Help identifing UK fungi

[ChakaLutherKing]

Hi, They are yellowy brown in colour going darker on top towards where the stalk meets the cap.

The caps seem slightly funneled towards flat.

The gills are the same colour maybe slightly lighter, less brown.

Average size; 100mm across the cap and about 150mm in height.

Found on my lawn.

To my amateur eye it looks like a Tawny Funnel Cap but it appears to more commonly found in woodland area's. I do live quite close to a woodland area and a natural field.

Forgive any ignorance on my part as I am relativity new to this, about a year but I'm fascinated by the varieties.

[mollisia]

Hello,

the fruitbodies you show to us are not complete. It is usually important to see the whole fruitbody, especially when there might be a ring-like structure on the stipe.
In your case I feel somehow that it might be Armillaria mellea s.l., the Honey Fungus. But the fotos are not detailed enough to be sure. If you have the opportunity, please take a picture in daylight and from a whole fruitbody. Then we see things easier.

best reagrds,
Andreas

[Lancashire Lad]

Hi, ChakaLutherKing and welcome to WAB's fungi forum.

This may not be an issue here, but for clarification, and in the interests of ensuring WAB's legal position is acknowledged, please confirm that you have read and understand the content of this sticky:-

Is my fungus edible or psychotic requests

Regards,
Mike.

[ChakaLutherKing]

Originally Posted by mollisia

Hello,

the fruitbodies you show to us are not complete. It is usually important to see the whole fruitbody, especially when there might be a ring-like structure on the stipe.
In your case I feel somehow that it might be Armillaria mellea s.l., the Honey Fungus. But the fotos are not detailed enough to be sure. If you have the opportunity, please take a picture in daylight and from a whole fruitbody. Then we see things easier.

best reagrds,
Andreas

Thank you for your reply Andreas...

Unfortunately the the fruit bodies were a source of sustenance for slugs. I left half in place and they're nearly consumed. I found one that maybe clearer? This was on its own in the middle of my lawn...

Regards

Ross

[FungiJohn]

and with reference to:

Is my fungus edible or psychotic requests

Please state Ross

Thanks

John

[ChakaLutherKing]

Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad

Hi, ChakaLutherKing and welcome to WAB's fungi forum.

This may not be an issue here, but for clarification, and in the interests of ensuring WAB's legal position is acknowledged, please confirm that you have read and understand the content of this sticky:-

Is my fungus edible or psychotic requests

Regards,
Mike.

Mike,

Thank you for the welcome. I 'have' read the official terms & conditions and selected 'I agree' when signing up. If you are a moderator of this forum can you please identify this and communicate through the correct methods for the subject matter in hand and not post legalities on a thread about fungi identification; please feel free to P.M. me and I will gladly answer any questions.

Regards

Ross

[Boddie]

Originally Posted by ChakaLutherKing

Mike,

Thank you for the welcome. I 'have' read the official terms & conditions and selected 'I agree' when signing up. If you are a moderator of this forum can you please identify this and communicate through the correct methods for the subject matter in hand and not post legalities on a thread about fungi identification; please feel free to P.M. me and I will gladly answer any questions.

Regards

Ross

Don't you think thats rather aggressive Ross, to a long established member who is trying to help not only you, but more importantly the site?

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by ChakaLutherKing

Mike,

Thank you for the welcome. I 'have' read the official terms & conditions and selected 'I agree' when signing up. If you are a moderator of this forum can you please identify this and communicate through the correct methods for the subject matter in hand and not post legalities on a thread about fungi identification; please feel free to P.M. me and I will gladly answer any questions.

Regards

Ross

Ross

No Mike is not a moderator. He is however a well respected member of WAB and like all members they report and post the above request to ensure a member has read and understood our policy on edibility.

This is also the correct method of communication in this respect.

If you read a few threads you will better understand our position and realise that we are not just here for 'fungi identification'. Identification is purely done as a goodwill gesture by knowledgeable experts giving their time, resources and with the proviso that you can never be 100% accurate by just a photograph.

So I now ask you, are these intended for consumption?

John

[Lancashire Lad]

Originally Posted by ChakaLutherKing

Mike,

Thank you for the welcome. I 'have' read the official terms & conditions and selected 'I agree' when signing up. If you are a moderator of this forum can you please identify this and communicate through the correct methods for the subject matter in hand and not post legalities on a thread about fungi identification; please feel free to P.M. me and I will gladly answer any questions.

Regards

Ross

Ross,
I am not a moderator, but I use WAB's fungus forum regularly and have learned a great deal about fungi from it.

WAB's administrative team has requested that members should reply to newcomers to the fungus forum with a "standard" response where there may be an element of doubt regarding whether the poster has any intention of consuming the fungi for which identification has been requested.

In the case of your post, the fungi are shown cut into sections, in a kitchen environment, on a chopping block, and in one of the photos that you uploaded, next to a kitchen knife.

When a new member requests ID for fungi that are not shown "in-situ", when several of the same (unidentified?) species have been picked, and when they are shown in a kitchen environment, then WAB's "standard response" is appropriate.

The onus then lies with the new member to clarify their intent. - Which is why FungiJohn (who is a moderator) directly asked the question of you when you posted again without reference to whether you had read the sticky.

Regards,
Mike.

EDIT - Sorry John, didn't know you had posted again whilst I was (slowly ) typing my reply. Regards, Mike.

[ChakaLutherKing]

Originally Posted by FungiJohn

and with reference to:

Is my fungus edible or psychotic requests

Please state Ross

Thanks

John

John

I didn't see your post before replying to Mike; you clearly are a moderator but the same point is relevant It would better practice to have this in the terms and conditions or asked through P.M. as it does ruin thread building/continuity.

***To answer your questions; I dissected the fungi using the sharpest knife I had which was seen in the picture (the chopping board is to protect my surfaces from knife markings), the environment was a kitchen as it is a good place to decontaminate as a precaution, also white for supposedly bright pictures. I had to remove the fungi I could not isolate from my pets (precaution) as I show a modest interest in mycology but could not put my finger on this one.

I didn't mean to be seem awkward towards Mike but I very experienced in on-line forums and it very strange for users to ask other users to answer legal questions.

I hope the information is adequate. Do either of you have an opinion on the subject?

Regards

Ross