What are these beauties?

[SheffieldLass]

I went out today to the same place I went yesterday to try to find another Parasola hercules, and this time went during the day, not at dusk. Good thing I took a few collecting boxes as there were all sorts of things I noticed that I'd missed.

Amongst the big collection of unknowns were these beauties. Any idea, they were very striking. Under willows in leaf/herbaceous litter. There were conifers a bit further back. I've not yet put them under the microscope. I presume they are ascos, but then maybe they are not.



I'll be adding some more of my finds on here, as I sort through them, as I'm sure there are quite a few I'll be stumped by, and others that aren't that common. There were some beautiful Leccinum versipelle, really deep orange caps, and more coming through.

Melanie

[Stip]

Hi Melanie,
this is a Jelly fungus, Tremiscus helvelloides a member of the Tremallaceae.

Best wishes
Stip

[Chris Yeates]

Stip is perfectly correct and in fact you are in one of the top areas for this rare fungus in Yorkshire, Melanie - but a nice find nonetheless

By coincidence I was processing this group last night in my ongoing checklist constructing, and note that the current name being used in Index Fungorum and FRDBI is Guepinia helvelloides (DC.) Fr. and that it is now included in the (much expanded) order Auriculariales

for how long is anyone's guess, but these taxonomic issues appear to be settling down somewhat

best

Chris

[SheffieldLass]

Originally Posted by Chris Yeates

Stip is perfectly correct and in fact you are in one of the top areas for this rare fungus in Yorkshire, Melanie - but a nice find nonetheless

By coincidence I was processing this group last night in my ongoing checklist constructing, and note that the current name being used in Index Fungorum and FRDBI is Guepinia helvelloides (DC.) Fr. and that it is now included in the (much expanded) order Auriculariales

for how long is anyone's guess, but these taxonomic issues appear to be settling down somewhat

best

Chris

Thanks Stip and Chris. I discovered it did have basidia, though strangely one alien ascus, don't know where that came from ... So instead of looking at the front of Michael Jordan's book, turned to the back and found it. And then on the BMS data list found that Wykeham and Dalby Forests seem to be a hot spot for it. Certainly a new one for me. Once seen never forgotten (though I'll bet I'll forget the name. Guepinia is not exactly memorable ....Seems that larch and willow are its favoured partners locally. This was right under willow with larch behind.

Melanie

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by SheffieldLass

Guepinia is not exactly memorable ....
Melanie

It commemorates the French botanist Guépin . . . .

Flora Europaea - Google Books

C

[SheffieldLass]

Psilocybe montana - plenty of them around today (yesterday) on the heathy path. Seems there have been no recent records in the Scarborough area.


And a few Suillus viscidus under larch along with Suillus grevillei. Not beauties, especially if you touch them ... very viscid ... but the underside is quite attractive. Not what I was expecting. I thought they'd be gilled.


Melanie

[SheffieldLass]

These little white ones have turned out to be rare too. Only 8 records in the UK, but not the first for Yorkshire. They are probably easily overlooked as only about 6mm dia caps.

Entoloma percandidum



Typical Entoloma spores. I'd not expected them. And attached to the basidia too. So not escaped from the nearby brown Entoloma ...



And also clamps.


Melanie