fungus iD PLEASE

[Yorkie lad]

Can anybody help ID this fungus



many thanks

Yorkie Lad

[NickCantle]

This looks like Exidia nucleata

[KeenTeen17]

seconded. its quite common on dead wood.

[Lancashire Lad]

I agree. In a couple of the "blobs" you can just about make out the characteristic white nodules/crystals of calcium oxalate which this species produces. (That is unless my eyes are decieving me and they are just reflections ).

Regards
Mike.

[Yorkie lad]

thanks all

very new to fungus spotting so will have to bear with me

see what i can find down in the woods today as all the snow has gone.

cheers

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by Yorkie lad

thanks all

very new to fungus spotting so will have to bear with me

see what i can find down in the woods today as all the snow has gone.

cheers

Get out quick there's more on the way

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad

I agree. In a couple of the "blobs" you can just about make out the characteristic white nodules/crystals of calcium oxalate which this species produces. (That is unless my eyes are decieving me and they are just reflections ).

Regards
Mike.

I think that the ID is probably correct but with the flash - it's hard to be certain about the calcium oxalate occlusions

Yorkie Lad, when you find something like this - to be 100% sure - examine one of the fruitbodies - it should have a hard white body inside it, if it does then nucleata it is for certain

I really would recommend that people collect a piece of their 'mystery fungus' (bearing in mind conservation issues of course - i.e. don't take more than 20%, although that is probably over-conservative) and take it home . . .

if you have a scanner then the detail that can be extracted from such a collection can be very useful for making a successful ID, or just take extra photographs

cheers

Chris

PS what are you doing in Worcestershire? everyone knows that Yorkshire is the centre of the mycological universe . . . think of James Bolton . . . think of the founding of the BMS

[Yorkie lad]

thanks to everyone

work brought me down eight years ago but I miss the Yorkshire dales and decent pint of bitter especially landlord !