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]

That's a lovely display and nicely photographed.
Regards, Chris

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]

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]

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/t ... monipilosa, 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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Hericium cirrhatum

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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

[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]

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]

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