Unidentified Agrocybe from Lound

[FungiJohn]

Hello all

Les, John and I visited Lound recently in the hope of finding the Squamanita odorata. Although we didn't find it we did have some interesting finds both on dead nettle stems and this Agrocybe species in sandy soil amongst willow.



Here's another causing a few problems too



Any help / comments as usual much appreciated

John et al

[BROCSMAN]

The second one looks like Tricholoma cingulatum. Can't help with the first.

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by BROCSMAN

The second one looks like Tricholoma cingulatum. Can't help with the first.

Many thanks!

Quite possible and normally in their hundreds on the sandy banks at Lound. It was the pale colour that made me doubt this and we only found one 'typical' T. cingulatum

[watsthat]

I`m pretty sure the first one is Stropharia coronilla its locally common around here. Interestingly we are on sandy soil as well.

Cheers

Pete

[FungiJohn]

Looking back it does look very likely

Tricholoma cingulatum - Lound 2010:



John I blame the Magpie

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by watsthat

I`m pretty sure the first one is Stropharia coronilla its locally common around here. Interestingly we are on sandy soil as well.

Cheers

Pete

Thanks Pete. It certainly has a distinctive ring to it so to speak!

John

[fairplay]

And purple spores just above it John.

Neil.

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by fairplay

And purple spores just above it John.

Neil.

Thanks Neil

That's what you get with cheap equipment and rubbish editing software ... not to mention too many senior moments after finding the Magpie It is the Magpie isn't it

John

[Ditiola]

John

Try seaching for Agrocybe pediades on Google images; They also look very similar.

Could the other one is a Melanaleuca, There are a few species that grow in sand dunes?

Peter

[Ken Burgess]

The first is, as has been suggested, Stropharia coronilla, with its deep gills with a distinct purple hue.

And the second has been correctly identified as Tricholoma cingulatum, which grows with willow. (Melanoleuca would not have a ring on the stem.)

Ken