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23-11-2009, 11:34 AM
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Hi,
I'm new to the forum and hope you can help identify the mushroom in the picture.
If it is any help, the location is about 5 metres from the shore of a sea loch on the westside of the Isle of Lewis. This is the side of the island that faces the atlantic.
The soil conditions are therefore likely to be salty and acidic as most of of the island is Lewisian Gniess overlain be a layer of peat. The area is heavily grazed and fertilised by sheep.
There are no trees of any description within a hundred metres of the spot and then the only trees within a mile or so are some windblown elders and a equally battered willow.
I photographed this on Saturday 21st November 2009 but had spotted some smaller ones earlier in the month. 
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23-11-2009, 11:38 AM
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Hello Ange, sorry I can't help with fungi, but popped in to give you a warm Welcome to WAB. some Fungi people will be around soon I'm sure...  .Posie |
23-11-2009, 12:20 PM
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its a waxcap, possibly Hygrocybe coccinea, not 100% though
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23-11-2009, 03:22 PM
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Hi Ange and a warm welcome to WAB 
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23-11-2009, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by thebeard  its a waxcap, possibly Hygrocybe coccinea, not 100% though
welcome to WAB | Thanks for identifying that its the first time i've seen any wild fungi since i moved up here. We've got masses of lichens though so now i know about WAB resource i can have go at identifing some of those  |
23-11-2009, 05:11 PM
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Welcome to WAB, Ange Just post any further ones you're not sure of, and there will be someone around to assist .. some real experts on here! (not including myself!)
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23-11-2009, 05:15 PM
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Hi Ange,
welcome from me too, especially for someone from that fabby island you have there.
It might be interesting to compare lichen notes with jennyS, whos based in SW Ireland - equally wet and windswept and gulf stream warmed!
Quite a few fungi like acid soil and rough meadow like we get here too, but the absence of many trees will limit what you get there I imagine.
Cheers
Ken
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23-11-2009, 06:06 PM
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hello and welcome
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23-11-2009, 06:08 PM
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Hi Ange and welcome to WAB, I'm sure your going to enjoy it here, have fun. |
24-11-2009, 08:53 AM
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