Identification: Help with indentifying large haul!

Hi.

As an enthusiastic novice / newbie, I was excited to find a pretty amazing haul over the weekend down in Dorset (UK). I've separate them into what I believe are 32 different varieties and produced a collaged photo.

I have a small idea what some of them may be, but as I say, I'm a complete novice and need some expert advice on (a) what they are and (b) whether they are edible. I've numbered each one for easy identification.

(Please note, I don't intend to actually eat any of these, unless I can guarantee they're 100% safe).

Thanks for all your help in advance. Huey

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Hey there,

If you take as a given that it is very hard to be certain about identification from photos, especially without any habitat or other info, so please grab a field guide and/or a mushroom expert to do some verifying before you ingest anything <grin>.

05. Russula sp.
06. Russula sp.
07. possibly Russula sp.
09. Lactarius sp.
10. puffball, maybe false puffball Scleroderma sp.
11. puffball, maybe Lycoperdon sp.
13. Coprinus comatus, the Shaggy Mane
14. puffball, probably Lycoperdon sp.
24. probably Cortinarius sp.
30. a bolete, probably Leccinum sp.
31. Amanita muscaria, the Fly Agaric
32. possibly Lactarius sp.

Remember to collect the base of the stem also, can be important for identification.

cheers,
frog

 

Thanks Frog.

So far - and with a little help from my friends! - we have:

05: Russula Nigricans (edible but bad taste)
06: Russula Nigricans (edible but bad taste)
07: POSSIBLY pinky coloured Russula - but which?
09: POSSIBLY Lactarius - but which?
10: Scleroderma citrinum (inedible)
11: Lycoperdon pyriforme - edible when young
13: Shaggy Inkcap / Coprinus comatus (edible)
14: POSSILBY Lycoperdon molle (edible when flesh white)
16: POSSIBLY Suillus - but which?
24: POSSIBLY Cortinarius - but which?
30: Brown Birch / Leccinum scabrum (edible)
31: Fly Agaric / Aminata muscaria (deadly!)
32: POSSIBLY a Lactarius - but which?

I can give some ideas on size for the others if that's useful.

 

Some of the others are "little brown mushrooms" which are often hard, even with lots of wine, to ID.
For the others, spore colour, habitat (eg wood or soil) and gill attachment might help: More info at this thread: http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=44106
cheers!
frog