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02-10-2010, 07:29 PM
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| | | Tiny white mushroom on stump
Stony Stratford, Bucks. Possibly ash or sycamore.
Size: See scale bar.
Help with identification appreciated: 
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02-10-2010, 07:45 PM
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| | | Re: Tiny white mushroom on stump
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Originally Posted by Bruce Williams  Stony Stratford, Bucks. Possibly ash or sycamore.
Size: See scale bar.
Help with identification appreciated:
Bruce | Hi Bruce
I would suggest Mycena adscendens given the familiar 'disc' at the base of the stem. Was the cap surface 'frosty'?
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02-10-2010, 07:54 PM
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| | | Re: Tiny white mushroom on stump
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Originally Posted by FungiJohn Hi Bruce
I would suggest Mycena adscendens given the familiar 'disc' at the base of the stem. Was the cap surface 'frosty'?
John | agreed - you can see minute granules around the cap edge - stem cystidia fit as well
cool image too 
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02-10-2010, 08:21 PM
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| | | Re: Tiny white mushroom on stump
Hi all
the pic looks a bit "sharpened" in a software prog to me. May I suggest Marasmius sp. possibly M. rotula? Because of the interspaced cap edge gills?
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02-10-2010, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by jonbem Hi all
the pic looks a bit "sharpened" in a software prog to me. May I suggest Marasmius sp. possibly M. rotula? Because of the interspaced cap edge gills?
Jon | A little bit small for Marasmius Jon and certainly a different stipe.
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02-10-2010, 08:28 PM
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| | | Re: Tiny white mushroom on stump
Jon
M rotula has a distinct collar where the gills meet the stipe. Mycena adscendens has just a pseudocollar. The former has a smooth stem which is white at the top and then gets darker towards the base the latter has a hairy white stem.
Mycena adscendens gets my vote.
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02-10-2010, 08:35 PM
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| | | Re: Tiny white mushroom on stump
I'll get my orthopaedic shoes so I can stand corrected. All these pointers are great for improving knowledge  both for me and hopefully others.
thanks
guys
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02-10-2010, 10:26 PM
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| | | Re: Tiny white mushroom on stump
Thanks everyone for your interest and expert help, it really is much appreciated.
Jon - The pic is a 4 frame focus-stack using Zerene Stacker - this process can sometimes produce a "prickly" looking result when the originals are contrasty. I've checked back to the originals and this stack is fairly accurate.
Chris and John - Here's a couple more pics showing a part of the cap (a 5 frame focus-stack this time) as you can see it is frosty:  
Bruce
Last edited by Bruce Williams; 02-10-2010 at 10:45 PM.
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