Sally Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Can anyone help me identify the fungi in these photos? These appear to start off round and then break open to form a flower shape And a trail through the wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Similar to Earthstar fungus but I am fairly sure it is not that as it does not have the collar. The brown bit in the middle appears to be the spore sac. Witness what looks like a hole in one of them where the spores were released. Sorry can't be more definitive. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 On 25/10/2019 at 16:47, Allan Bell said: Similar to Earthstar fungus but I am fairly sure it is not that as it does not have the collar. The brown bit in the middle appears to be the spore sac. Witness what looks like a hole in one of them where the spores were released. Sorry can't be more definitive. Allan 10 hours ago, David Pimborough said: I'd say they are possibly Lepiota's but as to which specific type I couldn't say. Here's a handy site to try and assist in identification https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/~id-guide.php and specifically Lepiota's https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/~agaricaceae.php Thanks both, not easy to identify these, but I will do some more research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 On 26/10/2019 at 09:50, David Pimborough said: I'd say they are possibly Lepiota's but as to which specific type I couldn't say. Here's a handy site to try and assist in identification https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/~id-guide.php and specifically Lepiota's https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/~agaricaceae.php A friend and fungi buff has also suggested that the first are Lepiota so that will do. He says the second image looks like The Clouded Agaric, Clitocybe nebularis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) More help with fungi. I think these may be wood blewit. Can anyone confirmed suggest alternative please? Thanks Edited December 2, 2019 by Sally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Myford Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Wood Blewit (Lepista nuda) would be my guess also, especially if they were in woodland. Lepista sordida is similar but smaller, forms clusters, and is usually in more open areas such as roadsides. Cortinarius camphoratus is a possibility, but the cap and cap/stem proportions don't look right. It also has an unpleasant smell, while the Lepista smell sweet. I'd rule out the Russulas as they usually have white stems: the closest would be Russula sardonia, but again it doesn't look right and isn't really dark enough. That's all I can come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 On 30/11/2019 at 22:19, DJ Myford said: Wood Blewit (Lepista nuda) would be my guess also, especially if they were in woodland. Lepista sordida is similar but smaller, forms clusters, and is usually in more open areas such as roadsides. Cortinarius camphoratus is a possibility, but the cap and cap/stem proportions don't look right. It also has an unpleasant smell, while the Lepista smell sweet. I'd rule out the Russulas as they usually have white stems: the closest would be Russula sardonia, but again it doesn't look right and isn't really dark enough. That's all I can come up with. Thank you indeed. It was actually on open grassy ground on the top of Lamb Island out in the Firth of Forth. It seemed an unlikely place for fungi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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