Unidentified white woodland fungi

[Sneezewort]

Hi fungi hunters

I am hoping someone will be able to help me out with putting a name to another of my so-far-unidentifiable fungi. I can't find it in my field guides and I couldn't see it in the WAB fungi Gallery either. This is it ...



The above photo shows the actual colour of the fungus - an ivory white colour I would say. The second photo, showing the upper surface of the cap, was taken without flash (apologies for my lack of photographic ability )



There have been a series of these fungi growing over the past few weeks on a bankside - an old railway cutting - amongst grass, bramble, nettle etc, and under a birch tree.

The cap has an uneven surface, radiating from the centre. The size is about 5 - 12 cm across with an irregular shape. The stem of the single specimen we picked is flexible and appears to twist slightly. The gills are a bit wavy, not even sized.

Any ideas on ID please?

Thanks,
Sneezewort

[Ditiola]

Most fungi like this one that do not have very definite distinguishing features usually require a microscope and a lot of patience to identify.

Peter

[Sneezewort]

Thanks for the reply Peter.

Being very new to fungi-spotting I tend to think everything I find will be some easily identified common-or-garden variety. However, I have seen from other posts on this forum that the difference between species can be about spore size or other microscopically observable things, so I take your point entirely.

I've still a lot to learn about fungi but they are fascinating.

JT

[SheffieldLass]

Originally Posted by Ditiola

Most fungi like this one that do not have very definite distinguishing features usually require a microscope and a lot of patience to identify.

Peter

Too right . I'm looking at one right now, which was growing in grassland. Part of a small cluster. Sort of dry fibrous white thing, Inocybe like but without typical Inocybe microscopic features, with smooth spores, no cheilocystidia. In fact extremely bland microscopically. I think it is one for the 'forget-I-ever-saw-it' pile.

Melanie

[Ditiola]

I seem to find lots of those

Peter