Big Lactarius piperatus and some strange ones for id

[yorkshireTrev]

Hello all, found what i think is a big Fleecy Milkcap today. I've walked past there 4 or 5 times in the last couple of weeks and can't believe i didn't see it. It must have had a 20-25cm cap

I'm really kicking myself for not finding this one untill now because its seen better days, there are a few little ones next to where this one was so i'll be keeping my eye on those.


The following pictures were taken 3 weeks ago, id's on these would be great if you know thanks.

I don't know what these are, found growing across the top of an old log in the woods.



This was on the same log and is still present today.


Lastly i found these funny little fellas, they reminded me of jelly babies and were stuck quite firmly onto the fallen tree.


Thanks for looking
Trev

[Chris Yeates]

hi Trev

are you sure about the Lactarius? - looks a bit old for a certain ID . . .

second one looks like a developing Lycogala (a slime mould)

the whitish resupinate would need microscopy - and even then it could be tricky - there are a lot of these

was the bottom one on a conifer log? - possibly a very pale Calocera pallidospathulata

cheers

Chris

[treecreeper]

There's a nice article 'Slime Moulds for Beginners' in the July 2009 Field Mycology. This one looks like the illustration of a mature Lycogala terreste