clitocybe or lepista or...........??

kiltoncomp · #1 (**permalink**) 28-10-2008, 02:22 PM

this one was growing under rhododendron bushes in clumber park,
it looks like a clitocybe but the yellow colouring seems unusual , or is it just a variation in colour ?
no trace of milk on the gills ,so probably not a lactaria?
cap size about 3 or 4 inch, smell not unusual,

Brian

BROCSMAN · #2 (**permalink**) 29-10-2008, 01:11 PM

Lepista flaccida?

kiltoncomp · #3 (**permalink**) 29-10-2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BROCSMAN

Lepista flaccida?

Hi , it would seem to be the most likely candidate , although it was under rhododendrons , and its usually associated with pine, there were some mature pines across the track who's roots most probably stretched out under the rhododendrons ,(dont know whether its dependent on the roots or the fallen needles ?)
it just seems to have a much more yellow tint than the usual L.flaccida, but given the variation in colour of most fungi i dont suppose its that unusual!

Brian