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

[David Humphries]

Impressive array of fruiting bodies APC

 

I'm not overly convinced that there is more fruiting this year, but I can only base that on observations in London, Suffolk & Herefordshire.

 

I think we all at some point start just 'tuning in' more to the presence of fungi on and around trees.

 

 

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[David Humphries]

today was mostly a day for seeing....

 

Ganodema resinaceum on English oak

 

Laetiporus sulphureus on willow

 

Ganodema resinaceum on Turkey oak

 

Ganodema resinaceum on London plane

 

Perenniporia fraxinea on London plane

 

Phaeolus schweinitzii on pine

 

Meripilus giganteus on English oak

 

 

 

& a partridge on a pear tree

 

 

 

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[David Humphries]

today was mostly a day for seeing....

 

Fistulina hepatica on oak.

Phaeolus schweinitzii on larch, with the early developing fruit body of the rare Buchwaldoboletus lignicola, which is thought to be a mycoparasite on Phaeolus (20 cms to the right).

Armilaria tabescens (the ringless honey fungus) on willow.

Laetiporus sulphureus & Fistulina hepatica 0n an oak monolith.

Fistulina hepatica on oak

Podoscypha multizonata on oak

 

& a fine developing troup of (what I believe to be) Pholiota adiposa on maple.

 

didn't see any patridges today

 

 

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[coleman]

today was mostly a day for seeing....

 

Ganodema resinaceum on English oak

 

Laetiporus sulphureus on willow

 

Ganodema resinaceum on Turkey oak

 

Ganodema resinaceum on London plane

 

Perenniporia fraxinea on London plane

 

Phaeolus schweinitzii on pine

 

Meripilus giganteus on English oak

 

 

 

& a partridge on a pear tree

 

 

 

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Haha Im playing snap with your photos. Just saw this when I picked up the kids a minute ago

[David Humphries]

Haha Im playing snap with your photos. Just saw this when I picked up the kids a minute ago

 

Ya snooze ya lose

 

 

 

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[Knoydart]

This Alder was absolutely full of Taphrina alni.

[Knoydart]

I know there are lots of Laetiporus sulphureus in this thread, but this is a first for me, if I've got it right, it looks right to me. I couldn't get very close as it was on a cliff edge and the midge were viscous. That is my lens at full zoom.

[David Humphries]

Yep Laetiporus, a very flat form.

 

Looks good next to the bearded lichen behind it.

 

 

 

 

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[Knoydart]

This is typical up here. We have even better diversity and some quite rare Lichen by all accounts. They are on my list, but not something I know much about yet. It was the flatness that made me question it being Laetiporus, so cheers for clearing that up.

[coleman]

I cannot have you london boys beating us country boys on fungi so here is your slime mould i found it today on an oak stump. The second one i found by its smell it stunk and it was huge but i have no idea what it is:001_smile:

 

I've never seen anything like that second one before! Cool:thumbup: