earthball in leaf litter other in grass for id please

the naturelover · #1 (**permalink**) 27-08-2010, 10:31 PM

I find this a strange one. found growing in leaf litter. some sort of earth ball or puff ball. like an iceberg majority of the fungus was undergroung a pig to get up. name please?

prety but what again is it called. found growing on its own in grass. on a common. many thanks tn

flaxton · #2 (**permalink**) 27-08-2010, 10:41 PM

I have had trouble with earthballs lately (haven't I Nick) but I think this could be a very young Amanita rubescens.
The second I am more sure about and that is a Hygrocybe conica the Blackening Waxcap. Thats the bright one the little one is probably a Panaeolus.

Mal

NickCantle · #3 (**permalink**) 28-08-2010, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by flaxton

I have had trouble with earthballs lately (haven't I Nick) but I think this could be a very young Amanita rubescens.
The second I am more sure about and that is a Hygrocybe conica the Blackening Waxcap. Thats the bright one the little one is probably a Panaeolus.

Mal

Mal's right I reckon, definitely looks like A. rubescens. It has the scales developing nicely on the pileus and the reddish tinge is already evident in its immaturity

H. conica as Mal said for the second.

Nick