The Fung Hunters

[janey]

seemingly caged for the protection of the general populace

 

 

 

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The feral Funghunter; his exuberance cannot be caged

[bats-n-trees]

seemingly caged for the protection of the general populace

 

 

 

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looks like he is spoiled for choice on which direction to head in . That Janey has obviously found a gap in the market . Or was it just a window of opportunity !!!!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

seemingly caged for the protection of the general populace

 

 

 

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I was only on day release from "the institute":lol:

 

great image janey:001_cool:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

OK I can be serious !!.

 

We were checking bat boxes yesterday in an Oak wood and came across these little beauties on a bit of dead wood. Over to you !!

 

your fungi Alan is cyathus striatus

[bats-n-trees]

your fungi Alan is cyathus striatus

Thank you ,you are a Scholar !! It reminded me a little bit of acorn cups. Is it very common ? And what are the little bits like stamens in the middle.What is their purpose ?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I believe they are the spore sac, getting technical that probably makes them ascomycetes rather than (higher) basidiomycetes, better check, love a difficult question.....

 

gasteromycetes A highly diverse group of basidiomycetes with fruiting bodies in which the spores are formed on an internal hymenium, not exposed to the air.

Edited March 15, 2011 by Tony Croft aka hamadryad

[bats-n-trees]

I believe they are the spore sac, getting technical that probably makes them ascomycetes rather than (higher) basidiomycetes, better check, love a difficult question.....

 

gasteromycetes A highly diverse group of basidiomycetes with fruiting bodies in which the spores are formed on an internal hymenium, not exposed to the air.

Yes I knew all that now didn't I !!!!!!. But are they common ? Thanks for the enthusiasm. It will be interesting to see if many other people have come across them.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I think if they was common i would have found them at some stage!

 

what sort of habitat where they in?

 

I dont think rare is appropriate, but infrequent certainly.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Just found this one in the archives!

 

Arborist and Ganoderma resinaceum, near windsor.

 

[David Humphries]

Nice shot, what Camera?

 

Is it you in the picture?

 

 

 

 

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