Small Brown Umbonate Fungus for ID Help Please

[Lancashire Lad]

Found this today, a solitary specimen growing directly from soil amongst moss, and below a Beech tree. Stipe height about 35mm, Cap diameter about 30mm.

Gills looked substantially decurrent, but I'm not sure if this is just being exaggerated because of the upturned edges on the umbonate cap.

Stipe felt quite hollow, and snapped very easily, breaking away from remainder, which I subsequently dug out - definitely growing direct from soil and not on any sub-soil wood.



Any help towards ID much appreciated.

Regards
Mike.

[NickCantle]

It's a Lactarius Mike

[Lancashire Lad]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

It's a Lactarius Mike

Hi Nick,

I did think that the overall shape & features could possibly be pointing to Lactarius, (amongst other things ), but there was no sign of any "milk" on the broken stipe - would that be normal?

Regards
Mike.

[flaxton]

Mike
There is something that looks awfully like milk in the gill shot

Mal

[NickCantle]

Some species of Lactarius do exude latex from the stipe, but it's most common for it to be obvious in the gills- and as can be seen in your image, there is latex present

[NickCantle]

Originally Posted by flaxton

mike
there is something that looks awfully like milk in the gill shot

Mal

[Lancashire Lad]

Originally Posted by flaxton

Mike
There is something that looks awfully like milk in the gill shot

Mal

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Some species of Lactarius do exude latex from the stipe, but it's most common for it to be obvious in the gills- and as can be seen in your image, there is latex present

- I'll get my coat!! (I saw the white bits on the gills but didn't appreciate that it was liquid).

Regards
Mike.

[NickCantle]

Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad

- I'll get my coat!! (I saw the white bits on the gills but didn't appreciate that it was liquid).

Regards
Mike.

Taste it next time. It might taste foul, it might be sweet...but there's always the chance it could blow your socks off (L. turpis ). That's one of the things I enjoy showing people with Lactarius

"Here, taste this! It's lovely!"

[Lancashire Lad]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Taste it next time. It might taste foul, it might be sweet...but there's always the chance it could blow your socks off....

Hi Nick,

I can get foul or sweet, but what type of taste do you mean with reference to blowing my socks off?

Also, I know this is probably going to be a silly question, but the browny/scaly nature of the cap looks quite distinctive, although there doesn't appear to be anything similar in Phillips or Jordan (and I can't afford a set of Fungi of Switzerland ). - Can it be narrowed down any from just photos, or is it a case of "microscopy required".

Regards
Mike.

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad

Hi Nick,

I can get foul or sweet, but what type of taste do you mean with reference to blowing my socks off?

Also, I know this is probably going to be a silly question, but the browny/scaly nature of the cap looks quite distinctive, although there doesn't appear to be anything similar in Phillips or Jordan (and I can't afford a set of Fungi of Switzerland ). - Can it be narrowed down any from just photos, or is it a case of "microscopy required".

Regards
Mike.

Possibly the Curry Scented Milkcap - Lactarius camphoratus .. Mike

John