Help with fungus ID please.

cybershot · #1 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 03:29 PM

I thought this distinctive, robust little (very) brown job (Cap: 3cm, Stem: 30 x 4mm), found on a heathland reclamation burn site, would jump off the pages of C&D at me, but after poring over the pages several times I am at a loss to even suggest a genus. It was not obviously associated with any buried wood.

A steer in the right direction would be much appreciated.

Cheers

David

cybershot · #2 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 04:31 PM

Having used Mycokey then other references, Lactarius lignyotus is the nearest I can get but with no sign of milk, no evidence of Picea (or any other wood) and not being authentically British I'm stumped again. Awaiting spore print and any change in colour of cut, white flesh.

NickCantle · #3 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 05:02 PM

Makes me think of Gomphidius, but I can get no further. It's a little beauty mate!

cybershot · #4 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Makes me think of Gomphidius, but I can get no further. It's a little beauty mate!

My first port of call too chum, but it lead nowhere!

fairplay · #5 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 08:06 PM

I don't have a clue, looks like it's something a little bit special.

Neil.

mollisia · #6 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 09:09 PM

Hello,

I think it is a clitocyboid-omphalinoid species. Not that I could suggest a genus. May be a Clitocybe, may be something around that (Pseudoomphalina, Gamundia e.g.?). Here the microscope is important, and also the colour of the spore print would be very useful.
You have an exsiccat?

best regards,
Andreas

Ditiola · #7 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 09:33 PM

Hi
The nearest one I can get by matching the photo to other photos is: Clitocybe lateritia. In the FoS book it is 20 to 40mm, but this species grows in alpine habitats, and it has not yet been recorded in Britain so is unlikely to be the same but it does look very similar

I have attached a couple of photo's

Peter

NickCantle · #8 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 09:34 PM

That does look very similar!

cybershot · #9 (**permalink**) 09-12-2009, 09:58 PM

All grist to the mill guys - many thanks!

The spores would appear to be hyaline and the previously waterlogged flesh (and gills, which in cross section have little depth to them) have dried whitish and unchanging. The specimens are drying in readiness for sending away for verification.

David

mollisia · #10 (**permalink**) 10-12-2009, 06:28 AM

Hello David,

hopefully you will tell us what the result was? Another possibility in my eyes could be a somewhat weathered fruitbody of Clitocybe trulliformis. May be they can look like that when they are watersoaked.

best regards,
Andreas