Fungi growing on leaf mould at Clumber Park

[FungiJohn]

I found many of these growing on leaf mould at Clumber Park.



Any help much appreciated.

John

[NickCantle]

Too small for Collybia maculata John? Gills don't look quite right for it either, but good to throw something in the mix

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by FungiJohn

I found many of these growing on leaf mould at Clumber Park.



Any help much appreciated.

John

Hi John - very nice !

Looks suspiciously like Leucocoprinus cepistipes to me - a rare naturalised alien (that is increasing apparently !).

I usually find this (in southern England) on hot, fermenting piles of woodchips so a record in habitat other than that would be interesting !

Was it in natural woodland ??

Nick

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by mykonik

Hi John - very nice !

Looks suspiciously like Leucocoprinus cepistipes to me - a rare naturalised alien (that is increasing apparently !).

I usually find this (in southern England) on hot, fermenting piles of woodchips so a record in habitat other than that would be interesting !

Was it in natural woodland ??

Nick

Hi Nick

Thanks for this. It was found on the edges of Lime tree Avenue where the autumn leaves are piled at various intervals. I would say there were well over 100 fruit bodies on this paticular leaf pile.

It was also my last find before my wife picked me up so I rushed the photography ... and it shows

I did take some back home for drying. Is it worth sending / reporting the find?

Again, many thanks.

John

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by FungiJohn

Hi Nick

Thanks for this. It was found on the edges of Lime tree Avenue where the autumn leaves are piled at various intervals. I would say there were well over 100 fruit bodies on this paticular leaf pile.

It was also my last find before my wife picked me up so I rushed the photography ... and it shows

I did take some back home for drying. Is it worth sending / reporting the find?

Again, many thanks.

John

Yes, it is actually John - just to provide the vouchered record and to verify that I'm not a complete numpty with regards to the diagnosis ! Or otherwise I suppose !

Would be worth saying when you send it that it was NOT on fermenting woodchips but on a pile of leaf litter !

Nick

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by mykonik

Yes, it is actually John - just to provide the vouchered record and to verify that I'm not a complete numpty with regards to the diagnosis ! Or otherwise I suppose !

Would be worth saying when you send it that it was NOT on fermenting woodchips but on a pile of leaf litter !

Nick

Hi Nick

Will do, and I'll return hopefully soon to take some better images.

I'm also sure that your diagnosis is anything but numpty

John

[FungiJohn]

Flippin eck these are really small once dried I was quite surprised!

John

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by FungiJohn

Flippin eck these are really small once dried I was quite surprised!

John

I'm suprised if they have dried off that small John - Leucocoprinus cepistipes is usually relatively large ! Maybe it's a good thing that you are going to send them off for a determination, although I have to say they do loook like L. cepistipes from the photo.

Don't forget to mention, when you send these off, the 'laterite' (brick-red) coloured discolouration on the caps and the lower parts of the stipe seen when fresh John - which will probably disappear when you have dried them.

Nick

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by mykonik

I'm suprised if they have dried off that small John - Leucocoprinus cepistipes is usually relatively large ! Maybe it's a good thing that you are going to send them off for a determination, although I have to say they do loook like L. cepistipes from the photo.

Don't forget to mention, when you send these off, the 'laterite' (brick-red) coloured discolouration on the caps and the lower parts of the stipe seen when fresh John - which will probably disappear when you have dried them.

Nick

Thanks Nick.

I've added this information to the description and included several images in support too

John

[FungiJohn]

Here are a few images from a visit this evening. There were very few fruit bodies compared with the first visit.

Typical size of mature fb's:
Cap dia 21 mm / 23 mm
Stipe 25mm / 28mm x 2mm







I’ll take a quick look at the spores later.

John