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Title: Fungi 2017
Post by: ian mcdonald on January 08, 2017, 11:44:43 AM

There was a good programme about fungi on BBC 4 last night.

Title: Re: Fungi 2017
Post by: Cfred72 on January 15, 2017, 02:33:26 PM

Hello. Small walk in the woods near us today. On a piece of dead wood. Is it a mushroom or a lichen?

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Title: Re: Fungi 2017
Post by: ian mcdonald on January 15, 2017, 03:20:48 PM

Hello Fred, it is a mushroom. It looks similar to Ear fungus. Perhaps Chris will know.

Title: Re: Fungi 2017
Post by: Chris Johnson on January 16, 2017, 08:44:01 AM

Hi Fred and Ian

It's a bracket fungus ... not always an easy group, especially when frosted but possibly Bjerkandera adusta. Usually found on dead broadleaved trees, rarely on conifers.

Title: Re: Fungi 2017
Post by: Cfred72 on January 16, 2017, 09:20:06 AM

It is actually a picket of rough wood, leafy essence. Unfortunately, I did not look at the bark, sorry for the imprecision, I know it is often important with mushrooms.