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wabbiter

Joined: 13 Dec 2008
Posts: 38
Location: lancashire

Posted: Fri Nov 06, 09 6:00 pm Post subject: mushroom ID
please can anyone identify these ,i found growing in my lawn today.... thanx

bubble

Joined: 13 Apr 2008
Posts: 960

Posted: Fri Nov 06, 09 6:50 pm Post subject:
need more specimens complete at different stages of growth ;they could be Deceivers ,Laccaria laccata, these look a bit shot .

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Fri Nov 06, 09 8:05 pm Post subject:
Spore print would help. I'm a big fan of spore prints

Minamoo

Joined: 05 Feb 2008
Posts: 1231

Posted: Fri Nov 06, 09 8:25 pm Post subject:
I really don't think they're laccaria laccata. The stems look a bit fat. But yes.....more pics and spore print and cross-section would help.

bubble

Joined: 13 Apr 2008
Posts: 960

Posted: Sat Nov 07, 09 10:05 am Post subject:
they could poss. be fairy ring champignions, the gills look familiar,are they in a ring?take a pic insitu ,give us more info!!!

wabbiter

Joined: 13 Dec 2008
Posts: 38
Location: lancashire

Posted: Sun Nov 08, 09 1:48 am Post subject:
definately not fairy rings i eat those regulary,,how do i get a spore print ....

bubble

Joined: 13 Apr 2008
Posts: 960

Posted: Sun Nov 08, 09 7:00 am Post subject:
to get a spore print ,put specimen gills down on white paper put a glass over it ,leave for 6-8 hrs ,and obtain a spore print!!!

Truffle

Joined: 07 Feb 2006
Posts: 526

Posted: Sun Nov 08, 09 8:46 am Post subject:
Viewing this on a tiny phone screen at a conference, but surely they're meadow wax caps? Edit: Hygrocybe pratensis Truffle

bubble

Joined: 13 Apr 2008
Posts: 960

Posted: Sun Nov 08, 09 10:25 am Post subject:
I agree, well done' truffle'

wabbiter

Joined: 13 Dec 2008
Posts: 38
Location: lancashire

Posted: Sun Nov 08, 09 2:17 pm Post subject:
thanx truffle, i agree with you having checked with various pictures ..mack

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35056
Location: Devon

Posted: Sun Nov 08, 09 9:48 pm Post subject:

bubble wrote:

they could poss. be fairy ring champignions, the gills look familiar,are they in a ring?take a pic insitu ,give us more info!!!

What's the Latin for these? I found a big old fairy ring today - took some photos on my phone and can't download them

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42207
Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun Nov 08, 09 10:09 pm Post subject:
Here you go...

bubble

Joined: 13 Apr 2008
Posts: 960

Posted: Sun Nov 08, 09 10:15 pm Post subject:
The botanical name for fairy ring mushrooms is Marasmius oreades.

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35056
Location: Devon

Posted: Sun Nov 08, 09 10:18 pm Post subject:
Thanks. Pretty sure that's right then. I'll pop over and get them tomorrow afternoon.

Truffle

Joined: 07 Feb 2006
Posts: 526

Posted: Mon Nov 09, 09 8:06 am Post subject:
just to add, the wax caps are quite underrated- we eat a lot of them round here (but only the common ones!) Truffle

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