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

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Cheers Tony. It was about 12 inches across. I have started looking a bit more up the woods as me and Haakon forage. I seem to notice them more on damp days, not sure why though?

 

Couldn't miss that one though! Beautiful colour.

 

Listen to me, I sound like a right bloody hippie!

 

ha ha nothing wrong with that sentiment mate, they add a dimension to the forest, youll see them more and more as you discover your appreciation of them and their role in forest ecology.

[David Humphries]

thats a corker rich, see david, how much chicken do you need to see before youll see it!

 

See what exactly.

 

Its a common species and we see it a lot on a wide range of host species.

 

Whats new ?

 

 

 

 

Nice example Rich

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[David Humphries]

Polyporus Varius / Leptocephalus Query - Wild About Britain

 

A very interesting and thought provoking set of posts from the Wabbers.

 

 

 

The elegant black footed polypore it is then

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

See what exactly.

 

Its a common species and we see it a lot on a wide range of host species.

 

Whats new ?

 

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lol never mind.

[andrew t]

Sad as I am I cant wait until september their is already so much fungi already:thumbup:.

[David Humphries]

Sad as I am I cant wait until september their is already so much fungi already:thumbup:.

 

Going to have a go at naming them ?

 

 

 

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[andrew t]

Stereum spp kretz/ustilina deusta the fungi in the grass maybe morchella spp and the last one no idea .

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Stereum spp kretz/ustilina deusta the fungi in the grass maybe morchella spp and the last one no idea .

 

trametes versicolour

Correct

Phallus impudicus

daedalea quercina

[andrew t]

Cheers tony I went to look at some of the other Quercus in pontlands park and found this cheeky bit of G resinaceum at the base.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Cheers tony I went to look at some of the other Quercus in pontlands park and found this cheeky bit of G resinaceum at the base.

 

ha ha ha did you not notice the G. australe behind that Prunus seedling?