Fisherman seeking Amadou

[Gr33nw3ll]

Thanks for looking at my post,

I am trying to find Horse hoof fungus or false horse hoof fungus so i can dry feathers.

I have found a group of large fungus and as I cannot post attachments please take a look at the link i have typed to see the 2 photos .

Fungi River Calder

If anyone can help I will be very happy to put a permanent link on my site to wildaboutbritain .

[Deer Stalker]

Hi Gr33nw3ll. Welcome to WAB.

Can't see any fungi on your link.

Can you up load the images to the WAB Gallery in the 'forum images' Gallery or 'unidentified' Gallery?

[Cazzie]

Sounds interesting... but I can't see any pics either

[Venger]

Not sure what those are (not so hot on fungi) - what you're looking for is Fomes fomentarius
One of these:

Photo by Etienne Charles

[Fungus Ken]

I don't know what False Horse Hoof Fungus is. That's the problem with common names that aren't commonly known!

By Horse Hoof Fungus I presume you mean Fomes fomenatarius, for which the "recommended" English name is now Hoof Fungus or Tinder Bracket.

The photos on your website show an old bracket, which is probably too old to identify, and then a lot of new brackets with a distinctive red-brown colouration on top. There isn't really enough information in the photos to give a positive identification but I can tell you that it is not Fomes fomentarius because the shape and colour are wrong for that species.

I suspect that your photos may be of Heterobasidion annosum or Root Rot but this is just a guess based on the red-brown upper surface and white lower surface.

Ken

[Deer Stalker]

I can see the pics on your link now.

Its not Hoof fungus Fomes fomentarius but might be a Ganoderma.

Don't know if it can be used to dry feathers though.

[Fungus Ken]

Originally Posted by Deer Stalker

Its not Hoof fungus Fomes fomentarius but looks like a Ganoderma.

Perhaps too orange-brown for Ganoderma?

Ken

[Deer Stalker]

Originally Posted by Fungus Ken

Perhaps too orange-brown for Ganoderma?

Ken

Yes, your probably right.

[Gr33nw3ll]

Thanks for so many forum users replying so quickly, As this was my first post I find it great how friendly and clued up you all are.

This has a positive effect as I think I will research more about what there is in areas that I enjoy walking and fishing.

The down side is I think I will need to take lots more photos of what I find when out and about on the river which means some of you having to read even more posts .

[Dan Salter]

never mind the ident can someone explain how you use a fungus to dry feathers? and more to the point dry feathers for what? and why dont you just not get the feathers wet in the first place? ha ha.....

i admit i have no idea so cant wait to find out.