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

[David Humphries]

The altitudes in the mountainous southern Eifel region vary from 400 to 600 metres. It is partially, but not mainly coniferous (Picea, Abies, Pinus, Larix), but also has large areas with "Lohehecken" (Quercus robur, Carpinus and Corylus) forests, old beech woods, poor (calcareous) grasslands with Juniperus and lots of orchids and macrofungi (Hygrocybe, Clavulinopsis, Earth Tongues), in the clefts and along brooks relicts of Lime and Holly woodlands, open forests with birch, ash, Robinia and poplar (P. tremula) and banks of streams with alder, willow and poplar.

 

 

 

A smorgasboard of habitat types

 

 

Don't recall getting to that specific region as a child, we spent more time down in the Harz Mountains.

 

 

Would like to take my kinder to the country of my birth at some stage.

 

 

 

 

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[Fungus]

Would like to take my kinder to the country of my birth at some stage.

 

I think, your children will especially like the "pixie and dryad's forest" of ashes and up to one hundred years old and 10 metres high hazels, surrounding a quarter of the volcanic "Totenmaar" or Weinfelder Maar (= lake) near Daun (Volcanic Eifel).

[David Humphries]

I think, your children will especially like the "pixie and dryad's forest" of ashes and up to one hundred years old and 10 metres high hazels, surrounding a quarter of the volcanic "Totenmaar" or Weinfelder Maar (= lake) near Daun (Volcanic Eifel).

 

 

 

Appears to be a fascinating area.

Will note it down on 'the list'

 

 

My kinder are actually 'Pixies' so should feel right at home

 

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[David Humphries]

Trametes gibbosa on Chestnut logs from today.

 

 

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[Fungus]

Trametes gibbosa on Chestnut logs from today.

 

With dried out brackets of Bjerkandera adusta above it, on which mycelium T. gibbosa starts as a parasite (successor).

[David Humphries]

With dried out brackets of Bjerkandera adusta above it, on which mycelium T. gibbosa starts as a parasite (successor).

 

 

Hadn't spotted it

 

Was too focused on taking the shots.

 

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[David Humphries]

Couple of bits from today.

 

Fomes fomentarius & Piptoporus betulinus on Birch

 

& Pluerotus sp (Oyster) on Birch

 

 

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Edited May 13, 2011 by Monkey-D

[Fungus]

Pleurotus ostreatus

 

This time a year and with these entirely whitish to creamish stalked fruitbodies, I think it would probably be Pleurotus pulmonarius.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

This time a year and with these entirely whitish to creamish fruitbodies, I would think it would probably be Pleurotus pulmonarius.

 

a ha so thats what they where! I found some entierly white pleurotus with distinct stem like form, knew they wasnt "kosher":thumbup1:

Edited May 12, 2011 by Tony Croft aka hamadryad

[David Humphries]

This time a year and with these entirely whitish to creamish stalked fruitbodies, I think it would probably be Pleurotus pulmonarius.

 

Yep, get the colour thing. thanks

 

Although Roger Phillips states that 'P. ostreatus' fruits all year.

 

Maybe differing season than in Holland ?

 

 

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