Help with identification

baycityroller · #1 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 03:48 PM

Took these pics at Conwy RSPB reserve yesterday and wondered if anybody could help with identification. I'm not sure if the pics are good enough for if but here goes..

mushruman · #2 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 03:55 PM

First one, I think is a Wood Blewit Lepista nuda.

Lancashire Lad · #3 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 03:55 PM

Hi baycityroller, and welcome to WAB.

You will need to upload your photos directly to WAB as links to external images aren't allowed - this thread will almost certainly be deleted as soon as the Mods see it.

see WAB's upload rules here: - Why Can't I Post External Images in the Forum? | Wild About Britain

and this thread for info on uploading pics.: -
http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/fo...otos-info.html

Regards,
Mike.

baycityroller · #4 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 04:11 PM

Cheers guys, after your tip off I've tried uploading on this site but its telling me my images are too big, I guess I'm in a no-win scenario here.

Lancashire Lad · #5 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by baycityroller

Cheers guys, after your tip off I've tried uploading on this site but its telling me my images are too big, I guess I'm in a no-win scenario here.

Hi,

If you are prepared to resize your pics. (Any photos for identification etc. should be uploaded to Image Library - see this specific post: - http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/fo...tml#post546421 ), then you will definitely be in a win-win situation.

Regards,
Mike.

baycityroller · #6 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 05:00 PM

Thanks Mike, I think I've cracked it now so here goes and any id help appreciated...

Lancashire Lad · #7 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 05:09 PM

Glad to see you've conquered the mystery of the WAB photo upload

As far as the fungi are concerned, I think your third are Dung Roundheads - Stropharia semiglobata, and the fourth I think is one of the Crepidotus (Oysterling) species.

Can't help on the others, but I'm sure someone better versed will post shortly.

Regards,
Mike.

Ken Burgess · #8 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 08:17 PM

For number 1, I'm guessing the particular hue of blue on the caps, stems and gills is an artefact of the photography. Is this right? There aren't many mushrooms come in this particular colour of blue - and the couple of larger species I can think of (both Entoloma species) have a different texture to the cap cuticle and would probably have pink gills by this stage from the ripening spores.

I think number 2 is a Lepista, maybe Lepista sordida.

Number 3 is more likely to be a Panaeolus that Stropharia semiglobata... but they are getting a bit past the stage when they could be identified.

I think you would need to see the spore colour before you could even narrow your pleurotoid ones down to genus. They could even be Pleurotus rather than Crepidotus, but it's hard to be sure without the spore colour.

Ken