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

[Giles Hill]

According to Keizer: P. squamosus has an ochre stem with black / brown stem base and P. tuberaster has a pale yellow stem with white stem base

[Ross Smith]

One of the Coprinus species I would of thought Ross.

 

Nice looking Blackberries

 

 

 

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cheers dave,is it harmless ???

[Bundle 2]

Its only a small post. Sorry guys but after some of the last couple of pages, I though this might be relevant. Its certainly worth putting up somewhere you'd think?

Caroline Spelman speech – Launch of Environmental White Paper discussion paper ? Kew – 26 July 2010 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Its only a small post. Sorry guys but after some of the last couple of pages, I though this might be relevant. Its certainly worth putting up somewhere you'd think?

Caroline Spelman speech – Launch of Environmental White Paper discussion paper ? Kew – 26 July 2010 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

 

Another worthy post, he dont say much but when he does its all good.

 

Just read that speech, and i even took part in the action toward the continuing ban on whaling through greenpeace.

 

Ive got a lot to do tonight, but Im really truly looking forward to getting my teeth stuck into this one.

[David Humphries]

cheers dave,is it harmless ???

 

 

If they are Coprinus, they're pretty much all sprophytic, so seemingly of no great concern to stability.

 

Though obviously there would be something dysfunctional/dead at that point at the base of that tree.

 

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

few bits from today.......

 

first two, ickle Fistulina hepaticas

Fuligo septica - slime mould

Young forming Meripilus on Maple

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Phelinus ignarius - the Willow bracket

 

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[smudge]

If they are Coprinus, they're pretty much all sprophytic, so seemingly of no great concern to stability.

 

Though obviously there would be something dysfunctional/dead at that point at the base of that tree.

 

 

 

 

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cheers dave,as always a great help.cheers bud.ross (smudge brother)

[Bundle 2]

Its always interesting this..saprobic/pathonogenic issue. I've always thought of this species as strictly saprobic. Feeding on dysfunctional wood. Here it is on a perfectly healthy birch found roadside in Norfolk. Im betting there is a strip of dysfuntional cambium .I didnt look that close as it goes.

Shame they are a little too far gone for the pan!

 

Pleurotus (ostreatus )

[David Humphries]

a perfectly healthy birch

 

Now that is debatable

 

 

Nice wee set of Oysters there Tim.

 

 

 

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[Bundle 2]

Just seen your post David. Yes, I rather think it unlikely myself!

 

Nearly stepped on this earth ball....coulda been messy!