Hamadryads diary- a new chapter

[Fungus]

Pseudotsuga menziesii followed by Larix kaempferi, not indigenous tree species, which were planted in mono culture stands about one hundred years ago, lacking most of their original tree species specific ecosystems and tree species specific ectomycorrhizal symbionts to protect their roots against both indigenous parasitic brown rotters.

 

In its natural habitat, Douglas can associate with hundreds of generalistic and/or tree species specific ectomycorrhizal macrofungi.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I went to see if a known T. gallica site was producing today, and just last years evident but, another fungal bracket I am now familiar with because today was my second find. This meant I was able to examine it against one I thought was T. suaveolens also from last year, thanks again to Gerrit for his very usefull input to its true identity which i now confirm having found this sample today.

 

Aurantiporus fissilis - the Greasy bracket

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Make the most of the season this week and get out and find some fungi, its a bumper season:marchmellow:

 

Scroll over todays finds for names-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[RobArb]

found some Laccaria tortilis the other day:thumbup:

[Fungus]

Make the most of the season this week and get out and find some fungi

 

As the saprotrophic Ramaria stricta probably is a ectomycorrhizal Ramaria species, what tree species were in its vicinity ?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

As the saprotrophic Ramaria stricta probably is a ectomycorrhizal Ramaria species, what tree species were in its vicinity ?

 

if it is it also has a healthy appetite for mulch, of both conifers and deciduous, here it is growing well on 1 year old chip bed from and under fagus sylvatica, have also images from beneath leyland cypress, David has it from under ginko biloba. It thrives in deep mulch where the mycelial mat is something to behold:001_cool:

 

 

 

 

 

[Fungus]

if it is it also has a healthy appetite for mulch, of both conifers and deciduous, here it is growing well on 1 year old chip bed from and under fagus sylvatica, have also images from beneath leyland cypress, David has it from under ginko biloba. It thrives in deep mulch where the mycelial mat is something to behold

 

The first handheld Ramaria looks like one of the ectomycorrhizal Ramaria species associated with beech.

The one at the side of a trunk and the last pale one look like R. stricta.

And the others, especially those under conifers, could be the saprotrophic R. abietina (= R. ochraceovirens) and/or R. eumorpha (= R. invalii).

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

The first handheld Ramaria looks like one of the ectomycorrhizal Ramaria species associated with beech.

The one at the side of a trunk and the last pale one look like R. stricta.

And the others, especially those under conifers, could be the saprotrophic R. abietina (= R. ochraceovirens) and/or R. eumorpha (= R. invalii).

 

I knew there was something different about them! i know which one is what your thinking is stricta, but its a beech root. and i reckon im happy with stricta cos me and david found this before and he thought so and i didnt wanna be so sure. must trust my gut more.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

and the last pale one is flash induced wash out of the conifer one above it.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

o.k, lets see if these from today in various poses help, after this i will post what i think is flaccida then the last post will be the one under the leylands.

 

so these under beech within a beech mulch layer that is deep.