Amanita's and lactarius ?

billybob99 · #1 (**permalink**) 14-08-2010, 08:15 AM

found these on wednesday and was after a bit of conformation as to whether they are Amanita excelsa or amanita rubescens im not sure both found in a coniferous wood

some type of lactarius ?

PMG · #2 (**permalink**) 14-08-2010, 08:33 AM

The top two are The Blusher as you suspected - the bottom I would need more detaialed info in the a series of pics like gills - what are they like, how do they attach to the stem - what is the cap like ?dry ?sticky what is it growing with or near - what does it smell of - does it have milk - a million questions really with 'brown jobs'!!

Pauline

Ps Actually right off the top of my head (sat in dressing gown with cup of coffee almost lifeless after a few days trying to deal with an aged mother ..... in other words not 'firing on all four'!) but as a place to start Lipista or Cortinarious whispers to me from this pic - but actually being sure now without the specimen to look at is virtually impossible ..........

billybob99 · #3 (**permalink**) 14-08-2010, 09:03 AM

thank you for your help i will go and see if i can find it again and have a closer look and get some more info, i quite pleased with myself for identifying well narrowing down my choice to two for the amanita
thanks again
andrew

ashgale · #4 (**permalink**) 14-08-2010, 09:57 AM

although its hard to tell from the picture, i think that your no 2 could be Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, False Chanterelle, as there is quite a lot of it appearing now, (in my area, at least

) and it does resemble the ones i have recently found,

ashgale.