A very distinctive, neatly proportioned fungus, but I have no idea what it might be!
A few specimens widely spaced in a scrub clearing in a deciduous wood (mainly birch and oak).
Cap 5cm, yellowish brown, slimy when wet, smooth when dry, gently convex, margin inrolled.
Gills close, decurrent, pale yellowish cream, bruising deep reddish-brown.
Stem 35 x 15mm, no bulb at base. Flesh of cap rubbery, stem discolouring reddish brown when cut.
No distinctive smell or taste.
Spore colour rust/chestnut; ellipsoid to almond-shaped, smooth, 6.5-8.5 x 4.5-5.5μm
Help please!
A frustrating fungus!
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Re: A frustrating fungus!
Hi,
Looks like Paxillus involutus or one of its very close relatives.
Regards,
Mike.
Looks like Paxillus involutus or one of its very close relatives.
Regards,
Mike.
Common sense is not so common.
Re: A frustrating fungus!
This is Paxillus cuprinus. The fact that it is an open area is the first clue and then the shape of the spores confirms it. There are a lot of pear shaped spores.
Re: A frustrating fungus!
Many thanks for your help. Having got the species, I searched for more information about P. cuprinus and found http://fungi.myspecies.info/all-fungi/paxillus-cuprinus - quite a detailed, useful description, I thought.
All the best... Nick