ID please!

davidstewart · #1 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008, 12:45 PM

Another terrible photo, sorry. Will get a digital camera.

It's slightly sticky on the cap which is yellow at the edge disappearing into dark brown at the centre with brown flecks all over. When broken, cap is yellow on inside. Gills are pale brown disappearing to dark brown at the centre and are quite crowded. Smell is pretty pleasant. Stem is quite hardy and very fibrous and snaps like chalk. No volva or other ring.

Found right at the base of the trunk of what I believed to be birch.

flaxton · #2 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by davidstewart

Another terrible photo, sorry. Will get a digital camera.

It's slightly sticky on the cap which is yellow at the edge disappearing into dark brown at the centre with brown flecks all over. When broken, cap is yellow on inside. Gills are pale brown disappearing to dark brown at the centre and are quite crowded. Smell is pretty pleasant. Stem is quite hardy and very fibrous and snaps like chalk. No volva or other ring.

Found right at the base of the trunk of what I believed to be birch.

David
I am pretty sure it is a Pholiota probably aurivella which although favoring beech does grow on birch whereas adiposa is specific to beech

Mal

fairplay · #3 (**permalink**) 03-10-2008, 10:45 PM

Some people (including myself !) say Birch when they meant to say Beech, so I take it you do actually mean Birch, David - in which case I haven't the foggiest !! (not really)

On seeing just the photo, I immediately thought ahh, Agaricus augustus (I've eaten them this big) but then I saw that shaggy stem, then I read the text - 'sticky cap'....... yup Pholiota, so I'll go along with Mal - P.aurivella (with reservations !)

Neil.