Help to ID brown fungus please

[jaybie]

This was found at the side of a path running through a conifer plantation, growing on sandy soil on its own. The cap is about 4cm across and is about 6.cm tall. Very faint smell a bit like ammonia.




The spore print is is very similar to the gill colour (is this ochre?)

No doubt this will jump out at the knowledgeable people here but I just managed to confuse myself looking through Collins/Phillips. I did think possibly Lactarius but no "milk".

Many thanks for any help. JohnB

[NickCantle]

Chroogomphus sprung to mind immediately and I even managed to pluck up the courage to reply before I chickened out of suggesting it I wouldn't be so sure though, something looks a bit 'different'

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Chroogomphus sprung to mind immediately and I even managed to pluck up the courage to reply before I chickened out of suggesting it I wouldn't be so sure though, something looks a bit 'different'

why chicken out Nick

I think that's a very good shout . . . . looks like it, associated with two-needled pine, you can see veil remnants on the cap margin and on the stipe - have the courage of your convictions, Nick

and Jaybie . . . . an ochre spore print should have wiped Lactarius out of the runners immediately - but that isn't right for Chroogomphus either - it should be dark olive-brown to almost sepia - how long did you leave it?

cheers

Chris

[jaybie]

Thanks Nick/Chris for the input

Originally Posted by Chris Yeates

and Jaybie . . . . an ochre spore print should have wiped Lactarius out of the runners immediately

Suitably chastised Chris

This is a shot of the spore print which was left overnight to form. The colour is pretty close on my monitor but that doesn't mean too much I suppose.



Hope this helps - is it "ochre"?

JohnB

[jaybie]

I have been looking at a few sites following the possibility of Chroogomphus and C. rutilus looks similar in some shots. The spore colour however on Rogersmushrooms.com is given as "purplish to black" for the 3 species illustrated.


JohnB