russula and waxcap?

[diggleken]

Hi everyone,
grateful for any help with these two.
first a russula, maybe ameolens? in mixed woodland, close to oak, not mushroomy smell, bit off smell, but only faint. Cap peeled about 3/4 way.

then a waxcap in open meadow, acid soil, seems like coccinea, scarlet, its very small, with yellowish, ruddy tinged gills, but the cap is so granular, any thoughts please?

Cheers
Ken

[Ken Burgess]

Hi Ken

You should have dug a bit deeper into the litter around the base of your 'Russula'. The striate cap edge points to one of the grisette-type species of Amanita.

Your waxcap has a very squamulose cap. This points to three species which can only be separated for certain with microscopy: H. miniata, H. calciphila and H. substrangulata.

Ken

[diggleken]

Originally Posted by Ken Burgess

Hi Ken

You should have dug a bit deeper into the litter around the base of your 'Russula'. The striate cap edge points to one of the grisette-type species of Amanita.

Your waxcap has a very squamulose cap. This points to three species which can only be separated for certain with microscopy: H. miniata, H. calciphila and H. substrangulata.

Ken

Right Ken, brilliant, my first reaction when I saw this was Amanita, err, and delving at the base including a sac too, cant believe I didnt stick with that and go on from there, which is why I ended up in a mess, but not really sure why. hey ho.
Miniata is always my first thought too with such a granular cap on a tiny scarlet waxcap, never thought of the others you mention.
I must learn to trust first instincts more, but only to a point.............!
I'll remember this lesson.
Thanks again for that steer.
Cheers
Ken