Unknown Beechwood Fungus

[RobSutton]

Struggling to get anywhere with this species (I'm pretty certain they are all the same species). They were growing under beech at Malham Tarn NNR.

The cap is up to 6cm diameter on the largest specimen, the flesh is thin white with a faint, but hard to define, chemically smell. The most distinctive feature was the white edge on some of the gills. I'm still waiting for a spore print.

I've been going round in circles in the Cortinarius/Inocybe area but am really not sure if I'm on the right lines. If someone could point me to the correct Genus that would be great.





Thanks in advance.

[RobSutton]

Originally Posted by RobSutton

Struggling to get anywhere with this species (I'm pretty certain they are all the same species). They were growing under beech at Malham Tarn NNR.

The cap is up to 6cm diameter on the largest specimen, the flesh is thin white with a faint, but hard to define, chemically smell. The most distinctive feature was the white edge on some of the gills. I'm still waiting for a spore print.

I've been going round in circles in the Cortinarius/Inocybe area but am really not sure if I'm on the right lines. If someone could point me to the correct Genus that would be great.





Thanks in advance.

Spore print walnut and I had a look at some of the spores under a microscope:

Spores smooth, elliptical to slightly kidney bean shaped 12.5-14.5microns by 6.5-7.5microns.

Checking in a copy of Fungi of Switzerland Vol.5 there didn't seem many with smooth spores that large - Inocybe bongardii or Inocybe cervicolor seemed to match generally, as it was growing under Beech on a calcareous soil I.bongardii seemed the likelier option. Any other ideas?