Greetings! Thanks for adding me to your group. I have been trying to identify this fungus for some time. It has the shape of King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia concentrica) but hasn't really changed colour much except it gets darker when wet. The outer tan/pinky surface hasn't changed at all in a few months. The first photo was taken on the 8th of November and the last on Christmas Day. It is very hard, is on a large dead tree trunk, and there are other brackets (and King Alfred's Cakes) nearby. What do you think it could be? It is firmly attached to the substrate and is driving me crazy!
Thanks so much for your help.
mystery fungus
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Linda Quiltmaniac
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- taken on November 8th
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- taken on 8th November to show size
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- taken on November 8th
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- taken on December 20th after a rain
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- taken on Christmas Day
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- taken on 11th December; Daldinia concentrica can be seen below
Re: mystery fungus
I love the 3rd photo! Looks like an alien planet....
Vaguely resembles Oak Bracket (Inonotus dryadeus). I find it can be quite a variable looking bracket, especially if growing in quite a deformed way like in that photo.
Can you ID the tree it is growing on?
Most certainly appears to be a Polyporus of some kind!...
Vaguely resembles Oak Bracket (Inonotus dryadeus). I find it can be quite a variable looking bracket, especially if growing in quite a deformed way like in that photo.
Can you ID the tree it is growing on?
Most certainly appears to be a Polyporus of some kind!...
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Thanks so much! I will look into that. It could certainly have been an oak as the trunk is very large and there are other oaks around. And I have been thinking it might be Inonotus dryadeus, so perhaps it is that.
You are the first person to respond to numerous requests for id's from various sites and people. I really appreciate it.
I'm very unhappy to report that someone pulled it off the substrate and it's no longer there. I feel like I lost a friend as I looked forward to seeing it on my walks. I have dozens of photos of it, and it didn't change very much over the months I was studying it. It was extremely hard and very firmly attached to the substrate which has been damaged where it was pulled off. I feel so sad every time I walk past it now.
You are the first person to respond to numerous requests for id's from various sites and people. I really appreciate it.
I'm very unhappy to report that someone pulled it off the substrate and it's no longer there. I feel like I lost a friend as I looked forward to seeing it on my walks. I have dozens of photos of it, and it didn't change very much over the months I was studying it. It was extremely hard and very firmly attached to the substrate which has been damaged where it was pulled off. I feel so sad every time I walk past it now.
I am a nature photographer who has become fascinated by fungi. I live in The Chilterns in Oxfordshire and am trying to identify all the fungi that I photograph on a daily basis. I'm very grateful for any help you can give. Thanks!
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No worries, let's hope we've got the ID correct!
Sorry to hear it's been broken off.
Sorry to hear it's been broken off.
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Re: mystery fungus
Thanks again
Linda
Linda
I am a nature photographer who has become fascinated by fungi. I live in The Chilterns in Oxfordshire and am trying to identify all the fungi that I photograph on a daily basis. I'm very grateful for any help you can give. Thanks!