In the woods today.

[Gerel]

As its a nice day, for a change, I've just been for a wander in a nearby woodland. Not as many fungi out as I'd hoped, but I did see these.

First and best, a few groups of Winter Chantarelle - Cantharellus tubaeformis. If I'm right with the ID this is a first for me with this species.



From a distance I thought this might be a Destroying Angel but I think its actually Amanita citrina (var. alba?)



And a Phallus impudicus in full fly-attracting mode.



As well a load of assorted Russula species, lots of Amathyst Deceivers and various LBJs and slug eaten boletes, I found these two oddities.

I'm sure JP posted something like this a while back but I can't recall what it was. (approx 10mm across) apologies for the picture quality.



And this I assume is a slime mould of some kind.



Cheers

Steve

[NickCantle]

Hi Steve,

Definitely C. tubaeformis and certainly A. citrina var. alba.

Nice P. impudicus, got quite an audience there!

The little fluffy one I have no clue about but the yellow slime mould is most certainly Mucilago crustacea!

Nick

[cybershot]

Originally Posted by Gerel

I'm sure JP posted something like this a while back but I can't recall what it was. (approx 10mm across) apologies for the picture quality.




Cheers

Steve

I think you may be referring to finds of Postia ptychogaster

[Gerel]

Cheers for the ID's/confirmations Nick.

I've not encountered that particular slime before.

I found the furball JP posted that I was thinking about, he had, tentatively, ID'd it as Thelephora penicillata , mine looks similar.



Steve

[cybershot]

Refer to thread: White fluff conifer

[Gerel]

Cybershot, we crossed in the ether,

I remember the P. ptychogaster threads (I started one of them White fluff conifer )

But they were on dead conifers, I should have said that this one was on the ground.

Steve

[cybershot]

OK ..back to the drawing board!

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by Gerel

Cheers for the ID's/confirmations Nick.

I've not encountered that particular slime before.

I found the furball JP posted that I was thinking about, he had, tentatively, ID'd it as Thelephora penicillata , mine looks similar.



Steve

this is not Thelephora penicillata trust me - nor are any of the similar ones on the related thread . . . . if you look at micro's a lot like I do you will encounter growths like this virtually every time you're out in the field

it is the early stage of something and that's about all you can say - my feeling with these is that there is always so much else out there, fully-developed and identifiable, I just ignore them

cheers

Chris

[Gerel]

Originally Posted by Chris Yeates

this is not Thelephora penicillata trust me - nor are any of the similar ones on the related thread . . . . if you look at micro's a lot like I do you will encounter growths like this virtually every time you're out in the field

it is the early stage of something and that's about all you can say - my feeling with these is that there is always so much else out there, fully-developed and identifiable, I just ignore them

cheers

Chris

More than happy to trust you on that Chris, I see a lot of white fluffy bits which I happily ignore . I'd have ignored this one too if it hadn't rung a vague bell from the thread mentioned above.

cheers

Steve

[Lancashire Lad]

Your white fluffy fungus looks very much like very early stage of Splitgill - Schizophyllum commune

Mine was on the ground, among scattered straw & horse dung, but could possibly be a contender for your unknown.

I was unfamiliar with Splitgill when I posted these: - (See first photo, in the quote box. - Best at large size for comparing with yours).

Herbivore dung - Have a dung day!

Regards,
Mike.