Clouded agaric?

hillrover · #1 (**permalink**) 03-10-2010, 08:12 PM

Can anyone confirm my provisional id of these fungi, please.
Growing in a mixed woodland in Yorkshire. They were in a group - possibly a circle but with a dense undergrowth most would have been hidden.

Picture 1
A mature specimen

Picture 2
Younger specimen growing very close to picture 1

All suggestions gratefully received.

Christine

Chris Yeates · #2 (**permalink**) 03-10-2010, 08:13 PM

consider it confirmed

cheers

Chris

PS which wood in Yorkshire btw?

hillrover · #3 (**permalink**) 03-10-2010, 08:16 PM

Boy, that was fast.

Thanks Chris.

jonbem · #4 (**permalink**) 03-10-2010, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Yeates

consider it confirmed

cheers

Chris

PS which wood in Yorkshire btw?

Chris
see line 7 of the sheet I sent you. I haven't been there for a couple of weeks but usually a huge ring 15+ meters diameter
Jon

hillrover · #5 (**permalink**) 04-10-2010, 11:46 AM

Chris.
The wood was Thorp Perrow Arboretum, near Bedale. Sorry I forgot to say on my last post.
Christine

mrbright · #6 (**permalink**) 04-10-2010, 01:17 PM

Is clouded agaric poisonous by the way? my brother in law eats it and say's is very tasty , but warned us off it as we're not a ruftie tuftie welsh farmer like him.
is it related to fly agaric? or is he just messing with us ?

hillrover · #7 (**permalink**) 04-10-2010, 02:52 PM

I have no intention of trying them but - according to the book - the young ones can be quite tasty, but some people have a bad reaction with head ache and indigestion.
Enough for me to steer clear

Christine

mrbright · #8 (**permalink**) 04-10-2010, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hillrover

I have no intention of trying them but - according to the book - the young ones can be quite tasty, but some people have a bad reaction with head ache and indigestion.
Enough for me to steer clear

Christine

I'll second that... he actually eats quite a lot of , what i term odd food.
But it's probably true country food as opposed to my upbringing of supermarket interpretation of <country> food

solus · #9 (**permalink**) 04-10-2010, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrbright

Is clouded agaric poisonous by the way? my brother in law eats it and say's is very tasty , but warned us off it as we're not a ruftie tuftie welsh farmer like him.
is it related to fly agaric? or is he just messing with us ?

This reply probably infringes the "Is my fungus edible?" rule (so feel free to delete my post, John/Mods) but my copy of Jordan states: "Inedible. Note the species has been listed as edible but t is now generally considered better to be avoided."