The Ultimate "What is this Fungi?" thread.

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Mad Mike

Nomad
Nov 25, 2005
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Maidstone
The other find

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I am not great on Agarius types

Could be field mushroom Agaricus campestris

As always opinions & corrections welcome

Mike
 
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xylaria

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Damn you guys are good.

This may sound like a stupid question "probably is" but if I never ask ill never know so here goes.
Can the amount of gills i.e. in this case 12 in such a small fungi ever be classed or used as a diagnostic feature ?

I am only as good as my book, i guessed for a tiddler with really distant gills. The amount of gills is not a diagnostic feature just how far apart they are and how thick they are. some of the tiddy mycena have close gills, there is also a differance in a species that are 10mm and 2mm across. The juice that comes out of stem and believe it or not even some of the real tiddlers have a smell are also important features.
 

Shade

Nomad
Oct 13, 2008
265
4
Lincolnshire, UK
Hi Geoff.
I must admit I wasn't sure myself.
Its an old fir tree (leylandii) stump.
They are a very bright orangey colour.
Here is another shot.

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Geoff Dann

Native
Sep 15, 2010
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Sussex
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Gymnopilus spectabilis/junonius (Spectacular Rustgill). Should have got that one the first time, but the colours aren't quite right in your photo. In real life, these mushrooms live up to their name. They almost shine like gold.
 

Shade

Nomad
Oct 13, 2008
265
4
Lincolnshire, UK
After a bimble in the woods yesterday ..... a few more to have a bash at :)

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Numbered 1 to 8 from the top ......

1. Lactarius hepaticus - liver milkcap ???
2. Baeospora myosura ??
3. turkey tail
4. southern bracket fungus ??
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7. candle snuff fungus
8. Mycena aurantiomarginata
 
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Keith_Beef

Native
Sep 9, 2003
1,366
268
55
Yvelines, north-west of Paris, France.
I started a new thread before I found this one... so here is my question a second time.

I found large clumps of this growing on grass in many parts of the town, today.
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This particular example is around 12cm high with a 4.5cm diameter cap.

Others in the clump were up to around 15cm, and 8cm cap.

I've been looking around this, but haven't found a good match yet. Can any of you good people help me out?
Stu responded that he thought it could be Honey Fungus.

I just thought to slice it open and see if the flesh changed colour. It didn't. Here's a photo around 45 seconds after slicing, and now a good ten minutes later there is still no change.
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To me, it just smells mushroomy, no acid or radish/pepper notes.
 
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Paulm

Full Member
May 27, 2008
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Hants
Came across a couple of clusters of these while out walking the dog yesterday

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About 3" across the cap, no yellowing or change of colour when cut or scraped, pink gills in the younger ones, brown in the older ones. The base of the stems were gently rounded but no volva. Were growing at the base of a mixed hedgerow on the edge of a field. Pretty sure they are field mushrooms but the smell when cut is quite strong, like carbolic or disinfectant, which I've read is that of the yellow stainer, except no yellowing at all. Confused !!!

Cheers, Paul
 

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