Went out to spot fungi today...

[David Humphries]

............Do correct me on any I may be wrong about!

 

 

Chris the first one is not Daedalea quercina, would think its more likely to be Daedaleopsis confragosa

 

The last one is more than likely Ganoderma resinaceum.

 

Too hard to say which of the other Ganodermas are applanatum or australe

 

Although morphology appears to be very different between the two species, we've found that the 'tell tale' characteristics that you read about in the I'd references are inconsistent and that the only way to really tell is via microscopy looking at the spores which are of different size and structure.

 

 

 

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[Kveldssanger]

Thanks for the corrections, David. The D. quercina one I simply assumed was that, because of the fact it was an oak log. Pays to not assume, eh!

 

The old bracket on the oak was a toss-up between oak dryad and lacquered bracket. I went for oak dryad as other old brackets of lacquered bracket haven't looked so... ugly. The morphology of the bracket would seem to be more G. resinaceum however, upon reflection.

[GBrown]

Hi guys,

 

Found fungi on a Robinia pseudoacacia, there are two old fruiting bodies at the base of the tree, and one which has just begun to emerge within a pocket on the main stem at around 2 meters. My initial thought when I saw it was Perenniporia fraxinea, however I want to get a second opinion... Any ideas?

 

P.s.Sorry the pictures aren't great quality but they are the best i could do

[Kveldssanger]

Ask David on that one - I couldn't say for certain.

[David Humphries]

Ask David on that one - I couldn't say for certain.

 

answered it in the main fungi thread earlier

 

 

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[Kveldssanger]

Lots more from the last few days:

 

1. Suspected P. fraxinea on R. pseudoacacia (not sure what else it could be) -

 

2. On a Prunus sp. - cannot for the life of me identify it -

 

3. Suspected P. squamosus on Aesculus sp. -

 

4. Some very cool A. kollari on Q. robur -

 

5. Some nibbled-at L. sulphureus on Prunus sp. (cherry) -

 

6. F. hepatica on Q. robur - Part 1 (on tree) | Part 2 (on ground*) | Part 3 (at office) | Part 4.1 (dissected) | Part 4.2 (more)

* a stringy white rot also was present on the dead branch, further up from where the bracket was (as shown by photo of stringy wood fibers)

 

The acidic taste of F. hepatica was definitely something new, when I cooked it. Even with a fair amount of garlic the taste was quite overpowering. Cold see it working with a game stew (pheasant, maybe rabbit, etc), though certainly not something I'd eat by itself again. Looks great when cooked mind you - really rich red-brown.

 

7. I. hispidus on F. excelsior -

 

8. I. hispidus on F. excelsior (directly opposite 7) -

 

9. L. sulphureus on Q. robur (two batches - five days apart) -

 

10. 9. L. sulphureus on a Q. robur log -

 

Probably some more too, but I forget...

Edited September 4, 2015 by Kveldssanger

[David Humphries]

Based on the pore structure I would think the 1st is G. resinaceum and the 2nd on the cherry is an early developing G. applanatum or G. australe.

 

 

 

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[Kveldssanger]

Interesting - thanks for that. Would a dissection of the bracket on the robinia aid with definitive identification?

[David Humphries]

Interesting - thanks for that. Would a dissection of the bracket on the robinia aid with definitive identification?

 

Probably

 

 

 

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[sloth]

Kveldsanger, on the taste of Fistulina it is a bit of an acquired taste. I've found the best thing to do is slice it soak it overnight in the fridge in milk. Then for brekkie drain it, dip it seasoned flour, then beaten egg, then breadcrumbs and fry with garlic and olive oil. I've also heard of people who boil it and discard the water before adding to a meal, or soaking it in wine overnight before use - I can't say I've tried that though.

One other nice option if it's young and firm enough is to slice thinly and add to salads, or pickle it...