Fungi for ID Please

[PeterD]

Seen in a copse. These were large, about 6" tall.

Pushing through the leaves.


Opened out.

Thanks

[flaxton]

Peter
Coprinus comatus the Lawyers Wig.

Mal

[PeterD]

Originally Posted by flaxton

Peter
Coprinus comatus the Lawyers Wig.

Mal

Thank you Mal. What a descriptive common name.

[jonbem]

My local patch of shaggy ink cap has gone (fortunately I preserved some pickled in white wine vinegar and olive oil) but my dad has collected some recently East Yorks.

[flaxton]

We have loads around here at the moment.

Mal

[PeterD]

These were seen in Creech Wood, Denmead, Hampshire






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[thelawnet]

Originally Posted by PeterD

These were seen in Creech Wood, Denmead, Hampshire






Thanks

2 and 1 are young and older Amanita Muscaria, Fly Agaric, third is badly out of focus, so hard to tell, might be Amanita Vaginata, but then maybe not....

[NickCantle]

Third is no Amanita, it's a Russula and judging by the habitat in the image, R. betularum is a contender.

Nick.

[fairplay]

Furthermore if you lick the image, you will note it tastes very hot.

Bah gumm, our Nick knows 'is stuff.

Neil.

[PeterD]

Thank you all for your replies to this post. Sorry that image 3 was so badly oof.
Despite this, it seems we have full agreement on ID

[flaxton]

Just to be awkward I would say the Russula looks to be a darker pink variety that has been washed out by the rain rather than the very pale pink/white betularum and the stipe looks to have pink shades which is again wrong for betularum. Unfortunately without the specimen it is going to be impossible to get a positive ID.

Mal