fungi on beech tree for id please

[kiltoncomp]

these two were found on fallen beech trees(seperate trees)

no1/ this was on a branch of a fallen beech, both on the barkless sections of the branch and also under the loose remaining bark,
is this a resupinate form of Bjerkandera adusta ?? as this is the only species i can find with grey pores,


no2/ this one was also on a fallen beech branch, which was lying on the ground,
is this one beech tarcrust ??, on the trunk it looked smooth , while in the photograph it has a distinctly warty appearance,
(apologies for the poor picture quality, but i was hanging through some very sharp thorned brambles to get the pic


thanks,
Brian.

[NickCantle]

Could it be Kretzschmaria deusta Brian?

[kiltoncomp]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Could it be Kretzschmaria deusta Brian?

Hi Nick, you may well be right, it was just that there seemed to be small brackets developing amongst the main body which made me think it was Bjerkandera adusta,
not found many of either of these so still a little vague with id's on them,
Brian.

[NickCantle]

I didn't notice the forming brackets Brian, so I'm thrown into limbo. It's probably one of the two we mentioned, but I haven't got my books on me right now, so I can't throw loads of facts in to the mix. I'm sure someone else will come to your aid!

[mollisia]

Hi,

I agree with Bjerkandera adusta.
For the 2nd species I think of some pyrenomycete, but have not further information, sorry.

best regards,
Andreas

[kiltoncomp]

Originally Posted by mollisia

Hi,

I agree with Bjerkandera adusta.
For the 2nd species I think of some pyrenomycete, but have not further information, sorry.

best regards,
Andreas

thanks for that Andreas,
regarding the second one, does the beech tarcrust Biscogniauxia nummularia have the warty appearance of this one, or is it usually a smooth surface??

Brian.

[mollisia]

Hallo Brian,

always smooth and always sunken in holes of the cortex (or better brekaing the cortex and exposing the stroma. Your pyreno is growing superficially on decorticated wood - Biscogniauxia never wood grow on decorticated wood - but only to my experience!

best regards,
Andreas

[hamadryad]

cant remember the name off hand but it has silver in it, will come back to this one with a posative id for you, I have the book but trawling through them is a big deal as i know theres only one description in all my books! i will find it for you somehow! if you go back and turn the log a little it will form a more pronounced bracket at its fringes, found this myself last year and it took me ages to be certian of the id!

[NickCantle]

Originally Posted by hamadryad

cant remember the name off hand but it has silver in it, will come back to this one with a posative id for you, I have the book but trawling through them is a big deal as i know theres only one description in all my books! i will find it for you somehow! if you go back and turn the log a little it will form a more pronounced bracket at its fringes, found this myself last year and it took me ages to be certian of the id!

You're not thinking of Chondrostereum purpureum are you? It's not that.

[flaxton]

Where's the silver in that Nick