Confirmation of various fungi species

Johnny81 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-02-2011, 05:18 PM

All taken in Northampton. I have had my first real bash at these and some may cross over from one of my previous threads on brackets. I maybe miles of with some but it's that learning process.

1. Lepiota cristata? Grassland Northampton near hedgerow

2. Flammulina velutipes? On hawthorn, arable field hedgerow.

3. Tubaria sp.? Wetter grassland

4. Is this a fungus? Less than 1 cm

5. Trametes sp? Growing on willow

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6. Daedaleopsis confragosa? Growing on collapsed willow sp. Measured 12cm across.

Many thanks

Johnny81 · #2 (**permalink**) 08-02-2011, 05:21 PM

Some pics got jumbled.!!!! These should be with the above...
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watsthat · #3 (**permalink**) 10-02-2011, 09:12 AM

Hi johnny81

I`m a learner but I`ll give you my opinions, although you must realise that identifying fungi, even when you have the fresh specimen in front of you, is quite difficult in all but a handful of cases. First; all macroscopic details such as habitat, time of year, shape and size, gills, gill attachment, stem, spore print etc. need to be taken into account. Quite often microscopic details are needed.

1. Looks like Lepiota but I had Leucoagaricus leucothites confirmed by Kew looking very similar.

2. Possible but the stem is usually diagnostic for this and it is not shown. F. velutipes also mainly appears in winter.

3. I don`t think so.

4. Yes it is.

5. Possibly.

6. Yes it is.

Hope this helps

Pete

Johnny81 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-02-2011, 09:51 AM

Cheers Pete. Picture 2. was taken only 3 weeks ago, so still a winter species? Plus the end of the stem broke off pulling it out of the tree... doh....! I will start taking spore prints when I find fresh specimens throughout the year. I am a poor student so buying microscopes is currently out the question and at the moment out of my league!

Tricky subject this but I am determined to at least learn most of the more common species before this year is out! I have the fungi bug!

Johnny81 · #5 (**permalink**) 11-02-2011, 09:24 AM

Is a spore print a better clue to Identification than slicing through a fugal body to view the gill attachment? I ask this because-if you have only the one fungi to hand wouldn't you have to do one or the other? Due to the fact you have to remove the cap from the stipe when doing a spore print? Probably a silly rookie question but hey! Maybe it is species specific?

watsthat · #6 (**permalink**) 11-02-2011, 10:32 AM

Free gills and decurrent are usually apparent without dissecting the cap, the in between ones ie adnate, adnexed, emarginate and notched, are a bit tricky but you can still get a spore print from a cap that has been dissected anyway.

Pete