Norfolk & Fungi

[heidar]

I went to the UEA today and walked around most of the forest. Found a nice variety of fungi indeed (many I had never seen before)! My camera ran out of battery half way through so I took some samples to study. I'll probably have to upload some of the photos here to ask for help with identification at some point though! (When I give up that is )

[bluezephyr]

Over the last 3 days I have been looking through woods and discovered many different varieties, I now know a couple in the village who regularly go hunting in different woods north of Norwich and for their helpfull information I have taken them a carrier bag full of Ceps and Bay Bolete (which look a bit weird when you cut them and they go blue!).


Did anyone see the story about the young girl who ate a Death Cap in the EDP?, she mistook it for a field mushroom.

I cant upload a picture from my telephone but out walking in the Hevingham area i came across a patch of what i could only describe as a grey colour, almost fuzzy looking wrinkly stem with a bulbous bit on top, Any ideas.

While work is a bit slow, every day I will go out and look aound the different woodland areas round this way, If someone could help me identify I would be willing to take my camera and snap them all and put on here for reference of diversity.

[IanS]

Originally Posted by Norwich Girl

Hi Heidar,

The UEA is great! I would also recommend Tyrrells wood, near to Pulham St Mary Norfolk if you can get there, many varieties of fungi!!

Hmm sounds good! I might go and take a look. Have you identified anything interesting from there? If so what?
Thanks!

[heidar]

I have processed the pictures from my trip and attempted to identify the fungi, I really need to buy a better book to be honest, one that lists a lot of species. But here goes. Oh and I don't expect you guys to identify all of these for me, some of the pictures aren't good and I didn't photograph all the mushroom (I did read the guide after taking these!).

1. - Possibly a Clitopilus prunulus (The Miller). Not sure!


2. - Honestly no idea, didn't take more pictures of it but it seems like an old specimen.


3. - Found below an oak tree. Possibly a Boletus subtomentosus (Yellow-cracked Bolete).


4. - No idea about this one either, a little brown job to me!


5. - Not sure about this one either, could be the same as number six in my list?


6. - I've seen a lot of these but I don't think they are in my book. At least I haven't been able to identify these. It had completely white gills.


7. - Genus is probably Chlorophyllum?


8. - No idea what these are, not in my book as far as I can tell.


9. - Not sure what this one is, it had light pink to white gills.


10. - This one is new to me, not a clue what it is!


11. - Genus is probably Chlorophyllum?


12. - Now to the ones I took home with me (camera ran out of battery!). This one was a bit red on the sides before it was picked (bruising). My guess is probably a Agaricus haemorrhoidarius? Found in broad leaved woodland.

[heidar]

13. - Found in grass under some trees. Most likely of genus Agaricus?


14. - Found in leaf litter under some trees in broad leaved woodland. Probably of genus Russula? Possibly R. cyanoxantha (charcoal burner)?

[NickCantle]

Hi Heidar mate, looks like you've had a good day!

Number 2 is Inocybe with the fibrous, splitting cap. This can be quite a typical characteristic of the species.

Number 4 is classic LBJ Marasmius oreades with those widely spaced gills and umbonate cap!

Number 5 & 6 I would say are Volvariella gloiocephala, (previously V. speciosa) They're often seen growing in fields that have been set aside.

I'd say you're right for your number 7.

Number 8 looks to be Coprinus, or one of the subgenuses.

Number 9 is an Agaricus; always helps to smell these. Some smell of almonds, some smell of aniseed, some smell of Iodine. These smells can narrow down the ID options drastically!

Number 10 is something you'll get sick of seeing! Auricula auricularia-judae!

Number 11 is as you've suggested.

12 is Agaricus, but I'd be willing to go no further without more information such as smell, bruising and habitat!

I have nothing to say about the last ones

Hope that helps a little!

Nick

[heidar]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Hi Heidar mate, looks like you've had a good day!

Number 2 is Inocybe with the fibrous, splitting cap. This can be quite a typical characteristic of the species.

Number 4 is classic LBJ Marasmius oreades with those widely spaced gills and umbonate cap!

Number 5 & 6 I would say are Volvariella gloiocephala, (previously V. speciosa) They're often seen growing in fields that have been set aside.

I'd say you're right for your number 7.

Number 8 looks to be Coprinus, or one of the subgenuses.

Number 9 is an Agaricus; always helps to smell these. Some smell of almonds, some smell of aniseed, some smell of Iodine. These smells can narrow down the ID options drastically!

Number 10 is something you'll get sick of seeing! Auricula auricularia-judae!

Number 11 is as you've suggested.

12 is Agaricus, but I'd be willing to go no further without more information such as smell, bruising and habitat!

I have nothing to say about the last ones

Hope that helps a little!

Nick

Hey. Yeah, can't complain! Thanks for identifying them for me.

I should have been able to identify Auricula auricularia-judae, it's in my book and I even have some bought dried ones!

Do you think I was right about that Boletus by the way? Number three that is. I still have trouble telling all of them apart.

I get the vibe from another thread that you don't like the Russula genus very much. :P Is the last one (14) actually one of the Russula species then?

But thanks a bunch, I have learned a lot from this!

[NickCantle]

Originally Posted by heidar

Do you think I was right about that Boletus by the way? Number three that is. I still have trouble telling all of them apart.

It's OK, you're not alone. Flaxton is renowned for his Bolete knowledge, but I wouldn't want to drop him in it because he might get angry at me Just see who else has a go!

Originally Posted by heidar

I get the vibe from another thread that you don't like the Russula genus very much. :P Is the last one (14) actually one of the Russula species then?

My hate of Russula isn't actually real, it's a bit of a taboo subject that we go 'Russula stomping' because of the slim chances of painless identification! They're just a very tough genus that generally look really similar. You need the smell, the feel, the size, the habitat. Even with a microscope they can be tough to ID! Aghhhh

[flaxton]

The Yellow-Cracking Bolete back in the days of Phillips was Leccinum crocipodium It was then used by some to refer to Xerocomus subtomentosus and the current list of Recommended names from the BMS does not have this name used at all.

Having got that out of the way your find looks to have a pale pink flesh showing where it has cracked which used to be an instant identifier for The Red Cracked Bolete, Xerocomus chrysenteron ( the top bods have not yet decided between themselves whether a lot of these Boletes should be Bolete or Xerocomus) Unfortunately they have now come up with other species that have this characteristic and it has become increasingly difficult to separate them. A thing that one of the top Boleteologists insists is that X chrysenteron is never found with Oak (that is not universally accepted). X subtomentosus can crack but shows show pale yellow flesh.
Taking all that in to account and not having the advantage of seeing the flesh on a specimen just cut in half to see the colour/colour change of the flesh I would say this COULD be Xerocomus(Boletus) cisalpinus.

Mal

[heidar]

@Nick I see, point taken. I suppose I should tread carefully and not spend too much time on that genus then, since there are so many other things for me to learn.

@Mal Oh dear! That's interesting. I'll have to cut one in half next time I walk past there. I do remember them having a very red stem though (there were quite many of them).

Thanks for the help lads!