Unidentified, white-gilled fungi growing in my polytunnel

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November 3, 2017 at 6:01 pm #30802
mishmao14
Hello there,

I’ve been trying to figure out the name of this fungi but with no success. It has a really smooth, round top and is white with a brown centre. It smells quite mushroomy and has white gills but it bruises a rust-orange colour. I found it growing in some mouldy looking patches at the edges of my tomato grow bags in the polytunnel.

I hope the photos are good enough.

Thanks in advance for your help.
November 3, 2017 at 7:05 pm #40473
eltio
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How about Leucoagaricus badhamii?
November 3, 2017 at 8:31 pm #40474
mishmao14
That looks like a pretty good shot. It definitely has the red/brown bruising.
November 4, 2017 at 4:18 pm #40475
mishmao14
If it is the blushing dapperling, are they quite rare in Northern Ireland? I can’t find that much info about it online.
November 4, 2017 at 4:57 pm #40476
adampembs
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Not recorded from NI, but a handful of records from the Republic.

http://www.fieldmycology.net/GBCHKLST/gbchklst.asp

It’s quite uncommon, so it might be good to contact the local recorder of the NI fungus group

http://www.nifg.org.uk/home.htm
November 4, 2017 at 6:46 pm #40477
MykoGolfer
Have you considered Chlorophyllum?
November 4, 2017 at 7:24 pm #40478
mishmao14
Do any of the Chlorophyllum ever have white spore prints and bruise the same deep colour? This one has a bright white print, also the rusty orange bruising colour is very distinctive.
November 6, 2017 at 2:26 pm #40479
roy betts
Yes, this is badhamii. The difference with Chlorophyllum is that the colour on damaging is ‘instantly’ bright orange-red which then turns black (as shown in the images).

It seems to be increasing around here with 8 records in the last 9 years and only one before then.
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