what be this fungi?

[sean]

Whats this? Found on felled horse chestnut stem........

 

On your marks, get set go!!

 

The odds.

 

Hama.....evens

 

MonkeyD...... 2/1

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Flamulina velutipes, alllllllll day long!

 

 

tony wins! ha ha ha!

[Stephen Blair]

whats the one in the back ground, the white stuff, dead elms are covered in it just now

[sean]

Flamulina velutipes, alllllllll day long!

 

 

tony wins! ha ha ha!

 

I thought flamulina has brown stalks

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I thought flamulina has brown stalks

 

youll find at the early stage of formation they are a uniform colour with the flesh, only turning gradualy turning that velvety brown as they mature.

 

the mould in the background I would not like to guess at, not done enough work on them yet.

[sean]

youll find at the early stage of formation they are a uniform colour with the flesh, only turning gradualy turning that velvety brown as they mature.

 

the mould in the background I would not like to guess at, not done enough work on them yet.

 

 

ok....cheers for that.

[Stephen Blair]

pardon tony, you dont know what it is, tut tut tut:001_tongue:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

pardon tony, you dont know what it is, tut tut tut:001_tongue:

 

you cheeky sod!

 

right guantlet huh back in a mo!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Best I can do, closet based purley on photographic evidance supplied Phlebia cornea.

[Mesterh]

Flamulina velutipes, alllllllll day long!

 

 

tony wins! ha ha ha!

 

Thats not good enough, we need to know.

 

1: The common name.

2 Is it edible.