Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....

[slack ma girdle]

22 hours ago, David Humphries said:

probably a trichoderma mould species 

Thank you @David Humphries

[slack ma girdle]

Found these whilst surveying,  possibly Entoloma,  but not sure.

Any thoughts

[David Humphries]

56 minutes ago, slack ma girdle said:

Found these whilst surveying,  possibly Entoloma,  but not sure.

Any thoughts

What tree species were they near? 

Edited October 17, 2023 by David Humphries

[slack ma girdle]

10 minutes ago, David Humphries said:

What tree species weee they near? 

It was growing at the base of a sycamore in amongst the Ivy. I wouldn't have seen it had i not been checking the base of the tree.

[David Humphries]

30 minutes ago, slack ma girdle said:

It was growing at the base of a sycamore in amongst the Ivy. I wouldn't have seen it had i not been checking the base of the tree.

with deciduous trees more likely to be Laccaria amethystea as entoloma sp are found with coniferous. 
 

They can look very similar and the same gill arrangement, the main difference is spore colour Laccaria is white Entoloma is brownish/pink
 

 

 

 

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Edited October 17, 2023 by David Humphries

[slack ma girdle]

6 hours ago, David Humphries said:

with deciduous trees more likely to be Laccaria amethystea as entoloma sp are found with coniferous. 
 

They can look very similar and the same gill arrangement, the main difference is spore colour Laccaria is white Entoloma is brownish/pink
 

 

 

 

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Not convinced,  how about Mycena pura? Its very variable

[David Humphries]

1 hour ago, slack ma girdle said:

Not convinced,  how about Mycena pura? Its very variable

 

Both Mycena pura and rosea are variable but in my experience are quite different to your specimens.

[slack ma girdle]

1 hour ago, David Humphries said:

 

Both Mycena pura and rosea are variable but in my experience are quite different to your specimens.

Yep that rules those out , I shall have to have another sit down to night and confuse myself .

[David Humphries]

The parasitic Bolete, Psuedodboletus parasiticus. Boletes are usually mycorrhizal having mutually beneficial associations with tree roots, but this species parasitizes on the common earth ball, Scleroderma citrinum. 

[slack ma girdle]

2 hours ago, David Humphries said:

The parasitic Bolete, Psuedodboletus parasiticus. Boletes are usually mycorrhizal having mutually beneficial associations with tree roots, but this species parasitizes on the common earth ball, Scleroderma citrinum. 

Good find David