crepidoyus lundellii and an ink cap?

[the naturelover]

The wheather was so bad I brought this home with me! found growing on a twig amongst amethyst deceiver in a very dark and damp area. is it crepidotus lundellii??

this one I'm sure is an ink cap, At first I thought shaggy but its so small and fury. Is it being attacked by a fungus?? difficult to get better pickies due to the wheather. regards tn

[the naturelover]

Hi pinned the inkcap down now its developed a bit. coprinus lagopus. mares foot inkcap. still not quite sure about the first one though. thanks for looking. regards tn.

[Chris Yeates]

hi

once you get on to crepidotoid fungi, you do (with a few exceptions) need access to a microscope; bear in mind that there are several genera with this growth habit, though you look to have a Crepidotus there

trouble is that there are around 20+ Crepidotus taxa in the UK and popular books have only a small selection (Phillips has 4, for example); and the characters needed to distinguish them involve spore shape and ornamentation, the nature of the cap cuticle, and so on

this thread might give you an inkling of the complexities of the genus:

Crepidotus query . . .

btw the current name for "C. lundelii" is Crepidotus caspari

cheers

Chris

[the naturelover]

as always chris a good comprehensive answer. many thanks. Note to self buy some more (better) reference books. tn.