Anyone ID these Fungi

Ollie · #1 (**permalink**) 05-01-2009, 02:47 PM

Any help on ID would be appreciated.

Both growing on Silver Birch. I think the first one is a Birch Polypore but not 100% sure.

Many thanks
Roger

mollisia · #2 (**permalink**) 05-01-2009, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ollie

Any help on ID would be appreciated.

Both growing on Silver Birch. I think the first one is a Birch Polypore but not 100% sure.

Many thanks
Roger

Hallo Roger,

yes, you are right, the first one is the Birch Polypore (Polyporus betulinus).
The 2nd is a Hoof Fungus (Fomes fomentarius).

best regards,
Andreas

Ollie · #3 (**permalink**) 05-01-2009, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mollisia

Hallo Roger,

yes, you are right, the first one is the Birch Polypore (Polyporus betulinus).
The 2nd is a Hoof Fungus (Fomes fomentarius).

best regards,
Andreas

Many thanks for the quick reply Andreas and a warm welcome to WAB

Roger

FungiJohn · #4 (**permalink**) 05-01-2009, 03:08 PM

Lovely images too Roger.
John

Ollie · #5 (**permalink**) 05-01-2009, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by FungiJohn

Lovely images too Roger.
John

Many thanks John. Not my usual subject but the birds were in short supply today
Roger

Chris Yeates · #6 (**permalink**) 05-01-2009, 08:13 PM

hi Roger

an interesting extra to the image of the Fomes is how it demonstrates the ability of fungi to know which way is 'up'

you can see how the trunk/branch that it was on has fallen or been moved and the later growth is orientated completely differently from that on the right, which shows the old (insect-holed) spore-bearing surface

of course here we are dealing with a perennial fruit-body, but you can see the same phenomenon in many species

regards

Chris