Mushroom ID

thelawnet · #1 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 10:54 PM

Gills: crowded, distant, dark brown.
Spores: black like soot, transferring to skin in large numbers on contact
Cap: Size to 10cm, yellow-brown with black downy hairs, dark brown centre
Stipe: somewhat fibrous, brown, about 12cm, downy.

Smell: quite strong, mushroomy.

thelawnet · #2 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 11:29 PM

Another:

thelawnet · #3 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 11:33 PM

While these boletes were growing in a ring on woodchips around an oak tree.

Sorry for the poor pore image.

fairplay · #4 (**permalink**) 05-10-2009, 12:22 AM

Hi,
I think your first is most likely an unweeping Weeping Widow - Lacrymaria lacrymabunda

Second is Gymnopilus junonius - the Spectacular Rustgill.

Third - can't think of anything else but Boletus radicans

Neil.

thelawnet · #5 (**permalink**) 05-10-2009, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by fairplay

Hi,
I think your first is most likely an unweeping Weeping Widow - Lacrymaria lacrymabunda

Second is Gymnopilus junonius - the Spectacular Rustgill.

Third - can't think of anything else but Boletus radicans

Neil.

Thanks, there was a ring zone with fallen spores on the Lacrymaria, I was trying to convince myself this was due to my mishandling, but reading up on this species, I've realised I wasn't imagining it.

The bolete was rather variable, here are some of the more aged specimens:

thelawnet · #6 (**permalink**) 05-10-2009, 01:08 AM

Bonus fungus - this growing under hazel. Rather desiccated.

fairplay · #7 (**permalink**) 05-10-2009, 06:36 AM

Blimey, don't get any better do they !

My best shot would be Chroogomphus rutilus, but please don't pass on any of these 'identifications' to the county recorder as they are all guesses based on very poor specimens.

Neil.

thelawnet · #8 (**permalink**) 05-10-2009, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by fairplay

Blimey, don't get any better do they !

My best shot would be Chroogomphus rutilus, but please don't pass on any of these 'identifications' to the county recorder as they are all guesses based on very poor specimens.

Neil.

hmm, I think this is unlikely, just because of the tree associations. Definitely no conifers nearby. There were a fair few of these between planted hazel trees, along with some much smaller fungi that I haven't even attemped to identify.

fairplay · #9 (**permalink**) 05-10-2009, 10:58 AM

It's raining, it's raining, it's raining at last ! In fact so much, I had to stop the gardening and come home.
Hopefully there will now be something to see when the BMS arrive in 4 weeks time.

Sorry, where was I ?

So, not even an old Pine stump nearby ? Oh well, with luck, someone else might have a bash at this.

Neil.

thelawnet · #10 (**permalink**) 05-10-2009, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by fairplay

It's raining, it's raining, it's raining at last ! In fact so much, I had to stop the gardening and come home.
Hopefully there will now be something to see when the BMS arrive in 4 weeks time.

Yes absolutely bucketing it down. I was pleased to see so many fungi yesterday what with the dry weather (the diverse habitats at RHS Wisley are I guess a good thing), but it looks like they'll be out everywhere by what, this Saturday?

Quote:

Sorry, where was I ?

So, not even an old Pine stump nearby ? Oh well, with luck, someone else might have a bash at this.

Nope, this was in the Wisley orchards, between two Hazels, near Mulberry, Quince, Medlar, and Apple. Lots of fruit, but no conifers.

The Weeping Widow as in the pinetum however, along with a Ganoderma applanatum