Fungus ignoramus - 3 IDs please! Thanks

The Black Rabbit · #1 (**permalink**) 14-10-2007, 05:13 PM

We went for a walk around the Warbug reserve in Oxfordshire yesterday. I'm absolutely hopeless IDing fungi. I don't know what species the 3 fungi are below.
I'm sure they are very common, but could anyone help me out please?
Many thanks.
Doug.

NickCantle · #2 (**permalink**) 14-10-2007, 05:16 PM

3rd one i'd say is Piptoporus Betulinus - Birch bracket.

The Black Rabbit · #3 (**permalink**) 14-10-2007, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by NickCantle

3rd one i'd say is Piptoporus Betulinus - Birch bracket.

Just googled it Nick. Thanks. Spot on.
Thats the 3rd sorted then!

Doug

billybob99 · #4 (**permalink**) 14-10-2007, 05:55 PM

No 2 possibly two-toned crumble cap Psathyrella hydrphilla
i'm new to this so maybe wrong

FlyAgaric · #5 (**permalink**) 14-10-2007, 06:02 PM

Probably wrong, but the first one looks like a St George's Mushroom. I am probably wrong, as its the wrong time of year for them.

Stewy · #6 (**permalink**) 14-10-2007, 06:59 PM

110% not a St Georges shroom, look at the gill colour for starters, as to what it is who knows!

The Black Rabbit · #7 (**permalink**) 14-10-2007, 07:04 PM

Thanks for all your replies.
3rd one sorted.
2nd one still confused. The (2 toned) "crumble cap" doesn't fit the given latin name for Common stump Brittlestern?
1st one- who knows?

NickCantle · #8 (**permalink**) 14-10-2007, 08:13 PM

Hey Doug. Second one is Psathyrella piluliformis I reckon...

Fungus Ken · #9 (**permalink**) 14-10-2007, 10:22 PM

The second and third have been correctly identified as:

Psathyrella piluliformis (which used to be Psathyrella hydrophila) and Piptoporus betulinus.

The first was probably a Hebeloma, Poisonpie. These are hard to narrow down to species without microscopy but are relatively easy to place in Hebeloma if you look for the important clues in the field, such as a radishy smell. Also, you can see dark spots on the gill edge which are also characteristic of certain species in this genus. There are large cells along the gill edge (cheilocystidia) which collect small drops of moisture. When fresh you can often see these all along the edges of the gills. These droplets collect the brown spores and when they dry out they leave the brown spots.

Ken