Glencoe Fungi

[Morchella]

Found these under conifers by the Hospital Lochan at Glencoe.



Bit stumped by both of these, the only thing I could come up with was cortinarius. Any help appreciated

Laura

[NickCantle]

I think you have two species here, both Cortinarius in my opinion. The first looks like it's from the subgenus Myxacium and the species itself looks suspiciously like Cortinarius stillatitius (prev.syn. C. psuedosalor). I do have a massive interest in Cortinarius and it's always a genus I have a positive feeling towards- huge genus

Anyways, my ID is more than likely incorrect, but I've had C. stillatitius that looked quite alot like your specimens, but we know we can't rely on that. Mine were in Beech woodlands, but they do grow in Conifer territory too

[seamusagleann]

phew!! lucky you didn't find my chantrelle farm!!!

[mollisia]

Hello,

Cortinarius stillatitius is very close, but should be more slender and have a cap with olivaceous tinges. The more robust one with warm orangebrown colours is Cortinarius collinitus.
The other one is an interesting one, a pity that you didn't noticed its smell. It belongs in the subgenus Leprocybe and here in the series with yellow to golden colours. They can come quite close in colour to the series with orange colours (orallanus, speciosissimus). Formerly there was only one with this orange stipe base: Cortinarius callisteus. This species has a very peculiar smell like hot iron. In the last published article of Meinhard Moser this group is treated and he described a new species and also extended his concept of C. tophaceus. So may be yours is not C. callisteus, but tophaceus.

best regards,
Andreas

[Morchella]

Thanks Nick and Andreas,

Glad I didn't get the genus horribly wrong. Unfortunately have very little sense of smell so couldn't tell you if they smelt of hot iron.

Laura

[mollisia]

Hi,

I forgot: Cortinarius limonius is also a possibility for the second one, judging only from foto.

best regards,
Andreas