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Post by geoff on Sept 7, 2018 18:41:08 GMT
Here is the best image I have which shows the thin stem under this old ruptured fungus. They were all developing emerging stems as they matured. Scleroderma which I have previously seen all had roots coming from their bases?
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Post by davebutterflyman on Sept 8, 2018 7:58:52 GMT
I'll take a look at those on the previous page Geoff.
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Post by davebutterflyman on Sept 9, 2018 7:23:34 GMT
Still looking Geoff without any success at the moment.
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Post by geoff on Sept 9, 2018 17:47:33 GMT
If they were easy, Dave, I would have already obtained an identification. I can do the simple stuff - sometimes!
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Post by Pam on Sept 10, 2018 6:52:41 GMT
Hello, that time of year again This was magnificent, is it Chicken of the woods, it was only at the base of the tree? Thanks for looking.
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Post by davebutterflyman on Sept 10, 2018 8:21:04 GMT
On the previous page Geoff.
1. Parasola sp 2. Coprinellus sp 3. Mycena haematopus
Do you have spore prints for the first two?
Nice find Pam and i agree with Chicken of the woods.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 8:54:45 GMT
i dont think its Chicken of the woods, but Meriplus giganteus or the Giant Polypore, nearly always found on Beech, (sometimes on Oak too) either at the base like this on, or arising from the roots some distance from the trunk,
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Post by davebutterflyman on Sept 10, 2018 9:00:25 GMT
You are right, i should have looked closer.
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Post by jen on Sept 10, 2018 9:05:36 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 9:08:33 GMT
the Lichen in Jens post is probably Xanthoria parietina, probably the most common uk Lichen, (well, around my area at least ) fascinating stuff, especially when viewed close up,
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Post by jen on Sept 10, 2018 9:12:57 GMT
Thanks Ashgale Ive now added the photos on my last post , Dave .... Ashgale
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 9:27:20 GMT
You are right, i should have looked closer. thats something i'm guilty of too Dave (on more than one occaision) you can see my latest blooper here
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Post by Pam on Sept 10, 2018 13:11:21 GMT
Many thanks Ashgale & Dave
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2018 16:20:28 GMT
Ahha , i wondered about this fungi ...... could this be Chicken of the Woods ? or something quite different . This was next to an oak tree i keep looking at this one and thinking yes, Chicken of the Woods, but something is making me think it could be something else like Inonotus dryadeus ? would be well worth paying a return visit to it and see how it develops to be sure,
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Post by jen on Sept 10, 2018 17:47:14 GMT
Sadly , i can't return anytime yet , it was at NT Killerton and i went with friends . I have no car now so unfortunately depend on lifts . Thank you for your suggestion , Ashgale , somebody else might be able to help and/or confirm what you suggest
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Post by geoff on Sept 10, 2018 18:57:39 GMT
Thanks for the help, Dave. I didn't take a sample of the first two for spore prints because it was early in the day and I thought that after being knocked about inside my backpack with the camera equipment there wouldn't be much left of them by the time I returned home. So I just assumed spores would be dark like the gills. I ought to take a specific sealed container but the bag gets a bit full so I often leave it behind.
I can't find Parasola in my Michael Jordan book, has the name changed recently? It is in the Paul Nichol family keys booklet.
Found an interesting orange fungus with decurrent gills today but I am attempting a spore print from that one so I will post details later. Possibly Lepista flaccida.
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Post by davebutterflyman on Sept 11, 2018 8:18:30 GMT
Parasola are in the Psathyrellaceae family, Geoff, such as Pleated Inkcap and Parasola auricoma (Formerly Coprinus auricoma). There are a few options for yours but i think too tricky without supporting evidence.
Oak Bracket is a possibility but as Ashgale states, would need to see how it develops further.
I can see what you mean about the 'blooper' Ashgale, this field has to be one of the trickiest out there and i often have to refer back a lot of my id's for more expert anlysis.
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Post by jen on Sept 11, 2018 8:59:47 GMT
Hi Dave , i suppose my ( thought to be ) Chicken of the Woods won't be able to be ID I've zoomed in but with no joy . It doesn't look like an Inonotus dryadeus ( no indication of a weeping surface ) from my Buczacki et al ........... actually , it now looks a little like a Hen of the Woods with that rolled edge ( the books illustration is darker in colour than my photo I'm stuck . Dave
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Post by pisces77 on Sept 11, 2018 10:22:33 GMT
Any ideas on this one, thanks in advance
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Post by Grayling on Sept 11, 2018 15:01:56 GMT
These are all from the same mixed woodland. 1. On a dead stump - I think this is probably Oak Mazegill. Underside 2. Common Puffball? 3. Not sure 4. I thought this was on Birch and was hoping it might be something other than Turkeytail?
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