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Fungi ID; Place all your Fungi ID's here
Topic Started: Jul 20 2008, 12:07 PM (36,618 Views)
JennyWren
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OK , Dave .. here we are again :bag:

so is this one ok for the Fungi Challenge :nod: if it is , could you give me the link to post the photo , only i keep getting through to just the fungi ID or the list . :thanks:

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Davebutterflyman
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Hi Jen.

I have posted the link to the screening challenge on another thread but you can bypass that now and put it straight on the fungi challenge.

http://www.natureuk.org/topic/7461437/1/#new
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Davebutterflyman
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I have seen your post on another thread Jen so you can ignore the above post now :cool2:
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Grayling
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I found this today on some rotton wood, possibly Hazel - hard to tell.

I wondered if it might be a slime mould - Lycogala terrestre?

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Davebutterflyman
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I would agree with a Lycogala, Grayling but i think microscopy might be the only way to determine the type. I'll cross-reference my guides to see what i can come up with.
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Grayling
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Many thanks :cool3:
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Davebutterflyman
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Still no luck Grayling but i do have one more guide to check.
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Grayling
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Please don't go to too much trouble Dave like you say, microscopy would probably be the only way to determine.

Many thanks :thankyou:
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Davebutterflyman
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No worries Grayling, i think microscopy would be the only way.
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Grayling
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Thanks Dave. :Cool: It's not something I've seen before.
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Davebutterflyman
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It's a very attractive looking one.
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Geoff F
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A group of 5 came up in my vegetable garden overnight and the snails really loved them because they were all partly eaten by the time I found them. But I can't get started with identification.

Central stalk. Caps between 70 and 120 mm. Initially shiny silver white fading to shiny bronze by the afternoon. No distinguishing texture. Slightly domed with slightly raised centre.

Gills free, pale brown with some darker patches, normal spacing. Spores pale brown.

Stem 120 to 140 high. 10 mm diameter, silvery fading to pale yellowish brown. No ring.

I've tried my keys and the Mycokey site without getting any realistic answers even to family.

Some odour but I can't really place it. Maybe a bit like horse dung!

Any suggestions?
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Davebutterflyman
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I'll have a look when we get back from Norfolk Geoff, don't have my fungi guides with me.
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Grayling
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Is this Chicken of the Woods? On a dead Willow stump.

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Davebutterflyman
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I would say spot on with that Grayling.
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Grayling
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Thanks :Cool:
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Davebutterflyman
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A nice, fresh looking specimen as well.
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Grayling
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Dave, that is interesting that you say that. How quickly does something like that grow?
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Davebutterflyman
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I'm really not too sure Grayling. I might be able to find the answer in one of my field guides, i'll definitely look when we get back from Norfolk.
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Grayling
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Dave, the reason I asked is that I was there a few weeks ago and didn't notice any thing notable on the stump and if I had I would have taken a photo of it so was surprised to see that lovely fungus this week.
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