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  • August 8, 2015 at 1:15 pm in reply to: Resupinate (was "Pink, crusty Lichen") #35624
    jimmymac2

      Thanks Chris, I’ll give it a go. Don’t expect great results though!! :?

      August 8, 2015 at 11:39 am in reply to: Resupinate (was "Pink, crusty Lichen") #35622
      jimmymac2

        What would I need to look at under the microscope and how should I prepare the specimen?

        August 8, 2015 at 10:18 am in reply to: Resupinate (was "Pink, crusty Lichen") #35620
        jimmymac2

          Is a resupinate a crust fungus?

          August 5, 2015 at 4:44 pm in reply to: Herons Wood – Some sort of fungus! #35567
          jimmymac2

            Thanks Roy and Adam,

            I will measure much more spores next time. I’m glad I’m not the only one who finds it daunting! ;)

            August 5, 2015 at 10:31 am in reply to: Herons Wood – Some sort of fungus! #35564
            jimmymac2

              What about spore size? My spores seem to be smaller than both the Russula species you mentioned, but R.grisea has smaller spores than Charcoal Burner.

              No lilac on the stem whatsoever, and the cap was just brown after I cleaned off all the dirt and mud, no green or purple. Does that also make R.grisea more likely? I’m finding fungi identification quite daunting! 😳

              August 5, 2015 at 7:14 am in reply to: Herons Wood – Some sort of fungus! #35562
              jimmymac2

                These are 800 x 600:

                DSCN5527 r2.jpg

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                DSCN5528 r2.jpg

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                Mild taste I think,

                Cap cuticle doesn’t peel to the centre but I can’t be certain,

                No discolouration,

                I didn’t check the smell.

                As for the spores, I mount them with water as I think someone told me to (I don’t want to point fingers).

                Thanks for your interest.

                July 30, 2015 at 10:17 am in reply to: Mysterious things in Microscope #35491
                jimmymac2

                  I don’t re-use cover slips, yet anyway. I’ve only looked at two different sets of spores so far! But I’ve gone through three coverslips; the first broke when I was using it to scrape to spores to the centre of the slide, silly me! The objects were above the sample when focusing, as said above.

                  July 30, 2015 at 6:20 am in reply to: Mysterious things in Microscope #35489
                  jimmymac2

                    Hi Chris,

                    I do adjust the iris diaphragm. Do you think that causes the mysterious objects or are they definitely spores?

                    Regards,

                    James

                    July 30, 2015 at 6:17 am in reply to: Brackets on Chestnut #35506
                    jimmymac2

                      Hi Chris,

                      Thanks for the identification. When I found it I did think the gills looked like Daedalea quercina, but I didn’t realise it wasn’t restricted to Oak. I have found it at this site, about half a kilometre away, on an Oak by the bank of a river.

                      Can all brackets be identified without looking at spores or do some need spore examination to be identified reliably?

                      Thanks again,

                      James

                      July 29, 2015 at 10:18 am in reply to: Fungus Of The Day (One identified fungus only please, with species name in attachment comment and in post) #33381
                      jimmymac2

                        Thanks Roy

                        That means mine is probably rotula, white cap, growing on dry terrain and no side branches.

                        James

                        July 29, 2015 at 7:42 am in reply to: Yellow fungus, with spore photo! #35457
                        jimmymac2

                          The height of the warts/spines was around 0.6 µm.

                          July 29, 2015 at 7:23 am in reply to: Fungus Of The Day (One identified fungus only please, with species name in attachment comment and in post) #33379
                          jimmymac2

                            Lancashire Lad wrote:

                            Marasmius rotula – Collared Parachute: –

                            Click on image to view at full size.
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                            Regards,

                            Mike.

                            Hi Mike,

                            Are there any similar species? I think I found this (or a similar species) on holiday in Wales, but I didn’t get a good photo as there was only one fruiting body at that time so I didn’t want to pull it out and it was in a very awkward position for photography.

                            James

                            July 29, 2015 at 7:18 am in reply to: Mysterious things in Microscope #35487
                            jimmymac2

                              That’s strange. When I was using the oil I was looking at the orange Russula spores, which were very warty, but these spores aren’t that warty at all. I did zoom in and out a bit to see the whole object, and it definitely wasn’t as warty.

                              July 28, 2015 at 10:59 am in reply to: Yellow fungus, with spore photo! #35456
                              jimmymac2

                                The taste is mild, and I’ll measure the height of the spines/warts this afternoon.

                                July 27, 2015 at 4:00 pm in reply to: Yellow fungus, with spore photo! #35453
                                jimmymac2

                                  Thanks Roy, I’ll get searching!

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