Yes yes a little ID help.

[Treeation]

Hmm my best guess would still be Pholiota adiposa, or possibly, the ringless honey fungus - Armillaria tabescens.

 

I guess one easy way to distinuguish Armillaria from Pholiota would to be investigate arund the infestation for the classic black "bootlace" rhizomorphs

[billpierce]

Hmm my best guess would still be Pholiota adiposa, or possibly, the ringless honey fungus - Armillaria tabescens.
 
I guess one easy way to distinuguish Armillaria from Pholiota would to be investigate arund the infestation for the classic black "bootlace" rhizomorphs

Couldn't find any bootlaces. did look.

[Treeation]

Well, I think we need Mr Humphries to put us out of our misery then!

[billpierce]

David Humphries please help! Thanks lots!

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

+1 for Pholiota spp.

possibly squarrosa

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Get yersel a spore print.

Pholiota squarrosa have a brown spore print but Armillaria is white.

[billpierce]

Thanks will give it a shot. Any particularly good technique?

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Just google "how to make a spore print".

Its an easy process and you do not need any special equipment..

[billpierce]

Just google "how to make a spore print".
Its an easy process and you do not need any special equipment..

Thanks

[Gary Prentice]

16 hours ago, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi said:

Get yersel a spore print.

Pholiota squarrosa have a brown spore print but Armillaria is white.

Where did you get this info? Davids app mentions the spore colour of Ps but not Armillaria, so I wondered if there's one reference book/site that contains information on spore colour or is it a case of searching everywhere for the particular species.