The Fung Hunters

[Xerxses]

It was a honour to meet 2 of the big guns of fungi hunting(hama and xerxses)there knowledge and passion is very inspiring, It was great to help them in their quest for rare fungi i thanck them for their time coming all the way to see our fungi and hope fully some great thing will happen because of their visit ,they are always welcome to come again and thank arbtalk as all this wouldnt have been possible

 

Agh thanks Cutter1, but really I'm just a noob on a very steep learning curve... but I do have a passion about it!

 

Its just Hama that makes me look good.... a truly inspirational and humble teacher, with such a enthusiasm that one can only admire.

Edited October 12, 2010 by Xerxses
Speling.... ;-)

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Agh thanks Cutter1, but really I'm just a noob on a very steep learning curve... but I do have a passion about it!

 

Its just Hama that makes me look good.... a truly inspirational and humble teacher, with such a enthusiasm that one can only admire.

 

Thanks Xerxses:blushing:

 

dont know about the teacher bit though! crikey, im just a stumbling fool in a fungoid world of madness trying to decifer the codes!

[Forest Imp]

we were taught as kids to do this to stop folk picking magic mushrooms and walking about like zombies on the golf course infront of our house, and what kid doesnt hit them with sticks lol.

 

So do all innocent fungi have to suffer this fate at your hands, sorry, feet ?

 

It is fungi and the vital role they play in our ecosystem that keeps you in work.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

So do all innocent fungi have to suffer this fate at your hands, sorry, feet ?

 

It is fungi and the vital role they play in our ecosystem that keeps you in work.

 

Dont take too much notice of our northern monkey! hes a good guy realy, just likes to have a bit of a laff with/at us!

 

aeh stevey!

[David Humphries]

Was having a walk back from a planning meeting yesterday & took a slight detour through English Heritages Kenwood estate keeping alert for anything of interest.

 

Was chatting to Tony on the old dog, when I caught glimpse of a matured Wrinkled Peach, I was just saying to the dryad that I'd found an nice Oran....when I cut orf.

 

So, this is what it was Tony

 

 

Then had a look at an impressive tier of Ganoderma pfeiferri on these Beech before stumbling upon this interesting fung on this wound cankered Oak.

 

Had a suspicion what it may have been, but decided I would need a closer look on the morrow.........

 

 

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Edited October 14, 2010 by Monkey-D

[David Humphries]

So this is the result of the morrow.

 

Hericium erinaceus on 'Oak'

 

Not Kew Id'd, but the length of the spines are the give away & good enough for me.

 

most certainly a first for me, and based upon records, a first for the area.

 

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[David Humphries]

Few more bits from my wee walk between jobs yesterday.....

 

Amanita muscaria - Fly agaric on Beech root plate.

Fistulina hepatica - Beef steak

Daedalea quercina - Oak maze gill

 

& possibly another new one for me - Sparassis spathulata on a hazel coppice.

 

 

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Edited October 14, 2010 by Monkey-D

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

David, that erinaceus, is simply the best thing ive witnessed on the forum EVER.

 

Some of the best photos ive seen of it too, what a cracker, i bet your stoked.

 

Sparasis? not umbolatus? Im not familiar with iether P. umbelatus nor your sparasis so havent a clue, but off to google it and see!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

not in a zillion years mate, sorry to pee on the bonfire! reckon its a mouldy grifola.

Edited October 14, 2010 by Tony Croft aka hamadryad

[David Humphries]

not in a zillion years mate, sorry to pee on the bonfire! reckon its a mouldy grifola.

 

"It's" ! try 6 clumps !!!!

 

Yeah, not 100% on the Hazel groups, but to be honest I couldn't give a flying fu.....ngal, as it simply pales in to insignificance under the awesomeness of the erinaceus.

 

Andy can't believe it was just sitting there under his nose on his patch unnoticed

 

Rather pleased with this one for sure.

 

 

Been an absoloutely stonking year for the fung.

 

 

A roller coaster ride of entertainment & learning

 

 

 

The "eye" (as you will appreciate, is getting honed more & more as the months glide by.

 

I bet next year will be even beter.

 

 

 

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