New Forest Fungi

[Morchella]

Hoping I can get some help IDing some of the fungi I found today:





These ones about 35mm or so across the cap and growing out of the end of a felled oak log. I strongly suspect they are Cortinarius, so no doubt that's as far as I'll get without buying myself a microscope.....



Don't need an ID for these ones but just to say here were hundreds of them all over the forest floor, some pretty big.



Growing on the ground under conifers. Have left Rogers at home and not much clue as to what they could be. Caps 60-90mm across



Again I am pretty clueless as to the ID

And finally I know this is very bad but this one I found in the Dolomites when I was walking in Italy a couple of weeks back. Could it be Otidea onotica?

[KeenTeen17]

your number 1 looks like a honey fungus. it could be bright orange because of the rain.

[NickCantle]

Hi Morchella,

I don't know why you reckon no.1 is Cortinarius- it's on wood for starters! I think it's either Armillaria or Pholiota.

Your second is obviously Scleroderma citrinum as you say.

Third is Collybia maculata- a common pine species.

Your fourth to me, looks like Collybia butyracea var. asema, but don't quote me on that.

The last one isn't an Otidea, and it looks like it might be Guepinia helvelloides- an underside shot would confirm that.

Nick

[KeenTeen17]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Hi Morchella,

Your fourth to me, looks like Collybia butyracea var. asema, but don't quote me on that.



Nick

This is what collybia butyracea var asema looks like.

for comparison!

[NickCantle]

KT to the rescue

What do you think then? It's definitely Collybia, but is is C. butyracea? It does look like it, but some features suggest otherwise.

[Morchella]

Thanks for that.

Think I just looked at the slimy cap and the woolly remnants around the gills and thought Cortinarius - then obviously didn't do to much more thinking!

Collybia seems right for those two - definitely lots of conifers around. Hopefully I'll recognise them next time.

Sadly can't nip back to photograph the underside of the Guepina so I'll take it as a probable.

Cheers

Morchella

[NickCantle]

Get your butt back to Italy but you'd better be quick! It might have gone over