large white fungus

[sweet rocket]

I found this in late September under birch trees. There were several, all very large. General "dry" aspect not moist at all. Any help identifying this would be welcome.

[RMP234]

Hello Sweet Rocket,
Don't take this as a positive id somebody with more experience will come along soon but I would guess that this could be one of the large white milkcaps possibly l.piperatus or l vellereus if it has fleecy cap.
Did you notice any milk exuding from the gills?

cheers
Robert

[fairplay]

If there was no milk, then Leucopaxillus giganteus is a possibility.

Neil.

[sweet rocket]

Originally Posted by RMP234

Hello Sweet Rocket,
Don't take this as a positive id somebody with more experience will come along soon but I would guess that this could be one of the large white milkcaps possibly l.piperatus or l vellereus if it has fleecy cap.
Did you notice any milk exuding from the gills?

cheers
Robert

Thanks for taking the time to respond to my thread. I considered Lactarius sp and the two you mention are certainly similar, but there was no sign of milkiness.
Neil ("fairplay") suggests leucopaxillus giganteus. I'm about to google it.

[sweet rocket]

Originally Posted by fairplay

If there was no milk, then Leucopaxillus giganteus is a possibility.

Neil.

Thanks for responding so promptly to my request for id assistance.
There was no sign of milk around the gills which I had thought ruled out lactarius sp.
I had a look on line at leucopaxillus giganteus. There seems to be a wide variation in the many illustrations, so wide it calls supposed identifications into question.
However, Northamptonshire Wildlife has an illustration of Leucopaxillus giganteus which looks exactly like the fungus I saw.