Fungi 2010

[Afloden]

Mark,
 
 That's Laetiporus sulphureus, a very good edible when fresh which that one looks to be. The softer margins are really the best part to eat.

 Boletus sp here in the eastern US are usually infected by Hypomyces spp. It is hard to get them early enough without finding the little larvae in them also. I would assume it is the same everywhere else. Our Cantharellus get an Astero... something infection when they get older.

 I am a bit of a fungivore, but I have not had much time since August to collect. In June and July I did collect about 6 pounds (ca. 2.6 kilos) of Cantharellus species, a few Lactarius indigo, and some Boletus species.
 
 Aaron
 

[ranunculus]

So, what does one call a fungi that grows on a fungi.  ( a very funny guy)

A just for fun guy?

[Maggi Young]

So, what does one call a fungi that grows on a fungi.  ( a very funny guy)

A just for fun guy?

 Bob Hope?

[Olga Bondareva]

My today's harvest.

[Paul T]

Olga,

I particularly like that last one.  Must be amazing in the full size image.

[Lesley Cox]

I like that one too Paul, as if the fungus had pulled a little hat over to keep itself dry. But as always, Olga's images are superb. (So too, Olga, are 6 pin-prick size little seedlings of what can only be Saxifragas. The first of many I hope, visible yesterday. Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou.)

[Olga Bondareva]

6 pin-prick size little seedlings of what can only be Saxifragas.

Great! 

Every day I go to the forest in spite of the work. Beautiful weather! Not many mushrooms but still some edible and some shootable. 

[angie]

Olga wonderful pictures again 

Angie

[Maggi Young]

In this week's Bulb Log , Ian has pictures of a fungus.... a mycorrhizal fungus......
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2010Oct061286367062BULB_LOG__4010.pdf

[angie]

Wow Maggi never mind the picture of the mycorrhizal fungus in Ian's bulb log that picture of the hoverfly is amazing the detail in that picture is breathtaking.

Angie

[Bob Resch]

Impressive photos, well done. I don't know what happened but my post got preempted and the attachments lost-This is a repost
I have found in my crevice bed here in northern Illinois a fungus that I wish to call upon you knowledgeable folks to aid in identifying. They have appeared spontaneously in the bed which is pure coarse sand. Thus far I have found six specimens allowing two to grow out of curiosity. They are enlarging but not rapidly. Puff ball fungi are somewhat common in our local woods. These look more like truffles, hard, solid interiors. Any ideas?

[Lesley Cox]

(So too, Olga, are 6 pin-prick size little seedlings of what can only be Saxifragas. The first of many I hope, visible yesterday. Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou.)

15 by yesterday!

[Lesley Cox]

Here is a starry fungus which I saw at Victoria's Cloudhill Nursery 3 weeks ago. An idenitification please?

[Paul T]

It's an Earthstar Lesley (no idea of latin name).  I'd not seen them until this year, when we had some appear in our garden here.  Ours though had the central ball sit up on a stem, out of the star.  The same, but different to the Cloudehill ones. 

[Olga Bondareva]

Lesley, wow it's a starry mushroom! I know it grows here to but I've never seen it. It's very rare, congratulations!