4 unidentified fungi from woodchip pile

[ashgale]

these were found along with several other types, on a huge pile of rotting straw/woodchips and other stuff,

no 1/ the largest one's size was 40/50mm tall, and 20/25mm across the cap,
with an odour vaguely like bleach or ammonia ?
the smaller ones were covered in round knobbly warts
Leucocoprinus sp ??








no 2/ size 30mm cap and 30/40 mm tall
similar "chemical" like odour to no 1
rusty brown coloured flesh in cap



no3/ size of cap 25mm across, and 40mm tall,
pale brown flesh
spore print black



no 4/ same species as no3 ??


any pointers greatly appreciated,thanks
ashgale

[NickCantle]

Number 2 is Paxillus involutus

[ashgale]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Number 2 is Paxillus involutus

i had considered it might have been P.involutus, but ruled it out on the basis of it being on straw/woodchips, and the fact that there were no trees around for at least half a mile in any direction,

thanks,
ashgale

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by ashgale

i had considered it might have been P.involutus, but ruled it out on the basis of it being on straw/woodchips, and the fact that there were no trees around for at least half a mile in any direction,

thanks,
ashgale

I agree - Paxillus is a mycorrhizal genus - it certainly resembles it though; the fungus in the first four images looks to have been attacked by something -the gills in one of the upturned ones are very distorted, yet those on the single upturned cap look reasonably normal . . . will try and think on the bottom one

woodchip is turning up much that is unusual, and cutting-edge

Chris

[NickCantle]

Unless of course it's Lactarius turpis!

[Ken Burgess]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Unless of course it's Lactarius turpis!

... which is also mycorrhizal.

Ken

[NickCantle]

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