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  • May 28, 2015 at 12:49 pm #29403
    dubrae

      Hi all,

      My first post!

      Am quite new to fungi but developing a strong interest.. still finding my way around identifying at the moment..

      This fungus was growing near a beech tree.. smelt very starchy, like potato.. The stem easily detached from the stem (accidentally when trying to pick)… Sorry, the stem was not dug from the base properly and broke away (still a beginner remember) ;)

      Any comments/suggestions/knowledge greatly received!

      Thank you

      May 28, 2015 at 12:59 pm #34604
      Lancashire Lad
      Moderator

        Hi dubrae, and welcome to the forum.

        Your photos aren’t showing at all when clicked on – so I can only see the thumbnails.

        From those small pics, I’d say you might have something like a young Amanita porphyria – Grey Veiled Amanita – but by no means certain.

        Others might have a more definite opinion.

        Regards,

        Mike.

        May 28, 2015 at 1:02 pm #34605
        dubrae

          Wow, thanks for the prompt reply Mike!

          The photo’s appear to be working fine my end, would like to know if working for anyone else or have I done something wrong?

          Thanks for the ID suggestion… gonna look that up now :D

          EDIT;

          Having looked at Grey Veiled Amanita in the Roger Phillips book, it suggests smell is slight and occurs late summer to autumn… the starchy smell was quite prominent and was spotted a few days ago..

          Question : does the ring on the stem suggest a partial veil? do any Russula’s have veils? (sorry, that’s two questions!)

          May 28, 2015 at 1:06 pm #34606
          FungiJohn

            I can see them fine.

            Best Wishes – John

            May 28, 2015 at 1:10 pm #34607
            Lancashire Lad
            Moderator

              Hi,

              You are able to view the photos at full size ? – I’ve tried clicking on all three thumbnails and just get a small black box with a white X inside.

              Re the fungus – I think my suggestion might have been a little too quick! – A.porphyria is generally associated with pines.

              Your fungus also has the general look of Panthercap – Amamita pantherina – but I can’t tell from the small photo if those are white veil remnants on the cap.

              Regards,

              Mike.

              May 28, 2015 at 1:13 pm #34608
              dubrae

                I have seen what I thought to be Panther Caps in the same location last Autumn…. had assumed it was too early for them and no remnants on cap may have thrown me..

                EDIT: My eyes aren’t very well trained though and looking again, there are some white remnants on the cap by the looks of it.. the other white areas are where the bugs have attacked I think, shame you can’t open them full size ;)

                May 28, 2015 at 5:27 pm #34609
                Waxcap

                  Hi,

                  I can see the images full size and it’s possible to see the striations on (and above) the ring that would rule out A. pantherina. I don’t have a better suggestion than Amanita porphyria though.

                  Dave

                  May 28, 2015 at 5:52 pm #34610
                  FungiJohn

                    I see all at full size Mike

                    John

                    May 28, 2015 at 6:11 pm #34611
                    Lancashire Lad
                    Moderator

                      FungiJohn wrote:

                      I see all at full size Mike

                      John


                      Hi John,

                      I’m clutching at straws here, but – hovering my mouse above dubrae’s three thumbnails tells me that the smallest photo is approximately 765KB and the largest is approximately 960KB.

                      (Although I can’t actually see any of them, checking their Properties suggests that the full size of each of the uploaded images is 3456 x 5184 pixels).

                      Thus, all three being way over the 400KB maximum file-size specified for uploading to UK Fungi.

                      Could that, (along with how the site software works with different browsers), be a possible reason for the images not displaying correctly on my machine?

                      dubrae – if you read this, could you try uploading one of the images again – but make sure that it is resized to less than 400KB beforehand?

                      Regards,

                      Mike.

                      May 28, 2015 at 10:07 pm #34612
                      dubrae

                        Soz, I was unaware of the limit.

                        I have uploaded one image which I have resized to 243KB.

                        Does this work?… If so, I can do the rest also.

                        Many thanks

                        Mark

                        May 28, 2015 at 10:22 pm #34613
                        dubrae

                          Another source (wikipedia) states Amanita porphyria as having a radish smell, so perhaps that could explain what I call “starchy”.

                          Assume it wouldn’t be impossible to spot these this time of the year?

                          May 29, 2015 at 12:50 pm #34614
                          Lancashire Lad
                          Moderator

                            dubrae wrote:

                            Soz, I was unaware of the limit.

                            I have uploaded one image which I have resized to 243KB.

                            Does this work?… If so, I can do the rest also.

                            Many thanks

                            Mark


                            Hi Mark,

                            No – I’m still getting the same small black box with a white X inside it when I click on your shot.

                            By then clicking on “Properties” (even though I can’t actually see the image), I can see that you have resized it to about 243KB. (although the pixel dimensions still appear as 3456 x 5184 pixels).

                            Very strange – I haven’t a clue as to why I can’t see your shots. The problem hasn’t occurred with any other photos on the site.

                            Regards,

                            Mike.

                            May 29, 2015 at 4:01 pm #34615
                            adampembs
                            Keymaster

                              You may need to delete the atachment and reload.

                              May 29, 2015 at 9:35 pm #34616
                              roy betts

                                Almost certainly Amanita excelsa var. spissa. The veil patches on the cap are easily wiped off and then cap usually become bare and smooth.

                                It can occur quite early; my first record is 1st June.

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