small brown fungi for id please

kiltoncomp · #1 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 08:42 AM

in mown grass , with young birch-alder -willow close by ,in small groups ,cap approx 50mm wide , stem approx 50mm tall, no noticable smell to it,

any suggestions ??

Brian

leifus · #2 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 10:23 AM

Looks like a Rickenella sp. Possibly R.swartsii (Collared Mosscap)?

kiltoncomp · #3 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by leifus

Looks like a Rickenella sp. Possibly R.swartsii (Collared Mosscap)?

Hi Leifus, with the cap colouring it does look like pictures of Rickenlla swartsii , but it looks to be too substantial for Rickenell sp . plus the gills are the wrong colour ??

Brian.

BROCSMAN · #4 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 07:12 PM

I wonder if the photo is misleading us. How about Collybia butyracea? Lots about at the moment

fairplay · #5 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 07:32 PM

This looks more like a Heboloma sp. to me - which one ? PASS !

Can't see how anyone could think this resembles Rickenella.

Neil.

leifus · #6 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by fairplay

This looks more like a Heboloma sp. to me - which one ? PASS !

Can't see how anyone could think this resembles Rickenella.

Neil.

it looks vaguely like Rickenella swartzii

kiltoncomp · #7 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by leifus

it looks vaguely like Rickenella swartzii

i think the keyword in your post is "vaguely" ,

kiltoncomp · #8 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BROCSMAN

I wonder if the photo is misleading us. How about Collybia butyracea? Lots about at the moment

dont think that C.butracea has brown gills ??, at least not the ones ive found or seen in books etc ,
my original thoughts were Hebeloma sp, one of which is H.pusillum that is found with willows ,as was this one , just a guess though!