Spotted these on a walk about the woods, originally thought they may be White Saddle mushrooms but now I'm not so sure..
Any ideas folks.?.
Any ideas folks.?.
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They are some kind of boletus. The top looks like a red cracking bolete, the 2nd (purely based on the fat stem) looks like a penny bun, but they have succumbed to mould, hence the white covering
Thanks @punkrockcaveman, mould explains why I couldn't figure out a species/genus
Found a handful of mushrooms in the woods today, thought I should list them on here:
A) white gills, green yellow tinge to cap, volva at base. Not skirt visible, but I think it's a death cap. Among ash, maple and a bit of pine.
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B) I think this is some kind of tricholoma ('knight') but I don't know which. Interestingly, Roger Philips mushroom book lists the grey knight as edible, but wildfooduk mentions that it causes kidney failure in sufficient quantities. This isn't the grey knight though. Among ash and maples.
C) some kind of bolete. No obvious reticulation. Pores seem fairly big, bruised blue. Flesh white, did not discolour. Growing in mixed woodland, mostly birch and oak. Cap was slimy which made me think Suillus genus, but I'm really not sure. I wondered about bay bolete but would expect yellower pores and more staining of the flesh?
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D) not a clue. Stem snapped in a brittle manner. But not the gills, so I don't think it's a brittle gill. Was growing in a big clump out of a stump.
A) white gills, green yellow tinge to cap, volva at base. Not skirt visible, but I think it's a death cap. Among ash, maple and a bit of pine.
cliker testB) I think this is some kind of tricholoma ('knight') but I don't know which. Interestingly, Roger Philips mushroom book lists the grey knight as edible, but wildfooduk mentions that it causes kidney failure in sufficient quantities. This isn't the grey knight though. Among ash and maples.
C) some kind of bolete. No obvious reticulation. Pores seem fairly big, bruised blue. Flesh white, did not discolour. Growing in mixed woodland, mostly birch and oak. Cap was slimy which made me think Suillus genus, but I'm really not sure. I wondered about bay bolete but would expect yellower pores and more staining of the flesh?
mouse checkerD) not a clue. Stem snapped in a brittle manner. But not the gills, so I don't think it's a brittle gill. Was growing in a big clump out of a stump.
not sure on the top 2 without more pics. but i'm confident C is a Bay Bolette and D is a type of Honey Fungus (especially if you say it was in a big group on dead wood).
Just wondering if anyone could identify these fungi.
A couple of different species growing near the edge of a coniferous wood. The larger mushroom was around 7cm diameter.
Only just recently getting interested in fungi. I thought the smaller species might be saffron milkcap. Not intending to eat any of these, just curious...
Also thought these were pretty and take them home for lunch
A couple of different species growing near the edge of a coniferous wood. The larger mushroom was around 7cm diameter.
Only just recently getting interested in fungi. I thought the smaller species might be saffron milkcap. Not intending to eat any of these, just curious...
Also thought these were pretty and take them home for lunch
They look like Brown birch bolletes, https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/leccinum-scabrum.php although worth checking the other two mentioned in the link - any colour change when bruised?
They don't look like saffron milk caps to me but one way to help identify milk caps is to break the cap and it should exude a milky substance.
I did try that and there was no milky or red substance.
I didnt cut the larger specimen.
Most likely brown birch bolete, look up Leccinium species. All Leccinium species have that mottled stem
Looks like a Russula species to me. The gills should flake like flaked almonds. The smaller one looks like a milkcap species.Just wondering if anyone could identify these fungi.
A couple of different species growing near the edge of a coniferous wood. The larger mushroom was around 7cm diameter.
Only just recently getting interested in fungi. I thought the smaller species might be saffron milkcap. Not intending to eat any of these, just curious...
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Also thought these were pretty and take them home for lunch
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Completely agree with you there. Sordid blewit are still said to be edible too, although I've never tried them personally.
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