Cantharellus?

[Nick_in_Scotland]

It was a lovely fresh day today, sunny (until later on) but cold- not ideal conditions for fungi but many were seen. Shaggy Parasols, Fly Agarics, Russulas, Puffballs, Butter Caps, Blushers, two Chanterelles, a mouldy cep , Amethyst Deceivers, ordinary Deceivers were amongst those I found. A dead birch tree was sporting a particularly impressive display of Piptopors betulinus, must have been about 30 fruiting bodies covering it.

An interesting (genus formerly known as) Coprinus had popped up in grass under some larch. I would hazard a guess at C. lagopus because of the downy look.


The most interesting find (for me anyway) was a clump of these things. The "gills" are folds like a chanterelle but they look too delicate to be Cantharellus infundibuliformis. Maybe I'm guessing the wrong genus altogether?

They were growing sheltered in a hollow in the ground under beech, with spruce trees not too far away.

[Andy Overall]

Originally Posted by Nick_in_Scotland

It was a lovely fresh day today, sunny (until later on) but cold- not ideal conditions for fungi but many were seen. Shaggy Parasols, Fly Agarics, Russulas, Puffballs, Butter Caps, Blushers, two Chanterelles, a mouldy cep , Amethyst Deceivers, ordinary Deceivers were amongst those I found. A dead birch tree was sporting a particularly impressive display of Piptopors betulinus, must have been about 30 fruiting bodies covering it.

An interesting (genus formerly known as) Coprinus had popped up in grass under some larch. I would hazard a guess at C. lagopus because of the downy look.


The most interesting find (for me anyway) was a clump of these things. The "gills" are folds like a chanterelle but they look too delicate to be Cantharellus infundibuliformis. Maybe I'm guessing the wrong genus altogether?

They were growing sheltered in a hollow in the ground under beech, with spruce trees not too far away.

Hi,

Not sure about your Coprinellus being Lagopus but your second picture is definitely of Cantharellus tubaeformis.

Andy

[Nick_in_Scotland]

Originally Posted by Andy Overall

Hi,

Not sure about your Coprinellus being Lagopus but your second picture is definitely of Cantharellus tubaeformis.

Thanks Andy, I see that Cantharellus tubaeformis is another name for C. infundibuliformis. I wonder if these ones have atypical stems because, although the cap and gills match pictures in my books, the stems of my ones look a bit too perfect and not irregular and Chanterelle-like.

Nick.