One for ID and Two for Confirmations Please

[Lancashire Lad]

All photographed today: -

No.1 Chanterelle - Cantharellus cibarius.


No.2 Rusty Widow - Lacrymaria pyrotricha.


No.3 Unknown.
Found under Beech, Cap about 75mm across, stipe about same in length. Smelled faintly of almonds. (NB: the cap is glistening because it was wet after recent shower).


As usual, any help with ID's confirmations greatly appreciated.
Regards
Mike.

[NickCantle]

Can confirm C. cibarius happily. Unsure about the Lacrymaria, but that's just my shortage of knowledge

The one you're after an ID for is a Russula, though which, I have no clue.

[mollisia]

Hello,

your last one is Russula grata, if it really smelled like almonds. Otherwise foetens/subfoetens.
The whole group of fotens and related species is easyly recognized for their yellowbrownish colour, the striate cap margin, a stipe with several cavities inside and a strong smell (pleasant or not, but always strong). All are VERY acrid and all have a slimy cap when moist.

best regards,
Andreas

[Lancashire Lad]

Thanks Nick & Andreas - much appreciated.

Nick - I'm pretty certain it is Lacrymaria pyrotricha, as a life long fungi hunter who knows the this woodland like the back of his hand has confirmed the particular site is well known for L.pyrotricha.

Andreas - Yes it definitely smelled of almonds, and the very same fungi hunting gent said to to me today, that he thought my unidentified Russula was R.grata. - Great minds think alike.

Regards,
Mike.

[pajr777]

I found a Lacrymaria Pyrotricha yesterday, down here it goes by the common name "Red-Stockinged Weeping Widow"

[fairplay]

This must be quite an overlooked fungus, as very few books give it a mention. (It is in Marcel Bon and also gets a quick mention in Blacks Nature Guide by Andreas Gminder)

Neil.