Perreniopoplarphenia

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

No Gerrit I did not undertake the route to Id as listed above.

 

From my lay experience, I have listed these brackets as P. fraxinea, based on size (both Ryvarden & Roger Phillips describe O. populinus as a much smaller basidiocarp than P. fraxinea. Also the Flesh & tube layer appear to me to be a match for the descriptions of Perenniporia fraxinea.

 

Additionally we do have records of P. fraxinea on Poplus species here in the Uk going back to the 1980's (FRDBI)

 

The brackets on the Poplus stump also appear to be wholy perennial.

As opposed to Ryvardens remarks on O. populinus as being both annual & perennial.

 

 

 

I will however keep an open mind, as you have quite rightly pointed out the lack of science in my identification here

 

 

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i dont think either of us would have a problem seeing O.populinus from P fraxinea:001_smile: