UK Fungi

I would appreciate any thoughts on this, found on 25 Dec on a dead conifer (Scot's pine) twig. I've tried to indicate the scale. Where there is no scale bar, the magnification is 2x the previous. So sm2 is 2xsm1 and sm5 is 2xsm4. Manybthanks for any guidance.

Thanks Mike. The cap that I brought home was under glass in the hope of a SP (unsuccessful). And so was out of mind. Apologies. Cap dia 4.5 cm.

Yes, it was the unusual substrate that first caught my attention. There were also some Panaeolus and Psathyrella about in the mix

I saw these yesterday growing on a heap of rotting hay from an old discarded bale. Any guidance would be very welcome.

Many thanks Adam. You will have noticed that I harboured a nagging thought on Mycena in my first post. Cap dia. is 40mm max. And I note that M. galericulata gills take on a pinkish tinge with maturity. Good work!

I tried to take a spore print but with no positive result. There was no sign after 24 hours. Disappointing.

The last two pictures were taken via a digital microscope which revealed the faint pink clouration. As the cap dries (I have it by my side), I can see that the pink colour has become more pronounced. So I believe it is natural. Thanks.

This was found yesterday on a rotting tree trunk (possibly Alder) in a soggy mire. It seems to have the characteristics of a Pluteus sp (P. inquilinus??). But could it possibly be a rather mature Mycena sp? Thanks for any guidance.

Thanks Adam - I found it on the soil surface (where it had been kicked I guess). I bagged the cap and brought it home and so the only evidence of the stipe was the remanant seen in the image that I posted. Thanks for the pointers!

I can see that this is not an easy one. I have a spore print now which seems to be white (rather than pink) and so would rule out Entoloma? Any suggestion would be gratefully received!

I found this yesterday, it had been kicked over and so, I'm afraid, it is not as complete a specimen as I would have liked (apologies). Found in grass under horse chestnut in open parkland. The cap is 15 cm in diameter and has a marked broad umbo. The adnate gills seem pinkish to flesh-coloured (to ...

Brilliant Neil, thank you very much for these valuable observations and suggestions. The Glossary of my Dobson is probably the section which I refer to most often! Take care....

I would appreciate any guidance on the identification of this lichen. Found on ash bark (a living tree) in roughly circular patches about 20 mm in dia. This is my first foray into the lichen forum and, as a beginner, would very much like to know as much as possible about what I'm looking at here ...