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Post by rowanberry on May 27, 2020 9:46:23 GMT
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Post by aeshna5 on May 27, 2020 10:50:03 GMT
I'm no mycologist but looks like Cramp Balls/King Alfred's Cakes to me.
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Post by Tringa on Jun 22, 2020 13:50:10 GMT
I saw this one on a fallen tree trunk(oak I think, but it was an old log and completely covered in ivy) this morning close to the river Roding. The closest piece of the fungus was a bit over 20cm across.  Fungus by Dave Marley, on Flickr Dave |
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Post by rowanberry on Aug 22, 2020 19:31:17 GMT
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Post by aeshna5 on Aug 23, 2020 4:55:06 GMT
The second is Jelly Ear-used to be called Jew's Ear, but replaced as not very PC!Usually on Elder.
The last looks like Artist's Bracket, Ganoderma applanatum.
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Post by rowanberry on Aug 23, 2020 13:34:26 GMT
Thanks, Aeshna- that last one comes back on the very same spot on that tree; I've learned to look for it whenever we walk along there.
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Post by ianr on Sept 8, 2020 6:58:07 GMT
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Post by ianr on Sept 17, 2020 9:40:53 GMT
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Post by aeshna5 on Sept 17, 2020 17:35:31 GMT
Lovely images, Ian.
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Post by rowanberry on Sept 17, 2020 20:35:55 GMT
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Post by aeshna5 on Sept 18, 2020 3:47:11 GMT
Your red mushrooms are a species of Russula which is a very tricky genus with many superficially similar species. Many can't be done in the field. Worth noting the species of tree they are with as many are associated with particular species.
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Post by rowanberry on Sept 18, 2020 9:03:00 GMT
When I first saw them all glowing red I was excited, thinking they were Fly Agaric (I've never seen one). After a closer look I thought nooooo- those aren't proper spots. The woodland where they were growing is a bit of a mix, but predominantly oak trees. I did a google for Russulas in the UK, and came across this interesting article on the Wild Food UK site... it says you can use a nibble test to determine if a particular Russula is poisonous or not.  I don't think I'd be brave enough to risk this, (that'd be the one time I DID come across a Fly Agaric, no doubt!) www.wildfooduk.com/articles/identifying-russulas/Thanks for the id, Aeshna! |
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Post by ianr on Sept 18, 2020 11:17:35 GMT
When I first saw them all glowing red I was excited, thinking they were Fly Agaric (I've never seen one). After a closer look I thought nooooo- those aren't proper spots. The woodland where they were growing is a bit of a mix, but predominantly oak trees. I did a google for Russulas in the UK, and came across this interesting article on the Wild Food UK site... it says you can use a nibble test to determine if a particular Russula is poisonous or not. I don't think I'd be brave enough to risk this, (that'd be the one time I DID come across a Fly Agaric, no doubt!) www.wildfooduk.com/articles/identifying-russulas/Thanks for the id, Aeshna! No don't nibble test a lot of these russula shrooms have sickener attached to their name  it say it all ian |
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Post by aeshna5 on Oct 9, 2020 17:55:53 GMT
A couple of large Parasols in the acid grassland at Ruislip today.
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Post by Tringa on Oct 10, 2020 12:01:09 GMT
I've been catching up on some photos. This was from late September in a birch wood by the river Blackwater near Garve.  FA by Dave Marley, on Flickr Dave |
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Black Fungus May 2020 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
I don't think I'd be brave enough to risk this, (that'd be the one time I DID come across a Fly Agaric, no doubt!)
it say it all