UK Fungi

My view is that we need to do more to limit the spread of the worst pathogens, Ash Dieback, Dutch Elm disease etc (too late for the them) but growing more plants and timber in the UK, better certification and better biological controls in general (quarantine etc) Some improvements have been made. Almost above all this is the deforestation of pristine jungle for our timber. Wood from Madagascar, why are we even participating in the deforestation of Madagascar?

A rare occasion when I got a half decent image with my phone.
Panellus stipticus

Sarcoscypha austriaca – Scarlet Elfcup – with orange variant.

Very pleased to confirm that along with the normal red ones, (which have been seen at this particular site for countless years), the orange variant of Sarcoscypha austriaca has reappeared once again.

As usual, many hundreds of normal red fruitbodies being seen all over the entire site, but the orange variants are still only found (amongst red ones) in the one, very small localised area where they have now appeared for 13 consecutive years since first being seen.

Once again, to clarify: - Over the years, microscopy has been carried out several times, (by myself), on both the red and the orange fruitbodies from this exact location.
Additionally, samples were sent to Kew, (several years back now), where Dr Paul Cannon confirmed them as variants of S. austriaca.
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Regards,
Mike