unidentified fungi

[d c]

i found these today amongst leaf litter in an old hornbeam wood in Herts.
the whiteness is frost.
any ideas?

unidentified fungi - Wild About Britain Pics

unidentified fungi - Wild About Britain Pics

unidentified fungi - Wild About Britain Pics

unidentified fungi - Wild About Britain Pics

thanks
Danny

[waxcap]

Hi Danny

I'm not very experienced at fungi ID but it may be a Lepista species like maybe Lepista flaccida.

Dave

[fairplay]

Very interesting, I'm going for Lactarius and in the area around deliciosus, salmonicolor, etc. Definitely no Pines about ?

Neil.

[d c]

definitely no pines, just hornbeam with the odd cherry and oak tree.

[fairplay]

Hmmmm, so definitely not in that department then, but I'm still sticking with Lactarius.
Unless somebody points out that those intermediate gills are wrong for Lactarius.
Neil.

[waxcap]

Do you still have them Danny?

If you cut through the stem and the flesh is bright orange then you have Lactarius deliciosus, salmonicolor or deterrimus. All of those are mycorrhizal with Pine or Spruce - I've only ever found them close to conifers.

Dave

[fairplay]

If there are no Pine, it is safe to rule out my wild guess, but the reason I came up with it is because of the last photograph - it shows a specimen with a broken cap, unfortunately from a very tight angle, but you can just make out features that are reminiscent of L.deliciosus.
It cannot be this, but if you can, is there any chance of a shot showing the feature of one cut in half ?

Neil.

[stickman]

Hi all

My vote's firmly for Lepista flaccida.

Cheers,
Nick

[fairplay]

Originally Posted by stickman

Hi all

My vote's firmly for Lepista flaccida.

Cheers,
Nick

Bu, bu, but that's boring, because it's what you'd expect to find this time of the year.

Neil.

[d c]

Originally Posted by waxcap

Do you still have them Danny?

If you cut through the stem and the flesh is bright orange then you have Lactarius deliciosus, salmonicolor or deterrimus. All of those are mycorrhizal with Pine or Spruce - I've only ever found them close to conifers.

Dave

unfortunately not. I left them in the woods close to where i found them. never thought to cut them in half, mind you they were frozen stiff.

thanks for all your replies. i'll keep an eye open next time i'm up that way although i think the weather has put pay to finding any more for the time being.