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. . . RBG Edinburgh produced a cheapish one for fungal spore prints, but I don't think it is available any more. . . Hi, Just browsing the site and happened to spot your comment. The spore colour chart you mention, (originally published in 1969), is actually still in print. - Available from several...

Hi, I'm tempted to suggest Ganoderma applanatum (Artist's Bracket), although your fruit bodies are, (in Ganoderma lifespan terms), still very young and small, and more confident identification would need larger, more mature fruitbodies (and/or microscopy). My reasoning for suggesting G.applanatum, i...

DulwichJohn wrote: ↑Mon Nov 27, 2023 6:30 pm . . .I completely concur Mike. Don’t worry, they are going nowhere near a frying pan. John

Thanks for that response. - Much appreciated, and I hope that you will continue to find much of interest in the fascinating world of fungi!

Regards,
Mike.

Thanks both, for your kind comments.

Regards,
Mike.

. . . I have read them… no I’m not planning on eating them . . . I will give you the benefit of the doubt!! ;) :D - but I hope you can see where my concerns came from. - Several identical large fruitbodies on what potentially looks like it could be a kitchen worktop, and someone asking whether they...

. . . I found this cluster just about to be destroyed by gardener on our caravan site. So saved. . . Hmmm! - saved with what purpose in mind! - I hope that you have read the forum rules at the top of the page! Oyster mushrooms - asymmetrical fan shaped caps with stem off to one side - white to grey...

Hi, and welcome to the UK Fungi website. You fungus is one of the Ganoderma species, but I think it would be impossible to get a confident ID at this stage with photographs alone. Probably best to keep an eye on its progress and take more photos "as and when". Good, well focussed, close up...

I won. :D :o :shock: Just discovered that I've won the 2023 UK Fungus Day Photo Competition 18+ age group category with my photo of Green Earthtongue ( Microglossum viride ): - https://www.ukfungusday.co.uk/photocompetitionwinners Eagle-eyed viewers might spot that I had actually uploaded that same ...

Hi Mark, I just spootted a post on the British Mycological Society Facebook page, with a photo of a Yew aril with what looks to be a very similar fungus attack to that shown in your photos: - https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10163382929892627&set=gm.10159075258996619&idorvanity=188437416...

. . . I have PM'd Chris Yeates. . . Hi Mark, You must not yet be aware that sadly, Chris recently died. (Apparently from a heart attack). See: - https://www.fungi.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=4098 A tragic loss for his family and friends, and a major loss to the entire mycological community. I think ther...

Hi Mark, I think this is still flying under the radar (after 30+ views) because no one has any ideas on what it might be. I was hoping that someone like Paul Cannon may have spotted the topic and might possibly have had suggestions. I've had a look through my books and can't find anything that might...

Hi Bob,

With this colour and their overall general macro looks, I'd be more than happy to identify them as Bisporella citrina without even considering microscopy.
They look spot on.

Regards,
Mike.