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    Fungi for Id Please

    Hi Dave, No, I don't think it can be ID'd from this photo. The dark stems are interesting - I guess it could be one of the species in the Gymnopus/Marasmius group... If you could provide an undershot of the gills, a note of whether the stem is smooth or pruinose (when dry) and and a note of...
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    Fungi for ID Please.

    Yeah, that's what I thought! But that species is only associated with Helianthemum.... Cheers, Nick
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    Tricholoma album perhaps?

    I have great difficulty with these horrible white Tricholoma species - It's so tough to separate T .album and T. stiparophyllum when found in mixed woodland (the former is said to grow with Birch, the latter Oak). According to 'The Genus Tricholoma' by Christensen & Heilmann-Claussen they can...
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    Fungi for ID Please.

    Yes, I think Tricholoma too, but it's hard to give it a name. With those big fusiform spores it must be in the sulphureum group - Don't suppose you noted any strong smells? Cheers, Nick
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    Fungus on poplar, UK

    Maybe Cyclocybe cylindracea? Cheers, Nick
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    More help with fungi please

    Hi Roger, 1 - Coprinellus sp. - I'd imagine it's probably C.micaceus with the veil washed off. Everything is wet in your photo which indicates recent rain :) 2 - Cortinarius sp., in the decipiens group 3 - Yes, spot on. I'm a bit rusty with slime moulds but L.terrestre might be a good fit 4 -...
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    ID please

    Hi Andrew, I think this is probably Mycena aetites. Cheers, Nick
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    Fungi for id please

    These aren't so far off the mark! Lactarius and Russula are in the same family and share many of the same characteristics (ecology, habit, spore colour, texture of flesh, microscopic features). The genus name of Plums and Custard literally means 'looks like a Tricholoma' (Tricholomopsis) so I...
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    Fungi for id please

    In your defence, Roger, these are quite tough! The black gills of #1 narrow it down to Psathyrella/Agaricus/Lacrymaria/Panaeolus and a few others. Panaeolus generally are restricted to dung or fertilised grassland and the other two are chunky things. Psathyrella are tricky and even seasoned...
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    Best field guide fungi

    Good question. Firstly, try to concentrate on good collections of more than one mushroom - This gives a good impression of variability (a single specimen may have, for example, developed abnormally). I generally encourage people seeking an identification to turn a fruit body over by carefully...
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    Request for fungi help

    Hi Steve, Yup, you're right with the first one The second might be Laccaria sp. The last two are Mycena sp. but to get further we need more info like what they were growing on etc. Cheers, Nick
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    Best field guide fungi

    The guides you gave are already good but the problem is that trying to shoehorn a whole kingdom into a book is never gonna work perfectly (can you imagine a field guide to animals - Including insects, birds, mammals, arachnids, molluscs, nematodes etc?). My advice is spend the rest of the...
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    Fungi for Id Please

    I'd imagine it's Volvopluteus gloiocephalus but the base of the stem has broken off and that's the bit we need to confirm the ID. Cheers, Nick
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    Fungi for id please

    Here goes.... 1 - Psathyrella sp. 2 - Lactarius aurantiacus 3 & 4 - Agaricus sp. (Maybe A.impudicus?) 5 - Tricholoma fulvum Cheers, Nick
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    Gloeophyllum trabeum?

    Hi Dave, Yeah you're on the right path....If I remember rightly, to get any further with Gloeophyllum we need to see the underside to work out whether the pores are elongated etc. Cheers, Nick
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    Bonnet sp.

    Hi Steve, Mycena pura for me....I don't think the colour's vibrant enough for M.rosea. Cheers, Nick
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    Coral for ID please

    Hi Charlie, Well the genus is Ramaria, but you probably need images of the spores stained in Cotton Blue to identify it, and even then this group is quite tough..... Cheers, Nick
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    Could these be Bovista limosa?

    Sorry, I meant to type B.limosa - I was simultaneously reading an article on the genus Limacella last night and obviously my brain got overloaded. Cheers, Nick
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    More deciduous woodland fungi

    Hi again, 1 - Coprinellus sp. (probably needs microscopy to get further) 2 - Honey Fungus, Armillaria mellea 3 - Mycena pura Cheers, Nick
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    ID please: all found in deciduous wood East England

    Hello there, 1 - Yes, Agaricus for sure but I don't want to guess which species 2 - Riminds me of Clitopilus prunulus but I wouldn't take that suggestion too seriously without a photo of the gills 3 - Corrrect 4 and 5 are both Sulphur Tuft, Hypholoma fasciculare Cheers, Nick
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    Fungus for ID please

    Aah OK, the internal guttules have disappeared and the spores seem to have lost their 'boletoid' shape - I wonder whether the Plaqsearch is to blame for this or whether they're just abnormal spores (or maybe I've got the determination wrong ?!) It would be interesting to see the same spores...
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    Fungus for ID please

    Your gut feeling was right, it's Suillus bovinus. The spores look a bit weird though, what did you mount them in? Cheers, Nick
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    Fungi for Id Please

    Well it's certainly an Agaricus sp., and probably A.impudicus. Cheers, Nick
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    Could these be Bovista limosa?

    Sorry for late reply, took me a while to locate my Bovista key. Yes, I think you're right. The spores seem mature so if we assume 10mm as a +/- maximum size it should be B.limosella. Cheers, Nick
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    Fungi for Id Please

    I think it could be Pholiota gummosa. Cheers, Nick
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