Can anyone I.D this for me

[SJH]

Hi I was wondering if anyone could I.D this fungus for me it was found at the base of a Whitebeam

 

 

Thanks.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Not wishing to be rude but seriously! I am good, but this is a sh.... example!

 

can you get the underside? i would hazard a guess at Polyporus squamosus but and this is a massive but, is it gilled, pored. is it fibrous in texture? i looks as though it is.

 

Guys we really must start doing these shots with a bit of the underside and a big help a open view of some split flesh

[SJH]

Sorry about that, not got any of the underside I'm afraid.

Thanks for your help.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Squamosus is as good a giude as I can get you on this photo, sorry fella.

[SJH]

Cheers, dont think its Squamosus. it looked more like this when disturbed

 

AIE - Tree Fungi - Grifola

 

Did think it was Merip at first sight, but I'm hardly an expert.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Grifola! not a snowballs chance past the firey gates ! merip, mmmm a possible but unlikley in my mind never ever seen it on anything other than oak and beech

[SJH]

It only resembled the fungus in pic 2 on the link the rest look nowt like it, I know what you mean about the host, only seen em on Beech myself, the other thought was an old Armillaria.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Not armillaria, not a chance, it is a large fan, with a slightly fibrous flesh, this is well washed out though some evidance of an old blackened skin remains, the most important thing to look at from a basic view is wether its gilled or pored and then if gilled or pored what form are the pores? maze like fine or large pores etc.

[SJH]

Cheers for that I'll try and get back tomorrow.

[sean]

Cheers for that I'll try and get back tomorrow.

 

dunno about the funghi but your baba looks great.