Some here for I.D, please

wildherbalian85 · #1 (**permalink**) 15-10-2008, 02:39 PM

Ok a couple of fungi that i need help with here...

1 & 2. found growing on Southsea common.....

1....

2....

3. Found growing in a play area...

4. some kind of agaric but im not really sure what kind it was, it is a looking a little weathered.....

Stewy · #2 (**permalink**) 15-10-2008, 02:58 PM

1 Is Honey Fungus

Could 2 be a Coprinus sp? C.disseminatus perhaps???

CapAndBracket · #3 (**permalink**) 15-10-2008, 03:06 PM

No 2: Coprinus disseminatus.

Cheers J.P.

Stewy · #4 (**permalink**) 15-10-2008, 03:08 PM

Woooooooooooooo Hooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

wildherbalian85 · #5 (**permalink**) 15-10-2008, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Stewy

1 Is Honey Fungus

Could 2 be a Coprinus sp? C.disseminatus perhaps???

I thought honey fungus only grew on wood?? Well you learn something new everyday

Thanks.

wildherbalian85 · #6 (**permalink**) 15-10-2008, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by CapAndBracket

No 2: Coprinus disseminatus.

Cheers J.P.

Thanks J.P.

wildherbalian85 · #7 (**permalink**) 15-10-2008, 03:12 PM

Personally i reckon number 3 is going to be a hard one

flaxton · #8 (**permalink**) 15-10-2008, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by wildherbalian85

I thought honey fungus only grew on wood?? Well you learn something new everyday

Thanks.

It does if you check you will find an old stump

Mal

fairplay · #9 (**permalink**) 15-10-2008, 06:45 PM

No 3. Looks to me like Gymnopilus penetrans, but I have doubts because none of the gills in the photo's have it's characteristic 'rust like' staining.

No 4. Is probably just Amanita rubescens with no blushing showing, but I could be wrong.

As for the Honey Fungus, I would say it is attached to a root rather than a buried stump.

Finally, don't jump to conclusions when you see what on first appearance looks like Coprinellus disseminatus, it is possible it could be the very similar Psathyrella pygmaea which also is tiny and also grows in large troops. The former is more deeply 'pleated' in the caps, almost up to the centre.

Neil.

wildherbalian85 · #10 (**permalink**) 15-10-2008, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by fairplay

No 3. Looks to me like Gymnopilus penetrans, but I have doubts because none of the gills in the photo's have it's characteristic 'rust like' staining.

No 4. Is probably just Amanita rubescens with no blushing showing, but I could be wrong.

As for the Honey Fungus, I would say it is attached to a root rather than a buried stump.

Finally, don't jump to conclusions when you see what on first appearance looks like disseminatus, it is possible it could be the very similar Psathyrella pygmaea which also is tiny and also grows in large troops. The former is more deeply 'pleated' in the caps, almost up to the centre.

Neil.

With regards to the honey fungus there has never actually been a tree there.. but... last year the council dumped a pile of woodchips in that area, these chips were later used for local landscaping prodjects near by. Maybe this fungus is growing of some of the chips that may be submerged in the top layer of soil??? Those Coprinellus/ Psathyrella were growing within a meter or so of the honey fungus.

Thanks for the ehads up on the amanita and the Gymnopilus penetrans