Coldwaterjohn's photos with the keyword: Fungi

on top of regular fence post to provide size. Pale cream, bulbous stem with pale pink light brown gills which sweep down to join the stocky stem. Smell pleasant. No spores taken. Found this afternoon 16 08 2018 Cap distinctly rolled edge (young?)

Spore print white and stalk was difficult to detach from cap.

Growing in the shade of a line of willows. They show faint ridging on the tops, and black gills in both cases.

Growing in a clump a foot across and 18" wide, the caps had a tough leathery surface. No sign of a veil. Image shows size and junction of stalk to cap. Any ideas what they may be? Growing on a grassy hillside under a Rowan tree, in northern Scotland.

Found growing on top of an old silver birch log, which was cut about 18 months ago.

Growing in grassy shade under willows and oak trees ID doubtful. Making spore prints overnight - if pale pink they will be blewits, otherwise definitely not.

Inedible/poisonous Fungi

4" across. Dark Brown spore, brown gills, white cap. Never ever eat a mushroom you pick without being 100% sure what it is. At least eighteen varieties in the UK will cause you significant damage/death. A mycologist will almost always want a spore print to confirm ID, which is why I usually take one - you lay the mushroom down gill-side down on a sheet of white/black paper and leave for a few hours. The print in this case was produced within three hours. A useful site ot help with identification is www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/chooser.asp

Entoloma Clypeatum, commonly found under hawthorn bushes, and other members of the Rosacea family, with which they are mycorrhizal. They appear at this time of year, as opposed to Wood Blewits which appear Autumn and winter.