Fungi on horse chestnut

[jacquemontii]

Found these lying around the base of a horse chestnut. I think they look like brackets of Polyporus squamosus, which have dropped off the stem, rather than being from the roots. Not sure if this is commonly found on Aesculus though?

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

My guess would be Dryad's Saddle (Polyporus squamosus) see Polyporus squamosus - Dryads saddle - David Humphries’s Fungi Directory - Arbtalk.co.uk | Discussion Forum for Arborists

[jacquemontii]

Thanks paul, that's my guess too. I think the tree has been initially weakened by bleeding canker, which I think would then allow the colonisation of a sapwood exposed strategist, i.e Polyporus squamosus.

[Kveldssanger]

Very frequently observed on horse chestnut is this fungus.

 

Note its proper name is now Cerioporus squamosus, as of last year.

[jacquemontii]

Very frequently observed on horse chestnut is this fungus.

 

Note its proper name is now Cerioporus squamosus, as of last year.

 

Thanks. I was using Lonsdale as a guide to common hosts (no mention of H.chestnut in there), but now Ive got home and checked all my other guides, of course they all mention chestnut as a host!

 

I had no idea about it changing name though...where do you check this? Must admit we were referring to it as Polyporus in a recent assignment.

[Kveldssanger]

Fungi names change a fair bit. For example, Piptoporus betulinus is now Fomitopsis betulina, meaning the genus Piptoporus is now redundant (after Piptoporus quercinus was removed some years prior, when it became Buglossoporus quercinus).

 

Best bet is to type in a species name here and then it'll show you the most updated name. It's updated a lot, so is rather spot on.