Brittlegill for ID please

[Nettle Runner]

Anston Stones Wood 14 June 2008
Found a single specimen growing in a very old well rotted trunk with soil deposited therein.









Cap dia 30mm
Stem 50 x 3-4mm
Smell v strong mushroomy
Gills and stem brittle
No sign of ring or volva

I suppose that makes it a Russula, which cant be given an ID from pics

Your comments and observations welcomed
Les

[CapAndBracket]

From photo's and given location i would have thought Pluteus.sp, but gills
and stem brittle sounds wrong. hum !

Cheers J.P.

[shroomboy]

I agree with JP, form and habitat suggest Pluteus. See if you can obtain a spore print. P. salicinus ?

Andy

[fairplay]

Definitely P. salicinus.

Neil.

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by Nettle Runner

Anston Stones Wood 14 June 2008
Found a single specimen growing in a very old well rotted trunk with soil deposited therein.









Cap dia 30mm
Stem 50 x 3-4mm
Smell v strong mushroomy
Gills and stem brittle
No sign of ring or volva

I suppose that makes it a Russula, which cant be given an ID from pics

Your comments and observations welcomed
Les

Hi Les, Yes, a Pluteus and POSSIBLY P. salicinus (albeit, in my opinion, somewhat less than the normal glaucous-grey colour it is normally !)

Nick

[Nettle Runner]

Thank you all for your guidance on this specimen. Another one I got wrong

I found this specimen the next day, quite close to the previous one, and this I am sure is Pluteus sp. and possibly P. salicinus although the light coloured band around the cap is a puzzle to me.









Cap dia60mm
Stem70 x 8-10mm with slightly swollen base
Not brittle, no milk, no smell
Found on fallen tree trunk quite close to stream, so may have been subject to flood waters.

Am I close on this one

Les

[flaxton]

Les
That certainly looks like salicinus to me. If you check in the A-Z especially the second photo you will see the same pale banding and that one was also found on a log in a flood prone area.

Mal

[Nettle Runner]

Anston Stones Wood 14 June 2008
I think that this may also be P. salicinus . I'm getting my eye in now





Found 4 old mature specimen growing on a short old well rotted but still standing trunk. This was the best.
Cap 40mm peels to centre
Stem 50 x 5 slightly swollen base
Smell mushroomy
Gills not brittle stem snaps
On the older specimen the gills have turned brown

Am I correct

Les

[shroomboy]

Yes that looks like P.salicinus that yellow around the margin is odd though.

Andy

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by Nettle Runner

Anston Stones Wood 14 June 2008
I think that this may also be P. salicinus . I'm getting my eye in now





Found 4 old mature specimen growing on a short old well rotted but still standing trunk. This was the best.
Cap 40mm peels to centre
Stem 50 x 5 slightly swollen base
Smell mushroomy
Gills not brittle stem snaps
On the older specimen the gills have turned brown

Am I correct

Les

Yes, definitely Les ! Pluteus salicinus.

Nick