Help with Conocybe and bracket please

[FungiJohn]

Hi all

I would appreciate any help with these two species. The first I believe to be a Conocybe species.



And this problem bracket which I’m sure I should know



Many thanks

John

[cybershot]

I'm really sticking my neck out and suggesting that in the case of the first species it may be worth investigating Tubaria confragosa which is variously described as having a whitish evanescent ring formed from its partial veil. (illustrated in Courtecuisse & Duhem)

As for the second I hazard a guess at Phaeolus schweinitizii

David

[cybershot]

Hedging my bets with a safer option by throwing Conocybe rugosa into the pot for the first species

David

[Leif]

I would check out Conocybe arrhenii for the first one. If you some collecting notes, they might help.

I suspect the second is Inonotus radiatus. The silvery resupinate/tiered pore surface is characteristic.

[Fungus Ken]

I concur with Leif.

The first is a Conocybe in the Pholiotina group, many of which have a ring on the stem. Conocybe arrhenii seems to be the species I find most commonly but there are several others which can really only be separated microscopically.

(C. rugosa I have found in the past but this has a distinctly wrinkled cap, which the specimen on the left clearly does not.)

The second does look like Inonotus radiatus.

Ken

[FungiJohn]

Many thanks David, Leif and Ken

I had considered Conocybe arrhenii after comparing with swiss reference and having had this before in the same area but it did seem to appear different!

Brackets! I do find them to be quite deceptive at times. The top surface of this was quite resinous and I'd ruled out Inonotus radiatus on account of the white edge and generally brighter paler colours... probably due to it being young!

Again, many thanks it's much appreciated.

John