Fungi shots from Epping

[Kveldssanger]

Going through some of my fungi snaps from the weekend. Sorted through some so far, which are segmented below. Got a few more to sort - will share over the coming few days! One I am still unsure on whether it's Gano or Perenniporia, and I'll post that ASAP.

 

Trametes hirsuta on Fagus sylvatica (as ID'd by Ted Green)

 

A very neat arrangement of sporophores, in absolute abundance

 

Atop, it appears to be very similar to Pseudotrametes gibbosa.

 

But beneath, the pore structure is different. Not a good photo, and in hindsight I’d have got a better one, but alas!

 

 

Ganoderma sp. on Fagus sylvatica

 

Totally beastly!!

 

Here we can observe the sporophore emanating from a dead section of its host. A slight upward orientation of the sporophore can be seen. Has its host shifted slightly in orientation, due to the decay?

 

From this angle, the growth increments can really be identified. A beatiful (to some, at least!) sporophore!

 

And we can see howe bleedin’ massive it is! Also note the small sporophore on the same side but right at the base, and a slightly larger one on the floor beneath. On the right hand side of the small basal hollow, we can also see the remnants of an old sporophore (again Ganoderma sp.).

 

Here is the beech as a whole. It evidently has only half a crown.

 

 

Perenniporia fraxinea on Fagus sylvatica

 

Here sits the sporophore, between two root buttresses.

 

A side profile shot reveals its prominence.

 

Panning back, we can see exactly how significant the buttressing is in this region. Evidently, it is more extensive than in the regions away from the area where the sporophore is emanating from.

 

 

Daedaleopsis confragosa on Betula pendula

 

We can see four sporophores on this small log.

 

A closer inspection of the one on the bottom right. It has largely remain unblemished.

 

More of a side profile on this one. A very thin sporophore, in this instance.

[David Humphries]

Only perennials (and persistents) on show, no winter annuals like Flammulina?

 

 

 

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[Kveldssanger]

Didn't spot any, but we were walking around quite a bit and I had to keep darting off from the group to get photos. Planning on going back soon to explore on my own.

 

Got more shots to sort, but again just your standard brackets.