Inonotus dryadeus

[David Humphries]

Is that why you're warming up the Landy David...

 

More partial to Natures own tears, than a yank & a wheel spin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

but have been known to offer an obliging tug; on ocassion

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[raafbeard]

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[David Humphries]

Ever since Hannah posted this thread, and for as long as i've been taking Fungi shots, I still actually hadn't come across anything other than past their best, turning dryadeus.

 

That was until today

 

 

I found what I think will be confirmed (by Kew) as Piptoporus quercinus - the Oak polypore, in Tony's local wood last week. That was a buzz for me, as that particular fung is rather rare, but without belittling what is a very significant find, I think I'm actually more excited by this today, especially as it's not only on my patch, but actually on one of my favourite vets at work. Apparantly hasn't been noted on this Tree for about eight or nine years.

 

Sad innit

 

 

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[Ben90]

So Piptoporus quercinus and inonotus dryadeus look exactly alike? I knew about the latter beforehand, the pipto looks like a great specimen!

[David Humphries]

So Piptoporus quercinus and inonotus dryadeus look exactly alike? I knew about the latter beforehand, the pipto looks like a great specimen!

 

Appologies for the confusion Ben, all the above shots are dryadeus only.

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

You took your time over these shots david! nice examples and quality images, good colour, good focus nice compositions, nice.

 

told you it would be there!

[Ben90]

Appologies for the confusion Ben, all the above shots are dryadeus only.

 

 

That's good news, I'm hoping to get at least a few fungi ID's and rot type/serverty cracked before my tech cert starts. If the above were true then it would have been a gert big spanner in the works.

[David Humphries]

You took your time over these shots david! nice examples and quality images, good colour, good focus nice compositions, nice.

 

told you it would be there!

 

Ta, T

 

it is as you say, but even Andy Overall notes the scarcity of it here on the Heath.

 

Out competed me thinks.

 

 

Have you ever come across dryadeus so high before Tony?

 

this ones maybe 4/5 meters up.

 

Always believed it to be a basal decay fung.

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

We saw steve lecouq come up with a similar high one a while back, and no i havent.

 

I suspect if its high that the tree is waining in vitality and hence the fungi is able to take a little more than would normaly be the case. just making the best assumption on the whys. and as i think Sean pointed out a while back, seeing it acting saprophyticaly suggests we havent got this one sussed out just yet.

 

Thats Fung for you, always doing something radical just to keep you from getting smart about it all!

[David Humphries]

a little past their prime, but these dryadeus nearly got past me yesterday as I spotted them just after I had dropped off me G11 for repair

 

So just had to go back & get me some shots with the back up cam

 

 

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