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

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

would be interesting to get that gano identified properly

[Fungus]

  hamadryad said:

would be interesting to get that gano identified properly

 

It certainly would, to me it looks like G. pfeifferi, so "striking of a match close to the (if present) yellow wax layer test" first and then microscope.

[sloth]

Which one? I'll try and check when I next go past out of curiosity, why would you be interested if it was pfiefferi?

[Fungus]

  sloth said:

Which one? I'll try and check when I next go past out of curiosity, why would you be interested if it was pfeifferi?

 

Sloth,

The one on Eucalyptus, because it might be a (European) first.

[David Humphries]

Up at Barchams in Ely for some training & espied these wee sapros playing around in the mulch outside my window, course work's hard enough without the distractions

 

Possibly Gymnopilus, Coprinus & Agaricus sp

 

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[Fungus]

  David Humphries said:

Possibly Gymnopilus, Coprinus & Agaricus sp

 

David,

Gymnopilus sp. = Lacrymaria lacrymabunda (= Psathyrella velutina) and Coprinus sp. = C. atramentarius.

[David Humphries]

  Fungus said:

David,

Gymnopilus sp. = Lacrymaria lacrymabunda (= Psathyrella velutina) and Coprinus sp. = C. atramentarius.

 

Thanks Gerrit, wasn't particularly sure on the Gymno, but was the only thing I could come up with off the top of my head

 

 

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[sloth]

  Fungus said:

Sloth,

The one on Eucalyptus, because it might be a (European) first.

 

No such luck I'm afraid. Match test produced nothing but a smoulder from the surface, and no waxy layer was present. The top crust was very hard, and the flesh was fibrous and corky. I think it's one of the microscope duo...

The tree has more brackets just starting to form all round the base. Also lots of little brown mushrooms all round the root zone, possibly connected, possibly not. I will try and post pics later, as I have not tried to id them yet.

[David Humphries]

The current wet weather appears to be relighting the fruiting touch paper.

 

 

Amanita muscaria on Birch roots

 

Pholiota squarrosa on Lucombe Oak

 

Fistulina hepatica on Oak

 

Large Coprinus sp on Oak

 

Gymnopilus junonius on Ash

 

 

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[davyjones]

Must be plenty of images of our friend Ustulina/Kretzschmaria deusta on here already but couldn't resist posting this beauty on here found earlier today on a roadside Lime found during an inspection. Extensive basal hollowing = poor prognosis for this tree I'm afraid...