Hamadryad- trees, ecology & FUNGI!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Some fascinating posts on this thread. Thanks

Took these shots of Birds Nest Orchids with Beech and Ganoderma in Surrey on Sunday. No chlorophyll; no photosynthesis, hence the colouring of the orchid, which is said to be parasitic. The Beech has had Ganoderma (?) infection for at least a decade as far as I’m aware

 

only from memory I seem to remember reading this parasitic plant hosts on the Armillaria sp, I might even have the article somewhere.

 

Very coool shot, one i would not mind having a go at myself:001_cool:

 

and thanks for the comment:thumbup:

[sloth]

I thought it to be parasitic specifically on beech roots. Though me grey matter may be playing with me. ..

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I thought it to be parasitic specifically on beech roots. Though me grey matter may be playing with me. ..

 

Imay be thinking of another plant:blushing:

[Pete Bannister]

I dont know anything more about it ...It is associated with beech but I'd thought that it parasitizes fungi rather than the tree roots. It isnt found where the tree is not fungally infected as I understand it (but that's apocrypha)

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

a shroom app for proper shroom heads!

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=359233500870299&set=gm.405997959509435&type=1&theater

 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gobice.gobice&hl=en

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Megafauna Foundation

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

http://www.treeworks.co.uk/downloads/NF_morpology-Raimbault_updated_2011-05-18.pdf

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

http://www.fern.org/sites/fern.org/files/Nhambita_internet.pdf

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Its going bonkers out there at the moment, going to be an epic year, defo going to have to organise a special day out for those interested, maybe epping in autumn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

New record for australia Boletus edulis!

 

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