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Fungi ID; Place all your Fungi ID's here
Topic Started: Jul 20 2008, 12:07 PM (36,617 Views)
Davebutterflyman
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That's a great starting point in trying to work out how quickly it grows, Grayling and it obviously grows at a good rate.
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Laurie P
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This particular fungus is growing on a Scots Pine tree in New Park Plantation, Brockenhurst about 4 feet from the ground.

Anyone have any idea what it is please?

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Davebutterflyman
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Hi Laurie.

It could be an early forming Chicken Of The Woods but with it being, what looks like, a young bracket-style fungus, it is worth keeping an eye on to see how it forms.
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Laurie P
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Davebutterflyman
May 24 2016, 08:52 PM
Hi Laurie.

It could be an early forming Chicken Of The Woods but with it being, what looks like, a young bracket-style fungus, it is worth keeping an eye on to see how it forms.
Thanks for that Dave.

I checked my mushroom ID program on my iPad for that name and when fully formed it does look quite spectacular.

I'll keep visiting this one to see how it develops, as you suggested, then I'll get an updated photo when it has matured :cool2:
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Davebutterflyman
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An updated photo would be great Laurie and sometimes it's the only way of obtaining a positive id. It certainly is a spectacular fungi and quite beautiful when it is just matured.
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Davebutterflyman
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An updated photo would be great Laurie and sometimes it's the only way of obtaining a positive id. It certainly is a spectacular fungi and quite beautiful when it is just matured.
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Laurie P
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Well, it looks like you called it right there Dave :great:

This is the updated photo of the fungus you preliminarily identified as Chicken of the Woods. Checking my mushroom book, that's what it now looks like to me.

It's had a bit of insect nibbling since my last visit...
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I came across this fungus on two other different trees in this area:

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Eric Hardy
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I have only three photos of fungi, all taken in the woods near us. I am not really into fungi. I hardly dare eat a field mushroom in case I have not identified it correctly. I will look the photos out and post them here.

One exception was when we were walking in the Pennines between Teesdale and Swaledale/Arkengarthdale we came across an large patch of golden Chanterelles. We had eaten them in France and knew that they are delicious. We harvested quite a few and when we got home laid out most of them out on newspaper spread over the summerhouse floor to dry. Once dried they were preserved for months and enhanced Anthea's cooking for many a meal. We returned a couple of times afterwards but never found them again.
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Davebutterflyman
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Great photos Laurie and that is definitely Chicken of the woods, fine specimen as well.

Chanterelles are delicious Eric and are relatively safe to pick although there are a couple of others that they can be mistaken for and they are poisonous but not deadly.
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Eric Hardy
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This is the sum total of my photos of fungi. It is better than none at all, I suppose. They are all taken in the woods near us.
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Davebutterflyman
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Hi Eric.

1. Oak Mazegill
2. Macrolepiota procera
3. Chicken Of The Woods
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Laurie P
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Snap on number 3 Eric, but I've never come across the other two.
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Davebutterflyman
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The second one (The Parasol) is a good edible fungi but can easily be mistaken for Shaggy Parasol which can cause serious stomach upsets.
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Eric Hardy
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Thank you Dave for the identification. I still don't think I wouldn't risk eating The Parasol, even so.
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Davebutterflyman
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Pleasure Eric.

Always best to err on the side of caution where fungi is concerned.
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Davebutterflyman
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This is quite a good little site to give you a general idea if you are new to fungi.

http://www.first-nature.com/fungi/index.php
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JennyWren
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They certainly do look good specimens of the Chicken of the Woods , Laurie :cool2:

Eric , i love your pics as well and it won't be long before you're out once again looking for more specimens .. come the Autumn :cool1: :lovefungi:
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Davebutterflyman
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Yes, once you are bitten by the fungi bug there will be no stopping you.
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Laurie P
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IDs please?

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Don't know if this is an opened version of the one above, but it's stem was much shorter.

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Three shots of the same mushroom. Not certain if this is a 'Chicken of the Woods.'
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Davebutterflyman
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Hi Laurie.

Just off the top of my head, the first one is Egghead Mottlegill (Panaeolus semiovatus) i'll take a closer look at the others later on.
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