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can anyone id these?
they are growing in soil shared with a dragon tree plant,the plant was kept outside in the warmer months.....cheers.. :confused:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b8/wolf_1965/toadstools.jpg
[QUOTE=wolf]can anyone id these?
they are growing in soil shared with a dragon tree plant,the plant was kept outside in the warmer months.....cheers.. :confused:
The picture is not brilliant, but they appear to be one of the many Microlepiota, which are quite common, and most of which are inedible, if not purgative. Same family as the larger, and very edible Macrolepiota, which includes M. procera (parasol mushroom) and M. rhacodes (the shaggy variety).
anyone help with these,i think one is chicken of the woods?not sure about other...thanks...
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b8/wolf_1965/toadstools1.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b8/wolf_1965/09-07-05_0947.jpg
The first looks like earthballs, or maybe puff balls - break one open if there's black powdery stuff inside it's an earthball and don't eat it. Puffballs you can eat if they are young enough and all white inside. Though check the ID properly as I'm not sure if there are any puffballs that are bad for you.
The second one? Is it not a manky oyster mushroom? I hate soft focus shots ;)
ill have a look inside....
i thought oyster mushroom was greyish,this is definitely yellowish.
Oysters are often funny colours. I would rarely describe them as grey but many do and everyone has their own interpretation.That being said you're probably right with Chicken. It's pretty hard to mix up when you're holding it. I don't tend to see them this late in the year in the South-East, but then fungi rarely stick to the rules!
What tree did you take it from though? Make sure it wasn't growing on a Yew tree.
no not yew tree,it was on a fallen ash tree,heres another pic,of inside which is crumbly...
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b8/wolf_1965/14-10-05_0950.jpg
The first one, though it is hard to tell from the photo, could be an Earthball, or one of the Puffball family Lycoperdon umbrinium.
As for the second one it would have been easier to identify it BEFORE you stood on it ;) ;)
Second pic looks like Giant Polypore to me, i think i've identified that right - it looks similar to some which come up in profuse amounts on a beech tree near me every year.
The first one - yeah, break it open, check the inside, but it could also be a gilled fungus in its button stage - look underneath one.
Ajali