Unidentified Fungi

[fishhead]

Hi, I need help IDing this I found today. It was under a holy bush and there were a lot of them. I counted over 20 and their caps were between 1cm and over10cm. The caps are quite orange and have a pleasant smell. Sorry about the first picture, it's a bit out of focus but it shows how they were growing.

[Leif]

The two you want to look at are the False Chanterelle - Hygrophoropis aurantiaca - and the Tawny Funnel Cap - Clitocybe Flaccida. I am sure FungusKen will correct me if the latter name is outdated.

I can differentiate these quite easily in the field but your pictures confuse me. (Maybe I'm being a bit dim here.) However, the look of the gills and the strong orange colour suggests the False Chanterelle. According to the literature, it grows with conifers and on heaths. I am not sure if Holly (Ilex) counts as an honorary conifer given that the leaves are ever present. (And I have always wonder what Yew counts as from a fungal point of view.)

[Fungus Ken]

I'd concur with Lepista flaccida, Tawny Funnel.

The shiny cap cuticle rules out False Chanterelle.

Ken

[fishhead]

Thanks for your help guys. Maybe I should have said Leif, I found them under a holy bush but it was amongst conifers aswell. Thanks.