Another for ID Help Please.

Lancashire Lad · #1 (**permalink**) 06-09-2009, 09:52 PM

Found today, growing in soil, but in the root cleft of a well rotted Beech stump.

I've been scouring through my books, but can't come to any half decent guesstimate of what they might be.

Cap size about 60mm, stipe height about 80mm. Cap extremely viscid.

Any help towards ID much appreciated.

Regards,
Mike.

NickCantle · #2 (**permalink**) 06-09-2009, 10:02 PM

I've looked and I've looked, and the answer is on the tip of my tongue...

..but for the life of me I can't remember what it is.

Lancashire Lad · #3 (**permalink**) 06-09-2009, 10:28 PM

Could they be Burn't Tricholoma - Tricholoma ustale?

Regards
Mike.

NickCantle · #4 (**permalink**) 06-09-2009, 10:35 PM

Genus-wise, I think you're on the ball, but I know only the most common and recognisable species of the Tricholoma family- so as per the first post, I'm rendered useless once more

Lancashire Lad · #5 (**permalink**) 13-09-2009, 05:14 PM

I now think these are Tricholoma ustaloides, a very close relative of T.ustale, as all the macro features fit: - Habitat with Beech, cap very viscid, inrolled margin, gills spotting rust, stipe with reddish brown longitudinal fibrils, distinctly pale/white apex to stipe.

Regards,
Mike.

ron1863 · #6 (**permalink**) 13-09-2009, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad

I now think these are Tricholoma ustaloides, a very close relative of T.ustale, as all the macro features fit: - Habitat with Beech, cap very viscid, inrolled margin, gills spotting rust, stipe with reddish brown longitudinal fibrils, distinctly pale/white apex to stipe.

Regards,
Mike.

Your getting very good at the fungi recognition Mike, well done.

Lancashire Lad · #7 (**permalink**) 13-09-2009, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ron1863

Your getting very good at the fungi recognition Mike, well done.

Just as long as it's correct Ron

(But this time I think so).

Regards,
Mike.

Chris Yeates · #8 (**permalink**) 13-09-2009, 06:24 PM

Andreas had some comments on these Tricholoma species recently -

Tricholoma question

Chris

Lancashire Lad · #9 (**permalink**) 13-09-2009, 07:00 PM

Thanks for that Chris.

Having now read Andreas's comments, I'm now back to thinking these are T.ustale after all. - As there doesn't seem to be a very defined cut-off into the white region at the apex of the stipe. (Although they do seem to be paler at the apex than any of the photos I've managed to find online).

Regards,
Mike.