Fungus of the day!

[dickie'sbird]

Originally Posted by mollisia

Hello jean,

looks like Calocera glossoides.

I have never seen it before, nor can I remeber to have seen a foto of it. Very rare in Germany, I think Red List 1 (nearly extinct).
If it is what I think it is

best regards,
Andreas

Many thanks Andreas for the informative feedback!

It would make my day if indeed it is Calocera glossoides. It was so unusual and although minute..it caught my eye because of the vivid colour and shape.

with best regards,

Jean

[dickie'sbird]

Originally Posted by fairplay

There seems to be a lot of confusion about 'this' species - read this old thread and see what you make of it.
Possible Calocera glossoides

To make matters worse, there are quite a lot of records on the FRDBI - not sure if they have all been accepted though.

Neil.

P.S. Remember, 'mykonik' is none other than Nick Legon, an extremely experienced mycologist who used to work at Kew and compiled the British Fungi Checklist amongst loads of other stuff.

Hi Neil,

Many thanks for that...right, I've read the 'link' and the best thing I can do is to go back, try and get a sample and send it to Kew. So I'll do that....and try to avoid the goose that bit me today ... I have another fungus sample to send but growing that one on at the moment.

With best regards and once again, thanks for all your help,

Jean

[Cordaline]

Found this Turkey Tail at Thursley Common today.

[pressld2]

Scarlet elf cups in the usual place at Sevenoaks...



Not in huge numbers but they tend to peak in February at this site so I'm a few weeks early.

Dave P.

[FungiJus]

Had a quick look at my 'regular' patch yesterday (actually only found for the first time last year) and there are just a few signs of red amongst the moss, about which I'm pretty chuffed.

Will post some pics in due course, but as yet they are smaller than your's Dave!

J.

[diggleken]

Yes, there seem to be a lot of Scarlets this year - although one of my banker patches has failed, many other willowy mossy spots have come good - arent they great:

Nice and frosty!
Cheers
Ken

[dickie'sbird]

My fungus of the day is Scarlet Elf Cup...and a first for me! Found yesterday by the frozen lake and went back again today to take another shot in 'thawed out' mode.





Jean

[fairplay]

How long have you been interested in fungi Jean ?
It took more than 10 years before I saw my first Scarlet Elf Cup.

Neil.

[dickie'sbird]

Originally Posted by fairplay

How long have you been interested in fungi Jean ?
It took more than 10 years before I saw my first Scarlet Elf Cup.

Neil.

Began to get really interested last summer but there is a heck of a lot to learn and that's why I make awful mistakes at times!! As for my latest find I think I was just very lucky, I was on my way to find the area where I'd snapped the Bracket....not much luck there at the moment. I've updated my post re: trees found in the area.

Regards,
Jean

[alindsay]

Cinnamon bracket or Hapalopilus nidulan, the specimen found was soft and spongey and sliced like butter. When squeezed, the fungus revealed it was holding an unbelievable amount of water.

Oooooh lovely !!!!