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  • May 26, 2025 at 9:26 am in reply to: Site Functionality Test #46584
    adampembs
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      Sorry for delay. I’m checking some things. I’m considering moving away from phpbb towards something with automatic updates like WordPress but the conversion process is tricky. Doing it programmatically is very tricky and conversion software / companies costs money, and I fund the site out of my own pocket.

      April 29, 2025 at 9:37 pm in reply to: Brown fungus on path #46571
      adampembs
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        I don’t know any way of doing this directly on the iPad. It has very limited editing functionality. Most of my iPad photos are less than the 3MB limit but I use a PC to add photos. A workaround is to export them to email (it sends at a lower resolution) send them to yourself, and add them that way. You can’t even adjust the camera resolution on an iPad. Wonderful devices in many ways, but not in this case.

        January 26, 2025 at 9:54 am in reply to: Fungus Of The Day (One identified fungus only please, with species name in attachment comment and in post) #34225
        adampembs
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          A rare occasion when I got a half decent image with my phone.

          Panellus stipticus

          January 10, 2025 at 9:59 am in reply to: Corticoid #46449
          adampembs
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            Welcome to UK Fungi :D

            It looks like one of the Ganoderma species. G. australe or G. applanatum.

            In future, please start a new topic for a fungus ID.

            December 31, 2024 at 3:59 pm in reply to: Nigel Stringer #46415
            adampembs
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              I met Nigel a number of times. He was a regular attender at the Pembrokeshire forays and the joke was he never left the car park, he found so many tiny fungi. I attended his excellent workshop on rusts at the National Botanic Gardens of Wales. This is a sad loss. Out of fondness for his memory, I have been looking today for microfungi and found what I think is a rust on a fern (poss. Dryopteris) Will post in ID section.

              December 22, 2024 at 1:57 pm in reply to: Strange fungus growing in our tea room #46406
              adampembs
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                MIke is right, of course. Just to add that the only spores to worry about are of human disease causing fungi (not this species) or some Aspergillus (which affect some susceptible people, not all) Any spores in the lings will eventually break down or be removed by the body.

                A walk through the woods in autumn will cause us to inhale many thousands of spores but is usually a lot better for our health than staying indoors. :)

                Here is a link to a Wikipedia article on Aspergillus fumigatus (one of the few fungi of concern in this regard) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergillus_fumigatus

                December 13, 2024 at 5:23 pm in reply to: ID: Large brown mushroom growing on grass and in group #46396
                adampembs
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                  There is some purple left in the stem. I think L.saeva is a good contender.

                  December 9, 2024 at 4:47 pm in reply to: Brand new (black agaric) #46392
                  adampembs
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                    Welcome to UK Fungi.

                    Google lens and other apps are not very good at getting IDs.

                    I would recommend a book. There is a list here.

                    https://www.fungi.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=156

                    Books have a more methodoligcal approach.

                    First: morphology – general shape, gills, teeth or pores.

                    Second: spore colour (learn to do a spore print) – although we can safely say these are black.

                    As for your mushroom, Mike is quite right but do you have a top-shot? Did you take any photos in situ?

                    December 5, 2024 at 9:08 am in reply to: Liberty Caps? #46376
                    adampembs
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                      Agree with Mike.

                      I’m grateful you read our rules! ;)

                      December 5, 2024 at 9:07 am in reply to: Pholiota with conspicuous veil tufts #46348
                      adampembs
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                        Lancashire Lad wrote:


                        Hi,

                        Unfortunately, Pholiota squarrosoides isn’t (yet?) recorded in the UK

                        It’s from Malta.

                        According to FTE, P.squarroides is increasing found towards the east of Europe. It is supposed to smell of bread yeast and is greasier than P. squarrosa. Of course, Malta is on the edge of what we consider temperate zone and is often classed as sub-tropical so you could have African species to consider.

                        You could rule out Lepiotoid species with a spore print which would be white or greenish.

                        November 30, 2024 at 1:49 pm in reply to: Fungus Of The Day (One identified fungus only please, with species name in attachment comment and in post) #34224
                        adampembs
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                          My view is that we need to do more to limit the spread of the worst pathogens, Ash Dieback, Dutch Elm disease etc (too late for the them) but growing more plants and timber in the UK, better certification and better biological controls in general (quarantine etc) Some improvements have been made. Almost above all this is the deforestation of pristine jungle for our timber. Wood from Madagascar, why are we even participating in the deforestation of Madagascar?

                          November 10, 2024 at 6:39 pm in reply to: What type of Fungi did I grow? Please help! #46344
                          adampembs
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                            Is this is medical related, go to a doctor, not here. It will need microscopical examination of fruit bodies, when they form and medical microbiology, which is a different area to the the fungi we look at here.

                            November 10, 2024 at 6:34 pm in reply to: Young Hawthorn leaf damage #46338
                            adampembs
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                              I planted a mixed native hedge 4 years ago, and my hawthorn got hit by a mildew. I lost 1/3 of the trees, but as it also had 5-6 other species, it wasn’t too bad. Once the trees start growing vigorously, they will shrug off the slugs. You could try a mulch. A few good frosts should help too and the leaves will regrow next spring. :)

                              November 9, 2024 at 10:18 pm in reply to: Giant funnel? #46331
                              adampembs
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                                Clitocybe sp. (sensu lato) – hard to pin down to species. Will need spore shape/sizes.

                                Giant funnel grows to 30cm cap diameter, it really is massive.

                                November 9, 2024 at 5:17 pm in reply to: Young Hawthorn leaf damage #46336
                                adampembs
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                                  This is insect /slug or snail damage imo. When leaves are damaged, it exposed tissue to opportunistic moulds and bacteria. These usually only affect the damaged areas, but could spread to the plant more generally, especially the first year before the plant has a healthy root system. Time will tell. Most should survive, inevitably some will not make it.

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