Todays finds and few IDs if poss

[Ken Burgess]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

The first is Amanita spissa I would think!

Yes. Amanita excelsa var spissa, as indicated by the type of volva at the base of the stem. And the remains of the veil on the cap are not pure white, which they would be for Amanita pantherina.

Originally Posted by Chris Yeates

middle (fourth) one is either Asterophora lycoperdoides or Asterophora parasitica on what looks like Russula nigricans

probably A. parasitica but examination of the chlamydospores would make for a safe ID

Chris

In this case, the photo shows Asterophora lycoperdoides.

Originally Posted by hoolabloom

The russula was quite definately more purple than red and there where a lot of R emitica around to compare against. It had fairly white gills and slight red tinge to stem. I want to say its a Russula cyanoxantha but quite new to this and not 100%

The photos actually show a distinct pink tinge to the stem and gills that are tinted yellowish in colour, which both would rule out Russula cyanoxantha. Growing with pine (as suggested by the pine needles in the photo), the most likely candidate is Russula sardonia, although there are other less common options and, as Nick suggests, a firm ID would need more characters.

Ken