RaffD Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Hello everyone. I have been MIA for a while. It's good to be back! These are pictures mostly from today and a few from my trip to Quebec. Hope you all enjoy them and thanks for the ID help. These above are two instances of what seems to be the same mushroom. They are in my informal category "Nightmare Fungus". I got to the genus Stemonitis but couldn't find a specific species. No idea what they are... This one above was pretty messed up when I found it. My first guess was a yellow waxcap but I noticed the stem was white. Seemed to bright for Russela Clarovlava. Tricholoma Flavovirens? This one was tough. Initially I had thought white coral, Tremella Reticulata, but the lack of 'tubes' pointed me to T. Concrescens. Also, possibly a small Sparassis Herbstii? These examples seemed past maturity. My guess was Boletus Chrysenteron but I really don't know. The above specimen was a lone mushroom. A Cort or Mycena of some sort? The above I think I have a good handle on. These are all Velvet Stalk, Flammulina Velutipes, in different stages of development. It's interesting to note the similarities of the young specimens to the commonly consumed 'Enoki' mushroom in Japanese foods. My guess for the above are Violet waxcap, Hygrocybe Subviolacea (H. Lacmus, Hygrophorus subviolaceus and Camarophyllus subviolaceus are all listed as alternate names) the colour does seem slightly off however. Thanks all. More to come tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitog Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Please try attaching the photos again; I can't see any of them. Do they show up in the preview window? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaffD Posted August 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Reposted. Thank you vitog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Stemonitis is definitely correct for the first tow pics. Difficult to get to exact species. The bright yellow one is a Russula. One way to tell Russula is that the stalk breaks (snaps) like a piece of chalk. Boletus chrysenteron is a good proposal for the bolete. Also, check the species Boletellus chrysenteroides. Thin-stemmed yellowish-capped mushroom is a Hymenopellis species. In many manuals the older genus name Xerula is used. Flammulina velutipes looks like a possibility for the clusters of yellowish mushrooms. Usually this type has a dark velvety appearance in the lower portion of the stalks, which I don't see here. The purplish/violet mushrooms look like Mycena pura... or maybe some other species of Mycena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Boy Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 If you pick the F. velutipes to eat, be VERY sure that you can tell it from Galerina marginata! Both grow on dead wood, and I HAVE found the two of them on the SAME tree trunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaffD Posted August 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Will keep that in mind thanks Feral Boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Raff, that's actually pretty cool... those thin pale Flammulina mushrooms. Looks like you found some of the cultivated type in Nature! They must've spent their time completely buried under the bark where no light affects the color. Like Feral Boy says, be sure of the ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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