identification of bbj fungi

kiltoncomp · #1 (**permalink**) 12-02-2009, 03:26 PM

indentity for these big brown jobbies please
these were found back in sept 2006, growing in needle litter with ferns/bracken in a conifer plantation,
sorry no gill shots, as i failed to realise the importance of them , back when i found these in 06.

no1/ is this just a malformed Paxillus sp?? measured about 6 0r 7" across

no2/ this one were growing about 10ft away from the first one, and i assumed they were the same species? these were also 6 or 7" across

anyone got any views on these ??
thanks,
Brian.

NickCantle · #2 (**permalink**) 12-02-2009, 04:16 PM

I think you're right with Paxillus involutus Brian. The first image is absolutely typical shape of a maturing specimen.

kiltoncomp · #3 (**permalink**) 12-02-2009, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by NickCantle

I think you're right with Paxillus involutus Brian. The first image is absolutely typical shape of a maturing specimen.

thanks Nick, these have been languishing in my "what the hell is it" folder ever since i found them,
that was back when i knew less about fungi than i do now(which aint hard to beat

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with the size and colour of them , i just could not see what else they might have been, other than paxillus sp,

Brian.