Please can you ID this fungi

Gumby · #1 (**permalink**) 12-08-2009, 05:05 PM

Hi all, new to the forum.

Is someone please able to identify this/these fungi that have appeared in our compost heap? I have been trawling the internet to find an answer but to no avail.

They only seem to have appeared in the past 3 weeks. The compost heap is in a relatively dark, shady corner of the garden.

Thanks in advance

Lancashire Lad · #2 (**permalink**) 12-08-2009, 05:12 PM

Hi Gumby,

The photo's a bit blurry, but my best suggestion would be one of the Bolete's.

Possibly Red Cracking Bolete - Boletus chrysenteron.

If it is, the stem would have a generally pale-reddish colouration, and the underside of the cap would be deep yellow.

Regards,
Mike.

Gumby · #3 (**permalink**) 12-08-2009, 06:52 PM

Thanks for the reply Mike. Sorry about the picture being blurry, i was perched on a slab to avoid getting dirty...I'll try and take a better one tomorrow.

Lancashire Lad · #4 (**permalink**) 12-08-2009, 07:01 PM

Hi Gumby,

As well as showing the top of the cap, try to take a close up photo showing the stem, and if possible, turn one of the fungi over and take a close up photo showing the underside of the cap as well.

Regards,
Mike.