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

[RobArb]

just thought they were pretty steaming in the heap in the sun:biggrin:

[Fungus]

just thought they were pretty steaming in the heap in the sun:biggrin:

 

Rob,

Yes, they did, just as the heaps of wood chips, on top of which I - in 1999 - discovered a new species for the world : Agrocybe rivulosa. Inside the heaps at about 30 centimetres depth, the temperature was up to 70 degrees Celsius.

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[David Humphries]

Rob,

Yes, they did, just as the heaps of wood chips, on top of which I - in 1999 - discovered a new species for the world : Agrocybe rivulosa. Inside the heaps at about 30 centimetres depth, the temperature was up to 70 degrees Celsius.

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Pretty cool Gerrit, what does the 'rivulosa' part of the name refer to ?

 

 

 

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[Fungus]

what does the 'rivulosa' part of the name refer to ?

 

To the wrinkles or veins on the surface of the cap.

[David Humphries]

To the wrinkles or veins on the surface of the cap.

 

That makes sense.

 

Did you get to name it ?

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Newly forming Ganoderma resinaceum, above last years fruit body on Oak.

 

& Ganoderma sp (possibly applanatum) on Beech

 

 

 

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[Fungus]

That makes sense. Did you get to name it ?

 

No, I didn't. Nowadays the official scientific name of a new species has to be given by an "outside" expert, who in this case ignored all the suggestions done by me and other Dutch mycologists and decided in favour of the Latin and Dutch name she "invented", which took her 3 years after I presented the new species to the assembly of Dutch mycologists and published it as Agrocybe spec. on my CD-rom.

[johnanderton]

 

 

Is this chicken of the woods , wasn't sure about the slight purple shades and if so is it ok to eat when growing off yew ,

[David Humphries]

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Is this chicken of the woods , wasn't sure about the slight purple shades and if so is it ok to eat when growing off yew ,

 

Yes.

 

I would be cautious due to the toxins in the Yew.

 

 

 

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[Fungus]

I would be cautious due to the toxins in the Yew.

 

And because of the possible intolerance for specific alkaloids present in Chicken-of-the-Woods causing nausea and/or dizzy spells, which have in the past even led to hospitalization after consuming fresh young brackets.