Odd looking fung

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

And why can't you accept the whims of mother nature without knowing a cause for it ?

 

coming from a hardcore scientist that is a refreshing thing to hear:thumbup1:

[David Humphries]

David,

And why can't you accept the whims of mother nature without knowing a cause for it ?

 

Oh I assure you I can Gerrit,

Mother Nature comes to the rescue in my quest more often than not, that's.................for sure !

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Thoughts on this Gents?

 

Myxomycetes on this Piptoporus?

 

 

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[Fungus]

Myxomycetes on this Piptoporus?

 

David,

No, anamorphs of the ascomycete Hypocrea pulvinata.

[##ray##]

could you identify this for me please:001_smile:

[Fungus]

could you identify this for me

 

Ray,

A not that giant Giant Puffball (Langermannia gigantea).

[##ray##]

thanks gerrit would it be edible and where do they grow i found it in grass at the side of a path and didnt seem to be attached

[Fungus]

would it be edible and where do they grow i found it in grass at the side of a path and didnt seem to be attached

 

Ray,

Yes, it is, provided it is identified correctly and as long as it is completely white in- and outside. A warning though, the FB's can accumulate heavy metals to a toxic level.

And it grows on rich soil in (manured) pastures, in orchards, road sides, parks, broad-leaved woods and shrubberies, often on recently disturbed soil or dried mud and in greenhouses, after the soil has been steamed.

Edited October 25, 2011 by Fungus

[David Humphries]

David,

No, anamorphs of the ascomycete Hypocrea pulvinata.

 

Thank you Gerrit

 

 

 

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