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May 24, 2015 at 8:19 am in reply to: Fungus Of The Day (One identified fungus only please, with species name in attachment comment and in post) #33303
Hi Dave, I’ve found similar on neighbour’s lawn which I think is a Parasola but I might be wrong. I will try and post photos but maybe too large files and I’m not at all sure how to make them smaller! I don’t do microscopy so difficult to be sure of id.
Mark
Thanks advice. Have decided to go for Garmin eTrex 20 with 8Gb micro-SD card as more robust and better battery life than smart phones. Price from HandTech at the moment is £110 (not including card). As a ‘registered technophobe’ I will probably have difficulty using it to start with!
Mark
I am not an expert on Rusts but ‘rustbucket’ may comment on your post. Looks like P.allii occurs on a number of Allium species This is a site I’ve used quite a lot: http://www.hiddenforest.co.nz/slime/intro.htm May 21, 2015 at 8:53 am in reply to: Fungus Of The Day (One identified fungus only please, with species name in attachment comment and in post) #33297Hi Dave, Your knowledge of Inkcaps (now called Coprioid fungi according to Kew) is far in advance of mine!
Without microscopy a difficult area.
Mark
Yes good photo but can you find the Sedge that is second host for this?! Difficult task!!! May 20, 2015 at 11:00 pm in reply to: Fungus Of The Day (One identified fungus only please, with species name in attachment comment and in post) #33295Not an expert on Inkcaps (or any other fungi!) but I think this maybe one of the Parasola which frequently appear on lawns. Coprinopsis patouillardii occurs on ‘strawy dung,compost,straw and domestic waste and is occasional or seldom recorded’ according to Buczacki et al 2012
I maybe completely wrong though – ‘the more I know the more I realise I don’t know’!
Hi Nigel, This is a very interesting publication – many thanks for giving me a copy.
I will have to try to get a copy of the Dutch book – looks like it will be very useful. Also the Henderson books.
I found Puccinia sessilis on Arum maculatum yesterday – not very species specific and very common I think.
Oh dear any tablets for Rust bugs OCD?
Mark
Yes – also good for Rusts! My USB is a bit basic but useful at x10 and x60 Mark
May 18, 2015 at 4:13 pm in reply to: Puccinia caricina var, ribesii-pendulae on Pendulous Sedge #33225Nigel, Excellent talk! I think I have the Rust bug but not sure how far I will get. My botanical knowledge is not very good!
Saturday was a very good event with lots of people to talk to. Hopefully it can be repeated so the Welsh mycology community can exchange ideas and knowledge.
I had a very good time in the week with the ‘Kew Crew’ and have not been put off Rusts despite 5 and a half hours on Whiteford Dunes looking for the elusive Chrysomxa pyrolata. Having turned over several hundred leaves of the host plant I now know what to look for! As Martyn said ‘it was a successful day’.
Thanks for info re Gooseberries – there are also other Ribes species in Brynna Woods so I will keep an eye on those as well. I think my walks in the Woods will be quite slow events.
Mark
I’m not sure but Nigel and Debbie definitely suggested it. I think it is quite expensive though and probably much above my level! Nigel and Debbie recommended: Ellis and Ellis Microfungi on Land Plants
Henderson Checklist of Rust Fungi
Henderson Guide to ID by Host Plant
The latter 2 are available as downloads on Gareth Griffith’s waxcap website I think.
Also the Rust Fungus Red Data List and Census Catalogue for Wales that was available on Saturday seems a good read!
Bought an Aldi USB microscope a couple of years ago and I use it a bit for small fungi and now Rusts! I find it useful on x10 because I can capture photos easily on my laptop. It has x60 and x200 but latter is difficult to get good images – maybe due to me!
May 17, 2015 at 8:49 pm in reply to: Puccinia caricina var, ribesii-pendulae on Pendulous Sedge #33222I’m only just starting with Rusts but have id’d a few I think. I have Pendulous Sedge close to me and possibly wild Gooseberry in same area so must keep an eye out for these! Not sure what to look for on the Gooseberries?? May seem harsh but I completely agree! Mark
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