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mimborin

Joined: 24 Oct 2006
Posts: 895
Location: near Southampton/ Winchester (Romsey)

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 06 2:08 pm Post subject: Can you identify this mushroom please?

Hi,
the mushroom in question has a diameter of 20-22 cm with a stype of roughly the same length. It has an obvious ring as shown on photo 2 below also it has no volva. It was found in a grassy clearing of an oak and chestnut wood and was on its own. I have a vague idea of what it may be but would like this confirmed.

Thank you to all in advance, hope you enjoy the challenge (if it is a challenge). There are a few more photos which may help if needed.

Mim.

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 06 2:34 pm Post subject:
Looks like a parasol to me. Yum!

skedone

Joined: 19 Oct 2006
Posts: 351
Location: essex inbetween a blue bit and a green bit

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 06 3:09 pm Post subject:
yep thats a parasole mushroom good eating them

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 06 3:10 pm Post subject:
Can't say for sure because I'd need to see the base of the stem, and I'd like to see the stem cut in two. First choice would be Macrolepiota rhacodes var. bohemica.

mimborin

Joined: 24 Oct 2006
Posts: 895
Location: near Southampton/ Winchester (Romsey)

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 06 3:19 pm Post subject:
Thanks to all for the comments so far, here are a few more photos which may help (and the last of my photos of it). The stem was hollow inside, but I don't have any photos of that.

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 06 3:25 pm Post subject:
Dunno; still looks like the same beast to me. At that size it must surely be one of the larger Macrolepiota. So thats M. hortensis, M. hortensis var. bohemica, or M. procera. The cap there looks most like M. hortensis var. bohemica to me. The stem is just a little too smooth for M. procera.

mimborin

Joined: 24 Oct 2006
Posts: 895
Location: near Southampton/ Winchester (Romsey)

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 06 6:42 pm Post subject:
Thanks Cab. My thoughts were also along the same lines, but I was a little confused (being new to this) by the lack of snake like mottling on the stype as for M. procera, in combination with the size. I am going to the same place again on Friday so I will have a look for some more. Cheers, Mim.

doctoral

Joined: 19 Oct 2006
Posts: 697
Location: Now in Surrey ... I need a good avatar

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 06 9:31 am Post subject:
IMHO, It looks like a M. Hortensis var. bohemica, stem is very smmoth compared to M. procera - so, basically, I agree with Cab. I wish I could have a dozen here to identify!!!

anand50

Joined: 26 Oct 2006
Posts: 4

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 06 4:21 pm Post subject:
Looks to me like M Procera becase of sheer size of cap. Cut the mushroom - if the flesh reddens or goes slightly pink, is probably M Rhacodes

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