View Single Post

  #4 (permalink)  
Old 04-04-2008, 04:00 PM
Fungus Ken Fungus Ken is offline
Commander of the Wild Empire
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,297
Re: Fungi for id/confirmation

The lack of a ring zone on the stem would raise questions in my mind over Cortinarius hinnuleus, as would the rather ochre-yellow colours. That bulbous base to the stem is a puzzle as well.

There is another species, C. conicus, which keys out in Karl Soop's key alongside C. hinnuleus, in which the cap stains black. This grows with beech, hornbeam and oak and the colours look closer in the image in Cortinarius Flora Photographica. But again, this species should have distinct veil remnants on the stem and a ring zone. The bulbous base to the stem would not be right either.

So I haven't a clue, but if it is C. hinnuleus it would not be at all typical.

Ken
Reply With Quote