Mushroom ID please

[KAE1]

Just been to bottom of garden to top up the bird feeders and found some mushrooms. They were growing around an old budlia (spelt wrong I know) stump amongst some fox gloves.......are they edible, are they chanterelles?????

 

[bushtank]

Hi KAE1 they are not chanterelles look more like honey fungus to me

 

[Toadflax]

Don't trust me - but I'm 100% certain they are honey fungus.


Geoff

 

[Shewie]

If it is Honey fungus and I`m about 95% it is, apparently it should be removed because it can cause problems in the garden. Have a look on t`web and see what you think.
Others on here may tell you differently though.


Rich

 

[KAE1]

Thanks for quick response chaps. I'll check the web for honey mushroom.

 

[KAE1]

Even more confused now........ looks more like one of the jack-o-lantern variety but the more pics of honey mushroom and jack-o-lantern I look at the more unsure I am.

http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com/Mushrooms.Folder/Jack%20O'Lantern.html

Shewie, what sort of problems?

 

[Shewie]

http://www.webmesh.co.uk/honeytreatment.htm

It sounds like it can spread underground with black bootlace runners which then infect healthy plants and evetually kill them by starvation.

I`d wait for a definite ID by one of the pros on here before digging up your garden though

Rich

 

[Toadflax]

You might want to have a look at this thread http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25787 - including the links to some of my piccys of Honey Fungus.


Geoff

 

[KAE1]

http://www.webmesh.co.uk/honeytreatment.htm

It sounds like it can spread underground with black bootlace runners which then infect healthy plants and evetually kill them by starvation.

I`d wait for a definite ID by one of the pros on here before digging up your garden though

Rich

Might be no link but the buddleia (around which the 'shrooms are growing) was fine last summer but dead this year and I am talking a good mature plant reaching a good 10 feet tall. I thought I'd 'shocked' it during the spring prune as I was practicing with my kukri - not the most suitable pruning tool.