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Fungi ID; Place all your Fungi ID's here
Topic Started: Jul 20 2008, 12:07 PM (36,662 Views)
Davebutterflyman
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I am now leaning towards a Lepiota sp Chris but that might be as far as i can get.
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JennyWren
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i wonder what tree the logs came from in the wood shed ?
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Davebutterflyman
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That's a good point Jen and if we can narrow the substrate down it would really help.
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Chris
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Ah, that's a good point, Jen. :cool4: I never thought of identifying the wood in that section of the store and it's likely to be either ash or hazel. It's dark out there now and so I can't check it until the morning. I'll get back to you and Dave as soon as I have an answer.
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Davebutterflyman
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Many thanks Chris.
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JennyWren
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i could see a log to the left but not what tree it's from ... there's no bark showing either
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Davebutterflyman
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Some actually grow on sawdust/chippings substrate as well Jen which might narrow it down even more.
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JennyWren
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ah ... that's great , i hope so , Dave :cool:

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JennyWren
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Dave , is this a Turkey Tail ? and if so ..is there a species challenge it'll do for :paul:

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Chris
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:hello1: Dave & Jenny. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you but it's been so wet these past couple of days or so that I haven't had a deceny chance to look at the logs in situ. Today, it's dry and I have just taken a photo of a sample log and am attaching it here. I now think that the logs are either beech or hornbeam and am leaning towards the latter, although I am no expert. The fungi was just in front of the logs in the substrata at the bottom of the old rabbit hutch to the right of the upright one in the picture. Now we can all check our books and see what we come up! :grin:
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oh heavens ... now i'm stumped and i thought i'd be able to guess straight away :paul: When i first saw it i thought an old Silver Birch log .... these would be thinned as would be the Beech . Not sure about the Hornbeam .. i didn't think they grew in such quantities . BUT Hornbeam is coppiced so maybe ( although large ish ) it's a Hornbeam as you say , Chris . :cool2:
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Davebutterflyman
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It could well be Hornbeam. I'll have a look at any mycorrizhal relationships between fungi and Hornbeam.
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Chris
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Thanks, Dave. So far I have found only one reference to a fungi seemingly associated with hornbeam that is similar to mine but, unfortunately, it doesn't give the name of it. For what it's worth, here is the link:

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g190784-d4499011-i80533748-Parndon_Wood_Nature_Reserve-Harlow_Essex_England.html

and there's no guarantee that it has anything to do with hornbeams.
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Davebutterflyman
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Thanks for the link Chris.

It certainly looks like a Lepiota or Microlepiota type. What i can do, possibly later on tomorrow, is cross-reference these species and see whether hornbeam is associated with either group and take it from there.
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Davebutterflyman
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Just to let you know that i have not matched anything up as yet Chris and i'm still working on it.
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Chris
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:hello1: Is anyone able to answer Jenny's query in Post #1138 above as to her possible Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) as I now have what I think is the same fungi (see below).
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Davebutterflyman
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Hi Chris and thanks for reminding me about Jen's.

I agree and they are both Trametes versicolor.
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Chris
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Thanks, Dave. :cool4:
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JennyWren
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thanks Dave ........ Chris :cool3:
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Davebutterflyman
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Ok both :cool2:
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