Growing in the garden, white gills and no appreciable skirt
Smells a little musty, like an earthy smell
Smells a little musty, like an earthy smell
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It's really difficult to say without pictures of the gills (not for the purpose of seeing their colour, which you already mentioned) and other important identifying features. The first one looks like it could be a Chlorophyllum species, with a ring that has fallen off.
Found this little selection in my woods and as a complete novice no idea what they are
The underside
This was a bit more light brown on the outer skin, it was about 5cm wide for size reference
One cluster on an old oak/ash old rotted trunk section
A small cluster wood unknown
3rd pic looks like Chlorophyllum rhacodes. Last is Hypholoma fasciculare
Thanks for your input, Amanita rubescens I have now found in one of my books, not one to be eaten raw apparently, the Xerocomus/Xerocomellus species I can't find, the pluteus could be umbrosus will have to do a smell test if they come up again. The staining bolete I did not check the pores on, begginers error.
I should have mentioned that all but the last one was found in the New Forest area, my bad.
When is your book due out Geoff?
I take it my observation on the penny bun boletus edulis was correct then as no one remarked otherwise?
Ta for all your input guys, appreciated.
Rob.
The morphology is correct but there are a few other species that have very similar proportions. When i mentioned about pore colour being important i meant for that one too. The cap is darker than I'm used to seeing. But if the pores are white that don't bruise then it will be something close to B. edulis if not actually B. edulis. More subtle identifying features to look for are a white rim around the cap margin and white reticulations on the stem. I can't see enough from the picture to see if those are present though and since I'm not an expert i thought it better not to comment (and wait for someone else to, which i assumed they would) than get it wrong (even if it's close).
Check this out: http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/boletus-edulis.php
Check this out: http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/boletus-edulis.php
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Can I get some help with these please? Found under oak .
Oak Milkcap? I'm not seeing milk though.
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Hebeloma species. Common name "Poisonpie".
Growing in the garden, white gills and no appreciable skirt
Smells a little musty, like an earthy smell
Shaggy Parasol.
About this time next year, maybe a bit later, but before Xmas. The publisher has changed (I'll spare you the details). New Publisher is Green Books (http://www.greenbooks.co.uk/). They've asked for a more comprehensive and more beautiful book, at the expense of portability. It's going to feature over 300 species (was 200), with bigger photos than previously planned. Not a field guide, but intended to be the definitive UK and north-west European book on this topic for a long time.
You really can't go wrong with this one, and it's dead tasty.
Not quite the best choice of words, Geoff?
Likewise. I learned and became familiar with most of the species i know now from the old website (using it as a reference. It was especially useful because of the way common species were grouped together and the fact it was relevant to England - making it much easier to narrow down the search. There are lots of websites that list either pretty much everything in a genus or that have a big list of all species from all genera in one list. But this website was an accurate reflection of what i was seeing most of the time, which as a beginner is very important. Having to guess from a huge list isn't helpful), so i know what I'm getting and that it would suit me. That's really not an exaggeration. I was referencing it repeatedly every time i was trying to work out what i had been seeing and it had all the right information regarding edibility and relative safety. It's hard to explain really but it just worked for me very well.
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I've been following your blog , you've not mentioned price yet? can't wait I sense a new favourite !!!
denny 😊
first one under coniferous wood,firm an no milk.
second in mixed oak and birch woods , soft with a firm nipple
denny 😊
second in mixed oak and birch woods , soft with a firm nipple
denny 😊
First might be a Clitocybe species like Clitocybe gibba or maybe Lepista Flaccida, hard to tell from just that one specimen and with the colour of the lighting. Second is an Inocybe species
That is ripe for innuendo! Lol
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This is a real weird one small brown and spikey fairly round but attached to some very old deadwood around 2" in diameter. Spiny puffball?
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And the shaggy parasol not at full spread in my last post looks totally different now
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And the shaggy parasol not at full spread in my last post looks totally different now
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I'm not the one who makes the decisions about price, dimensions, size of photos, etc... That's all up to the designers and publishers. My guess is it that the RRP will be somewhere between £18 and £25.
I'm doing my best to make sure this book is a classic though. I'm out every day apart from when it is pouring down with rain, in an attempt to find the perfect photo of everything I haven't already got a perfect photo of. I've never spent so much time looking for fungi in one autumn, and I never will again. My legs hurt...
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