David Humphries

Enteridium Lycoperdon, the false puffball

Yep

Interesting visitor to the Heath at Hampstead few days ago. crested Caracara Flew off from London Zoo and is still at large

If it’s a perennial bracket type, worth considering Rigidoporus ulmarius

Pollen cones

Subtle 🙂

Hair Ice, nice find ! Hair Ice WWW.METOFFICE.GOV.UK Hair ice is a rare type of ice formation where the presence of a particular fungus in rotting wood produces thin strands of...

Yep

2021 has been a cracking year for me regarding all things fungi. Found some amazing species, co-authored a book, gave some online talks & got a microscope to take identification a bit further down the road. 2022 should open up a whole new microworld of geeky myco-fascination 😁🔬 Below image includes a few of my favourite finds this year from Hampstead, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk & Suffolk. Some already known, some new to me. Species l-r are Silky rosegill (Volvariella bombycina), Summer truffle (Tuber aestivum), Eyelash fungus (Scutellina scutellata), Bilious Bolete (Rubroboletus legaliae), Earpick fungus (Auriscalium vulgare), Fluted Birds nest (Cyathus striatus), Golden Scaly Cap (Pholiota aurivella), Parasitic Bolete (Pseudoboletus parisiticus) & Scarlet Elfcup (Sarcoscypha austriaca) Further images can be seen @ https://www.instagram.com/tree_myco_man/

Stump puff balls (Lycoperdon pyriforme)

Ganoderma resinaceum

‘If’ it’s Gymnopus junonius, it’s is a saprotroph that will be taking its sustenance within dysfunctional areas of the damaged wood volumes (probably the roots) It will be a slow process of degradation. If the tree is in decline due to more than the root damage (other disease/dysfunction) the fungi will be part of the succession of the ongoing decline.

Difficult to be sure when the specimens are starting to over mature. Easier when they are in early development. host (although found associating with a wide range of broadleaves) Cap colour (although a little faded here) No cap scales (although they may have washed off) Gill colour Gills are crowded Gills possibly adnate remnant ring on stipe and a hunch 😁