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

[daltontrees]

Old and emerging Piptoporus betulinus on Betulus pubescens, Edinburgh.

[David Humphries]

Sparassis crispa - the cauliflower fungus, here on Cedar

 

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[slack ma girdle]

I found this on holiday, and it is not in any of my books.

Anyone any bright ideas ?

It is growing about 30'up, only on the pine cones. None of the cones on the ground had this fungi growing out of them.

[daltontrees]

I found this on holiday

Might I ask where? UK? Europe?

[Peasgood]

[David Humphries]

Would think Lycoperdon pedicellatum

 

 

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[slack ma girdle]

Might I ask where? UK? Europe?

 

Western Brittany.

[Arborowen]

After a quick identify on this bracket found on an oak today. I'm thinking Inonotus dryadeus would be interested in opinions.

 

Found on an abiotic scar to oak field boundary tree in Sussex.

[Arborowen]

Sparassis crispa - the cauliflower fungus, here on Cedar

 

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Yum! Better not tell me where that is David.

[David Humphries]

After a quick identify on this bracket found on an oak today. I'm thinking Inonotus dryadeus would be interested in opinions.

 

Found on an abiotic scar to oak field boundary tree in Sussex.

 

Difficult one, dryadeus would seem to fit the bill.

 

 

Yum! Better not tell me where that is David.

 

Never had any, hear that it's good eating.

 

Not entirely comfortable in taking fruitbodies from large public trees that may aid an inspector in the identification of a structural issue.

 

But if in abundance, I guess harvesting with an nod to the above & conservation of the species is ok ?

 

 

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