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

[Fungus]

Although Roger Phillips states that 'P. ostreatus' fruits all year. Maybe differing season than in Holland ?

 

David,

I don't think so. Besides, it's generally accepted, that the mycelium of P. ostreatus needs a frost bite or shock to start fruiting and that is why they "developed" and use P. ostreatus fm. Florida for making all year human consumption possible.

And Phillips also depicts P. lignatilis, which - in my opinion - is a species fruiting in autumn, and can only be distinguised from P. pulmonarius, a species mainly fruiting at the end of spring and in summer, by measuring the size of the spores.

[David Humphries]

David,

I don't think so. Besides, it's generally accepted, that the mycelium of P. ostreatus needs a frost bite or shock to start fruiting and that is why they "developed" and use P. ostreatus fm. Florida for making all year human consumption possible.

And Phillips also depicts P. lignatilis, which - in my opinion - is a species fruiting in autumn, and can only be distinguised from P. pulmonarius, a species mainly fruiting at the end of spring and in summer, by measuring the size of the spores.

 

 

 

Have been looking at a lot of my so named 'ostreatus' images at both the colour & dates of when I have come across them.

 

Pretty much all the grey/brown ones (which I would now more confidently ascribe to being ostreatus) are from late October to Febuary.

 

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[Fungus]

Have been looking at a lot of my so named 'ostreatus' images at both the colour & dates of when I have come across them. Pretty much all the grey/brown ones (which I would now more confidently ascribe to being ostreatus) are from late October to Febuary.

 

David,

, followed by one of my photo's on poplar from December.

[David Humphries]

David,

, followed by one of my photo's on poplar from December.

 

 

 

Can't beat a good context shot

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

My oysters follow same pattern too. including the Olive which loves a chill:thumbup1:

[David Humphries]

Can only come up with an emerging Pluteus pestatus for this solitary specimen.

 

Saw it this morning on this mulch bed on top of the Beech roots.

 

 

Gerrit, have an alternative perhaps ?

 

 

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[Fungus]

Can only come up with an emerging Pluteus petasatus for this solitary specimen. Saw it this morning on this mulch bed on top of the Beech roots. have an alternative perhaps ?

 

Yes I have, look for the volva surrounding the base of the stem and you will know why this is Volvariella gloiocephala (= V. speciosa), a species, which also has pink spores and mainly fruits on mulch and rotting wood chips.

Edited May 13, 2011 by Fungus

[Taupotreeman]

Apologies but I'm completely ignorant to all things shroomy so if one of your royal funginesses could ID this for me please? I thought it was honey fungus but really have no idea. It was on the base of a Kowhai.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Apologies but I'm completely ignorant to all things shroomy so if one of your royal funginesses could ID this for me please? I thought it was honey fungus but really have no idea. It was on the base of a Kowhai.

 

Completley new to me!

 

pure guess, some form of tropical pholiota, related to aurivella?

[Taupotreeman]

What? Did I read that right? Is Hama stumped I'll try and get some photos for you tomorrow but it'll probably end up being one of the common NZ fungi.