Mushroom with a woody stem for ID

chrishorak · #1 (**permalink**) 18-10-2008, 06:15 PM

Small mushrooms in a very mixed wood. Mostly conifer and birch, but also oak in the area.
The most notable characteristic is a very woody stem.

I've never seen mushrooms with such 'woody' stems - is this unusual or are there a number of types like this? Could someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks
Chris

Stewy · #2 (**permalink**) 18-10-2008, 06:18 PM

Possibly a Laccaria sp

NickCantle · #3 (**permalink**) 18-10-2008, 06:22 PM

Stewy's on the ball

Stewy · #4 (**permalink**) 18-10-2008, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by NickCantle

Stewy's on the ball

I take it you "concur" then Nick?

wildherbalian85 · #5 (**permalink**) 18-10-2008, 06:31 PM

Personally i was thinking it looked a little like Psilocybe montana but the woody stem thing.... just don't add up

wildherbalian85 · #6 (**permalink**) 18-10-2008, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Stewy

Possibly a Laccaria sp

Laccaria fraterna ??

chrishorak · #7 (**permalink**) 18-10-2008, 08:37 PM

Thanks Stewy and others.

It definitely does seem to look similar to the pictures of the various Laccaria varieties in the Gallery. Possibly Laccaria laccata, although it doesn't quite look right. I doubt I have enough information to be able to help narrow it down, but it helps me the next time I find them.

flaxton · #8 (**permalink**) 18-10-2008, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by wildherbalian85

Laccaria fraterna ??

The only tree it has been found with in the UK is eucalyptus - was there any of that about

Mal

I will add a picture to the A-Z when I get a minute

Andy Overall · #9 (**permalink**) 19-10-2008, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by chrishorak

Small mushrooms in a very mixed wood. Mostly conifer and birch, but also oak in the area.
The most notable characteristic is a very woody stem.

I've never seen mushrooms with such 'woody' stems - is this unusual or are there a number of types like this? Could someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks
Chris

Most of the Laccaria's have tough woody stems. Having seen your pics and noticed small scales on the cap of the close up, I would say L. proxima.

Andy

chrishorak · #10 (**permalink**) 19-10-2008, 12:03 PM

Thanks. I doubt there were any eucalyptus - it is a very mixed wood, but not that mixed!
I had seen the pictures of the L. proxima, but I can't tell from my photos or remember the intricate details, so I wasn't sure. But hopefully next time I see them I will know what to look for, although from what I have read it does seem like some of these you need to look at the spores to be sure.

Chris