Artomyces pyxidatus

[Fungus]

In sharing photo's (© G.J. Keizer) of the very rare Artomyces (= Clavicorona) pyxidatus, which before only was documented and depicted from its first finding in Sweden in Jahn's "Pilze die an Holz wachsen", I try to draw your attention to the characteristics of this beautiful coral fungus.

A. pyxidatus has since 2006 been found at six locations in The Netherlands, two in Belgium and recently at one in Germany, where it always has been found fruiting from old wet laying trunks of Populus tremula.

In the close up you can see why it originally was called "coronata", the crowned one.

[sean freeman]

Beautiful pictures Gerrit.

[armybloke]

I assume its rarity is due to the lack of hosts in proximity to where it sporolates?

[Fungus]

I assume its rarity is due to the lack of hosts in proximity to where it sporolates?

 

Marco,

In The Netherlands, no. In Sweden, Belgium and Germany (maybe) yes.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

a beauty indeed, i will have to go see as I am sure this is the one that someone posted a while back stating it hadnt been found in the u.k for 100 years! It too was called the crowned coral, and had these features.

 

How about a photo of the poplar pholiota, ive been dying to see one and also the piggy back rosegill volvariella surrecta

[Fungus]

How about a photo of the poplar pholiota, ive been dying to see one and also the piggy back rosegill volvariella surrecta

 

At your service, sir : http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/fungi-pictures/29239-keizers-fungus-guide.html#post478400 and a photo of my good friend Rob Chrispijn of Volvariella surrecta.

By the way, how do you like the species depicted and described in "Keizer's Fungus Guide" this far ?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

usefull info and great images i am familiar with arbortiporus bieniss, but not the first one.

 

lovely poplar pholiotas, and a very important thread as there is so little on this subject especialy the more obscure ones.