichen is found on trees that have smooth bark and are not too shaded.

(Anisomeridium biforme)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 6

Arthonia atra is a lichen with scattered or sprinkled apothecia.

(Arthonia atra)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 7

Arthonia radiata is very common on smooth-barked trees and shrubs.

(Arthonia radiata)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 8

Arthopyrenia analepta has a varnished appearance. It is common on twigs and smooth bark in moderate shade.

(Arthopyrenia analepta)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 9

The Arthopyrenia punctiformis is common on smooth bark, especially on twigs and young trees where shade is not deep.

(Arthopyrenia punctiformis)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 10

Aspicilia calcarea is common on hard limestone and headstones.

(Aspicilia calcarea)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 11

The Aspicilia contorta subsp. hoffmanniana lichen is found on hard calcareous rocks, on concrete and graveyard tombs.

(Aspicilia contorta subsp. hoffmanniana)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 12

Belonia nidarosiensis is often found on vertical, shaded limestone surfaces.

(Belonia nidarosiensis)

(Lichens)

Smoky Bracket is a flat white and brown fungus with undulating edges.

(Bjerkandera adusta)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Lichen - unnamed 13

Buellia ocellata is frequently found, often on smooth sandstones and granite.

(Buellia ocellata)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 14

Caloplaca austrocitrina is a crustose type of lichen usually found on basic sandstone.

(Caloplaca austrocitrina)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 15

Caloplaca cerinella was found in the cemetery on the twig of an Elm.

(Caloplaca cerinella)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 16

Caloplaca dichroa occurs on sunny limestone rocks. In the cemetery, it was found on a sandstone headstone.

(Caloplaca dichroa)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 3

Caloplaca flavescens is a crustose lichen that is very common, especially on headstones.

(Caloplaca flavescens)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 17

Caloplaca flavocitrina is a lichen that is widely distributed, and is found on stone, concrete and brick.

(Caloplaca flavocitrina)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 18

Caloplaca oasis is a crustose lichen found on limestone, mortar and concrete.

(Caloplaca oasis)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 19

Candelariella aurella f. aurella is a crustose lichen found most often in urban areas on concrete, mortar and cement.

(Candelariella aurella f. aurella)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 20

Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina is a lichen that favours rocks, especially ones which are frequented by birds.

(Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 21

Catillaria atomarioides is a lichen that appears on sandstone and slate, especially in coastal regions and in cemeteries.

(Catillaria atomarioides)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 22

Catillaria nigroclavatais a crustose lichen that is found on deciduous trees.

(Catillaria nigroclavata)

(Lichens)

Silverleaf Fungus

This is a leathery fungus, brownish-purple in colour, that has white-cream curled edges, forming on the cut ends of logs.

(Chondrostereum purpureum)

(Field Mushrooms and Allies)

Meadow Coral, gregarious in tufts, may be seen from early Summer on grassy ground or in woodland.

(Clavulinopsis corniculata)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

The greyish to pale brown cap is convex, then later depressed.

(Clitocybe metachroa)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Glistening Inkcap

This saprophytic fungus, Glistening Inkcap, grows on dead or rotting deciduous wood.

(Coprinellus micaceus)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Woodland Inkcap

The Woodland Inkcap is recognised by its grooved cap, which often becomes grey. The white gills darken with age and finally turn black.

(Coprinellus silvaticus)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Olivaceous Webcap

The Olivaceous Webcap has a slender stem and an olivaceous colouration.

(Cortinarius dermocybe olivaceofuscus)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

A grassland and woodland species, the Snowy Waxcap is all white, turning ivory with age.

(Cuphophyllus virgineus)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

King Alfred's Cakes

The dark, golf ball-size King Alfred's Cake fungus, January 2025

(Daldinia concentrica)

(Sac fungus)

Clusters of tan yellow mushrooms on decaying deciduous trees betray this species, Velvet Shank.

(Flammulina velutipes)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

The cap of the Parrot Waxcap is initially green and turns yellow with an orange tinge as it grows.

(Gliophorus psittacinus)

(Waxcaps)

Pestle Puffball

This white or light buff puffball, the Pestle Puffball, has a stout stalk that becomes light brown as it matures.

(Handkea excipuliformis)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Lichen - unnamed 23

Hyperphyscia adglutinata is a foliose lichen that lives on trees and rock. In the cemetery, it was found on a Lime tree.

(Hyperphyscia adglutinata)

(Lichens)

Sulphur Tuft grows in clusters on tree stumps, dead branches, and the buried roots of broad-leaved trees and conifers.

(Hypholoma fasciculare)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

The Bolete Eater

This parasitic species is a mycotroph of boletes and infects the host on the pore surface and soon spreads to completely engulf it.

(Hypomyces crysospermus)

(Sac Mushrooms and allies)

Deceivers often show different colours when wet or dry, namely tawny to brick-red when moist and ochre-yellow when dry.

(Laccaria laccata)

(Gilled Mushrooms)

Lichen - unnamed 24

Lecania cyrtella is mostly found on rough bark.

(Lecania cyrtella)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 25

Lecania erysibe s. lat. is a lichen that favours cracks in calcareous rocks and walls.

(Lecania erysibe s. lat.)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 26

Lecania naegelii is a lichen that is common throughout the British Isles on the bark of trees.

(Lecania naegelii)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 27

Lecanora campestris subsp. campestris is commonly found in the south of Britain on walls and headstones.

(Lecanora campestris subsp. campestris)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 28

Lecanora confusa is usually found in unpolluted areas near the coast.

(Lecanora confusa)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 2

Lecanora hybocarpa is a lichen that has brown centres surrounded by raised, white edges. They look like miniature jam tarts.

(Lecanora hybocarpa)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 29

Lecanora muralis is a crustose lichen that is common in urban areas, often on roof tiles and walls.

(Lecanora muralis)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 30

Lecanora polytropa is a lichen that favours unpolluted areas near the coast.

(Lecanora polytropa)

(Lichens)

Lichen - unnamed 31

Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma is common on smooth-barked trees - and fences.

(Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma)

(Lichens)

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