Fungi

[fungiphile]

Sept 1, 2011 13:56:11 GMT scarecrow said:

Paxillus involutus - Brown Rollrim, very common,  these are collected by eastern Europeans for eating, but it is now thought to be very poisionous over a long period which can end in death

[fungiphile]

Dec 12, 2010 20:39:58 GMT Jasmine said:

Nov 27, 2010 11:42:52 GMT Tig said:

I spotted this in the week - no idea what it is called, nice purple one?



x Tig

I don't know what to say Tig i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilie
s/Default/shocked.gif I've never seen a fungus that colour before!

hard to tell without a picture of the gills etc, but it could be either a Cortinarius species, or a lepista (Blewitt) species

[Rosefriend]

Hi fungiphile, and welcome to GWD....pleased that there is someone in the "know" regarding Fungi...so many wild and wonderful ones...

Preview should work without any problems fungiphile, - you can possibly click on BBCode and then back to Preview a couple of times, - that may sort it out, have done that myself before now..let me know if you are successful and I will ask on Proboards if not...

[fungiphile]

Nov 22, 2007 9:50:44 GMT Tig said:

Been on a little foray this morning - surprises galore (though not all nice ones!) x Tig
Ickle ones

Medium sized ones

And this blooming great thing growing on the top of the apple tree!!!

no1/ could be a Psathyrell species ?
no2/ looks like the field Blewit - Lepista saeva, but hard to say without seeing the gills and stem of it
no3/ is the Tripe fungus - Auricula mesenterica,  (related to Auricula uaricula-judae - Jelly Ear fungus)

[fungiphile]

Nov 16, 2015 17:47:32 GMT Rosefriend said:

Hi fungiphile, and welcome to GWD....pleased that there is someone in the "know" regarding Fungi...so many wild and wonderful ones...

Preview should work without any problems fungiphile, - you can possibly click on BBCode and then back to Preview a couple of times, - that may sort it out, have done that myself before now..let me know if you are successful and I will ask on Proboards if not...

hi Rosefriend, and thanks for the welcome
err, i'm not having a problem with the preview, it was the original poster that posted that,
 i just got my reply in the wrong place, think i've  figured it out now though

[fungiphile]

Jan 15, 2008 10:19:37 GMT nightowl said:

amo said:

Anyone know what these are that appeared on 31st October in my lawn? They weren't too far from the trunk of an aged Rowan. I'm wondering if it is a part of it's dying process

Thirded! ;D

i'm afraid it's one of the Honey Fungus species, possibly Armillaria mellea, if your tree is showing signs of ill health, then this is your culprit !
it may already be to late for your Rowan tree, and any other trees or  shrubs you may have in your garden,
it has already claimed 3 buddlias and two Birches in my garden plus half of my Privet hedge

not only does it spread by releasing it spores, but by underground rhizomes  called bootlaces, that can spread over large distances, (see this link) link

[fungiphile]

Jan 29, 2008 19:39:01 GMT @rowanberryjelly said:

heres my mushies from back in november

Honey fungus - Armillaria species (probably Armillaria mellea) for the first

and the Birch Polypore - piptoporus betulinus, found exclusively on Birch Trees.

[fungiphile]

Apr 21, 2008 21:16:54 GMT oldmoleskins said:

Wasn't really expecting to see much mushroomy-stuff at this time of year, but in a damp and tangley chestnut wood...







OM

not too sure about no1 but the others are Turkey tail - Trametes versicolor, which is vary variable in appearence, and comes in a mixture of colours.

