Mushroom for ID Please

[Lancashire Lad]

This proves how little I know about this subject of Fungi, because I have absolutely no idea what this is.

Found today growing out of conifer litter, but possibly attached to a well rotted twig underground. (It wasn't attached to the branch it is leaning against).

Caps are about 30mm diameter, stipes between 75 - 100mm overall.

To me the broadly umbonate cap looks like Mycena galericulata, but the stipe, being a darkish brown/red towards the base, seems to fit the description of Collybia erythropus (Marasmius erythropus).



Any pointer towards an ID would be much appreciated.

Regards
Mike.

[KeenTeen17]

This fungus looks really small - so I think M. galericulata is less likely. I would go with C. erythryporus

[Lancashire Lad]

Originally Posted by KeenTeen17

This fungus looks really small - so I think M. galericulata is less likely. I would go with C. erythryporus

Caps were about 30mm, stipes between 70-100mm.

Regards
Mike.

[leifus]

Collybia erythryporus for me

[flaxton]

Sorry guys
Collybia erythropus is the Redleg Toughshank and these do not look to me as though they have a tough shank I don't think it is M galericulata either but I do think it might be a Mycena.
It might even be a waterlogged M rosella
Mal

Ps did you collect it?

[Lancashire Lad]

Originally Posted by flaxton

Sorry guys
Collybia erythropus is the Redleg Toughshank and these do not look to me as though they have a tough shank I don't think it is M galericulata either but I do think it might be a Mycena.
It might even be a waterlogged M rosella
Mal

Ps did you collect it?

Hi Mal,

No I didn't collect any The stipe was quite tough, because I needed to give them a reasonable tug to get them out of the ground.

Also (just about visible in the centre pic.), the stipe had some pink coloured hairyness towards the very base, which according to Phillips, was a pointer to C.erythropus.

Would you say the gills on this are adnexed/free? (would the gills of M. rosella be more adnate?).

Regards
Mike.

[flaxton]

Mike

The books don't help with the gills. For C. erythropus (marasmioides) B&K - notched and finely adnext Phillips - free Courtecuisse (C. kuehneriana) close Fungi of Britain - adnext Funga Nordica free to narrowly adnate. What they do agree on is that it is orange to (bright)red brown stipe for erythropus and notched gills and a whitish to pale brown (with a pink tint) stipe for M. rosella.
Lets wait and see what others say.

Mal

[mollisia]

Hallo,

I know Collybia/Gymnopus marasmioides/erythropus quite well and can asure that it is not this species. I'm also sure, that it is a Mycena, but I agree that it is very probably not galericulata. The cap looks like it, but the stipe (although tough) is to thin, the complete fruitbody has not the appearance of galericulata, and the biotop seems to be a Pine forest, which also is not a suitable biotop for galericulata. This is a case for the microscope in my opinion.

best regards,
Andreas