Thank you very much for your reply and help 
Could you recommend the best way of getting the fruiting bodies or spores of rusts and mildews onto a microscope slide?
Regards,
James

I should never rush to conclusions from photographs…
Are there any synonyms for Lachnum impudicum? I can’t find it on the NBN.
James
[ADMIN EDIT: removed inline placement to display better in a grid]
I have taken some microscopic images, I hope they are of some use. They include photographs and measurements of freshly ejected spores (I saw them being ejected)
[ADMIN EDIT: removed inline placement to display better in a grid]
It is really hard for me to get all of the literature because I’m 12 (see 
I also have exams which I am revising for so I don’t have that much time either.
What microscoping do I need to do to confirm? I still have the fungus in the fridge on a slide and hopefully spores will be collected.
Also, it’s quite like autumn now, the temperatures are VERY
Best wishes,
James
I do have some KoH but I didn’t expect to use it on that particular day!
James
Thanks for the ID’s and information. I did look at C.vitellina when trying to identifiy the orange lichen in #1, so I do agree with you. Let’s see if anyone else has any opinions.
Regards,
James
Conocybe rugosa
[attachment=0]Conocybe-rugosa-20.jpg
nice – I think we’re safe in using Pholiotina
Is it me or is there Puccinia oxalidisOxalis
best wishes
Chris
I think that ‘Puccinia’ might just be a stained leaf from the spores of the Conocybe.
I think you’re right. 

