Porcelain Fungus ?

[cybershot]

I would like confirmation that this is Porcelain Fungus - Oudemansiella mucida spotted high up in the boughs of a beech tree in Minley Wood, Hants last week. Has it gone very brown with age?:

[NickCantle]

I cannot really tell from the image. I'd say though, not that i've seen any in the flesh, that It's probably not due to the colour. I could be madly wrong and the chances of that are probably high, but I was under the impression that it was pure white.

Nick

[cybershot]

It's one of my favourite photo subjects Nick, and all the ones I've seen previously start pallid grey then become white. They can have a faint ochraceous tinge but not to the extent of this capture, hence my puzzlement.

[NickCantle]

Ah I see. Well, I don't know then, sorry

[Deer Stalker]

Yep, I sometimes see them go this colour when they get old & mushy.

[cybershot]

Originally Posted by Deer Stalker

Yep, I sometimes see them go this colour when they get old & mushy.

Thanks DS, I couldn't really come up with a serious alternative.

David