Paxillus panuoides?

[diggleken]

Thanks Ken,
dont laugh, I used some moss killer, Iron based I believe, from next door (I dont use it) and the gills turned dark browny pinkish where aplied.
Any help?
Cheers
Ken

[Ken Burgess]

Originally Posted by diggleken

the gills turned dark browny pinkish where aplied.

All you need to do now, then, is find a control sample of Lyophyllum connatum and several similar-looking species of Clitocybe, and test your moss killer on these to see how the colour change compares.

... but assuming you have a reasonable content of ferrous sulphate, browny pinkish doesn't sound like a positive reaction. So perhaps this rules out Lyophyllum connatum.

Ken

[diggleken]

Thanks Ken, actually, L connatum does look very good - and , any banter apart, I respect your judgment and experience.
The cap edge has now turned black as moss does with this stuff, so not ideal! -the gills are still just a bit darker, but not purple - and I have noted Jordan using FeSo4 as a test, so I'm with you now.
Common too apparently, hmmmm.
Thanks a lot
Cheers
Ken

[fairplay]

At least Ken isn't saying it cannot be C.phillophila because of (no end of reasons !) ... so perhaps I've been let out of the doghouse after all ?

Neil.

[Ken Burgess]

Originally Posted by fairplay

At least Ken isn't saying it cannot be C.phillophila because of (no end of reasons !) ... so perhaps I've been let out of the doghouse after all ?

Neil.

What made me think of Lyophyllum connatum was the way the stems all appear conjoined at the base:



Connate means joined by growth, and the epithet for that species relates to the often conjoined stem bases.

Clitocybe phyllophila can grow in a caespitose manner but would it grow quite as conjoined as this? I'm too rusty to recall.

Ken

[fairplay]

You're too kind Ken ! Of course C.phyllophila doesn't grow in clumps like L.connatum - I should have studied the photos more intently.

Neil.

P.S. to (Diggle) Ken.
Back to the drawing board.