Travelling Fungalburys

[Nick Harrison]

Tempted to buy any for supper?

[David Humphries]

Continuing my not so very quick tour of European fungi.......

I'm back from a short trip to the Białowieża forest on the Poland/Belarus border. Whilst there on a tree seminar we had the opportunity to experience a strictly protected area with access via a guide. Frustratingly due to a prolonged dry period in the region there were very few mycorrhyzal species fruiting but the tree digesters were abundent. Nothing really new to me except the red banded/belted polypore (Fomitopsis pinicola) which was abundent at the site on both coniferous and broadleaved species, which I've yet to come across in the UK.

 

Fomitopsis pinicola (Red banded polypore)

Hericium coralloides (coral tooth)

Fomes fomentarius (hoof fungus)

Laetiporus sulphureus (chicken of the woods)

Macrolepiota sp (parasol)

Festulina hepatica (beefsteak)

phellinus robustus (robust bracket)

Part of a local fungi exhibition which showcased around 100 species

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[Steve Bullman]

Great pics David

[David Humphries]

Great pics David

 

Cheers bud, met some Polish arbs who had the Arbtalk fungi app.

 

Small world eh !

 

 

 

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[Steve Bullman]

thats good to hear!

[David Humphries]

Just spent a few days at a workshop in Italy looking at Canker stain of Plane (Ceratocystis platani)

 

The gardens of the university were very special, some very interesting fungi.

 

 

 

Clathrus ruber - Red Cage or Lattice Fungus was the best of them. I'd seen C. archeri (Devils fingers) on a trip to Spain a few years ago but not come across this one until now.

 

 

 

Not particularly great examples as these two were a bit past there best, but still enjoyable find from my perspective.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited July 6, 2016 by David Humphries

[silky fox]

They a very strange but very beautiful....

[David Humphries]

Just back from a return trip to the Basque region of Spain, and saw a few bits and pieces whilst there but it has been dry for most of the Autumn so not a good showing for mycorrhizal species.

 

Fomitopsis pinicola on a douglas fir stump

 

Fomes fomentarius on just about every dysfunctional beech tree

 

Ganoderma australe on beech

 

Ganoderma pfeifferi on beech

 

Cyathus spp 

 

 

Hydenum repandum

 

Phellinus spp on oak (possibly P. robustus)

 

 

 

[sloth]

Nice selection

[David Humphries]

Currently in Wroclaw, Poland at a trees and climate conference and have had the chance to look at the local trees and their fungal associations. Mostly from Szczytnicki park.