What i found down the woods!

[Ian C]

went down the woods with the hound today and remembered the camera, Can any of you fungi peeps give me some info on em please, im a fungi newbie and slowly getting intrested in em.......ta

 

 

ian

[Will Hinchliffe]

1 and 5. Fommes fomentarius

2. Piptoporus betulina

2. Trametes sp.

3. Daldinea concentrica

 

Excuse the spelling and please correct me if I am wrong.

[David Humphries]

That's pretty cool, although I've read it, I've actually not seen Fomes on Birch before.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Will Hinchliffe]

Its supposed to be quite rare in the south and more common up north.

[Ian C]

1 and 5. Fommes fomentarius

2. Piptoporus betulina

2. Trametes sp.

3. Daldinea concentrica

 

Phenom - thanks for that, have you the english names?

 

Dave- the silver birch were both totally shagged, a bit fell off as i was there and it was like wet paper inside.

[Will Hinchliffe]

Daldinia concentrica is King alfreds cakes. They are the ones that you can start fires with when they are dry. Fommes is the horses hoof fungus and piptoporus is the razor strop fungi. Stick with the scientific names if you can.

[Canal Navvy]

Pic 4 is the Daldinia concentrica (king Alfreds cakes,cramp balls)

Pic 3 Coriolus versicolor

[Arbutus 510]

Daldinia concentrica is King alfreds cakes. They are the ones that you can start fires with when they are dry. Fommes is the horses hoof fungus and piptoporus is the razor strop fungi. Stick with the scientific names if you can.

 

The Fommes is also known as tinder fungus, as you can scrape the fungus to create a tinder for fire lighting. I live in East Anglia and have never found one, may be one day.