Another one for i.d!

[little_auk11]

Hello again wild about Britain-ers,

Found this chap at the beginning of the week.....





One specimin found only. In grass (presumed unimproved) next to young oak tree. Mature conifer tree a few metres away however. cap diameter - 4/5 cm. Distinct umbo, sticky cap (has dried somewhat - saw same specimin today some 4 days after discovery)Broke a small piece off cap for spore print two days ago- spores light brown. gills white, no discolouration on breaking. Distinct smell - radishes would be the best discription! cap skin peels away, gills of different lengths, stripe fibrillose. In terms of i.ding it - a woodwax, poisonpie, spring cavalier are the options that struck me from my books. Could be barking up the wrong mushroom however.

Thanks as always!

[watsthat]

Radish smell (although subjective), and spore print would suggest Hebeloma.

Pete

[flaxton]

How about Melanoleuca?

Mal

[watsthat]

Originally Posted by flaxton

How about Melanoleuca?

Mal

But wouldn`t the spores be white Mal

Pete

[flaxton]

Oops didn't spot that repeat after me don't just look at the photo read all the post

Mal

[Ken Burgess]

Originally Posted by little_auk11

spores light brown

... suppose, with the eye of faith, that the spores were actually a brownish pink and then think through the other characters...

Ken

[watsthat]

Well... those gills could be free and Pluteus springs to mind but there would have to be wood somewhere below the surface.

Pete

[little_auk11]

Thanks all for the responces. I had a look for him this morning but he is no longer there. Damn me for not checking the gill attachment! They certainly could have been free but too late to fully confirm. In terms of the spore print - i could go with a brownish pink! It wasn't a great print - light brown was the closest i could get. Definitely not white/ dark brown.
In terms of wood below the surface, yes - this is possible. The young oak closeby has some woodchip around its base.
I've had a look at all the suggestions and aesthetically, i see a resemblance with them all. Its great to have some potential ideas however even if confirmation is unlikely. I wouldn't have got this far without your help!

[Ken Burgess]

Originally Posted by little_auk11

Its great to have some potential ideas however even if confirmation is unlikely.

I'd be reasonably confident this was Pluteus cervinus, given the shape and pale colour of the gills, the colour and fibrillose texture of the cap and stem and the overall appearance. There are enough characters available to rule out other suggestions with a raphanoid smell, such as Hebeloma. There is an outside chance it could be one of the rarer lookalikes of Pluteus cervinus, such as Pluteus pouzarianus, but you would only be able to find this out microscopically.

Ken