Unknown fungi on wood

[flaxton]

This was found today growing on the wooden edging around a car park. The youngest was tan with squamules the older fruit-bodies were much paler but with dark squamules on the stipe. The spore print was white


Any thoughts anyone.
Thanks

Mal

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by flaxton

This was found today growing on the wooden edging around a car park. The youngest was tan with squamules the older fruit-bodies were much paler but with dark squamules on the stipe. The spore print was white


Any thoughts anyone.
Thanks

Mal

Hi Mal - were the edges of the lamellae serrated or notched, or smooth ?

It looks like a Neolentinus to me ! Maybe worth sending to Kew !!

Nick

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by mykonik

Hi Mal - were the edges of the lamellae serrated or notched, or smooth ?

It looks like a Neolentinus to me ! Maybe worth sending to Kew !!

Nick

Just looked at a blown up image and the edges are distinctly notched / serrated - hence definitely a Neolentinus, probably N. lepideus (The Train Wrecker !)

But still might be worth sending to Kew !

Nick

[fairplay]

Nick,

Are you thinking of Lentinus lepideus (or seemingly what used to be ?) also known as the Train Wrecker in the US of A because it eats railway sleepers ?

Neil.

[fairplay]

Hah !! you just beat me to it Nick.
So the Genus has changed.
Sure enough, I found this on old railway sleepers at Cantley sugarbeat factory just over the border in Norfolk 7 years ago.

Neil.

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by fairplay

Hah !! you just beat me to it Nick.
So the Genus has changed.
Sure enough, I found this on old railway sleepers at Cantley sugarbeat factory just over the border in Norfolk 7 years ago.

Neil.

Yes, another one thats changed Neil - very irritatingly (but not as irritatingly as all the Coprinus changes !)

Worth keeping ones eyes open for in exactly the type of habitat illustrated here - wood used a borders or steps in car parks and gardens - they are usually creosoted, often old railway sleepers, and Neolentinus actually likes that - it is selected put by the creosoting which tends to kill of most other fungi and thus gives the Neolentinus a head start !

Exactly like the Americans found out (and also in Britain to a lesser extent) when it started eating their wooden railway sleepers in a big way !! (And also telegraph poles !)

Nick

[fairplay]

Some 13 odd years ago, I cut down a very large and dead Monterey Pine at waist height and carved a seat out of the stump with the chainsaw.

I then poured a whole can of Cuprinol over the entire seat covering every square inch right down to the ground.

One year later (if that) my only record of Pluteus atromarginatus/nigrofloccosus (with the black gill edge) popped out about 3 inches from the base.

Is this species known to be tolerant of Cuprinol ? as the base is where most of the Cuprinol ran down to, so was thoroughly soaked.

Neil.

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by fairplay

Some 13 odd years ago, I cut down a very large and dead Monterey Pine at waist height and carved a seat out of the stump with the chainsaw.

I then poured a whole can of Cuprinol over the entire seat covering every square inch right down to the ground.

One year later (if that) my only record of Pluteus atromarginatus/nigrofloccosus (with the black gill edge) popped out about 3 inches from the base.

Is this species known to be tolerant of Cuprinol ? as the base is where most of the Cuprinol ran down to, so was thoroughly soaked.

Neil.

Thats very interesting, firstly because I've never heard of Pluteus atromarginatus being creosote resistant and also because it is really a rather rare species which is rarely recorded and even less frequently vouchered ! And, some of those records may apply to P. luctuosus !

I've personally only seen it once !

Nick

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by mykonik

Just looked at a blown up image and the edges are distinctly notched / serrated - hence definitely a Neolentinus, probably N. lepideus (The Train Wrecker !)

But still might be worth sending to Kew !

Nick

Thats spot on Nick. The spores are a perfect fit for lepideus. Would a sample to Kew still be worthwhile?

Thanks again.

Mal

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by flaxton

Thats spot on Nick. The spores are a perfect fit for lepideus. Would a sample to Kew still be worthwhile?

Thanks again.

Mal

It's been recorded several times for Yorkshire Mal, but I can't see of any records that are vouchered at Kew so probably would be worthwhile sending it - don't forget to give all collection details re: substrate, location, date etc....

And it might be worthwhile sending it as a query, saying that you 'think' it is Neolentinus lepideus rather than 'it is' Neolentinus !

Nick

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by mykonik

It's been recorded several times for Yorkshire Mal, but I can't see of any records that are vouchered at Kew so probably would be worthwhile sending it - don't forget to give all collection details re: substrate, location, date etc....

And it might be worthwhile sending it as a query, saying that you 'think' it is Neolentinus lepideus rather than 'it is' Neolentinus !

Nick

Thanks Nick

Confirmed by and now vouchered at Kew

Mal

[mykonik]

Originally Posted by flaxton

Thanks Nick

Confirmed by and now vouchered at Kew

Mal

Nice to know I have my uses Mal !

Nick