Armillaria or Wot?!

[PMG]

Found these growing in the darkness inside what had been a large pine tree cut down and the remaining base had decayed from inside out - these were sprouting inside .........

Armillaria - Honey Fungus was the only thing that sprung to mind but I don't recall seeing it grow quite like this - ok there is no ring - yet - cos they arn't old enought to have formed a ring (if one is going to form?) That cap full of fibrils tho has me stumped? Or is that I'm rusty and should slink off back to my birding corner and not dare show my head again here

Pauline

[treecreeper]

Don't slink off Pauline. Absence of a ring suggests Armillaria tabescens but I thought this species was confined to deciduous trees. as for the fibrils, one of my books says the cap has 'darker, cottony scales'...not quite your photo is it...so not sure

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by PMG

Or is that I'm rusty and should slink off back to my birding corner and not dare show my head again here

Pauline

Not with Clumber so close.

Mal

[PMG]

It is a weird one ......... its more of a bright lemon colour than the darker richer shade that has come out in the photo - and the markings aside from the fibrils is dark enough to be black - its rather odd and I'd have liked to see some at a later stage (which I may be able to as its right next door to the cauliflower) so if I get back up there in a weeks time for the 'collie' then I will look to see what these have turned into ......... Of course they were all at that 'sealed up' stage so the ring if there was going to be one hasn't 'dropped' yet and I have seen young armillaria one time on Arnside Knott that looked for alll the world like I. hysterix until they opened out and became normal looking!

Dontcha just love fungi

Pauline

[hamadryad]

A, ostoyea? possibly, the dark honey fungus, more prominent on gymnosperms?

[ron1863]

Could they been these Pauline, which I shot yesterday in mixed woodland.

[hamadryad]

now that REALLY does look like Ostoyae

[PMG]

Thats a lovely shot ron - looks like Scotland is producing good clean specimens If I return in a few days time for the 'collie' I will check what they have turned into - the tiny dried up spec I took to Clumber was pronounced as Honey but not right down to which 'incarnation'!