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Fungus ID, Scotland (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter lazza
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Hi Lazza, Julie and everyone else,
There are a few immediate clues that this can't be a waxcap. I'll try to explain:
1- Habitat: Waxcaps are (by and large) nitrophobes and are generally associated with open, unimproved habitats such as meadows. Every now and then you might see a small group in woodland (usually growing with mosses) but never amongst woodchips.
2 - Veil: The stem clearly has a nice, fluffy ring-zone, which is an indication of a veil. Waxcaps never have veils.
3 - Spore print: The fluffy fibrils on the stem seem to have caught a brownish spore deposit. Waxcaps have white spores.
It's Tubaria furfuracea, a late-fruiting and quite variable species that seems to quite like urban environments, often growing in flowerbeds etc.
Cheers,
Nick
There are a few immediate clues that this can't be a waxcap. I'll try to explain:
1- Habitat: Waxcaps are (by and large) nitrophobes and are generally associated with open, unimproved habitats such as meadows. Every now and then you might see a small group in woodland (usually growing with mosses) but never amongst woodchips.
2 - Veil: The stem clearly has a nice, fluffy ring-zone, which is an indication of a veil. Waxcaps never have veils.
3 - Spore print: The fluffy fibrils on the stem seem to have caught a brownish spore deposit. Waxcaps have white spores.
It's Tubaria furfuracea, a late-fruiting and quite variable species that seems to quite like urban environments, often growing in flowerbeds etc.
Cheers,
Nick
lazza
Well-known member
Thanks. Very helpful, much appreciated.
Funnily enough, "Scurfy Twiglet" is a species I have seen a few times before, but it was always much more "variegated" and hairy-stemmed. I didn't pick this up as the same species at all, but interesting to read your comments.
