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27-08-2010, 03:09 PM
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| | | AAAArrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Help!
Sorry for the title of this thread, I know this is not the best way to start, but in my defence I am stuck, here are a bunch of specimens I found this week, all of which I am not even able to get close..... and some of them had features I felt would make them easy to indentify, like the hockeystick stems on one you will see, please help.....
No. 1   
No. 2 (Stab in the dark to be honest but perhaps hebeloma)   
No. 3 (thought maybe this could be clitopilus prunulus, spore print is pink)    
No. 4   
No. 5 (I did think maybe this was a washed out a.rubescens, but I am sure the stem doesn't look right, spores are white though)   
and I was doing so well, on a recent post I had 5 out of 7, and now I am back to 0 out of 0!
Thanks Stewart |
27-08-2010, 03:16 PM
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| | | Re: AAAArrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Help!
Don't fret, calm down...breathe 
Second may be Hebeloma but I'm aware of Inocybe that are similar in appearance so I'll stay clear of that!
If the spore print is pinkish/salmon & the specimen smells mealy then I'd say your Clitopilus prunulus is a good shout.
Number 4 is Collybia dryophila 
5 is interesting, I'm looking forward to seeing what others say about this (unless they say it is indeed washed out A. rubescens  )
Ta!
Nick  |
27-08-2010, 03:49 PM
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| | | Re: AAAArrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Help!
Defo washed out Blusher - stipe ends in a 'bulb' not a 'bag' volva and no depressed rim either - so rubescens after rain
The others I feel like I know them - but here we are the season begining early and my brain in a fug - and I just can't spit any other answers out - maybe later!
Pauline |
27-08-2010, 05:52 PM
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| | | Re: AAAArrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Help!
Quote:
Originally Posted by ohgreatstew  Sorry for the title of this thread, I know this is not the best way to start, but in my defence I am stuck, here are a bunch of specimens I found this week, all of which I am not even able to get close..... and some of them had features I felt would make them easy to indentify, like the hockeystick stems on one you will see, please help.....
No. 1
No. 2 (Stab in the dark to be honest but perhaps hebeloma)
No. 3 (thought maybe this could be clitopilus prunulus, spore print is pink)
No. 4
No. 5 (I did think maybe this was a washed out a.rubescens, but I am sure the stem doesn't look right, spores are white though)
and I was doing so well, on a recent post I had 5 out of 7, and now I am back to 0 out of 0!
Thanks Stewart | No 2. Inocybe sp. One of the species with an emarginate bulb. Worht having a sniff of these as some them have characteristic smells. Could be that No 1. is Inocybe also.
No's 3, 4 & 5 as Nick has already stated.
Andy |
27-08-2010, 06:26 PM
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| | | Re: AAAArrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Help!
Good work team, thanks for all your help, so in fact I ended up with 2 out of 5 which was better than my first feelings on the collection......
Happy hunting
Stewart |
27-08-2010, 08:40 PM
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| | | Re: AAAArrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Help!
Hi Stewart
I'm assuming your first one had a pale spore print. If you look at the gills of this one you can see that there is some blue-black discolouration. This to me suggests that it could be Lyophyllum gangraenosum. Quote:
Originally Posted by ohgreatstew No. 1 | If you still have the specimen, see if it has a distinctive smell and try cutting it down the middle. If the flesh turns dark blue than black, it's Lyophyllum gangraenosum. If not, it needs another rethink.
Ken |
28-08-2010, 06:44 AM
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^ That's how it's done  |
28-08-2010, 09:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NickCantle
Number 4 is Collybia dryophila
Nick | Hi Nick,
What is it that distiguishes Collybia dryophila from Amanita fulva? Is it just the lack of striation on the cap and for this particular fruitbody, the fact that the stipe has a U-bend near the base? |
28-08-2010, 11:05 AM
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Hiya,
Striations are almost guaranteed with A. fulva, not so with C. dryophila. The U-bend you mention isn't a distinguishing feature of the Collybia. Don't forget A. fulva has a small volval sac, often with orange/tan marks on.
In the field, the two are easily distinguishable by simply feeling the two in your hands for comparison. C. dryophila, as as most (if not all) Collybia species show, has a very tough stem whereas A. fulva is a very delicate little number.
Hope that helps a little!
Nick |
28-08-2010, 10:09 PM
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| | | Re: AAAArrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Help!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Burgess Hi Stewart
I'm assuming your first one had a pale spore print. If you look at the gills of this one you can see that there is some blue-black discolouration. This to me suggests that it could be Lyophyllum gangraenosum.
If you still have the specimen, see if it has a distinctive smell and try cutting it down the middle. If the flesh turns dark blue than black, it's Lyophyllum gangraenosum. If not, it needs another rethink.
Ken | Thanks Ken, I don't still have it, but I always rub the gills of a new specimen to check if it has a reaction of some kind or to see if they are brittle and it certainly didn't bruise black, also it was growing in brambles near Oak, no pine in my area, I have to admit I didn't even do a spore print for this one, I have collected so many rencently that my wife is getting tiered of me lining up rows of fungi awaiting futher investigation and spore prints....! | | | |
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