[fungiphile]

Apr 25, 2008 12:03:47 GMT Chuckles said:

Lovely pics OM amazing what you find when you start looking. I found these this morning growing on the side of a loo roll that has sweetpeas in

one of the coprinopsis species (formerly Coprinus)  possibly Coprinopsis lagopides or similar

[fungiphile]

Jun 1, 2008 16:58:24 GMT Ruthie said:

Found this beauty this morning. It's pretty big too.

these are the "Chicken of the woods" - Laetiporus sulphureus, just begining to age,

[fungiphile]

Jun 15, 2008 20:07:02 GMT Ruthie said:

Here's some I found while on holiday in Cumbria.........

no1 is a Ganoderma species, which is usually found on Beech trees, both live and dead, probably Ganoderma australe or Ganoderna applanatum.
no2 is Turkey Tail - Trametes versicolour

[fungiphile]

Aug 7, 2008 20:05:08 GMT oldmoleskins said:

Saw this on a venerable apple tree... ain't it a beauty:



OM.

this could be Inonotus hispidus - Shaggy Bracket, commomly found on old apple trees, but more usually on Ash,

[fungiphile]

Sept 18, 2008 13:12:18 GMT Rosefriend said:

I just thought it looked rather nice..



RF

could be Grifola frondosa - hen of the woods ?

[fungiphile]

Sept 22, 2008 15:36:36 GMT bagpuss said:

Just stumbled on this thread, there are some really beautiful photos on here. I have put this picture on my North Devon/Cornwall 2008 thread under holidays, but thought I would add it here as well. I have no idea what sort of fungi it is, but it was growing on a cliff top just off the footpath between Widemouth Bay and Bude.

Parasol mushroom - Macrolepiota procera, always an impressive sight

[fungiphile]

Sept 26, 2008 15:19:26 GMT Rosefriend said:

Has anyone an idea what these could be... I found them this afternoon but I can't see them in my book...



RF

the Shaggy Parasol - Macrolepiota rhacodes,

[fungiphile]

Nov 30, 2008 22:50:46 GMT Chuckles said:

A couple of weeks ago now I took out the stump of a shrub I'd previously cut down, can't even remember what the shrub was now Anyhow I spotted some small orange fungi growing on it and thought I must take a pic of those. Well a couple of weeks on they have grown no end.

these are most likely the Velvet toughshank - Kuehneromyces mutablis, but they could also be Flammulina velutipes, but would need to see the stems more closely to be sure of which,

[fungiphile]

Apr 19, 2009 14:22:15 GMT scarecrow said:

very small fungi about 3cm long, in the wood chip path

not my strong point, these cup type fungi, but it may possibly be a Peziza granulosa,

[fungiphile]

Aug 10, 2009 13:33:18 GMT Chuckles said:

Just had a look back through all the fungi that have been posted on here, some amazing pics. I found one yesterday while rummageing about in one of the beds, it was growing on and old Laurel stump. My first thought was that it was a lump of melted black plastic, maybe something that I'd burnt and the ashes had been put on the garden. When I picked it up and examined it closer I thought maybe a plant tuber. Don't ask me why but I smelt it and that told me it was Fungi. I don't smell everything I find by the way ;D

Been scanning the web and I reckon it's Dead Mans Finger what a horrid name. I snapped a finger off ;D to see what it was like inside. Looks like it was home for a teenie weenie slug too ;D

Aug 11, 2009 7:00:38 GMT oldmoleskins said:

'DMF' eh, Chuck..? Is that classed as edible from your researches - looks like it should be meaty...

OM.

very definitely not edible !! you are right, they are Dead mans Fingers - Xylaria ploymorpha, which can be confused with Dead Molls fingers - Xylaria longipes, which are usually more slender,

[fungiphile]

Aug 22, 2009 11:26:14 GMT Rosefriend said:

As we were driving around last week we saw this on a tree.



We have just cycled past it and it is a lot lot lighter now.



RF

this is the Chicken of the woods - Laetiporus sulphureus,  they are much more of an orangey yellow when young, becoming lighter with age, finally almost white, and resemble expanded polystyrene, both in look and touch !

[fungiphile]

Aug 23, 2009 16:50:23 GMT Rosefriend said:

Found this in a tomato tub this morning...not such a good sign really...



RF

most probably Parasola plicatilis, but there are other very similar ones it could be though,

[fungiphile]

Oct 7, 2009 11:04:30 GMT Tig said:

After the rain comes ...



