Lepista Saeva (Field Blewitt)? ID please

[linedancer13]

I was hoping to post photos so that someone could ID these - but I am not sure how ID is possible without being able to post external photos. Any ideas?

The full sized mushrooms I have are 15-16 cm diam, growing in grass in groups on heathland, several groups in the area (a ring?). Beige/grey/brown colouring - paler at the edges, cream gills - but no evidence of lilac on stems. Absorbs water from grass. They seem to be identical to field blewitt but have no lilac. Any ideas?

Thanks

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by linedancer13

I was hoping to post photos so that someone could ID these - but I am not sure how ID is possible without being able to post external photos. Any ideas?

The full sized mushrooms I have are 15-16 cm diam, growing in grass in groups on heathland, several groups in the area (a ring?). Beige/grey/brown colouring - paler at the edges, cream gills - but no evidence of lilac on stems. Absorbs water from grass. They seem to be identical to field blewitt but have no lilac. Any ideas?

Thanks

Linedancer
You need to upload your photos to the Gallery but in the meantime just check on photos in the Gallery for Clitocybe nebularis (Clouded Funnel) this might just be your find.

Mal

[linedancer13]

Thank you Mal. I am not sure about the Clitocybe. I have now uploaded three photos under unidentified fungi. Please see what you think.
Thanks, Mandy

[flaxton]

Mandy
The photos show all the relevant details. Dark grey cap lighter towards the edge looking almost powdery in places in-rolled edge in the young fruitbodies wavy edge in the older specimen. Pale crowded decurrent gills. You did manage to cut off the bulbous base of the stem but personally I think you have Clitocybe nebularis.

Mal

[NickCantle]

I looked at this at lunchtime and couldn't make a decision. The cap looks very brown, particularly in the younger specimen.

I don't know

[watsthat]

I try to look at as big a picture as possible, (metaphorically speaking), taking in as many facts as possible. E.G. quite often when I`m researching a find, an example comes up on the forum. Presumably because similar conditions around the country, cause particular fungi to occur at the same time. What I`m getting at is that Clitocybe nebularis has been much in evidence recently where I live. I`m not citing this fact as conclusive evidence but you have to be quite a detective with mycology sometimes!

Cheers

Pete

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

I looked at this at lunchtime and couldn't make a decision. The cap looks very brown, particularly in the younger specimen.

I don't know

I was the same Nick but I eventually put it down to the photo as all else seemed to fit

Mal

[sarah64]

Originally Posted by flaxton

Mandy
The photos show all the relevant details. Dark grey cap lighter towards the edge looking almost powdery in places in-rolled edge in the young fruitbodies wavy edge in the older specimen. Pale crowded decurrent gills. You did manage to cut off the bulbous base of the stem but personally I think you have Clitocybe nebularis.

Mal

From the photos I'd go with Clitocybe nebularis too.