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

[daltontrees]

Some pictures from Glen Nevis at the weekend. Amanita muscaria, Piptoporus betulinus and Ganoderma adspersum.

[daltontrees]

This one is my favourite though, I suppose this is geotropism in acvtion. Fomes fomentarius on (unidentifiable) fallen stem, the stem seems to have been in various orientations before coming to its current position. HAs produced a lovely spiral shell-like bracket.

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I am not sure what these are, possibly Armillaria? Host completely hollow and unidentifiable.

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Nearby, these on the remains of what I think must have been Alder.

[David Humphries]

I am not sure what these are, possibly Armillaria? Host completely hollow and unidentifiable.

 

I don't think these are Armillaria.

 

The only uk Armillaria without a ring on the stem is A. tabescens.

 

look more like one of the saprophytic Hypholoma sp to me,

but I haven't got any references at hand.

 

This one is my favourite though, I suppose this is geotropism in acvtion. Fomes fomentarius on (unidentifiable) fallen stem, the stem seems to have been in various orientations before coming to its current position. HAs produced a lovely spiral shell-like bracket.

 

 

That's a cracking example

 

 

 

 

 

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[daltontrees]

Could well be one of the Hypholoma, I was hedging my bets because almost everyone of the mushrooms had half a veil (i.e. on one side only) close under the cap.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I am not sure what these are, possibly Armillaria? Host completely hollow and unidentifiable.

 

Pholiota mutabalis

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Oudemanciella mucida - the porcelain fungus

 

 

another noted to be on the increase in my patch.

 

 

perhaps due to less dead wooding on our beech than there used to be.

 

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I have noted also it appears to be a very good year for O. mucida, nice shot

[daltontrees]

Pholiota mutabalis

 

That's a decent shout, thanks.

[sloth]

David you might remember this one from last year, it had a decent rack of Laetiporous and rather plump Resinaceum down low. This year no resi and the laeti is smaller and slightly higher, though in the same vertical alignment. This year there are two small Fistulina present too, one at ground level and one up next to the laeti.

It looks as though the pore layer on the fisti has not fully developed, has anyone come across this symptom on an annual fungi before? I'd imagine the fisti is struggling for territory in the battle with the more aggressive laeti and resi, what say ye? Be interesting to slice and dice this one, if a crying shame to fell it!