Fungi ID Help

[Chainsaw]

Hi all,

found a fungi today and am trying to ID it, had a look through my collins, it says it's a potato (joking) so I trawled through rogers mushrooms. I think it may be a russula of some description, possibly a cyanoxantha (charcol burner) but I wouldn't bet my life on it!

I've attached a couple of reasonably poor pics. It was found on landscaped grass under a cherry tree, beside some hawthorn hedges. I have a walk round our facility at lunchtime to get me out of doors.

So any ideas and what would be the uniquely IDing feature so I get edumacated as well! I got the colour and the weird way it curls round at the edge.

Cheers,

Alan

 

[PJMCBear]

It looks like a Brown Roll Rim (Paxillus involutus). Don't go back and eat it.

Cap 7-15cm, stem 4-8cm x 1-2cm. Causes sickness and possibly more serious illnesses.

 

[PJMCBear]

It looks like a Brown Roll Rim (Paxillus involutus). Don't go back and eat it.

Cap 7-15cm, stem 4-8cm x 1-2cm. Causes sickness and possibly more serious illnesses.

Please note: I'm not an expert. I just happen to have a book with me. :sulkoff:

 

[Chainsaw]

thanks PJMCBear, I had a look at this and it doesn't look like it's got the same funnel shape on top, it's more classic dome shape.

I'm not an expert either! This fungi ID thing is really hard, I'm not sure I would eat anything without verification from someone who knew what they were talking about (and was prepared to eat it first! )

Cheers,

Alan

 

[xylaria]

It looks like a Brown Roll Rim (Paxillus involutus). Don't go back and eat it.

Cap 7-15cm, stem 4-8cm x 1-2cm. Causes sickness and possibly more serious illnesses.

Good ID :You_Rock_

The fungi in the picture is a very typical shape for a roll rim, and gills have that very tightly pack look, plus the brown brusing

Brown roll rims have rust red brown spore prints, all russulas have pale coloured prints and the gills attach at more or less a right angle to the stem, where as roll rims the gills run down the stem a little.

Brown rollrims also have a distinctive bitter/coal smell. One of my older field guides says Deadly poisonous eaten in Poland. They are supposedly delicious and can eaten be repeatedly until one day your body reacts and you die from haemolytic anemia. Like Russian roulette but with fungi. Even the Polish have stop eaten them now.

 

[Chainsaw]

Now there's the girl we've all been waiting on

Nice one PJMCBear you do indeed rock, My crap collins piccie didn't look anything like that! but the Rogers Mushrooms one was virtually identical

xylaria you got any recommendations for a good and small(ish) book for a noob to start with?

Cheers,

Alan

 

[PJMCBear]

Thanks Fiona, Chainsaw. Only been ID'ing a short while, but as I said at the Moot, Fiona. Facinating subject. See you at Delamere.

 

[Singeblister]

Good ID :You_Rock_

The fungi in the picture is a very typical shape for a roll rim, and gills have that very tightly pack look, plus the brown brusing

Brown roll rims have rust red brown spore prints, all russulas have pale coloured prints and the gills attach at more or less a right angle to the stem, where as roll rims the gills run down the stem a little.

Brown rollrims also have a distinctive bitter/coal smell. One of my older field guides says Deadly poisonous eaten in Poland. They are supposedly delicious and can eaten be repeatedly until one day your body reacts and you die from haemolytic anemia. Like Russian roulette but with fungi. Even the Polish have stop eaten them now.

You inspired us at the bushmoot Fiona hope we can do another walk may be at Delamere next time , I am no where near being confident about mushrooms but I love to see someone who is so enthusiastic about the subject at work

 

[spamel]

Hey, a Delamere mushroom walk by the Mushroom Lady would be a great idea! There would hopefully be something about by then other than Birch polypore!

 

[addyb]

Q: What did one lady mushroom say to her lady friend about her date the other night?

A: He was really a Fungi.

 

[PJMCBear]

Get your coat Addy, get your coat.

 

[xylaria]

Goose has asked me to do a plant walk, and I'm sure some fungi will be spotted too. I saw four types of edible fungi at the last meet.

Someone could talk me through shiny things please. I sharpen my axe with a dremmel, so I'm pretty stupid. Fungi are the only thing I talk about and sound anyway near smart, PJMC id'ed this one not me.

 

[Singeblister]

I make pointy shiny things Fiona so if you need any help just ask

 

[PJMCBear]

Goose has asked me to do a plant walk, and I'm sure some fungi will be spotted too. I saw four types of edible fungi at the last meet.

Someone could talk me through shiny things please. I sharpen my axe with a dremmel, so I'm pretty stupid. Fungi are the only thing I talk about and sound anyway near smart, PJMC id'ed this one not me.

Ah, but, you were my inspiration, Fiona.