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13-05-2008, 09:34 PM
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We found a group of these yesterday evening- I gather they are rather rare, which is why I have posted a picture of such a ropy specimen. If only we hadn't had all this hot dry weather! 
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13-05-2008, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by thunder  We found a group of these yesterday evening- I gather they are rather rare, which is why I have posted a picture of such a ropy specimen. If only we hadn't had all this hot dry weather!
henrya | Hi Henrya,
It might be Sarcosphaeria but could be other things - for a start it's under conifers (pine needles present) and Sarcosphaeria is a beech associate !
There are similar things under conifers such as Plicaria sp. (although they are usually darker in colour) but from the photo it's not possible to say !
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13-05-2008, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by mykonik Hi Henrya,
It might be Sarcosphaeria but could be other things - for a start it's under conifers (pine needles present) and Sarcosphaeria is a beech associate !
There are similar things under conifers such as Plicaria sp. (although they are usually darker in colour) but from the photo it's not possible to say !
Nick | It has been positively identified by the local experts!
henrya
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13-05-2008, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mykonik It might be Sarcosphaeria but could be other things - for a start it's under conifers (pine needles present) and Sarcosphaeria is a beech associate ! | Perhaps the curled up leaves in the top left of the photo might be evidence of a nearby beech? Difficult to be sure, but it is obviously mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland.
This isn't a species I have ever come across myself.
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13-05-2008, 10:25 PM
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I've never even heard of it. Why does Phillips leave out things that are in Jordan and Vice Versa? It's a most odd arrangement. |
13-05-2008, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by NickCantle Why does Phillips leave out things that are in Jordan and Vice Versa? It's a most odd arrangement. | Generalist guides like these (in the sense that they cover a wide range of groups of fungi) have deadlines to be met and limits on the number of species that can be included. The photographer is reliant on fresh specimens of the relevant species appearing within the appropriate timeframe. I know, for example, that Michael Jordan was reliant on people letting him know in good time if they found something interesting and worth photographing.
Other publications, such as monographs of particular genera, may be produced over a much longer timescale and, because they are dealing with a select range of species they can be more comprehensive.
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13-05-2008, 10:35 PM
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Well that would indeed make sense- cheers Ken.
So when can we see 'Ken's guide to fungi' hitting the shelves then?  
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By the way, that Violet Crown Cup is a hell of a find if it's been confirmed! |
13-05-2008, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Fungus Ken Perhaps the curled up leaves in the top left of the photo might be evidence of a nearby beech? Difficult to be sure, but it is obviously mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland.
This isn't a species I have ever come across myself.
Ken | This lot definitely is associated with Pines. Didn't see any Beech at all - but some scrubby Sycamore close by.
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13-05-2008, 10:53 PM
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Well there's always something to throw a spanner in the works isn't there  | | |
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