Fungi ID please

[adampembs]

Found on a mossy bank in mainly deciduous wood / scrubland near cliff by the sea (Pembrokeshire) - no strong odour - no sign of a volva nor rings.

[adampembs]

And here are the images ...

[Lancashire Lad]

Well they are Russula's, but that's as far as I'm going. - I don't think that there would be enough detail/information here to get to species level. (With the exception of a minority of their group, Russula's need microscopy).

Regards,
Mike.

[fairplay]

All you will know from this is that it is a species of Russula and with the poorly lit photos, and not being taken in situ, and no further information available, you will never know what species this is.

Neil.

[adampembs]

Ok, well thanks anyway. When you say Russulas, do you mean the family Russulaceae or the genus Russula? I tried to see if they exude milk, and nothing is exuding at all.

The wood was quite dark, so decent lighting (in situ) would be tricky and because the moss was quite thick, I couldn't get a photo of the gills without lifting them.

[fairplay]

Originally Posted by adampembs

Ok, well thanks anyway. When you say Russulas, do you mean the family Russulaceae or the genus Russula? I tried to see if they exude milk, and nothing is exuding at all.

The wood was quite dark, so decent lighting (in situ) would be tricky and because the moss was quite thick, I couldn't get a photo of the gills without lifting them.

This is in the genus Russula, (not talking of the family, Russulacea - which includes the genus, Lactarius)

The description 'mainly deciduous wood' is not enough - we need to know what the nearest trees were. But at the end of the day, microscopic examination would probably be necessary.

Neil.

[adampembs]

Ok thanks. Will check nearest tree species next time. It was mostly young sessile oak, although I can't confirm that the nearest actual tree was a sessile oak as there was a lot of blackthorn and hawthorne too. I'll have to dig out my old microscope from when I was a university microbiology technician

[fairplay]

What I should have said is that Russula's, together with other genera such as Boletes and Lactarius, are mycorrhizal with very specific tree species, so if you can identify the nearest tree growing near the fungus then that can help us narrow down what fungus you have found.

Neil.