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

[Fungus]

Scleroderma on Ginkgo, more Russula sp

 

David,

Ginkgo biloba is associated with endomycorrhizal microfungi, so the Scleroderma species must be fruiting from the root of another tree. I once found S. citrinum fruiting at the base of the trunk of an old Acer saccharinum, of which the mycelium turned out to be connected to a root of a Quercus rubra at a distance of 30 metres. The root had developed in this direction to collect rain water running down from the trunk of the Acer.

The Russula on photo 6/7/8 probably is R. parazurea.

With what tree species is the yellow Russula associated and did it smell like apple sauce from a tin can ?

[David Humphries]

The Russula on photo 6/7/8 probably is R. parazurea.

With what tree species is the yellow Russula associated and did it smell like apple sauce from a tin can ?

 

 

 

Didn't get that specific smell, (will try & revisit tomorrow) it's on/associated with Oak.

 

 

 

 

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[Fungus]

Didn't get that specific smell, (will try & revisit tomorrow) it's on/associated with Oak.

 

Without the smell and because of the association with oak, it can't be R. fellea or R. solaris (smell + beech) and R. claroflava (birch), so you'll have to consider species such as R. risigallina (= R. chamaeleontina var. lutea).

[David Humphries]

thanks for your thoughts.

 

 

 

Out of interest Gerrit,

 

have found links to bits & pieces across the net, but now wondering if there is anywhere that you could recommend that gives data on the listed ecto & endomycorrhizal species specific associations ?

 

That would help me immensely in ruling out certain Genus whilst attempting an Id.

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

thanks for your thoughts.

 

 

 

Out of interest Gerrit,

 

have found links to bits & pieces across the net, but now wondering if there is anywhere that you could recommend that gives data on the listed ecto & endomycorrhizal species specific associations ?

 

That would help me immensely in ruling out certain Genus whilst attempting an Id.

 

 

 

 

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I too was looking fro such info!

[Fungus]

wondering if there is anywhere that you could recommend that gives data on the listed ecto & endomycorrhizal species specific associations ?

 

No, but I can give you a short list.

- Ectomycorrhizal : Quercus, Fagus, Betula (1), Populus, Salix (1), Alnus (1), Carpinus, Castanea, Tilia, Corylus, Nothofagus, Eucalyptus and Pinus, Picea, Abies, Larix and Pseudotsuga.

- Mostly endomycorrhizal (1) in the pioneer phase of their life cycle and exclusively ectomycorrhizal in successive phases : Alnus, Betula and Salix.

- Endo- and possibly also ectomycorrhizal with Entoloma species such as E. clypeatum : Crataegus (2) and E. saundersii : Ulmus (2).

- Endomycorrhizal (2) : Acer, Fraxinus, Platanus, Aesculus, Ulmus, Prunus, Malus, Pyrus, Sorbus, Crataegus, Robinia, Acacia, Pterocarya, Ostrya, Gymnocladus, Ilex, Juglans, Gleditsia, Morus, Ailanthus, Ginkgo, Liriodendron, Sophora, Davidia, Catalpa, Magnolia, Zelkova, Paulownia, Rhododendron, Amelanchier, Laburnum, Tamarix, Cercis and other (exotic) deciduous and coniferous trees such as Taxus, Juniperus, Araucaria, Sequoia, Sequoiadendron, Metasequoia, Taxodium, Thuja, Chamaecyparis, Cedrus and Cupressus.

- Tree species specific type of mycorrhiza : Arbutus.

[David Humphries]

No, but I can give you a short list.

- Ectomycorrhizal : Quercus, Fagus, Betula (1), Populus, Salix (1), Alnus (1), Carpinus, Castanea, Tilia, Corylus, Nothofagus, Eucalyptus and Pinus, Picea, Abies, Larix and Pseudotsuga.

- Mostly endomycorrhizal (1) in the pioneer phase of their life cycle and exclusively ectomycorrhizal in successive phases : Alnus, Betula and Salix.

- Endo- and possibly also ectomycorrhizal with Entoloma species such as E. clypeatum : Crataegus (2) and E. saundersii : Ulmus (2).

- Endomycorrhizal (2) : Acer, Fraxinus, Platanus, Aesculus, Ulmus, Prunus, Malus, Pyrus, Sorbus, Crataegus, Robinia, Acacia, Pterocarya, Ostrya, Gymnocladus, Ilex, Juglans, Gleditsia, Morus, Ailanthus, Ginkgo, Liriodendron, Sophora, Davidia, Catalpa, Magnolia, Zelkova, Paulownia, Rhododendron, Amelanchier, Laburnum, Tamarix, Cercis and other (exotic) deciduous and coniferous trees such as Taxus, Juniperus, Araucaria, Sequoia, Sequoiadendron, Metasequoia, Taxodium, Thuja, Chamaecyparis, Cedrus and Cupressus.

- Tree species specific type of mycorrhiza : Arbutus.

 

 

Ta very much

 

 

 

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[RobArb]

Little tiny thing on a rather wet willow

 

Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

[Fungus]

Little tiny thing on a rather wet willow

 

Rob,

One of the many Mycena species.

[tommer9]

A few fungi from Shropshire. I dont have my book here, so will leave ident to others......

Actually I am particularly interested to know what the last one is- no better pics as it is about 25' up an ash tree and i was on a bike ride.