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Marasmius rotula– Collared Parachute: – Click on image to view at full size.
[attachment=0]Marasmius rotula – Collared Parachute.jpg[/attachment] Regards,
Mike.
Three found this past week: The first I mistook for a Mycena, thinking maybe
inclinata. Fortunately I bothered to take it home to check. I have found Hydropus scabripesa few times before, and it usually catches me out each time ( H. trichodermais another sp. that comes close to this). The second seems to be
Tricholomopsis decora. It was ID’d as Plums & Custard ( T. rutilans) in the field but the stipe is yellow and caps small (13-35mm). Not seen it before but then most records are from Scotland. The spores from a print seem rather small for either spp.! The last is
Scleroderma bovista. I don’t take my camera out much, but this was in my garden! I don’t record it often, but it’s easy to mistake for one of the other Earth Balls (unless you check the spores). My comment seems to have been crossed with your post – should have gone to Adam’s post of Bolete Mould – sorry to say again but all black magic to me! marksteer wrote:Ah but did they id Bolete? Looks possibly Xeocomoid – pore tubes splitting???
No, boletes need to be in good condition to ID. When species are split due to a trace of pink in cap, or pores concolourous with tubes.. etc its impossible. Unless someone comes up with a DNA test kit.
Lancashire Lad wrote:Marasmius rotula– Collared Parachute: – Click on image to view at full size.
[attachment=0]Marasmius rotula – Collared Parachute.jpg[/attachment] Regards,
Mike.
Hi Mike,
Are there any similar species? I think I found this (or a similar species) on holiday in Wales, but I didn’t get a good photo as there was only one fruiting body at that time so I didn’t want to pull it out and it was in a very awkward position for photography.
James
Hello James, There are several small species of Marasmius with dark stems that have a pale apex (eg:
setosusand androsaceusare not uncommon). Some have ‘proper’ gills, others gills which are vein like. Some are restricted to dead leaves of certain species (eg: Ivy or Box).
Only four have gills which are attached to a collar as in
rotula: Curreyihas a reddish-brown cap. LimosusI don’t know (it grows in marshes & swamps). The one closest to rotulais bulliardiiwhich, like rotula, usually grows in large troops. It is unusual in that the stems usually have side branches! Thanks Roy That means mine is probably
rotula, white cap, growing on dry terrain and no side branches. James
marksteer wrote:My comment seems to have been crossed with your post – should have gone to Adam’s post of Bolete Mould – sorry to say again but all black magic to me!
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Mike.
Many thanks Mike. I think in the instance where I posted reply someone else posted as I was doing so! Hi, I reckon that Ugly Milkcap – Lactarius plumbeus is one we would all be confident to name just on field characters. That’s one of the trickier questions to ask – when do we need to pick a sample for microscopic study?
I spotted this magnificent toadstool on the Cromford Canal – there was no way I was going to pick it as loads of people were walking or cycling past and I think many of the would have appreciated it as adding to the wild landscape bordering the canal. I would have felt bad about removing it. So I try to use a mirror, or just stick my Fujifilm camera underneath and use macro setting and flash and shoot “blind”. I showed my mates the lovely pink gills on the image and they were stunned. As there were no conifers about I was happy to call this Pluteus cervinus (and more than happy not to have to search for clamp connectioons to check it wasn’t Pluteus pouzarianus). They weren’t so impressed by the blurry image to the left – but it was enough to show the jizz of this species.
Spotted the next day was Agrocybe rivulosa on a great heap of stable manure to the South West Peak District. Once again, I think I collected enough data to identify this accurately – and left the colony undisturbed.”Take only pictures, leave just footprints” as Les says – if you possibly can.
Cheers,
Steve
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