Fungi finds at local park..

juliejam · #1 (**permalink**) 14-09-2008, 04:00 PM

found these growing in small groups under young oak in bare soil..the smaller one were buried in the soil with the caps just showing..
The larger specimen have lovely purple gills..and was 7cms high and cap of 8cms..mealy smell..you are able to pull back the skin of the cap to expose a white underside.

help with an ID would be appreciated..

Many thanx

Julie

NickCantle · #2 (**permalink**) 14-09-2008, 04:13 PM

Do you know what Jules, I think it's another Cortinarius, but it's so easy to see how it'd be confused with Lepista nuda

I'm having trouble with these Cortinarius with no drastically distinctive features (there are thousands of them). I found various ones today, but hell If I'll be able to ID them. They all seem to be similar to yours- pale cap from dark straw to ochre, purple to pale purple gills.

Bloody Cortinarius.

Stewy · #3 (**permalink**) 14-09-2008, 04:13 PM

I think it's a Cortinarius sp. Julie but I'm probably totally wrong!!

CapAndBracket · #4 (**permalink**) 14-09-2008, 04:15 PM

Your not alone at finding these today and being unsure.

Cheers J.P.

juliejam · #5 (**permalink**) 14-09-2008, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CapAndBracket

Your not alone at finding these today and being unsure.

Cheers J.P.

Lets hear it for the Webcap's....Yeah..

Julie

flaxton · #6 (**permalink**) 14-09-2008, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by juliejam

found these growing in small groups under young oak in bare soil..the smaller one were buried in the soil with the caps just showing..
The larger specimen have lovely purple gills..and was 7cms high and cap of 8cms..mealy smell..you are able to pull back the skin of the cap to expose a white underside.

help with an ID would be appreciated..

Many thanx

Julie

Nothing new to science today then Julie