A few from Lime Tree Avenue

[FungiJohn]

A walk along Lime tree Avenue at Clumber Park always seems to bring up a wide variety of species, irrespective of the time of year.

Yesterday was no exception to this and one or two have proved difficult … for me anyway … to identify

All help appreciated.

These were found in mossy grassland very near to the crossroads.



I’m having doubts about, what I first thought was Coprinus plicatilis



And these were found within the Lime trees.

[cybershot]

I would have been more confident about naming yours P. plicatilis than I was mine.

Coprinus sp?

David

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by FungiJohn

A walk along Lime tree Avenue at Clumber Park always seems to bring up a wide variety of species, irrespective of the time of year.

Yesterday was no exception to this and one or two have proved difficult … for me anyway … to identify

All help appreciated.

These were found in mossy grassland very near to the crossroads.



I’m having doubts about, what I first thought was Coprinus plicatilis



And these were found within the Lime trees.

Hello John,

Top photo is a Cortinarius sp. I think - I was put off saying that at first due to the pallid gills and striated cap of one of the specimens but there are a few of the little Telamonia types that do have striations and the gills only the typical brown colour whn mature - impossible to say which species though.

Middle photo probably is Parasola (Coprinus) plicatilis - it's in grass and as you say in an avenue of lime trees (thus obviously not in woodland as such).

Bottom photo is typical Melanoleuca cognata !


Nick

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by mykonik

Hello John,

Top photo is a Cortinarius sp. I think - I was put off saying that at first due to the pallid gills and striated cap of one of the specimens but there are a few of the little Telamonia types that do have striations and the gills only the typical brown colour whn mature - impossible to say which species though.

Middle photo probably is Parasola (Coprinus) plicatilis - it's in grass and as you say in an avenue of lime trees (thus obviously not in woodland as such).

Bottom photo is typical Melanoleuca cognata !


Nick

Many thanks Nick

I'll have a closer look at cortinarius to see if I can add further information.

The M. cognata still confuses me even though it seems quite obvious now. Hopefully my next find of this will prompt an auto name

John

[Fungus Ken]

I think I would have been hovering around Conocybe for the first one, rather than Cortinarius, but without looking at the spores and cystidia it wouldn't be possible to be sure.

Ken

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by Fungus Ken

I think I would have been hovering around Conocybe for the first one, rather than Cortinarius, but without looking at the spores and cystidia it wouldn't be possible to be sure.

Ken

My first job this evening Ken
John

[FungiJohn]

Here are some microscopic images of the spores but getting a good image of the cystidia was, well difficult to say the least I think I will stick to macro

The fruit body sizes were typically:

Stem length 28mm
Stem dia 1.5mm
Cap dia (open) 8mm
Cap ht 5mm







John

[NickCantle]

I love images of spores. I presume your microscope has a photograph function? I don't know how it's done

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

I love images of spores. I presume your microscope has a photograph function? I don't know how it's done

Thanks Nick I use a Bresser digital eyepiece on the microscope which connects to the pc via a usb port. It's a doddle to use and cheap too