help with ID Please

woodlandwarrior · #1 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 09:01 PM

Hi. Im still relatively new to the world of wild fungi but keen to learn more! Is it ok to keep posting photos asking for help with ID? I understand that is rarely possible to say with 100 percent certainty what a particular funghi is from a photo. I have puchased Roger Phillip's book and find this a very useful guide, however i don't want to go around picking every fungi i come across in order to examine it further by way of a spore print etc. I therefore find it really useful to consult with the experts for a second opinion. So here are some photos which i have taken recently - really do appreciate any help with ID! I think the first is Leccinum scabrum and the second Russula nobilis (was found in mixed Beechwood) but not sure about the other three.

mollisia · #2 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 09:12 PM

Hello,

the Birch Bolet is o.k., but the Russula not. The colours don't fit for R. atropurpurea, which never has pure red coloures. I think this one is Russula pseudointegra. If you hav a microscope it is easyly identified by it cystidia with encrusting surrounding.

no. 3 is Cortinarius torvus. No other Cortinarius has such a ring

no.4 is Russula delica

no. 5 is Xerula radicata.

best regards,
Andreas

ManwithNoname · #3 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mollisia

The colours don't fit for R. atropurpurea, which never has pure red coloures. I think this one is Russula pseudointegra.

Russula nobilis was actually suggested (better known as Russula mairei), which would have pure red colours. However, a quick taste of the flesh would have ruled this in or out. It would be very hot to taste. Somehow it doesn't look quite right for this species.

Having just worked on Russula pseudointegra today, I'd agree with Andreas that this seems a good bet, but wouldn't be certain without more info.

woodlandwarrior · #4 (**permalink**) 18-08-2009, 08:05 PM

Thanks for help always very much appreciated.
Mark

mollisia · #5 (**permalink**) 18-08-2009, 08:43 PM

Hello,

sorry for mixing up Russula nobilis with R. atropurpurea. It is of course another name for R. mairei .....

R. mairei would suite, but I still think that R. pseudointegra suites better. The younger fruitbodies of this species have a quite peculiar feature: The cap margin is conspicousely pruinose, with a white, nearly granular pruine that is very typical for this species only. I marked these places with an arrow in the picture below. Also the gills don't seem to be white.

If one could do a microscopic examination, it would be clear in half a minute if it is pseudointegra or not.

best regards,
Andreas