Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....

[David Humphries]

Grifola frondosa associating with this big dead robinia

 

 

And a few closely associating mycorrhizals sitting on the roots of the birch next to the robinia

 

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[Kveldssanger]

Very cool! Grifola has a wider host range than I thought. First cherry now robinia. Next you'll see it on a bleedin' Rhododendron lol.

 

Indeed, that Perenni-Gano beech was really cool. I didn't notice at first - took me a few seconds...!

[OakStag]

 

Not 100% sure on this one, thought it was sparasis crispa? maybe one thats been heavily eaten by squirrels or just formed or is it something else entirely thank you very much in advance.

[Paul in the woods]

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Not 100% sure on this one, thought it was sparasis crispa? maybe one thats been heavily eaten by squirrels or just formed or is it something else entirely thank you very much in advance.

 

It's a bit hard to tell from the photo but they look more tubular that wavy so I would think it's more likely a Ramaria of some sort or another sort of coral fungus.

[OakStag]

after looking on google that looks pretty damn accurate, thank you very much paul.

 

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[Kveldssanger]

Looks like Ramaria stricta or something similar.

[Kveldssanger]

Yesssssssss.

 

Rigidoporus ulmarius on elder (Sambucus nigra).

[David Humphries]

Judging by your uncontained exitement, this would be a first for you then Chris ?

 

Rigidoporous filling a niche market where its primary host has dissapeared.

 

I'm guessing that due to the above and seldom seen larger diameter elders that's possibly why arbs and mycologists have not recorded many occurances of these two associating, certainly in terms of noting fruit bodies.

 

Perhaps something that will become more common place in the future.

 

Nice example btw

 

 

 

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[Kveldssanger]

Judging by your uncontained exitement, this would be a first for you then Chris ?

 

Rigidoporous filling a niche market where its primary host has dissapeared.

 

I'm guessing that due to the above and seldom seen larger diameter elders that's possibly why arbs and mycologists have not recorded many occurances of these two associating, certainly in terms of noting fruit bodies.

 

Perhaps something that will become more common place in the future.

 

Nice example btw

 

Oh yes, the first time I have seen this association. Absolutely delighted, and it was by utter chance - I was spec'ing up some wilows for fungi by a river and there was a line of large elder and hawthorn, and when walking back I caught a small glimpse of a smooth ended object (that didn't look like a stub) on the fence-facing side of the elder. Walked up and saw this beaut'. Was grinning like I'd just won the lottery hah.

 

Certainly, the fact most elders get gutted young and might never achieve sizeable stature will limit the ability of fungi other than some small saprotrophs from colonising to any marked degree. A shame - there are a few wonderful ones in Wickford, and this is a larger one (though not the largest!). The largest probably warrants a TPO!

 

Hoping it does become more common. It might make people pay attention to the elder, beyond its reclamation of disturbed land ability.

 

Also clocked some Xanthoporia radiata (Inonotus radiatus) three times on alders (two still fresh - got samples to keep!) by a woodland stream and an Inonotus sp. (or whatever its new genus may be, once we get a species ident') on birch, so had a corker of a day!

[Mark J]

Yellow stagshorn (Calocera viscosa)