orange galerina?

diggleken · #1 (**permalink**) 06-08-2010, 04:18 PM

these were at about 1500ft up on the moors (yes, in Yorkshire Chris!) and seem to be working out to Galerina spp, I suspect clavata, grateful for any input/views.
Dont have spore print colour or any particular smell, but the caps seem a little strange and the stems somewhat contorted.
Stipe/stem is a bit fibrey, lighter at the apex, but all flesh generally golden yellow in the very wet conditions, gills seem quite distant with intermediates, adnexed/adnate.
Substrate mossy peaty boggy heathery grassy moorland.(just to narrow it down).
Two different but very close, locations, but think its the same fungus, just different developing stages.
Sorry to be a bit vague guys - it was very wet and rainy.
Cheers
Ken

diggleken · #2 (**permalink**) 07-08-2010, 02:08 PM

no one?

SheffieldLass · #3 (**permalink**) 07-08-2010, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by diggleken

no one?

That's because they are lbjs

. Galerina I'd say but they nearly all need the microscope treatment to get them to species level.

Melanie

diggleken · #4 (**permalink**) 07-08-2010, 03:11 PM

Thanks for input Melanie - I know and understand, its just that sometimes its obvious to someone.................

Galerina seems clear, so I'll leave it at that.
Cheers
Ken

Chris Yeates · #5 (**permalink**) 07-08-2010, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by diggleken

. . . . think its the same fungus, just different developing stages . . .

I've collected a little group of apparently identical Galerinas and found there was more than one species involved

occurrence with moss doesn't narrow it down much they are moss specialists, though there are theories that each Galerina may have limits on which moss genera / species it will grow with

Chris

PS expect lots of - I'm confused, "help please anybody" posts from me tomorrow from a very interesting habitat in Upper Wensleydale visited today
(I - gulp - found lots of agarics

and collected them!) not my usual style . . . .

C

SheffieldLass · #6 (**permalink**) 07-08-2010, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Yeates

PS expect lots of - I'm confused, "help please anybody" posts from me tomorrow from a very interesting habitat in Upper Wensleydale visited today
(I - gulp - found lots of agarics

and collected them!) not my usual style . . . .

C

If there are lots of 'help' posts tomorrow it'll be because you've got a bit too rusty looking at all those Puccinia in recent times

..... You might find you quite like agarics after all

Melanie

Chris Yeates · #7 (**permalink**) 08-08-2010, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by SheffieldLass

If there are lots of 'help' posts tomorrow it'll be because you've got a bit too rusty looking at all those Puccinia in recent times

..... You might find you quite like agarics after all

Melanie

no look - I love agarics, seriously (especially when they show enough characters for me to name them with confidence (note recent Agrocybe)

- just don't get me started on Russula - I used to have a badge that said "Russulas - stomp on 'em all! Let God sort 'em out"

lol

C

now back to that Parasola . . . .

SheffieldLass · #8 (**permalink**) 08-08-2010, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Yeates

just don't get me started on Russula - I used to have a badge that said "Russulas - stomp on 'em all! Let God sort 'em out"

lol

C

I could do with a badge like that ... I'm afraid to say, but I just walk past Russulas, or check them underneath first to make sure they aren't something else before leaving the where they are. Though we could of course send them over to Germany for Andreas' daughter to id for us

Melanie