a few fungi for ID

[hamadryad]

Any Help on these appreciated



Is the first one ascotremmella Faginea

[NickCantle]

Hello

Your first is Tremella foliacea

A gill shot would help with the second.

The third is a Russula, probably R. ochroleuca or R. claroflava- a nibble of the cap edge would have separated these two, the latter of which is extremely acrid and smells somewhat like Stewed Apples.

I'll bode my time and see what others say about the fourth.

The last is most certainly Flammulina velutipes, and a beautiful photograph of it mate

Nick

[hamadryad]

MMM is everyone affraid to have input in this one! lmao

[Lancashire Lad]

Well, I'm happy to second the Tremella foliacea and Flammulina velutipes, but the rest are beyond me as far as reliable ID's go.

Regards,
Mike.

[hamadryad]

what substrate is tremela folicea usualy found on? i thought Faginea as it was on fagus and very much the image in jordans book?

[fairplay]

It's no use, it's like sherry trifle - I can't resist.

Doesn't the last one look a little 'Schizophrenic' hint.
The other, Collybia peronata maybe ?

Neil.

[hamadryad]

looks like I might have to leave them in the unsolved bin for now then!

I am sticking with the ascotremella faginea, it prefers beech and alder and looks nothing like the foliacea which is far more flattened and open in form is brown even when moist and has thin edges not rounded.

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by hamadryad

looks like I might have to leave them in the unsolved bin for now then!

I am sticking with the ascotremella faginea, it prefers beech and alder and looks nothing like the foliacea which is far more flattened and open in form is brown even when moist and has thin edges not rounded.

hi

Nick is quite correct - that is Tremella foliacea; it looks nothing like Ascotremella

looking "a bit like a picture in a book" can be very unreliable - that is particularly true of generalist books like Phillips or Jordan; the simple way to check this would be (if you don't have access to a microscope) send a small piece to someone who has one - if you ask nicely people on this site might be prepared to do that

and I would guarantee that you would see typical Tremella basidia and not Ascotremella asci

a check of FRDBI - which anyone can do - shows that Ascotremella is rare in Britain (19 records); Tremella foliacea has over 1400; and while it is not that common on Fagus the database has 63 records on that tree - over three times as many as Ascotremella - so even on that questionable way of coming to an identification the odds point away from it

cheers

Chris

PS the second one has a look of Pluteus about it and the fourth is presumably Schizophyllum commune - 'gill' shots would help in both cases

[NickCantle]

Right, time to be blunt.

That looks nothing like Ascotremella faginea A. faginea is more purple like that you'd expect in the common Ascocoryne species and has more rounded lobes- almost kidney shape. This is brown, it is leafy and to me it's Tremella foliacea in immaturity. T. foliacea grows on Beech, and most deciduous woods, rarely conifer- so why is the substrate such a relevant issue?

Which literature do you have that lists Ascotremella faginea?

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by NickCantle

Right, time to be blunt.

That looks nothing like Ascotremella faginea A. faginea is more purple like that you'd expect in the common Ascocoryne species and has more rounded lobes- almost kidney shape. This is brown, it is leafy and to me it's Tremella foliacea in immaturity. T. foliacea grows on Beech, and most deciduous woods, rarely conifer- so why is the substrate such a relevant issue?

Which literature do you have that lists Ascotremella faginea?

note my support for you above Nick

C