Fungi clue ?

[Dean Lofthouse]

Subtle evidence of a healthy mycorrhizal presence ??

[David Humphries]

Looks like it could to be Scleroderma Dean.

 

Just the one or a number of them on the bank ?

 

What are the trees on top of the hill ?

 

 

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[Dean Lofthouse]

Looks like it could to be Scleroderma Dean.

 

Just the one or a number of them on the bank ?

 

What are the trees on top of the hill ?

 

 

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There was just one David and the tree was a cherry plum I think. I was pondering on how the grass was so lush around the root area.

 

I reckon this is Scleroderma on the banking I formed recently in my yard, just a few of them

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

in your yard lycoperdons

[Tom D]

deffo michorrhisal Dean. the fungi brealing down detritus in the soil releasing soluable nitrogen / nutrients which the grass can absorb. I have seen similar around "fairy rings".

[Stephen Blair]

i agree with Tom:biggrin:

[David Humphries]

There was just one David and the tree was a cherry plum I think. I was pondering on how the grass was so lush around the root area.

 

I reckon this is Scleroderma on the banking I formed recently in my yard, just a few of them

 

 

Prunus species have endomycorrhizal (internal) associations so you wouldn't see any fruiting of simbiotic mycorrhizal fungi on the ground that are connected to the roots of that tree Dean.

 

Any close-ups from this multitudinous horde ?

 

 

 

 

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[Fungus]

Prunus species have endomycorrhizal (internal) associations so you wouldn't see any fruiting of symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi on the ground that are connected to the roots of that tree

 

Although Scleroderma citrinum is an ectomycorrhizal species, it's mycelium has not lost the capability to temporarely decompose dead wood during a saprotrophical phase it enters, when the mycelium has lost (contact with) its symbiotic tree partner.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Mycorrhizal in action?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

look like normal root hairs to me dean, when theres an ectomycorrhizal association (ecto = external) the roots look considerably more lumpy.

 

The fungi on the bank are more likely (as i already said) to be Lycoperdon, aka the stump puff ball, no doubt feeding off the buried bits of wood.

 

Shigos tree anatomy has some excellent images of Myco associations, will try and get some photos from the book later.