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Fungi ID; Place all your Fungi ID's here
Topic Started: Jul 20 2008, 12:07 PM (36,656 Views)
Davebutterflyman
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Hi Grayling.

Agreed on the second one.

Was the first one also growing on soil at the base of the tree or was it purely growing on just the wood substrate?
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Grayling
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Dave, the tree had fallen down and that was growing on what would be the root ball and I would imagine it was growing through the soil rather than on the roots/wood - I can't be 100% as I couldn't get up close unfortunately.

I've normally found Orange Peel fungi growing through broken paths so I wasn't 100% sure that this one was in the right habitat and I did look at a couple of others in the book - Octospora sp and Melastiza sp but they didn't ring right either :thinking:

Thanks for confirming the Turkeytail :cool:
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Davebutterflyman
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Thanks Grayling.

Octospora sp, especially O.rutilans generally has a white fibrous-looking fringe to the outer part of the cup and i can't see that in your photo. Having looked more closely at the photo i can definitely see soil substrate, and as Orange Peel nearly always grows on a soil substrate i would concur that this is indeed Orange Peel.
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Grayling
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Many thanks Dave :Cool:
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Davebutterflyman
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:cool2: Grayling.
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Davebutterflyman
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Number 1 Jean is probably another Hypholoma sp.
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Davebutterflyman
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Scrap that last id Jean....it is actually Armillaria mellea.
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Grayling
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These were growing in proximity to each other so I'm assuming they are the same fungi but at different stages.

I think it is one of the Deceivers and wonder if it is Scurfy Deceiver rather than The Deceiver?

Sandy/acid soil, mixed woodland mainly birch and pine but with heathland around too.

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and is this a False Deathcap? You can't quite see but it has a yellowish tinge to it.

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and I think these must be Milky Bonnet - lots of little ones in leaf/pine needle litter.

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Davebutterflyman
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I'll check the first one (Laccaria sp) Grayling but i agree on the others....great finds.
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Grayling
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Thank you Dave :thankyou:
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Davebutterflyman
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Pleasure Grayling.

I should have more time to consult my fungi guide at Kelling Heath next week.
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Davebutterflyman
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Hi Grayling.

The tawny-coloured upper section of the stem and the texture of the cap does indeed make this Scurfy deceiver - Laccaria proxima.
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Grayling
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Many thanks Dave :Cool:
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Grayling
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Dave, I've just seen your photo of the Blusher Amanita rubescens and the name Blusher got me thinking about this one I found the other day.

Sandy heathland with birch, pine.

I've now looked it up and my book says variable colours from pinkish ivory, discolouring reddish when damaged or bruised - there seems to be some pinkish oozing from the one here.

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Davebutterflyman
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Hi Grayling.

It looks like a Lepiota type to me. I'll take a closer look.
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Grayling
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Lepiota that's a Dapperling isn't it, I've had a look in my book as well and wonder if it might be Stinking Dapperling - looks very similar :thinking:
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Davebutterflyman
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That looks spot on to me Grayling...nice find.
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Grayling
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Thanks Dave :thankyou2:
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Davebutterflyman
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I was going to say that they could be added to the fungi challenge but you beat me to it :lol:
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Grayling
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:lol2:

Dave, if anyone had told me 2 years ago that I would be out actively looking for fungi I'd have thought them mad :lol2:
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