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09-04-2010, 08:59 PM
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| | | Small Fungus for ID Help Please.
Not getting anywhere with this and would appreciate any help towards ID.
Found today, growing directly from soil, but in the middle of a large area that has been used for burning wood/scrub at a local nature reserve. Much burned earth & evidence of small pieces of charcoal everywhere amongst the soil.
The area concerned is not directly under trees, but Alder, Birch, & Holly are in the area.
Cap size approximately 10mm diameter, stipe height approximately 20mm  
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09-04-2010, 09:19 PM
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| | | Re: Small Fungus for ID Help Please.
Hi Mike
Given the general jiz and the ring I would guess a conocybe species perhaps. Another for the microscope!
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09-04-2010, 10:56 PM
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| | | Re: Small Fungus for ID Help Please.
hi
I agree with John
at this time of year one would expect it to be Conocybe aporos - or Pholiotina aporos as we should really call it IMO
show me the spores and I could tell you for definite
so (using the nomenclature current in UK) you can safely label it Conocybe section Pholiotina sp.
cheers
Chris
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10-04-2010, 01:32 PM
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| | | Re: Small Fungus for ID Help Please.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad  Not getting anywhere with this and would appreciate any help towards ID.
Found today, growing directly from soil, but in the middle of a large area that has been used for burning wood/scrub at a local nature reserve. Much burned earth & evidence of small pieces of charcoal everywhere amongst the soil.
The area concerned is not directly under trees, but Alder, Birch, & Holly are in the area.
Cap size approximately 10mm diameter, stipe height approximately 20mm
Regards,
Mike. |
Hi Mike,
I would go along with Conocybe aporos, it often has the smell of pelargonium. |
10-04-2010, 10:37 PM
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| | | Re: Small Fungus for ID Help Please.
Thanks for the replies everyone. Conocybe sp. it will be.
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Mike. |
11-04-2010, 09:54 AM
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| | | Re: Small Fungus for ID Help Please.
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Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad Thanks for the replies everyone. Conocybe sp. it will be.
Regards,
Mike. | Mike, if you have a microscope and have a chance, take a look at the spores, if this is C. aporos it will be without a germ pore, hence the name aporos. If it has a germ pore then it will be a tad more difficult to pin down.
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