Tree species specific ecosytems and macrofungi thread

[Fungus]

Natural or planted forests of European Pinus species represent a transitional type of open forest on poor sandy soils, which is preceded by a forest of broadleaved trees dominated by pioneers such as birch, rowan and bird cherry, and followed by a forest of deciduous trees such as oak, hornbeam and beech, accompanied by hazel.

The tree species specific ecosystem of European Pinus species is characterized by a succesion of tree species specific ectomycorrhizal macrofungi, of which some examples are shown in the following photo's. The poorer the soil, the greater the biodiversity of lichens and/or mosses and symbiotic macrofungi.

 

1/2. Pinus sylvestris forest on poor sandy soil.

3. Amanita virosa

4. Tricholoma equestre

5. Tricholoma focale

6. Tricholoma myomyces

7. Cortinarius mucosus

8. Cortinarius uraceus

9. Rozites caperatus

10. Russula caerulea

11. Russula drimeia

12. Lactarius semisanguifluus

13. Lactarius deliciosus

14. Chroogomphus rutilus

15. Gomphidius roseus

16. Suillus bovinus

17. Suillus variegatus

18. Phellodon niger

19. Phellodon tomentosus

20. Hydnellum aurantiacum

21. Hydnellum caeruleum

22. Sarcodon imbricatus

Edited September 1, 2011 by Fungus

[RobArb]

Would it be worth taking a trip here this coming fungi season, tis only down the road from me, but every time I've been in the summer our winter I never see anything, don't think I've ever been in autumn!

 

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-formby-2

 

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[RobArb]

Does that link work?

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

nice post Gerrit, not a habitat type I get to look at.

[Fungus]

Semi-natural beechwood with different aged trees. The last four of the depicted species also associate with oak.

 

1. Beechwood

2. Russula mairei

3. Russula fellea

4. Lactarius blennius

5. Cortinarius cinnabarinus

6. Cortinarius coerulescens

7. Hygrophorus eburneus

8. Hygrophorus russula

9. Craterellus cornucopioides

[Fungus]

Wet alder-wood. The last species shown is also associated with Salix.

 

1. Alder-wood in November

2. Alnicola (= Naucoria) escharoides

3. Lactarius lilacinus

4/5. Gyrodon lividus

6. Paxillus filamentosus (= P. rubicundulus)

7. Cortinarius uliginosus

[Fungus]

not a habitat type I get to look at.

 

Tony,

I know, but David from now on does .

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Tony,

I know, but David from now on does .

 

Yes, and I am looking forward to his discoveries there too:thumbup1:

 

Out of curiosity, do you have any idea about endo or ecto of hazel, and the wild service tree?

[Fungus]

do you have any idea about endo or ecto of hazel, and the wild service tree?

 

Corylus species are ectomycorrhizal, C. avellana even has its own Lactarius species, L. hortensis (= L. pyrogalus). And all Sorbus species are associated with endomycorrhizal microfungi.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Corylus species are ectomycorrhizal, C. avellana even has its own Lactarius species, L. hortensis (= L. pyrogalus). And all Sorbus species are associated with endomycorrhizal microfungi.

 

theres a lot of our (U.K) natives that have ecto associations, Im going to pay an awful lot more attention to these little guys:thumbup1: