unknown mycena

[flaxton]

Had a good day with some small stuff - Marasmius rotula, Mycena spirea, acicula and adsendens all identifies without too much trouble but this one caused more of a problem.




If it had bled milk it would have fitted perfectly with galopus both the spores and cheilocystidia fitted but it didn't bleed

Anyone able to tell me if galopus does not bleed often?

Also found this on a fallen branch of probably beech.



Thanks
Mal

[fairplay]

I've often picked what I thought was going to be galopus but never lactated, perhaps they don't always ?

The second photo I would have said is going to be a Ganoderma sp. but with that orange/ pink colour - I just don't know !

Neil.

[shroomboy]

Have you looked at M. archangeliana ?

The second species is very reminiscent of Phellinussp ? But the pinkish colour is a tad off putting.

Andy

[Leif]

Originally Posted by shroomboy

Have you looked at M. archangeliana ?

The second species is very reminiscent of Phellinussp ? But the pinkish colour is a tad off putting.

Andy

M. archangeliana sounds reasonable. You probably know this anyway, but if you place some specimens in a sealed container for some time (30 minutes?), then open the container, you should notice a distinct smell of iodine i.e. medicinal. The species is very common in Bucks/Beds.

Regarding other comments, I would have said that if if doesn't bleed, then it isn't M. galopus.

[flaxton]

Unfortunately arcangeliana has clavate (club shaped) cheilocystidia with wart like growths this one has rostrate cystidia

Mal

[shroomboy]

Do you know of Mycena page? I believe its Norwegian, it's an excellent site, top pictures coupled with micro details and drawings for most of the species covered.

Andy

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by shroomboy

Do you know of Mycena page? I believe its Norwegian, it's an excellent site, top pictures coupled with micro details and drawings for most of the species covered.

Andy

Thanks for that Andy but both the key on the Mycena page and a key I have from Ern Emmett point to laevigata which acording to the Check list is a none British species and with my record of identification I am not going to get too excited

Mal

[CloudedYellow]

Originally Posted by Leif

M. archangeliana sounds reasonable. You probably know this anyway, but if you place some specimens in a sealed container for some time (30 minutes?), then open the container, you should notice a distinct smell of iodine i.e. medicinal.

I have found that just crushing one between two fingers is enough. And I think it is more like bleech than iodine, but there is no accounting for smell!

Richard

[shroomboy]

Now the obvious question, what about M. stipata as the checklist suggests it maybe the species confused with aevigata ?

Andy

[arvensis]

Originally Posted by flaxton

Thanks for that Andy but both the key on the Mycena page and a key I have from Ern Emmett point to laevigata which acording to the Check list is a none British species and with my record of identification I am not going to get too excited

Mal

According to the fungi database, there have been 3 records of M. laevigata.

Database here:Fungal Records Database of the British Isles

Mark

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by arvensis

According to the fungi database, there have been 3 records of M. laevigata.

Database here:Fungal Records Database of the British Isles

Mark

Thats why I am looking for a viable alternative

Mal

[Leif]

Originally Posted by flaxton

Thats why I am looking for a viable alternative

Mal

It might not be rare, but just under-recorded, or wrongly recorded as something else.

[flaxton]

Just had this one confirmed at Mycena abramsii

Mal