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

[AJStrees]

4 hours ago, Ben R said:

Hi AJ

Wonderful Cauliflower Fungus specimen - great find.

It's not easy identifying fungi from photos and the less there are, the harder it is, but I suspect your coral is Ramaria rather than Clavulina as the latter usually has finer tips than this.

No 3 looks like it might be Freckled Dapperling Echinoderma asperum (size, general features and esp the cap with widely distributed, small, pointed scales). 4 is possibly Deceiver Laccaria laccata.

Sorry to stick my nose in your post!

 

Ben

Hi Ben, 

Thank you. I hadn't got to finding out what each of them were so your input is much appreciated. 

I am working on self teaching mycology and have bought a number of books recently. Do you have any books that are your main go to books for reference? I have Jordan encyclopedia, Phillips and the Collins fungi guide. All of which are good. Though they don't all say what the fungi does. 

 

I find it a fascinating subject that we don't yet know enough about. I normally take a few photos of each to show the gills and stipe, I will see if I have others of these. 

 

I try to put up as many as I can work out on the irecord website then you get expert advice on your upload which I find very useful. 

 

But welcome to the fungi hunting team on arbtalk, if I may be so bold in saying. I did see your post the other day.

[AJStrees]

This on a small twig. Looks a little desiccated but marvelous.

[Ben R]

Thanks AJ.

R. Phillips and the Collins book (Buczaki et al) are the ones i normally use in the first instance.

Keep chipping away at it (pardon the arborist pun!) and as with anything, you'll improve. Joining your local Fungus Group will help too. Online, there's ISPOT and the UK Fungi Forum.

 

Think your above species is Black Bulgar (Bulgaria inquinans).

 

 

[Ben R]

Actually, looking again, 'Black Witches Butter' (either Exidia glandulosa or the lookalike E. plana)  is probably a better bet than B. inquinans - they are very similar. Sorry!

[AJStrees]

10 hours ago, Ben R said:

Thanks AJ.

R. Phillips and the Collins book (Buczaki et al) are the ones i normally use in the first instance.

Keep chipping away at it (pardon the arborist pun!) and as with anything, you'll improve. Joining your local Fungus Group will help too. Online, there's ISPOT and the UK Fungi Forum.

 

Think your above species is Black Bulgar (Bulgaria inquinans).

 

 

Thanks Ben. okay got those books. There are a lot of different fruiting bodies (fungi). I am quite interested in the mycorhizal side as well. Was thinking of buying the mycorhizal planet book which looks quite interesting. 

[AJStrees]

5 hours ago, Ben R said:

Actually, looking again, 'Black Witches Butter' (either Exidia glandulosa or the lookalike E. plana)  is probably a better bet than B. inquinans - they are very similar. Sorry!

Okay that's interesting to know. I will look them up. 

[slack ma girdle]

Not sure of this one growing out of an Oak stump, first thought was a Mazegill, but the gills are too straight.
Any ideas?

[AJStrees]

27 minutes ago, slack ma girdle said:

Not sure of this one growing out of an Oak stump, first thought was a Mazegill, but the gills are too straight.
Any ideas?

Interesting, not seen it myself. However looking through the books it does seem to be closest to oak mazegill or otherwise blushing bracket potentially. 

[ABtrees]

Here's a few different ones (last 2 pics are the same thing - though I'm not even sure it's even a fungus ?!!!).

 

 

[Michael h]

5 hours ago, ABtrees said:

Here's a few different ones (last 2 pics are the same thing - though I'm not even sure it's even a fungus ?!!!).

 

 

Schizophyllum commune (split gill fungus) would be my suggestion for the last two.

 

Cauliflower fungus (sparassis crispa) and turkey tail for the other two

cheers

Mike