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

[slack ma girdle]

Beefsteaks yesterday .

The first looks like it has been squeezed out by the tree.

The second is an old one, but what caught my eye was its blue rim. Is this some kind of fungi living on a fungi?

[richyrich]

Phellinus igniarus / Willow brackets.

North Yorkshire 

Probably 40-45cm diameter.

[David Humphries]

On 08/10/2023 at 08:28, slack ma girdle said:

Beefsteaks yesterday .

The first looks like it has been squeezed out by the tree.

The second is an old one, but what caught my eye was its blue rim. Is this some kind of fungi living on a fungi?

probably a trichoderma mould species 

[slack ma girdle]

22 hours ago, David Humphries said:

probably a trichoderma mould species 

Thank you @David Humphries

[slack ma girdle]

Found these whilst surveying,  possibly Entoloma,  but not sure.

Any thoughts

[David Humphries]

56 minutes ago, slack ma girdle said:

Found these whilst surveying,  possibly Entoloma,  but not sure.

Any thoughts

What tree species were they near? 

Edited October 17, 2023 by David Humphries

[slack ma girdle]

10 minutes ago, David Humphries said:

What tree species weee they near? 

It was growing at the base of a sycamore in amongst the Ivy. I wouldn't have seen it had i not been checking the base of the tree.

[David Humphries]

30 minutes ago, slack ma girdle said:

It was growing at the base of a sycamore in amongst the Ivy. I wouldn't have seen it had i not been checking the base of the tree.

with deciduous trees more likely to be Laccaria amethystea as entoloma sp are found with coniferous. 
 

They can look very similar and the same gill arrangement, the main difference is spore colour Laccaria is white Entoloma is brownish/pink
 

 

 

 

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Edited October 17, 2023 by David Humphries

[slack ma girdle]

6 hours ago, David Humphries said:

with deciduous trees more likely to be Laccaria amethystea as entoloma sp are found with coniferous. 
 

They can look very similar and the same gill arrangement, the main difference is spore colour Laccaria is white Entoloma is brownish/pink
 

 

 

 

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Not convinced,  how about Mycena pura? Its very variable

[David Humphries]

1 hour ago, slack ma girdle said:

Not convinced,  how about Mycena pura? Its very variable

 

Both Mycena pura and rosea are variable but in my experience are quite different to your specimens.