Fungi identification

[Sue]

Anybody know what this ,I found it this morning in our orchard. Its like an encyclopaedia of fungi out there. Never seen this before though

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[plaques]

Trooping Funnel cap. Link.

[Sue]

It doesn’t seem to have the split in the top like mine. Its very pronounced and is on all of them, a group of about 5 or 6. It is white underneath with a smooth stalk.

[Stanley]

I don't know, don't eat it!

[Sue]

Wouldn’t dream of it, i don’t even touch them with bare hands. I once had an issue with my art teacher who said bring fungi in to draw and paint. He admitted he hadn’t thought about toxicity, i just like to photograph them in situ. Beautiful things

[Stanley]

Very sensible attitude I reckon Sue. I even distrust mushrooms after a very bad experience as a child. These things stay with you!

[Tripps]

I trust the ones from Tesco, but no others. I don't get them too often now, since i don't think they have much taste at all. I remember when bacon egg and mushrooms was a really tasty dish, but not now. Have I changed or have the mushrooms?

[Tizer]

You need to look at the gills underneath the cap as well to identify toadstools. We're seeing unusual toadstools here this year and lots of fungi in general. It's been a great autumn for them, wet and mild!

[Stanley]

David, they taste best when they grow next to a cow pat!

[Sue]

You need to look at the gills underneath the cap as well to identify toadstools. We're seeing unusual toadstools here this year and lots of fungi in general. It's been a great autumn for them, wet and mild!

In this case i knocked one over with my foot. They are white underneath with a straight stem, no ring , whatever it is called around the middle of it. I have decided it is some sort of Funnel fungus but which one I do not know. It does not match any of the images I have found. I wish I had paid more attention to my mycology lectures when at University An ex work colleague of mine is married to another mycology lecturer at the university, but I have been unable to contact her. She doesn’t go online very often. My french neighbour does not know it either.

Yes a very good autumn for fungi our garden and field are full of huge unusual ones

[Stanley]

They are amazing things. One thing that fascinated me is the way some trees seem to act as hosts, I am told they build a symbiotic relationship. There's a Holly Oak up at Letcliffe that does this.