;D

an Inkcap, one of the Coprinopsis species, either lagopides or lagopus or similar

[fungiphile]

Oct 12, 2009 12:48:12 GMT bagpuss said:

Went out for a bike ride yesterday, and spotted these growing under a willow tree.

these are Coprinus comatus- Shaggy inkcap or Layers wig, another of the inkcaps,

[fungiphile]

Oct 15, 2009 11:26:30 GMT Rosefriend said:

Lovely Bagpuss...

I have just found these in the garden - no idea what they are but something seems to like the first one...





RF

would need to see more details such as stem and gills of both of these to be certain, but no1 is probably Sulphur tuft -Hypholoma fasiculare
and no2 looks very much like the dreaded Honey Fungus - Armillaria mellea,
but as said, cannot be sure with just a view of the caps,

[fungiphile]

i cant help but notice that in several posts here regarding fungi, many of you discuss the edibility of many of the fungi posted here,

i don't wish to sound alarmist, but you should never eat any wild fungi you find, unless you are absolutely certain that they are indeed edible,
as a mistake here could see you having half a day out with the undertaker !!

while most fungi, while being poisionous, can make you ill to varying degrees, there a some that are deadly poisionous, with one or two having no cure at all for them if eaten !

these deadly types can very easily be mistaken for some of the edible ones, so you should take great care if picking wild mushrooms to eat, and only then if you are 100% certain they are indeed edible,

beware of any identifcations from photographs of fungi (such as the ones on this site and others, including any i have given an id to) as it is very difficult to get a correct id from photographs alone,
plus many photos of fungi you can find on a google or similar search have been misidentified and wrongly labelled, so you cannot be certain of an id from these sources,

if you like eating fungi, then stick to the supermarket ones, its much safer

ps: i have tried many wild fungi, but still prefer the "chestnut mushrooms" from the supermarket to any of the wild ones

[Rosefriend]

Nov 16, 2015 22:32:52 GMT fungiphile said:

i cant help but notice that in several posts here regarding fungi, many of you discuss the edibility of many of the fungi posted here,

i don't wish to sound alarmist, but you should never eat any wild fungi you find, unless you are absolutely certain that they are indeed edible,
as a mistake here could see you having half a day out with the undertaker !!

while most fungi, while being poisionous, can make you ill to varying degrees, there a some that are deadly poisionous, with one or two having no cure at all for them if eaten !

these deadly types can very easily be mistaken for some of the edible ones, so you should take great care if picking wild mushrooms to eat, and only then if you are 100% certain they are indeed edible,

beware of any identifcations from photographs of fungi (such as the ones on this site and others, including any i have given an id to) as it is very difficult to get a correct id from photographs alone,
plus many photos of fungi you can find on a google or similar search have been misidentified and wrongly labelled, so you cannot be certain of an id from these sources,

if you like eating fungi, then stick to the supermarket ones, its much safer

ps: i have tried many wild fungi, but still prefer the "chestnut mushrooms" from the supermarket to any of the wild ones

Wonderful to be able to put names to some of these beauties...many thanks fungiphile,..

I see what you mean about posting problems - you are posting within the "Quote" marks. When you quote anything you need to post after the last quote mark ([/quote]) and it will be fine.

I have send you a message - top of the board to the right, after Bookmarks.

Thanks for the warnings fungiphile, collecting wild mushrooms is big buiness on this side on the water ( I live in Germany) and indeed my OH and I did for many years. He was taught by his grandmothers - only 5 varities that he always recognised, although his grandmothers knew and collected many other varities...
We loved eating them with bacon, onion and sometimes an egg..

Here in Germany there are deaths every year from people eating poisonous forms and warnings go out each season. There are experts that can be contacted in most areas and you can take your basket of "goodies" to them and they will check through them all before declaring them safe for eating or not...so many it seems are safe once cooked but deadly when raw...

[fungiphile]

one of the members from our fungi forum recently posted a list of the various fungi which he had found in his garden over the years,
(see here )

and although we have a fair sized garden we never get much in the way of fungi growing in it,
so i wondered what other people found in their own gardens in the way of fungi ?,