Hamadryads fungus diary

[David Humphries]

put this trogii in the gallery if you wish, a few more i know youll want.

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Tony if this actually is trogii (and I'm kinda leaning toward it being a goer) then do you realise that there are only 6 records of this in the uk ?

 

British Fungi - record details

 

 

get a specimen down to Kew pronto

 

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Tony if this actually is trogii (and I'm kinda leaning toward it being a goer) then do you realise that there are only 6 records of this in the uk ?

 

British Fungi - record details

 

 

get a specimen down to Kew pronto

 

 

 

 

 

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no wonder ive had trouble finding it!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

As you all know, I am a big fan of the beech tree, this is one of the most handsome of fungi you will find amoung them- Ganoderma pfiefferi, stunning, like icing on a delicious cake!

 

 

 

 

[David Humphries]

Liking those.

 

 

Not typically at that kind of height

 

 

 

Crackalackin find.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Mmmmm this might be interesting, about my budget!

 

USB Digital Microscope with 400x Magnification Free Delivery : Magnifiers Microscopes : Maplin

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Whilst working close by I spotted this beech, I knew it was stressed and went to have a closer look, now if this isnt justification for halting the drive by survey:sneaky2:, nothing is. Kretzschmaria deusta.

 

A reall ygood example of the silverleaf fungus on prunus, Chondrostereum purpureum

 

and some cracking Ganoderma pfiefferi brackets on a small vet beech.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

some more kretzschmaria deusta, this time due to some poor ground managment and root damage:sneaky2:

 

And some dessicated remnants of Inonotus cuticularis on fagus its most common host, also showing the bonfire wound, stem wounds like this are typical of I. cuticularis territory making its presence in this situation very easy to distinguish from say I. radiatus which also prefers alder.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

And finally a very cool fungi:001_cool:, these old bodies of Ganoderma lucidum are the same ones I shot when they where first maturing/forming on a hornbeam in Chesham Bois wood, the fresh photo just to show the difference between young bodies and their aged appearances.

 

A butt/root rot (white) of oaks and hornbeams mostly. slow degrader not too scary, in my limited experience it would appear very similar in role and function to I. dryadeus.

 

 

 

 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Fungi on humans:scared:

 

 

Schizophyllum commune

 

While there are many fungal parasites on humans, the bulk of them are microfungi (and so outside the scope of this website). Thrush, ringworm and athlete’s foot are three commonly known examples of such infections. Some macrofungi have also been found in humans. Schizophyllum commune is a cosmopolitan species, found on dead wood of many plant species and, for most of the time, gets along with its decaying of wood and doesn’t bother humans. However, the Schizophyllum mycelium has been found in humans, especially those with an imperfect immune system – such as HIV patients and those given immuno-suppressive drugs. In at least one case the actual fruiting bodies of Schizophyllum commune were found growing in the sinuses of a patient. The species appears to be an opportunistic human pathogen and, given the chance, will infect humans but in the great majority of cases human immune systems easily keep the fungus out. The mycelium of Coprinus cinereus, [http://www.cx.sakura.ne.jp/~kinoko/01eng3/coprinus_cinereus3.htm] has also been found within the human body. Ordinarily this is a saprotrophic species that produces medium-sized greyish mushrooms as fruiting bodies. Both of these species are examples of the ability to move from one behaviour to another – depending on circumstances.

 

Before panicking, it’s worth remembering that even while you’re reading this you’re probably breathing in some fungal spores. In fact you’re probably breathing in some fungal spores at almost every minute of the day, for fungal spores are widespread. If your immune system is in reasonable shape, there are no problems.

 

Taken from a great Australian site Fungi and vertebrates - Fungal Ecology

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Mycology is on the up, its getting there, the rise and rise of the fungi, exciting times, made possible by a global network all working toward the same goals, I love it.

 

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Fungi/Archive 1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

This is a huge frontier of scientific exploration and discovery, I am looking forward to watching mycology become cool again.