Mushroom I.D. Help Please

[forestelf]

Hi,
Is anyone able to I.D. these fascinating looking mushrooms?

Thanks,
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[NickCantle]

Hi Forestelf,

Looking at your picture, (which is a tad too small to see important details) the caps and the stems seem to be 'fused'. This would rule out two of the main contenders which are Flammulina velutipes and Hypholoma fasciculare. The fusion between cap and stem will not long be lost and the caps will expand outwards and upwards, detaching the fleshy material to form rings around the stipe. The ring will then be a prominent feature that would lean identification towards an Armillaria species, probably A. mellea. The caps seem to be browning on the top and the clustering in this fashion is characteristic of the species.

Hope that helps,

Nick

[forestelf]

Thanks for that I.D.

[NickCantle]

Not a problem

[leifus]

I was going to say A.mellea too