On 16 Apr, 11:02, "e.hutton" <caterpil...@amuscaria.invalid> wrote:
> NickTheBatMan wrote on Saturday 12 Apr 2008 5:47 pm:
>
> > Just taken these photoshttp://picasaweb.google.co.uk/nickw7coc/WhatFungi
> > at someones house, I didn't think there were fungi that produced so
> > well at this time of year...?!
>
> > They're growing on Horse much that's been transported about half a
> > mile across some fields...
>
> > There's hundreds of them !
>
> > Are they edible or what ?
>
> It's hard to identify mushrooms from pictures at the
> best of times - you need several views.
> I think these are possibly Panaeolus sphinctrinus
> or P. campanulatus, both of which are very common. A
> lot of species can occur at almost any time of the
> year.
> They are best described as "of no culinary interest".
> That is they are not poisonous, but are pointless or
> unpleasant to eat.
> --
> Edwin Hutton (use edwDOThuttonATlsaevaPOINTuklinuxSTOPnet for email)
> ...Grant we beseech Thee that, ... during our journeys through the
> Internet we will ... treat with charity and patience all those souls
> whom we encounter. Amen.From <http://www.catholic.org/isidore>

Many thanks for that Edwin, shall pass that on...

Nick