Fungi ID Help

[chas brookes]

Hi All
whilst wandering around Kingley Vale nature reserve which is an area with ancient Yew trees I came across this fungi in the leaf litter under some Yew and Oak trees.
I think it is some kind of Wax cap but am unable to identify using the books I have.
To give an idea of scale the photo showing the gills has a nut from a Yew tree on it so they are quite small the cap about the size of a 10p piece.
They are quite striking in colour as green as the Yew leaves, any ID help greatly appreciated

 

[Toddy]

No idea, never seen them, but they're dramatic enough, aren't they?
Kind of unforgetable

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Shewie]

Hygrocybe psittacina or Parrot Mushroom

http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gbarron/MISCE2002/hpsittac.htm


Rich

 

[Toddy]

Really weird, I thought mushrooms didn't do green because they don't have chlorphyll. Live and learn.

cheers for that,
Toddy

 

[chas brookes]

Thanks Shewie

that certainly looks like you have found it for me, I have had some quick ids on the forum
but 4 minutes is pretty fast

:You_Rock_ :You_Rock_

 

[Shewie]

I only know Chas because I found some myself and asked the same question on here no so long ago.

Only I didn`t have my camera with me when I found them so tried to describe them.

I think I said they reminded me of green fruit pastilles with the sugar licked off


Here`s the link to the rest of that resource ...

http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gbarron/species.htm



Rich

 

[chas brookes]

Great description Rich
if I had, had to describe them I could not have done better thanks for the link
they certainly stand out in the leaf litter, a complete contrast to the brown leaves