Unknown Fungi

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30 Oct 2012 - 9:40 PM

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johnjo58 (e2 Member)

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30 Oct 2012 - 9:40 PM

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Beautiful Phil, have no idea what it is
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30 Oct 2012 - 10:18 PM

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Thanks Tony, I must admit that was my first thought, it was amongst a small batch of Fly Agarics, what made me think not was that normally the Fly agarics spread outward and curl up at the ends rather than hang ike this. I have emailed a fungi expert to try to get an answer.

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30 Oct 2012 - 10:50 PM

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Super Image - great details where it matters!!

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31 Oct 2012 - 8:54 AM

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love the picture

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31 Oct 2012 - 6:42 PM

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Mystery solved....I think.

I contacted an expert on fungi for his take on things, this was his reply:

Hello Phil,
Many thanks for contacting us.
I can't be 100% certain just from a picture, but I am pretty confident that the weird-looking mushroom that you found in a group of Fly Agarics is itself a Fly Agaric, or rather what remains of a Fly Agaric that has been attacked by one of the many micro fungi that feed on larger fungi (when slugs, maggots and other beasties don't get there first).
Why one mushroom in a group should be host to parasitic micro fungi while the others escape is a mystery - but then, animals vary in their ability to ward off parasitic attacks, too.
The cap is obviously 'on the way out', but the stem and ring are still in reasonable condition and match perfectly what we would expect of a Fly Agaric.
I hope this is helpful,
Best wishes,

Pat
Pat O'Reilly MBE
First Nature
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