Longshaw LBJ on Pine Cone (ID please)

[Nettle Runner]

Longshaw 17 August 2008

Found growing in grass under Pine trees





Cap dia 14mm
Stem 50mm x 2mm

Your comments and observations welcomed
Les

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by Nettle Runner

Longshaw 17 August 2008

Found growing in grass under Pine trees





Cap dia 14mm
Stem 50mm x 2mm

Your comments and observations welcomed
Les

Les
There are only a few Mycena with a red edge to the gills. If the faces of the gills had darker spots it would be capillaripes which grows in conifer litter or rubromarginata which grows on pine debris including cones.

Mal

Ps there appears to be no red from the broken stipe which would rule out sanguinolenta

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by flaxton

Les
There are only a few Mycena with a red edge to the gills. If the faces of the gills had darker spots it would be capillaripes which grows in conifer litter or rubromarginata which grows on pine debris including cones.

Mal

Ps there appears to be no red from the broken stipe which would rule out sanguinolenta

True Mal - might well be M. rubromarginata (in fact probably is) but this could also be the rare species Mycena seynesii !

Microscopy would sort it out and it's the type of thing that should be referred to Kew.

This species (M. seynesii) is notable for growing actually ON cones rather than on debris of Pinus!

Very rarely recorded in Britain, the majority of records apparently on Pinus radiata (Monterey Pine) and one on Pinus pinaster (Maritime Pine) - the cones in the picture don't look like those of either species of Pinus.

Any ideas what these were on Les ??

Nick

[FungiJohn]

Here is one of my images. The cap / gill edges seemed quite strange!

I’m assuming Scots pine Nick but I will check.

I’ll collect a few for Kew on my next visit!.



I’m also assuming that these are the same species, but not on Pine Cone … I think!




John

[Nettle Runner]

John
Just a reminder that the pine cones were burried well down under the grass sod, not laying on the ground. You will have to dig well down to recover them.

Good luck
Les

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by Nettle Runner

John
Just a reminder that the pine cones were burried well down under the grass sod, not laying on the ground. You will have to dig well down to recover them.

Good luck
Les

Thanks Les. I'll pack the garden spade just in case

John

[flaxton]

I found a red capped Mycena on a pine-cone today. Right check the gills for a red edge no red edge in fact no gills - Auriscalpium vulgare Ear-pick fungus
No camera so no photo

Mal

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by flaxton

I found a red capped Mycena on a pine-cone today. Right check the gills for a red edge no red edge in fact no gills - Auriscalpium vulgare Ear-pick fungus
No camera so no photo

Mal

Nice one Mal A nice find all the same.

John

[wildlifesnapper]

Hi

just to add to the confusion. I've been back to Langshaw today and I went to the area where they were. I found some ( not sorted photos yet) dug them up and they were on broadleaf litter with a few pine needles mixed in, but the mycelia were mostly wrapped around the broadleaf.
There is a mixture os Scots Pine, Sycamore and Beech all within a few metres and I'm sure it was the beach leaves they were on?

neil

[wildlifesnapper]

Hi

the gills also have a decurrent tooth.





neil