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

[Ben R]

Peaches and Ears.

Fading Rhodotus palmatus sharing a home (Elder) with Auricularia auricula-judae.

 

[Ben R]

On 06/03/2023 at 21:32, Jon Lad said:

This looks like Dog Lichen (Peltigera) 🙂

[rupetree]

Could someone help me out on this one? It’s on a mature Beech. It’s completely hollowed it out and the buttress roots are severely decayed.

[Ben R]

On 17/12/2023 at 21:37, rupetree said:

Could someone help me out on this one? It’s on a mature Beech. It’s completely hollowed it out and the buttress roots are severely decayed.

Hi rupetree. This is one of the Ganoderma. While it’s impossible to be certain, judging by the shiny, red-brown upper surface, the broad attachment to the wood and the Beech host, I think G. resinaceum looks a good bet.

G. lucidum is similarly a shiny red-brown, but that one most frequently has a stem, though stemless specimens can occur.

[Ben R]

This is an interesting, if unspectacular looking, fungus:
Agaricus bernardii - one of the wild species related to regular ’shop’ mushrooms (which are a cultivar of A. bisporus).

The natural habitat is southern coastal meadows/dunes within the sea spray zone, but just like Danish Scurvy-grass (the small, mat-forming plant that now dominates the edges and central reservations of motorways such as the M5 for miles during springtime), A. bernardii has enjoyed a huge range expansion inland thanks to us humans and our habit of spreading salt on roads in winter. Both plant and mushroom love the stuff (and so does this crisp addict! 😆)

 

[Ben R]

One more and I’ll leave you in peace 😁
Just the two specimens found, near the ‘Devil’s Chymney’, Cheltenham. 

The size and cap colour narrow the possibilities down to a very small handful - the ‘large blue’ faction of the grassland ‘Pinkgills’ (Entoloma).
All are scarce and the guides usually caution that they can be difficult to separate in the field. However, I’ve seen the very blue-blue toned E. bloxamii a few times. It was first positively identified to me by a very experienced expert on a Fungus Group foray.
Meanwhile, E. madidum typically looks more of a pale, royal blue in the photos and I’ve been lead to believe this is distinguishing (once you’ve ‘got your eye in’).

This stunner though, was an incredible BLACK-blue - and what a contrast that makes to those bright, rosey-pink gills below eh?
The much darker tone, MIGHT then, mean Entoloma atromadidum is the best fit.
Beauty, whatever! 

Cheers🙂

[Ben R]

By this late stage the fungus will have already shed innumerable spores and will continue to do so, like a plucked tomato ripens off in the bowl.

I always leave the fungi where I find them.

Just so’s you know! 🍄❤️

[rupetree]

22 hours ago, Ben R said:

Hi rupetree. This is one of the Ganoderma. While it’s impossible to be certain, judging by the shiny, red-brown upper surface, the broad attachment to the wood and the Beech host, I think G. resinaceum looks a good bet.

G. lucidum is similarly a shiny red-brown, but that one most frequently has a stem, though stemless specimens can occur.

I thought so, just I was confused as I thought they were always white underneath. Thanks 

[maria warwick]

Any ideas ?? 
Tinder fungus ??? 
Growing on a pine/spruce ? sleeper…. 🤔

Edited December 20, 2023 by maria warwick
Another photo

[Will C]

Horse shoe fungus - Fomes fomentarius ?