Little & Large

[David Humphries]

Check out the wee fella in pic 1, coming out of the ground at 8 o clock.

 

No real idea on it's bigger mate, old leathery desicated Polyporus squamosus perhaps?

 

 

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[Stephen Blair]

cool pics dave.at first i thought you took the photo at 8am lol

[David Humphries]

No real idea on it's bigger mate, old leathery desicated Polyporus squamosus perhaps?.

 

 

 

Now think this is Polyporus badius - Bay Polypore.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Mesterh]

Now think this is Polyporus badius - Bay Polypore.

 

 

 

 

 

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Yeah I was just gonna say that:blushing:

 

Nice pics, whats the little fella?

[David Humphries]

Not got the foggiest tbh

 

They reckon there's a conservative estimate of 1.5 million fungi on the planet.

Of which only 100,000 or so have been recorded so far, at a rate of 1200 a year.

 

Guess we ain't gonna get to know all of em any time soon.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Mesterh]

Not got the foggiest tbh

 

They reckon there's a conservative estimate of 1.5 million fungi on the planet.

Of which only 100,000 or so have been recorded so far, at a rate of 1200 a year.

 

Guess we ain't gonna get to know all of em any time soon.

 

 

 

 

 

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Well I reccon I have at least got 10 fungi idents well and truly sorted.

 

Well its a start.

[gmanntpo]

Could call Monkeyd

 

Wouldn't have known it unless I looked it up. Did look very much like old P. squamosus.

 

Nice one!! Will keep an eye out for it. Could you tell what tree/stump/wood species it was growing on?? According to Jordan, it favours Beech?

 

Cheers

 

Gmann

[David Humphries]

Thanks G

 

Not entirely sure, will go back & check at some point.

 

It's under the canopy of what's predominantly an Oak woodland.

No Beech in the immeadiate area.

 

That puzzled me when I read it.

 

 

Jordans book is quite good, but a little light on some aspects of info.

 

Are you aware of Kaisers book on fungi, couple of ommissions but generally very good, includes mycorrhizal associates etc.....

 

 

 

 

 

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[gmanntpo]

I agree with your comments on Jordan's. It is ok for ident, but doesn't tell you alot in relation to our interests.

 

Will buy Kaiser's book, not one I was aware of, but it sounds good from what you said.

 

I also want to get that new Francis Schwarze book but its £100!!!

 

Have his other book Fungal strategies of wood decay etc and Matthecks manuel of wood decay, which I find very useful.

 

Thanks for the book advice.

 

Cheers mate

[gmanntpo]

..and of course Roger Phillips classic, which I think should always be part of one's collection!! lol