UK Fungi

Tomentella laterita, collected Grass Wood, North Yorks, 22/10/22. Keyed out in Koljalg (1996). I often find attempts to determine Tomentella species frustrating with only a fraction seeming to key satisfactory. With vivid brick red colour this one considerably easier

[attachment=0]IMG_20221024_095642_5.jpg[/attachment During collecting trip on 22/10/22 to Grass Wood, Grassington, North Yorks, several collections of Basidiodendron species made, including B. eyrei and B. caesiocinereum. The third collection superficially resembling B. caesiocinereum but having sli...

Hi Mal, From description and images this does look like Exidiopsis calcea. I have two collections of E. calcea, both with spores to 18-20 long, width 5-7.5. Oil drops also noted in both collections. In several seperate collections of E.effusa, spores never reaching these dimensions. Cystidiols can b...

Hi Steve,
Looking at your images and measurements, Resinicium furfuraceum looks a good fit, with halocystidia, lack of astrocystidia, spore size and clamps. Basidia for R. furfuraceum much smaller than R. bicolor, at 10-12, according to Fungi Europaei 12, so may not be obvious.
Andy

Without recourse to microscopy difficult to ID with any certainty. Initial impressions are of one of the Stereum species. The trunk appears to be that of a conifer from image posted. If so Stereum sanguinolentum most obvious candidate. When damaged/scratched Stereum sanguinolentum will exude red jui...

As previously mentioned, 'Dutch Rust Fungi', is currently being reprinted. I have received an Email from the author, who is happy to take orders, enquiries. Contact details: Aad Termorshuizen at (prjb0001@planet.nl). Expected cost to be around 30 Euros and 5 Euros postage,packaging.
Andy