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Hi Bob,

This one seems to have slipped under the radar - but yes, I'd agree with Xylaria polymorpha.

Regards,
Mike.

Hi, Certainly a Lycogala species. I'd say that microscopy would be the only definitive way to be certain as to whether it's L. epidendrum or L. terrestre . However, as a rough "field characteristic", L. epidendrum invariably turns brown, with its (when mature) dry interior becoming a dark grey/brown...

After several weeks of Covid-19 "Lockdown", recent easing of government legislation (within England) currently allows travelling of any distance for the purpose of outdoor recreation and exercise, so long as social distancing measures are properly maintained. Cumbria County Council and the Lake Dist...

The Myxomycetes of Britain and Ireland – (Bruce Ing), 374 pages, published in 1999, and now hideously expensive on the second hand market. However, this book is still the one to get for anyone interested in UK myxo’s, and if it can be found at a reasonable price, is highly recommended. http://www.s...

. . . . I can't find the Collins book for a reasonable price, I guess its very popular and out of print at the moment . . . I suspect that you are right, in that it may be out of print. Good condition used copies do sometimes appear at reasonable prices on sites such as Amazon, so it's worth checki...

. . . I also read that the Yellow flat-footed fly is fussy about where it lays its eggs/galls and this can help to get an accurate identification (is this correct?) . . . . I understand that the galls can frequently be found on G.applanatum , but not on other Ganoderma species so should definitely ...

Hi Bob, Looking at these pics, along with refreshing my memory by looking at your pics from May 2019: - https://www.fungi.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2421&sid=0971f03f494ed766d3e83f29c1e2c70a#p11326 I'm still thinking that these have the right looks for Agrocybe praecox . I'm not particularly familia...

Looks like freshly emerging Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphurous).

It can often appear on living (but rather unhealthy or damaged) trees.

Regards,
Mike.

Hi, and welcome to UK Fungi, Suggesting ID's for mushrooms is, at best, extremely difficult when photos are the main source of information, and, (other than for the most obvious of species), is nigh-on impossible when good, well focussed, close-up shots of all relevant parts of the fungus in questio...

Hi, and welcome to UK Fungi.

They are not fungi, they are Horsetails! (Equisetum).

See this topic which asked a similar question recently: -
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2838

Regards,
Mike.

Hi, and welcome to UK Fungi.

Yes, Chicken of the Woods - (Laetiporus sulphureus).

Regards,
Mike.

Hi, and welcome to UK Fungi, Generally, fungi are very difficult to identify from photos, so as much information as can be had at the time of finding the specimen will be useful for those attempting the identification. For future reference, this post gives the sort of information that is usually req...