Agarics gilled fungi
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| Agarics gilled fungi | Pam | 22 May 2020 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 17 May 2020 |
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The Handmaid's fungus?
3 comments
21 May 2020
Sorry you've stumped me with this one! Having pale gills and a ring(annulus) it's possible that it's an Amanita. Though the spores may be immature and may colour up as they mature. So I'll only be able to definitely id it to an 'Agaric - gilled fungus'. I like 'Handmaid's fungus'!! As it does have that look of nails infected by a fungus........
21 May 2020
Thanks, Pam. I think it is immature, as it seems to be pushing its way through the soil? (and, apologies for my lack of clarity - The 'Handmaid' reference was to the Handmaid's Tale - the handmaid's wear hats similar in shape to this fungus, I thought?)
22 May 2020
Yes I agree with you re the Handmaid's Tale hats. This fungus does look very like one of those, colour and all! Your specimen does appear to be either immature or has been stunted by the effort of getting through the soil.
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
Collections
- Fungi Caps on stems; gills below caps [mushrooms or mushroom-like] LisaH South Coast NatureMapr Agarics gilled fungi
Species information
- Agarics gilled fungi Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 594.59m Recorded at altitude