Fungi Identity- a tester!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

If anyone gets this right i will be most impressed, these threads like saffron spice are well referenced in major publications so start looking!

 

Its taken me a while to find this one out for myself, and I am interested to see if anyone else has come to the same conclusion as me. not cos I am a smart arse, but i just like to know that others share opinion, or have alternative evidance as to its REAL identity.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Fromagus Meltus?!

[Stephen Blair]

whats fugi?lol. havent a clue tony, is it underground then?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Shrek your not even remotley interested In this so why!

 

its out doors in a wood, a fallen beech, failure due to Ganoderma australe, just wasnt quite enough power in the flash hence the vignetting

[Amelanchier]

Nectria coccinea var. faginata most likely colonised by Cryptococcus fagisuga; subsequently triggered to fruit by local cavitation and displaying gravitropism.

Edited January 16, 2010 by Amelanchier
I really must learn how to type regardless of ale...

[skyhuck]

its out doors in a wood, a fallen beech, failure due to Ganoderma australe, just wasnt quite enough power in the flash hence the vignetting

 

Surely not!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

was the Gano not trying to help the tree stay up, when it unfortunately failed due to some other unknown cause??

[ScottF]

Looks like old, dried expanding foam to me.

 

Dat's nasty

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Nectria coccinea var. faginata most likely colonised by Cryptococcus fagisuga; subsequently triggered to fruit by local cavitation and displaying gravitropism.

 

mmmmm, where did you get that from tony?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Surely not!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

was the Gano not trying to help the tree stay up, when it unfortunately failed due to some other unknown cause??

 

I wont asume this is a little dig at another thread subject!

 

G. australe is an aggresive little monkey, as you know.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

It might help if i was to say that this is not a disease or rather wasnt a disease in this beech as aside from the G australe infection it was healthy and was able to deal with the latent invader, induced by the death and failure of the wood, allowing latent propogules to begin their feast!

Edited January 16, 2010 by Tony Croft aka hamadryad