Fungi ident

[Quercus925]

Hi

Found these at the base of a wellingtonia.

Any suggestions - Brown spores for your info.

 

Thanks

[sloth]

A Pholiota of some sort perhaps? Where's GHM?

[Fungus]

at the base of a wellingtonia. Any suggestions - Brown spores for your info.

 

Hypholoma fasciculare.

[sloth]

Which is a saprobe, no? Indicating dead wood/ dysfunction on the buttress it is present on?

One other question if I may- is the very thick fibrous bark of redwoods subject to the same decomposing fungi as other trees?

[Fungus]

1. Which is a saprobe, no? Indicating dead wood/ dysfunction on the buttress it is present on?

2. is the very thick fibrous bark of redwoods subject to the same decomposing fungi as other trees?

 

1. Correct.

2. Not to those on other trees in general, but to some of the generalistic bark decomposing fungi of other coniferous tree species.

[sloth]

Thank you, also, do you happen to know if as it is so fibrous, the bark contains more cellulose:less suberin than other coniferous species?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Nice one, we dont often see fruiting on redwoods, nice find and thanks for posting quercus.

[Quercus925]

No problem ! Thanks for the identification folks !

[Fungus]

do you happen to know if as it is so fibrous, the bark contains more cellulose:less suberin than other coniferous species?

 

No, I don't, in my research I'm mainly focussing on the tree species specific ecosystems of originally indigenous European tree species.

[sloth]

Ok, thanks anyhow. I shall maybe look into if I remember at a later date...