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Originally Posted by NickCantle  Not to rain on your parade as they say, but this is more likely to be Pluteus cervinus. Pluteus atromarginatus grows on Conifer wood (I can't see any in the photo, though whatever it is growing on is buried) and has dark brown fibres on the stipe. Your specimen looks typical P. cervinus to me  |
It was growing on woodchips - which are clearly visable in the photographs
But they had actualy been toppled and thats why the stems and caps are lying side by side
I think though that you have a point and this probably is Pluteus cervinus and this also goes to explaining the nag i had with my early I.D of Pluteus atromarginatus, i stuck with this I.D based on habitat and other fungi in the area (oh and i didn't now what else it could be).
In previous years when i have found Pluteus atromarginatus they have been more "chunky" with thicker chunky caps and thicker stems but these had thiner caps and stems.
I found a good location last year that had Pluteus atromarginatus growing but during the year a fresh load of chippings were dumped on this site
so this year there is nothing