More fungi to identify

[jennyb]

I had a wander around my garden yesterday to see what fungi I could find. In an hour I found 16 different kinds, 11 of which I could identify, leaving 5 that I could only guess at.

These I could identify (more or less!):

Jews Ear
Hare's Foot Inkcap
Glistening Inkcap
Orange Peel Fungus
Large cup fungus
Amethyst Deceiver
Collared Earthstar
Yellow Stainer
Red Cracking Bolete
Hen of the woods
Ramaria sp

Also various russulas which I am not even going to attempt to id.

Last year I specifically ignored the small white and brown non-descript fungi because they were just too difficult. This year I am making an attempt to ID them. I hope someone can help...


Deceiver maybe?






Milkcap, but which?






Mycena maybe, but which?






No idea!






No idea other than Liberty cap, but I don't think it is.






All were fairly small 1-2 cms dia. All found on the ground in deciduous woodland with oak, ash, birch, alder and beech. No significant smell on any of them (but I am not very good on smells!)

Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

Thanks,

Jenny

[lauriek]

The last one looks a bit like a Snowy Waxcap to me but I'm not that good at this game yet so take that with a pinch of salt!!

[jennyb]

Originally Posted by lauriek

The last one looks a bit like a Snowy Waxcap to me but I'm not that good at this game yet so take that with a pinch of salt!!

I have looked this up on the internet and you may be correct. However, I don't recall the caps being greasy/slimy.

Many thanks,

Jenny

[Fungus Ken]

Here goes:

- Your first two photos show the Deceiver, Laccaria laccata.
- The next two show a milk cap with white milk but there isn't a lot of information to go on. If it was growing near birch and the milk slowly turns yellow on a white handkerchief then it's Lactarius tabidus, Birch Milkcap.
- The next two show a small fragile mushroom with some fibrils on the edge of the cap. This veil rules out Mycena. I suspect that rather than having white spores as in Mycena, this would have had dark spores - you can just make out a dark dusting on the gills which would be the ripening spores. It is probably one of the Brittlestems, Psathyrella sp.
- Your next two show another small Lactarius but again there isn't enough information in the photo. Did it have a smell, what trees was it growing with, and did the milk change colour? Without this information you will have difficulty placing it.
- The last two photos show the White Fibrecap, Inocybe geophylla. This should have had a distinctive smell, like many Fibrecaps, described in some books as meally.

Ken

[NickCantle]

What does meal smell like, just out of interest? I've wanted to know since I've been searching for The Miller. Cheers

Nick

[jennyb]

Originally Posted by Fungus Ken

Here goes:

- Your first two photos show the Deceiver, Laccaria laccata.
- The next two show a milk cap with white milk but there isn't a lot of information to go on. If it was growing near birch and the milk slowly turns yellow on a white handkerchief then it's Lactarius tabidus, Birch Milkcap.
- The next two show a small fragile mushroom with some fibrils on the edge of the cap. This veil rules out Mycena. I suspect that rather than having white spores as in Mycena, this would have had dark spores - you can just make out a dark dusting on the gills which would be the ripening spores. It is probably one of the Brittlestems, Psathyrella sp.
- Your next two show another small Lactarius but again there isn't enough information in the photo. Did it have a smell, what trees was it growing with, and did the milk change colour? Without this information you will have difficulty placing it.
- The last two photos show the White Fibrecap, Inocybe geophylla. This should have had a distinctive smell, like many Fibrecaps, described in some books as meally.

Ken

Many thanks for this. I will go out tomorrow and take another look and sniff - and try the handkerchief trick. I will also make a note of exactly which trees they are under.

Jenny

[Fungus Ken]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

What does meal smell like, just out of interest? I've wanted to know since I've been searching for The Miller. Cheers

Nick

Supposedly like wet flour but this covers various nuances of smell. In some cases the smell can be a bit like brie or camembert cheese. You will see that in some books the typical Inocybe smell is described as "spermatic". I leave this to your imagination but try having a sniff next time you find Inocybe geophylla to see if you agree.

Ken

[NickCantle]

errmm... ookkkk

[Stewy]

You the man Ken!

[NickCantle]

Ken is the man

Let's not forget John who is up to his eyeballs in FUNGEEEE!!!

You the man too John

[Stewy]

John the man too!!!!!!!!

[jennyb]

Originally Posted by Fungus Ken

Here goes:

- Your first two photos show the Deceiver, Laccaria laccata.
- The next two show a milk cap with white milk but there isn't a lot of information to go on. If it was growing near birch and the milk slowly turns yellow on a white handkerchief then it's Lactarius tabidus, Birch Milkcap.

I went back out again today and can confirm that this one was growing under a silver birch and the milk did turn yellow. So, Birch Milkcap, it is.

Originally Posted by Fungus Ken

- The next two show a small fragile mushroom with some fibrils on the edge of the cap. This veil rules out Mycena. I suspect that rather than having white spores as in Mycena, this would have had dark spores - you can just make out a dark dusting on the gills which would be the ripening spores. It is probably one of the Brittlestems, Psathyrella sp.
- Your next two show another small Lactarius but again there isn't enough information in the photo. Did it have a smell, what trees was it growing with, and did the milk change colour? Without this information you will have difficulty placing it.

The lighter coloured lactarius was found close to the other darker one. Fairly close to the silver birch but almost as close to 2 oak trees. This one did have milk but no yellow staining this time. There was a slight smell but difficult to describe, but sweeter than a mushroomy smell. Any further suggestions?

Originally Posted by Fungus Ken

- The last two photos show the White Fibrecap, Inocybe geophylla. This should have had a distinctive smell, like many Fibrecaps, described in some books as meally.
Ken

The only way to descibe the smell of this one is "mushroomy". I don't think this meets your description of meally.

Jenny