Unknown Fungi

[sometimes]

Any ideas on this one - I'm guessing it must be quite common

[wildlifesnapper]

Hi

looks like Oyster Mushroom- Pleurotus ostreatus

neil

[NickCantle]

You lucky sausage

[sometimes]

I'm certainly a lucky sausage to get such a quick response. Much appreciated.
As I seem to be seeing this fungus stuff a lot lately I suppose I'd better get myself a book so I can start ticking them off!

[NickCantle]

Get down to the bookshop!!! May I recommend 'Roger Phillips - Mushrooms'...It's my bible

[sometimes]

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll have to go and look at it by the look of it, as it sounds as if it's a photos based thing and I'm more used to sketch/painting illustrations. (Birds/Trees/Insects/Mammals)

[NickCantle]

I don't know how onfident you are about eating wild fungi, but the Oyster mushroom is one of the most amazingly flavoured mushrooms that grow in our forests.

[therealbobbo]

Dont let those oysters escape,they're too good to miss!
I have a job,in a 3.5 acre garden,with 41 mature oaks.and loads of other broad leaf trees,and spend 3 months raking leaves,into 10 compost heaps.During the summer,the heaps are covered in bracken,nettles,and then oysters!No one else new this,but this year,the owners sister,who thinks she is the head gardener,told me that she thought the compost heaps needed cleaning up,so she did it!silly moo,bobbo

[sometimes]

Because of where they were, and the fact I didn't know what I know now(), I left them for other people to enjoy seeing them.

[NickCantle]

Nice idea. Next time you see some, get a nice handful for the pan. By far my favourite wild mushroom (Saffron Milkcap aside )...

Moi

[The Black Rabbit]

Come on then Mr.Mantle...
I'm of need of more of your help (or Fungus Ken or whoever...).

I had one of my New Forest fungi down as possibly Brown Rollrim.
This one in fact...

Am I missing some obvious difference between my "poss. Brown Rollrim" and the Oyster mushrooms in the post above?
From your L-plate fungi forager...
Cheers
Doug

[NickCantle]

Well apart from the fact that the Rollrim's edge is folded right underneath the edge of the gills, the Oyster has a white, woolly stipe which connects to the gills in a different fashion. The aesthetics of the Rollrim portray a classic mushroom shape (Gills and rim aside) i.e The stipe supports the cap. Both the Oyster and the Rollrim have decurrent gills but upon closer inspection the gills of the Oyster 'filter' into the cap in a more smooth transition. The decurrent gills of the Rollrim attach further up the stipe. You are able to fathom the differences when taking a view from above. The Oyster from atop tends to form in a fan shape whereas the Rollrim remains, in most cases, circular or narrowly elliptical.

Nick