Fungus Of The Day (One identified fungus only please, with species name in attachment comment and in post)

[PMG]

Lovely shot of the ‘Flames’ Mike – it would seem the dry spell followed by this wet spell might have helped it as appearing in other places too!

[Lancashire Lad]

Chris Johnson wrote:

That’s a lovely display and nicely photographed.

Regards, Chris

PMG wrote:

Lovely shot of the ‘Flames’ Mike – it would seem the dry spell followed by this wet spell might have helped it as appearing in other places too!

Many thanks both.

Regards,

Mike.

[Lancashire Lad]

Chris Yeates wrote:

Only found because heavy rain in an exposed site forced me to walk back home via an unplanned route. This is separated from what would have been called Trichopeziza mollissima (=Dasyscyphus mollissimus) by microscopic characters.

Not formally named yet – provisionally Trichopeziza limonipilosa ined.

Trichopeziza limonipilosa 02a.jpg

A great find, expertly determined, Chris. – And a superb macro shot to boot!

Regards,

Mike.

[Chris Yeates]

Chris Yeates wrote:

Only found because heavy rain in an exposed site forced me to walk back home via an unplanned route. This is separated from what would have been called Trichopeziza mollissima (=Dasyscyphus mollissimus) by microscopic characters.

Not formally named yet – provisionally Trichopeziza limonipilosa ined.

Trichopeziza limonipilosa 02a.jpg

This has now been seen by Hans-Otto Baral the operculate discomycete maestro: http://www.ascofrance.com/forum/68777/trichopeziza-limonipilosa” class=”bbcode_url”>http://www.ascofrance.com/forum/68777/trichopeziza-limonipilosa, and while it is clearly a Trichopeziza

it is not “limonipilosa“; this is a confused area.

[Lancashire Lad]

Hericium cirrhatum – Tiered Tooth

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Regards,

Mike.

[Gracie]

Wow Mike that is wonderful a superb fungus and what a photo

[Chris Yeates]

Stacked images of the spermatia and aecia of the rust Gymnosporangium sabinae; look out for it on pear trees – as you can see it’s pretty obvious at this time of year.

Chris

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[Lancashire Lad]

Great stuff, Chris.

That second image is spectacular!

If I recall correctly, Gymnosporangium sabinae is allegedly not all that common in the north-west of England.

But it appears every year on a pear tree in my sister’s garden.

Regards,

Mike.

[Gracie]

Superb images, one I haven’t seen but a friend has photographed one in her garden in Stoke on Trent, one to see for sure.

[alindsay]

The move to Shropshire has proved fruitful, best find so far, Ballerina Waxcap, Porpolomopsis calyptriformis found on Brown Clee Hill.

[gary]

Chris Yeates wrote:

Stacked images of the spermatia and aecia of the rust Gymnosporangium sabinae; look out for it on pear trees – as you can see it’s pretty obvious at this time of year.

Chris

I was up in Northampton this week at a funeral and noticed it in a garden in West Hunsbury but it’s not on my neighbour’s pear tree in South Devon

[Chris Yeates]

alindsay wrote:

The move to Shropshire has proved fruitful, best find so far, Ballerina Waxcap, Porpolomopsis calyptriformis found on Brown Clee Hill.

Always good to include a shot of a fungus at midnight Alison 😆

Chris

[AndyGadget]

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Attractive little yellow stagshorn fungus (calcera viscosa) found near Derwent Water.

[adampembs]

Lactarius lilacinus in alder carr

[jmdean88]

Marcrolepiota procera (parasol mushroom) under spruce and birch.

[Author]

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