Five for id please

[BROCSMAN]

Once again, sorry about the quality of the images. I must get a better camera soon. The flash overwhelms the subject.

1. Sarcoscypha coccinea?



2. Is this a slime mould?



3 4 & 5. Overexposed brackets. Could not be certain what they were growing on.

Thanks in advance.

[diggleken]

1st is scarlet elf cup, sarcoscypha austriaca now I believe, not coccinea, but I could be corected by the experts - others, dont know, sorry!
HTH
Ken

[NickCantle]

Well it's Sarcoscypha alright, and a young one at that BUT microscopy is needed to tell the two apart. As far as I know, there are no macroscopic features that distuinguish S. austriaca and S. coccinea from each other.

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by BROCSMAN

Once again, sorry about the quality of the images. I must get a better camera soon. The flash overwhelms the subject.

1. Sarcoscypha coccinea?



2. Is this a slime mould?



3 4 & 5. Overexposed brackets. Could not be certain what they were growing on.

Thanks in advance.

Hi Brocsman

1 As Ken and Nick stated ... See

Sarcoscypha austriaca vs Sarcoscypha coccinea

2 Possibly young Ascocoryne sarcoides - non hymenial stage

3 & 4 Smokey bracket - Bjerkandera adusta

5 Hairy Stereum - Stereum hirsutum

John

[leifus]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

As far as I know, there are no macroscopic features that distuinguish S. austriaca and S. coccinea from each other.

so what's the difference?

[NickCantle]

Microscopic features perhaps?

[leifus]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Microscopic features perhaps?

Originally Posted by leifus

so what's the difference?

but if there's no microscopic difference then........

[NickCantle]

Leif, take note;

Macroscopic

Microscopic

[leifus]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Leif, take note;

Macroscopic

Microscopic

oh i thought it was a typo lol

[BROCSMAN]

Many thanks for the quick replies. I'm happy to settle for Sarcoscypha sp. until I buy my microscope next year. I'd never seen it on such a long stipe (probably the wrong word) before.

And there is certainly still plenty out there to find.