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LiberT
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NE England ID Request Two Species.
#21936068 - 07/13/15 04:54 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Hello,
It’s my first time here, so I will apologise in advance for my ignorance, which I hope is not too apparent! It was only when I returned home and tried to identify these that I realised that I had already lost a lot of information and my photos are pretty bad, but I am going to blame the camera ;-)
I was out walking on the fells with my dog and some fungi caught my eye. And I wonder if you might help with the identification. Of what I think may be two types of mushroom. Variations in their characteristics are filling me with doubt. There were a couple of patches of one type within a 10m radius, all growing from dry cow pats. A little further up there was another denser patch of a different type that were growing in some taller grass.
Species 1 (Ink Cap or Conical Brittlestem?)
Location: North-East England Habitat: Moorland Grass (Alt. 200m), grazed by cattle and sheep. Growing out of dried cow dung. Cap: Hygrophanous. Broadly umbonate, light brown, turning very dark brown, drying to walnut, almost bronze when dry. Larger one’s had a diameter of about 3cm. Gills: Did not note the stem attachment. Milky coffee colour when fresh. I did not test its response to touch in the field and they have not fared well on their journey over a few hours in a small plastic sanitary bag. Stem: 4-12cm, smooth, fairly straight and tan turning darker at base. Hollow I think, when freshly picked, stem would sometimes split in two. Has quickly withered turning very dark brown. Smell: Very earthy, faintly ‘mushroomy’. Bruising:Darkens noticeably. Bruises easily. All were badly bruised after being transported. Spore Print Colour: Very dark, black, possibly purple.

Species 2 (Dung Roundhead?)
Location: North-East England Habitat: Moorland Grass (Alt. 250m), grazed by cattle and sheep. Growing out of a clump of longer grass. Cap: Not hygrophanous, light tan and smooth. Larger specimens had a diameter of about 4cm. Gills: I failed to note the stem attachment before I got home, but I think a single gill ran from stem to cap the gills were a light brown colour, turning to a dark brown, tobacco colour when dry. I didn’t notice any bruising to touch. Stem: 3-10cm, smooth, fairly straight and tan turning darker at base. Hollow I think. Retains shape while drying. Smell: Very earthy, musty. Bruising: Did not seem to bruise. Comparatively, were in very good condition after transportation. Spore print colour: Dropped fewer spores, possibly because they were drier when picked. Looks brown tinted with red or mauve. Hard to tell with available magnification.

Thanks in advance.
T
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Blazeyy
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Re: NE England ID Request Two Species. [Re: LiberT]
#21936477 - 07/13/15 09:06 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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#1 Panaeolus papilionaceus #2 Stropharia semiglobata
edited cause i was chatting gibberish
Edited by Blazeyy (07/13/15 09:53 AM)
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Blazeyy
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Re: NE England ID Request Two Species. [Re: Blazeyy]
#21936508 - 07/13/15 09:15 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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----- just woke up ------- deleted this crap was wavey----
-------------------- I give you the choice of 2 pills.
With each containing one of the following: Cyanide... Psilocin... Would you take the risk? Didn't think so. This is why Positive Identification prior to consumption is important.
Edited by Blazeyy (07/13/15 07:57 PM)
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LiberT
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Loc: Northumberland, UK
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Re: NE England ID Request Two Species. [Re: Blazeyy] 1
#21936922 - 07/13/15 11:36 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
Blazeyy said: #1 Panaeolus papilionaceus #2 Stropharia semiglobata
Smashing, thanks Blazeyy. I spent ages trying to ID the first one and I couldn't find anything that quite matched.
T
-------------------- Cheers, T
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