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

[armybloke]

Oh bother, I thought I was doing well there for a minute. I even had a butchers on the directory and was sure I had it nailed. You see, set backs like this make me just want to try harder! I make loads of finds, filter through all the books and do you know what - the fungi NEVER look like the pictures in the books...and before you say get a microscope Gerrit I think I need to do the basic stuff first! But thanks for the help I really appreciate it. Grrrrrrr!!!!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Oh bother, I thought I was doing well there for a minute. I even had a butchers on the directory and was sure I had it nailed. You see, set backs like this make me just want to try harder! I make loads of finds, filter through all the books and do you know what - the fungi NEVER look like the pictures in the books...and before you say get a microscope Gerrit I think I need to do the basic stuff first! But thanks for the help I really appreciate it. Grrrrrrr!!!!

 

it takes years to get familiar with these things, dont sweat, it will all fall into place:thumbup:

[Tom Joye]

some of the nicer finds of last weeks...

 

* Pholliota squarrosa on beech

* some monster Piptoporus betulina (more than 40 cm diameter)

* geotropy in Fomes fomentarius

* retracting spore layers of Fomes fomentarius on this old monolith

* Phaeolus schweinitzii on Pinus sylvestris

[David Humphries]

Good images Tom,

 

are they all the same site?

 

 

 

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[Fungus]

* Pholliota squarrosa on beech

* some monster Piptoporus betulina (more than 40 cm diameter)

* geotropy in Fomes fomentarius

* retracting spore layers of Fomes fomentarius on this old monolith

* Phaeolus schweinitzii on Pinus sylvestris

 

Tom,

, what tree species was the monolith with the Fomes with retracting tube layers ?

[Tom Joye]

Good images Tom,

 

are they all the same site?

 

 

 

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Tom,

, what tree species was the monolith with the Fomes with retracting tube layers ?

 

Yes David,

all the same site, a park where I used to work. Lovely place! Most of my last pics in the Q&A are also the same site.

 

Gerrit,

I'm not 100% sure, but i think it was a Poplar stem

[David Humphries]

Yes David,

all the same site, a park where I used to work. Lovely place! Most of my last pics in the Q&A are also the same site.

 

are the images from a community access woodland or a wilder section of a more urban park Tom?

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

nice shots Tom, really nice.

[johnanderton]

 

 

 

Spotted this today any ideas ??

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

i wont stick my neck out on this myxomycete/slime mould, gerrits territory!