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22-11-2011, 05:15 PM
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| | | 1 grassland fungus for identification
Grassland sandy soils, Northampton, 22/11/2011. Cap: 4 cm stipe: 4.5cm. Not getting a heck of a lot from a spore print but looks purply/brown but not enough yet on the paper to be certain. Maybe a Stopharia sp.? Very viscid cap, can't smell anything. I am in the right genus? Thanks.   
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22-11-2011, 05:46 PM
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| | | Re: 1 grassland fungus for identification
Definitely one of the 'blue' species of Stropharia, but I'm struggling to say which one - one has a taste of pepper - so if it's not too late ... 
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22-11-2011, 05:48 PM
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22-11-2011, 05:55 PM
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Ooops, reading that link, seems I should have said "smells" rather than "tastes of pepper", but that is all bullocks  coz I have just placed pepper in my palm and it definitely doesn't smell.
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22-11-2011, 05:56 PM
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Having a re-smell  I think the gills smell (very slightly) peppery - or am I imagining it due to wanting it to smell like that 
Thanks for that link Peter.
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22-11-2011, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by fairplay  Ooops, reading that link, seems I should have said "smells" rather than "tastes of pepper", but that is all bullocks coz I have just placed pepper in my palm and it definitely doesn't smell.
Neil. | I guess people just perceive smell differently as they do sound... I have no scientific reference though to back that up mind you! 
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22-11-2011, 06:05 PM
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Every time I go into BHS for my weekly fry-up, I always 'take' a few extra pepper portions (those in the little packets) and it was one of these I just tore open and emptied into my palm and I could smell nought.
So perhaps it refers to freshly ground pepper.
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