Filnore fungi 2 - little tufts

Some fungi show up as quite small tufts. Here are three different coloured examples found recently at Filnore by Simon, our mycologist.

Small Stagshorn (Calocera cornea)

Grey Coral (Clavulina cinerea)

Candle Snuff (Xylaria hypoxylon).  

This one is the easiest to spot as it is white and quite common, growing on dead wood.  It often comes in when other wood rotting fungi have finished with the wood and turns what remains into a crumbly mess ready for insects and other small creatures to feast on.  So a valuable contributor to recycling nutrients.