HFRG foray - Ashford Hill

[cybershot]

The Three Mushketeers from 'Shrooms (NickCantle, CapAndBracket and cybershot) joined members of the Hampshire Fungus Recording Group at Ashford Hill, Hants today for a very successful foray.

Report, photos and collection list to follow.

David

[arvensis]

Any sign of Mycena rhenana there this year?

Cheers, Mark

[cybershot]

Unidentified

I would appreciate a steer towards the ID of this specimen:





TIA

David

[cybershot]

Inocybe sp??

[Leif]

Originally Posted by cybershot

Unidentified

I would appreciate a steer towards the ID of this specimen:





TIA

David

Looks like an Entoloma, possibly E. hirtipes or E. conferendum which are common, but I would not like to say more from a picture.

[cybershot]

Thanks for a point of focus Leif and I like the look of E. conferendum (cf. C&D). A specimen was retained by the group so no doubt confirmation will be forthcoming.

David

[cybershot]

My favourite of the day was Clitocybe fragrans with its distinctive aniseed smell

[NickCantle]

It was an excellent foray with HFRC and proves that some groups are nicely organised and can function as they should I didn't get many photographs of fungi, but the fungi pic of the day for me was the tiny orange Galerina sp. (I think ) that I found in the moss. I've also uploaded a photograph of the Violet ground Beetle that J.P found and showed to David. These two pics will be put up when accepted by mods

[NickCantle]

My favourite fungus for the day was definitely the little Galerina that were buried in the moss



Here's the Violet Ground Beetle too



Nick

[fungi2bwith]

Fantastic pictures Nick (as always). I am having problems getting my camera to auto focus up close, maybe I should get a decent camera, or at least read the manual for the current one

[NickCantle]

Thank you Garry Reading the camera manual is a very, very good idea! Read it as much as poss

[cybershot]

Originally Posted by cybershot

Thanks for a point of focus Leif and I like the look of E. conferendum (cf. C&D). A specimen was retained by the group so no doubt confirmation will be forthcoming.

David

Stuart Skeates (HFRG) came to the same conclusion with regard to the collected specimen so I am happy to name it as such. Many thanks guys.

David

[fairplay]

Nick, as much as I hate to say it, but your smashing photo of 'a Galerina' looks more like a smashing photo of a Wax Cap of some sort or Omphalina sp even.

Neil.

[Leif]

I agree. It's too late for me to start thinking though. (As in late in the evening, not late in life.)

[cybershot]

Originally Posted by fairplay

Nick, as much as I hate to say it, but your smashing photo of 'a Galerina' looks more like a smashing photo of a Wax Cap of some sort or Omphalina sp even.

Neil.

I am going to stick my neck out and and suggest Loreleia marchantiae because of the abundance of Sphagnum in the location where Nick found these, but I wouldn't recognize Marchantia polymorpha if it bit me on the bum. Nowhere near the quality of Nick's macro shot but this pic shows the associated vegetation



Rickenella fibula is also a possibility, just to hedge my bets!

[NickCantle]

Glad it's got a bit of debate going as to the ID, and thanks for the comments on the photo, they're much appreciated

[cybershot]

Originally Posted by arvensis

Any sign of Mycena rhenana there this year?

Cheers, Mark

I was not aware of any, but the final list is still being drawn up Mark.

Cheers
David