What Fungi (advanced level!)

[Arob]

Found these brackets on an oak (about 10ft above groud) a couple of months back can't find original photos but been back today...

,,,does anyone know what they were?

 

(I'm just pushing the envelope, I reckon monkeyd's getting bored of id'ing I. Hisp. and I. Dry!)

 

(Only a shame it's a crap photo)

[David Humphries]

Mmmmmmmmm..........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[christreeroot]

looks like the leftovers of Fistulina hepatica, but at that height

[christreeroot]

Think i am going to go for the left over mess of Polyporus squamosus....

[David Humphries]

looks like the leftovers of Fistulina hepatica, but at that height

 

 

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=3272

 

 

 

Thinking this one looks a wee bit like Laetiporus sulphureus.

 

There's been an epidemic this year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Steve Bullman]

Think i am going to go for the left over mess of Polyporus squamosus....

 

ditto

[David Humphries]

ditto

 

Haven't personaly ever seen it on Quercus.

Most references mention most Broadleaves except Q.

 

Has anyone seen it specifically on Oak?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[David oakman]

Ditto david i have never seen polyporus on oak ever in these times you never can be sure of anything:001_smile:

[Giles Hill]

I know assumption is a dangerous thing but...

 

Assuming most of the bracket is missing and it wasn't at the bottom of the tree, it may well have been collected by a gastro...

 

The three fungi mentioned are all edible but I don't think Polyporus is very popular...

 

The remains don't look red or beefy so perhaps not Fistulina...

 

So given the above and the fact that the remains look a bit yellowy, I'll guess at Laetiporus too.

[Arob]

Laetiporus it is! (I think )

Apologies for all who I might have misled by saying a couple of months ago, pic was actually taken 7th May (busy summer!) - that might have helped you if I'd got that bit right.