Powdercap Strangler

7th February 2012

Rare fungi found in back garden

It is proof that unusual wildlife can turn up anywhere. A north Worcestershire garden is playing host to a very rare fungus - the bizarre powdercap strangler (Squamanita paradoxa).The fungus is confined to a handful of sites in the UK, and is equally rare in continental Europe.Nine of the strange mushrooms were discovered by Worcestershire mycologist John Bingham on a mossy garden lawn in a garden in November 2011.

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