P. squamosus on dead horse chestnut

[Big J]

According the the fungi guide, I think this is P. squamosus. Huge amounts of it, and still growing, though we've removed some of it's shade, so it might not be quite so happy now. We're working on this site for a couple of weeks, so I'll keep an eye on it.

 

 

[Fungus]

... this is P. squamosus. Huge amounts of it, and still growing

 

on beech with soil contact : enormous energy (cellulose) source for the mycelium, huge amounts of annual fruiting, which P. squamosus often does twice a year from the same substrate, once in spring and once in autumn.

[David Humphries]

hello Big J, good shots.

 

out of interest, did you have a gut instinct as to the Id, or did you go blind into the directory for it?

 

if so, how did you come across it ?

 

Thanks

 

 

David

 

 

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[Big J]

Hi David,

 

I just went blind into the directory. My fungi identification is still in the embryonic stages, though I'd like to improve this. With the estate being rather vast, and many trees just being left to their own devices, you see quite a lot of very old trees in advanced stages of decay that wouldn't otherwise be standing in a more urban setting.

 

I think the pictures that I used for reference in the fungi directory were on page 2.

 

Jonathan

[David Humphries]

Not sure where you mean when you refer to page two ?

 

But it seems to have worked for you.............so that's good

 

 

 

 

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[Big J]

It's in the fungi guide (thread started by Steve Bullman) on page 2, posted originally by Kat1e.

 

Either way, I'm glad to be able to identify it, and I'll watch it over the next couple of weeks!

[David Humphries]

It's in the fungi guide (thread started by Steve Bullman) on page 2, posted originally by Kat1e.

 

Either way, I'm glad to be able to identify it, and I'll watch it over the next couple of weeks!

 

 

 

Ah I see, I thought you had meant the actual Fungi Directory in the gold link bars above.

 

Have you looked at that ?

 

 

 

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[Big J]

Oh wow! I hadn't actually seen that - you could spend hours in there!

[David Humphries]

Oh wow! I hadn't actually seen that - you could spend hours in there!

 

I spent hours putting it together

 

 

Good luck with it

 

 

 

 

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