Fistulina hepatica

[Fungus]

Are we starting to note a distinct lack of competitive spirit in the old F. hepatica ? it cant handle the pressence of many others too, Ganoderma sp, inonotus dryadeus etc and now possibly armillaria. is it an older more primitive fungi, with less capable combative chemicals?

 

I think it has more to do with F. hepatica being a super tree species specialist, which only can thrive on vinegar acid rich trees such as Quercus robur and Castanea sativa, while the others you mention - with the exception of I. dryadeus - have a much broader range of hosts, i.e. are generalists with their own effective non-species specific strategies or acid tolerant structures, i.e. rhizomorphs and/or melanine plates, to protect their hyphae with.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I think it has more to do with F. hepatica being a super tree species specialist, which only can thrive on vinegar acid rich trees such as Quercus robur and Castanea sativa, while the others you mention - with the exception of I. dryadeus - have a much broader range of hosts, i.e. are generalists with their own effective non-species specific strategies or acid tolerant structures, i.e. rhizomorphs and/or melanine plates, to protect their hyphae with.

 

yes, im with you, Fistulina is a specialist, and like all specialists is vulnrable to "problems":thumbup1:

[David Humphries]

Fista with Bjerkandera on oak monolith at Highgate woods yesterday

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

nice brackets David, good duo shot. Seems to be the time for B. adusta at the moment.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

So, off on my weekend bimble about, drive down to Burnham, visualy your not going to see brackets that well so you have only one key to guide you its time to drop anchor! Body language, If my theory on Fistulina hepatica was debatable i would not be able to find Fistulina colonisations via a car at 30 MPH!

 

I think I am onto a winner!

 

 

 

 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

As part of my "body of evidence" I am always looking, especially at this time of year, for examples to further my hypothesis. Some would like to say it is not a very scientific hypothesis, but, ha ha I really cant do much about that "yet" so for now, all I can do is try to convince based solely on a pictorial body of evidence, the body language in association with sporocarps.

 

If I can teach an arbtalker to see the trees first in one day, there is no argument!

 

if I can stand amoung 20 vet oaks and walk straight to a tree and find a fruit body, there is little argument!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sloth]

As part of my "body of evidence" I am always looking, especially at this time of year, for examples to further my hypothesis. Some would like to say it is not a very scientific hypothesis, but, ha ha I really cant do much about that "yet" so for now, all I can do is try to convince based solely on a pictorial body of evidence, the body language in association with sporocarps.

May I perhaps a little cheekily ask you to elaborate on the pictorial evidence using the body language, I think I must be missing it! If not then I shall just have to keep looking to try and see what you obviously are

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

May I perhaps a little cheekily ask you to elaborate on the pictorial evidence using the body language, I think I must be missing it! If not then I shall just have to keep looking to try and see what you obviously are

 

I will go through the thread again and see why it isnt clear, an try harder to make it so:thumbup1:

[Fungus]

to elaborate on the pictorial evidence using the body language

 

Sloth,

You can also have a look at my Fistulina hepatica album.

[sloth]

Thank you both. I must admit I haven't read the thread right through in one go, though I think I have been following it as it went. I shall go back and read it from the start, I may well be missing something simple or obvious