UK Fungi

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  • July 27, 2015 at 3:06 pm in reply to: Yellow fungus, with spore photo! #35451
    jimmymac2

      Hi Mike,

      The cap was very slimy and sticky and the spores did strike me as being very warty (but I don’t see spores that often anyway!).

      James

      P.S. Do you have any idea what group it is? That might help me help to identify it!

      July 27, 2015 at 2:52 pm in reply to: Yellow fungus, with spore photo! #35449
      jimmymac2

        Hi Mike,

        Sorry, I was rushing! The cap and gills were a mix between both yellow and orange and the spore mass was orange.

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        July 26, 2015 at 7:12 am in reply to: Trochila ilicina (was Microscope for spore examination) #35423
        jimmymac2

          That’s strange…

          Have a look here: http://www.ispotnature.org/node/704000

          July 25, 2015 at 7:18 am in reply to: Mildew or another fungus on Cherry Laurel? #35388
          jimmymac2

            Thanks Chris!

            I do think mildews are much simpler, as long as you have a good photo or an idea of the host. With rusts you always need to get your handlens out, it seems.

            July 24, 2015 at 6:48 am in reply to: 2 Mildews #35364
            jimmymac2

              Hi Chris,

              Thanks for the ID’s, I really wasn’t expecting them to be so straightforward!!!

              Great images on AscoFrance!!

              James

              July 24, 2015 at 6:45 am in reply to: Teifi Marshes – Could this be a rust? #35338
              jimmymac2

                Hi Chris,

                I’m very sorry for not replying quicker, I’ve been very busy sorting things out after my trip to Wales.

                I’m writing this on my iPad(so you might spot some typos), but as soon as I can get onto my computer I’ll zoom into my photo to see if I can spot a cluster of black pseudothecia on the spots. Unfortunately I was silly enough to skip photographing the underside, but next time I am certain I will!

                Thanks for the tip with the scanner – I never would have thought!!!

                James

                July 23, 2015 at 7:20 am in reply to: Microscope for spore examination #34710
                jimmymac2

                  Wow, that is a lot of money!

                  The good old fashioned Collins guide won’t do then? ;)

                  July 22, 2015 at 5:37 pm in reply to: Microscope for spore examination #34707
                  jimmymac2

                    What sort of literature… :?

                    July 22, 2015 at 2:40 pm in reply to: Microscope for spore examination #34705
                    jimmymac2

                      I got the microscope! (“Finally!” You are probably thinking 🙄)

                      It’s the SP40, which is so new that Brunel hasn’t even put it on the website yet! 4x – 100x oil and trinocular. LED not halogen.

                      We just tried out a slide – Gourd polen – and it looks great!

                      We went to see the MD of Brunel personally on our way to Wales and he was very helpful, we talked with him for 2 hours. We also gained lots of freebies: slides; coverslips; extra immersion oil; pipettes; prepared slides and those calibrating slide thingies. :D

                      July 21, 2015 at 11:21 am in reply to: Teifi Marshes – Could this be a rust? #35336
                      jimmymac2

                        Thanks both. I was annoyed when I looked through my photos and didn’t find one of the underside, sorry! 😳

                        I did see the Water Buffalo:

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                        July 18, 2015 at 1:16 pm in reply to: A mould-type fungus on Meadowsweet? #35215
                        jimmymac2

                          marksteer wrote:

                          Hi Jimmy, good to see you have posted this on iSpot. As I have said to iSpot Admin I view this site as complementary to iSpot. 1 (only) poster had complained to iSpot about my comments suggesting people try this Forum and my comments were marked ‘inappropriate’ and deleted!

                          Mark


                          Was that Tony?

                          July 13, 2015 at 5:42 am in reply to: A mould-type fungus on Meadowsweet? #35213
                          jimmymac2

                            Thank you both, annoyingly it was the only fungus seen today at the Weir Wood Reservoir open day. Plenty of moths and birds though, including a rare immigrant moth which has probably only been seen in the UK around 10 times! :D

                            July 10, 2015 at 4:47 pm in reply to: Summer Fungus 1 #35189
                            jimmymac2

                              Aaah… that’s excellent to know! Many thanks! :D

                              July 10, 2015 at 4:22 pm in reply to: Summer Fungus 1 #35186
                              jimmymac2

                                Once you have the spore print on the slide, can you put it under a microscope? How would you keep the spores from blowing away? Hair spray?

                                July 10, 2015 at 4:13 pm in reply to: Summer Fungus 1 #35184
                                jimmymac2

                                  Thanks for the photos Adam! I’ll have to wait until the next one grows though! At least I have a spore print… white spores on white paper though. Are white spores what you would expect?

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