Beautiful white fungus on birch

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  • November 17, 2019 at 7:28 pm #31534
    NickWood

      Hi, I found this beautiful white fungus on the stump of a silver birch, and I’ve no idea of even the genus.

      As there was only one fruit body, I just took a thin slice of the cap to get a spore print.

      Cap: 6.5 x 6.5cm, convex, white, scaly, flecked with light brown.

      Gills: Decurrent, white.

      Stem: 30 x 15-20mm, off-centre, white becoming pinkish brown at base, base covered in short fine hairs.

      Spores: White, inamyloid, sausage-shaped, 10.1-13.2 x 4.3-5.7um.

      Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

      November 22, 2019 at 4:27 pm #42627
      MykoGolfer

        Suggest you look at Pleurotus dryinus.

        November 22, 2019 at 5:13 pm #42628
        NickWood

          MykoGolfer wrote:


          Suggest you look at Pleurotus dryinus.


          Thank you very much, MykoGolfer! The gills on the small sample I took have now turned yellow which seems to be another characteristic of this fungus. All the best : )

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