Terrible smelling mushroom for ID

[chrishorak]

I found this mushroom today. It looks like it is probably old and has possibly lost diagnostic characteristics, but it hadn't lost its smell! Smelt like rotting flesh.



Is this enough for an ID?

Thanks
Chris

[NickCantle]

You must remember a gill shot Chris!

[chrishorak]

Hopefully this might help. Sorry, should also have mentioned that it was pretty big - at least 20cm diameter. There was also not much of a stem.

[NickCantle]

This is a very distinctive mushroom Chris and I can't put my finger on it! It's on the tip of my tongue!!!

The bad smell was probably due to age/the infestation of mould.

Nick

[Andy Overall]

Originally Posted by chrishorak

I found this mushroom today. It looks like it is probably old and has possibly lost diagnostic characteristics, but it hadn't lost its smell! Smelt like rotting flesh.



Is this enough for an ID?

Thanks
Chris

I think this is a rotting Clitocybe nebularis.

Andy

[NickCantle]

Not what I was thinking of, but you're right I reckon- Though I've never seen them that dark!

[fairplay]

C.nebularis is what I thought too (unusual 'fold' shown in the cap)

As for the 'fishy pong' - what do you expect a rotten fungus to smell like ?

Neil.

P.S. So what did it taste like Nick (on the tip of your tongue)...fish ?

[NickCantle]

It's not my thread, NEIL

[chrishorak]

Thanks guys.

That is the first time I have smelt a rotten fungus and I will try stick to picking fresh ones from now, although it does seem like Clitocybe nebularis has a foul odour anyway.

There was also this large dry mushroom in the same area and I guess that it may have also been the same thing.

[NickCantle]

No, different genus altogether. It's Russula nigricans.