Imteresting mushrooms on tree stump

[Steve Wurzel]

In found these in Newport (Wales) on the weekend, alongside scots pine and sycamore, so I'm not sure what type of tree stump this is.



Gills aren't shown too well in the photo but they are very close and rusty brown.

On cutting colour changed from cream, to creamy yellow, to beige.

It's not the Train Wrecker - Neolentinus lepideus but it is an interesting looking mushroom so any help on getting close to this one appreciated.

Smell.. Old socks, blue cheesy and mushroomy.

[fairplay]

Hi Steve,

They seem to be deformed Chroogomphus rutilus to me.

Neil.

[Steve Wurzel]

Very Imteresting

The gills are too close together for Chroogomphus rutilus IMO Neil.. this photo should help clarify that.. it looks more like an Agaricus just by the gill spacing.

[fairplay]

Most strange, even though looking deformed, the gills are still adnate/decurrent which rules out Agaricus and even this latest photo show the gills (which do appear more crowded than the previous photos) to be attached not free, nor are they deep enough and they are also too reddish brown for Agaricus.

Another thing I noticed is the gill edges appear to be serrated.

Are you absolutely certain the latest photo is from those on the stump - you seem to have 2 fungal types here.

Neil.

[Steve Wurzel]

The mushroom in the gill photo is the one pictured at the bottom left of the first photo Neil.

I'd say the gills are adnate.

Oddly the larger sample, (which had been dislodged and was lying on the floor so I picked it up), smells of apples, quite a different smell to the first one which was also dislodged.

It could be they are different species, but they are close enough in appearance for that to be unlikely.

The plot thickens

[Steve Wurzel]

I'm getting close with Gymnopilus junonius or Gymnopilus spectabilis but I'm not there yet.. anybody like the look of those contestants?

[NickCantle]

I don't think it's Gymnopilus- if it is, it's like nothing I've seen with my eyes in a book or out in t'wild.

It's interesting indeed.

[Steve Wurzel]

Have a look at these alleged Gymnopilus spectabilis Nick..

http://agrocybeaegerita.webcindario....abilis.jpg.JPG

http://agrocybeaegerita.webcindario.....jpg%20(1).JPG

from this page http://agrocybeaegerita.webcindario....pectabilis.htm

(sorry about linking)

My biggest problem with that as an ID is it seems to grow mainly in clusters, whereas mine were growing as individuals together if you can understand my gist.

[fairplay]

Yup, I would definitely go along with G. junonius, I should have thought of that before.

Neil.

Hello Nick, good to have you back, - still gonna see you Saturday I hope !!

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by Steve Wurzel

I'm getting close with Gymnopilus junonius or Gymnopilus spectabilis but I'm not there yet.. anybody like the look of those contestants?

Both the same now Steve

Mal