One fungi smelling of Radishes..

[juliejam]

Found both these fungi in the same woodland ..mostly Beech and Oak..

The first one was about 4-5cms high and had a strong smell of Radishes...

The others stood 7cms high ..

Feeling that this one belongs to the Mycena sp.

Help with ID would be appreciated..

Thanx

Julie

[PMG]

... radishy smells can indicate a hebaloma and I think your top pic is just that - but which one I can't tell cos I can't tell how big or small it is but poss a small Poison Pie - maybe?!

Mycenas just befuddle me - can't do em for toffee - life not long enough at present to even attempt learning about them at the min! Sorry!

Pauline

[juliejam]

Originally Posted by PMG

... radishy smells can indicate a hebaloma and I think your top pic is just that - but which one I can't tell cos I can't tell how big or small it is but poss a small Poison Pie - maybe?!

Mycenas just befuddle me - can't do em for toffee - life not long enough at present to even attempt learning about them at the min! Sorry!

Pauline

Thanx Pauline for the pointer...just looked up Helaloma quite a few with a radish smell...typical ..

Hopefully someone will help me out ..

Julie

[goosey]

I think image 2. could be one of the Coprinus sp .

[Fungus Ken]

Originally Posted by PMG

... radishy smells can indicate a hebaloma and I think your top pic is just that - but which one I can't tell cos I can't tell how big or small it is but poss a small Poison Pie - maybe?!

Mycenas just befuddle me - can't do em for toffee - life not long enough at present to even attempt learning about them at the min! Sorry!

Pauline

I'd agree with Hebeloma sp.

Mycenas befuddle me, as do Psathyrellas, which is what the next one is. (Dark spores rather than white.)

Looks like it may be one of the species with a red gill edge but can't be sure.

Ken

[juliejam]

Thanx Ken ..always appreciate your help..

Julie

[Paul mabbott]

Just being pedantic (what me? ). It's one fungus, more than one fungi.

[juliejam]

Just had a check up on Psathyrellas microrhiza ...Rootlet Brittlestem..looks like a likely candidate..

julie

[Fungus Ken]

Yes, Psathyrella microrhiza is one of the group with a red gill edge. In the field you can see this with a hand lens, or with the naked eye in a good light. It's even more obvious under the microscope.

A feature to watch out for is whether the stem was "rooting" and how deep the "root" goes. Both this species and Psathyrella corrugis (syn. Psathyrella gracilis) have a distinct "root" but it tends to be longer on Psathyrella microrhiza. If you don't dig it up carefully you can miss this important clue. Both species have a red gill edge and they can look very similar. You'd be hard pressed to separate them in the field and can only really confirm the identification by looking at the cystidia on the gill edge under the microscope.

There are other species with a red gill edge eg Psathyrella prona can have this feature but it does not have a rooting stem. Unless you check for this latter feature, you are missing vital information and your identification will not be reliable.

Ken

[juliejam]

Thanx Ken for that very useful piece of information ...Will be going past there again soon ..

Julie