Todays finds and few IDs if poss

[hoolabloom]

Had a nice walk out today and lost a few hours to fungi spotting

Saw what i think to be as follows any tips or corrections gladly taken

First up what I think is a panther or Amanita pantherina




Next up couple of Boletus edulis



Saw what i think to be some Cantharellus cibarius growng near the edge of a footpath in what is predominantly pine wood.



Saw these fantastic strange fungi growing on some old decaying fungi again near the path in grass



Next up a couple of pics of what i believe to be some type of Russula



a few Phallus impudicus and eggs



Finally something which was quite special to me an unknown poking through



It really is quite addictive this fungi spotting lost about 4-5 hours in my own world wandering GREAT

[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

[flaxton]

I think the last one is Amanita fulva.

Mal

[NickCantle]

The first is Amanita spissa I would think!

Nice couple of B. edulis and A. muscaria too!

Third is a lovely Chanterelle!

Nick

[Ron Nash]

hoolabloom,

when we walk the dogs in the morning, we used to take one-and-a-half hours; now, it's at least two hours, and more. Especially after fresh rain.
We south-easterners haven't had it so wet as elsewhere, so, there's something new popping up every time!

the 5th row seems to be on birch leaves; if it is, it looks like 'The Sickener', russula emitica; if it's on beech leaves, then I would think it is 'Beechwood Sickener', russula mairei, see below:



A bit battered; picture by Brenda

Ron.

[NickCantle]

Hi Ron,

Both R. Emetica and R. Marei are quite a bright red, not dark red/purple so I think for that reason we can discount those

[Ron Nash]

NickCantle,

I am happy to be corrected, my knowledge of fungi is limited.

My books show that R. Emetica and R. Marei are red to dark red in colour; I didn't take my photo, so I didn't see them 'in the flesh'. Perhaps I identified the fungi in my photo incorrectly.

Unfortunately Compact digital cameras have a tendancy to 'wash out' some colours. We have found that stopping the exposure down a couple of points helps.

Life's all a learning curve.

Ron.

[NickCantle]

Originally Posted by Ron Nash

NickCantle,

I am happy to be corrected, my knowledge of fungi is limited.

My books show that R. Emetica and R. Marei are red to dark red in colour; I didn't take my photo, so I didn't see them 'in the flesh'. Perhaps I identified the fungi in my photo incorrectly.

Unfortunately Compact digital cameras have a tendancy to 'wash out' some colours. We have found that stopping the exposure down a couple of points helps.

Life's all a learning curve.

Ron.

It's sort of a hard red to explain in text! Well it's almost a transparent red, more pinky-red in my experience. I've never knowingly seen them wine red colour, though I may be completely wrong!

I agree with you re: cameras, and all of them do it!

[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%

Thanks guys as always very helpful

[NickCantle]

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%

Russula are a notoriously difficult genus to ID even with all of the key characteristics in place. Looks like you're due to become a member of the Russula Stomping club!