Couple of fungus id's please

[Al Cormack]

Fungus id is not my strong point, but learning all the time:001_smile:

 

First is on a London Plane (a big one!), could it be a species of Ganoderma?

 

2nd photo is on a Scots Pine (old Phaeolus perhaps?)

 

Thanks...Al

[Bundle 2]

First picture is not characteristic of a Gano....the sporulation is white, and you would expect it to be brown. Funnily enough, more like the second image. That said, I am not certain how to annotate the bracket in pic 1. It would be consistent with aspects of Rigidoporous ulmarius.

AIE - Tree Fungi - Rigidoporus ulmarius

 

The second image is significantly degraded...could be a Phaeolus spp. I would feel more confident were you able to say whether this was found in asssociation with Armillaria spp. Not much help Im afraid !

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

First one looks as bundle said like Rigidiporus, would be the first record as far as i am aware on planes, anyone care to add to that statement?

 

second would say almost certainly phaelous, though not sure why it would be significant to see Armillaria in association?

[Al Cormack]

Ok, thanks for your input both.

 

Maybe Monkey D might have something to say about Rigidporus on a Plane tree?

The tree in question is in Portman Square in London.

 

Rgds..Al.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Hi all,

 

I have seen 'Rigi..' at the base of London Plane on the edge of the 'Serpentine' in Hyde Park pointed out by Mike Turner, Royal Parks Arb Officer.

 

Paul

[john dawson]

yep! its defo a fungus!!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

The fungus on the plane could be Perenniporia fraxinea too though, would be worth taking out a piec of it to see the tube layers.

[Al Cormack]

The fungus on the plane could be Perenniporia fraxinea too though, would be worth taking out a piec of it to see the tube layers.

 

After googling for images of both, there is an image of the rigi that looks virtually identical, even with the green algae on top.

 

The perenniporia does not look qite the same. If I am back there I will take a sample and photo.

 

Thanks for your help,

Al.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I dont doubt it is Rigidiporus, but with the potential to also be perreniporia it is a simple matter of cutting into the flesh to clarify and be certain. perreni will be a constant even colour throughout. hence the name fraxinea due to the consistant one colour like the wood of ash as apposed to fraxinea being its host preference! latin can be misleading at times!

[sloth]

I dont doubt it is Rigidiporus, but with the potential to also be perreniporia it is a simple matter of cutting into the flesh to clarify and be certain. perreni will be a constant even colour throughout. hence the name fraxinea due to the consistant one colour like the wood of ash as apposed to fraxinea being its host preference! latin can be misleading at times!

 

Didn't know that thanks for the tid-bit!