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I'm hoping a proper expert will answer on this, I've only been doing this for about 10 years. The last one is familiar but cant place it. As far as toxicity is concerned, the lethal dose of Death Cap is about 1/2 a cap. This is the species that kills most people. So you really have to eat it for it ...

Taphrina aldi - Alder Gall

Welcome to Uk Fungi, Anza :) Please take a moment to read HELP US TO HELP YOU TO IDENTIFY YOUR FINDS We appreciate you might not be able to provide all these details, but the more the better chance we have of reaching an ID.Particularly, we need to see clear photos of the top of the cap, plus of the...

Just wondered what the state of play is with Agaricus spp and DNA work?

Really need a lot more info than this...do I need to link the FAQ again ;) Host tree would be good. With Russulas, we need taste and smell. Discolouration on bruising. Extent of peeling of cap. Even after that, microscopy is usually needed. It looks wrong for R. ochroleuca IMO which is paler. regards

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Sat Nov 16, 2019 4:41 pm

Adam, I'm not sure I rule out sound. Whenever I find something exciting there is quite a lot of yipping. Perhaps a yip o'metre to indicate scarcity?

Its more than just shots, its the smell, the texture, taste (not for the beginner) the habitat. Besides sight, there are 4 other senses (although I think we can rule out sound! ) But yes, seeing all parts of the fungus is good.

I assume it has dark gills (and therefore black spores) so I would say Agaricus sp, but it needs cutting to see colour change and needs a good sniff.

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Should have an unpleasant smell

Lepiota cristata or something close to it.

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I would say not A arvensis as it tends to be more squat with a short stem relative to cap diameter. Its typically a very large mushroom. Smell is important for Agaricus sp, along with colour change when sliced lengthways.