help please - bright yellow large mushroom clusters

[deadinsect]

found today growing in clusters round the base of an unknown tree.


never seen these before, they are really yellow! Yellow flesh, yellow stems, yellow cap with nice semi-detachable brown scales. Cap ranging from 5-15cm, stems up to 8cm.

if I close my eyes and imagine hard, the smell is mushroomy but very faintly fruity-sweet, almost apply.

I looked in a couple of books but no joy at all. Any help really appreciated.
thanks, Anthony.

[Johnny81]

I'll have a stab at Pholiota squarrosa.

[Camilo]

Try Pholiota aurivellus.

[NickCantle]

I reckon P. squarrosa too, the squamules are more numerous than I would expect to see in P. aurivella. Also, there seems to be no viscose appearance to the cap that I would consider typical of P. aurivella.

[fairplay]

To say "... around the base of an unknown tree" is not good enough, surely you know if it was coniferous or deciduous ?

If a conifer, it may be a large Pholiota flammans, they can be up to 6cm across, maybe more.

If this is P.squarrosa, it has retained the yellow remarkably well and at this stage I would expect it to be more pale, but at the end of the day I suspect it is P.squarrosa. EDIT: Especially if it was growing in a cluster.

Neil.

[SheffieldLass]

Originally Posted by fairplay

To say "... around the base of an unknown tree" is not good enough, surely you know if it was coniferous or deciduous ?


Neil.

Larch is of course a deciduous conifer ...

Melanie

[fairplay]

Originally Posted by SheffieldLass

Larch is of course a deciduous conifer ...

Melanie

I've just cut every single Larch down to eliminate that minor anomaly.

Neil.

[deadinsect]

pretty sure it's p.aurivella, thanks all (again!)

Neil, re:tree I am really not sure. It was brown and hard material at the base, with softer parts, sort of green-coloured extending from at the top. Does that help? Anthony

[fairplay]

Originally Posted by deadinsect

pretty sure it's p.aurivella, thanks all (again!)

Neil, re:tree I am really not sure. It was brown and hard material at the base, with softer parts, sort of green-coloured extending from at the top. Does that help? Anthony

Sounds like a Cadbury's cream egg coated in green vomit.

You MAY be right opting for P.aurivela, - you have it in the hand, but it's far from certain, and dangerous to add this to a database.

Neil.

[deadinsect]

sorry I meant p.squarrosa! I prob would not add it the database as you're right it's far from certain. Anthony