Found in my Garden

[austincox]

Can anyone identify these fungi I find growing in my garden every September under a Silver Birch tree

[Lancashire Lad]

A close up gill shot of the underside of the cap would have been useful as the features can't really be made out from the one in the general photo.

Superficially, these have the look of Brown Rollrim - Paxillus involutus but I'm by no means certain, and that would only be a best guesstimate.

By the way, WAB operates a policy of non-discussion regarding edibility of fungi, so it is rather naughty to ask if they can be eaten by adding notes to the photos. - Please make note of the sticky threads at the top of the fungi forum index page if considering future posts!

If they are P.involutus, they are very poisonous and have been known to cause death!

Regards,
Mike.

[alge]

I think your spot on with the brown roll rim there Mike, a gill shot would have been ideal, but the caps do look spot on.

[Lancashire Lad]

Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad

....so it is rather naughty to ask if they can be eaten by adding notes to the photos....

For clarification - this comment is now made redundant, as the edibility comments have subsequently been removed from the photos by WAB's moderators.

Regards,
Mike.

[austincox]

To help with identification here is a photo of one showing the gills.

[Chris Yeates]

perfectly correct - Paxillus involutus:- the gills discolouring and the way they have been easily removed in one spot to show the yellow flesh underneath are good confirmatory characters

Chris