Seven small fungi

[JennyS]

Need a rest from lichen so decided to try and identify some of my fungal backlog - didn't have much hope with these as my books mainly concentrate on large fungi..... help appreciated!

Q1. On Holly leaf in mixed woodland


Q2. On coastal plant material


Q3. Below Fir in mixed woodland - Ramaria sp?


Q4. On underside of oak leaf


Q5. On fallen Beech


Q6 (white) and Q7 (pinkish). On decaying plant stem, not sure if these were the ones on nettle as it looks a bit too woody.




Q8. On Willow in damp woodland


Q9. Also on Willow


Are there any (well and plentifully illustrated) books that cover these small and not-particularly-mushroomy fungi as they seem to be getting my attention far more than the larger ones are?

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by JennyS

Need a rest from lichen so decided to try and identify some of my fungal backlog - didn't have much hope with these as my books mainly concentrate on large fungi..... help appreciated!

Q1. On Holly leaf in mixed woodland


Q2. On coastal plant material


Q3. Below Fir in mixed woodland - Ramaria sp?


Q4. On underside of oak leaf


Q5. On fallen Beech


Q6 (white) and Q7 (pinkish). On decaying plant stem, not sure if these were the ones on nettle as it looks a bit too woody.




Q8. On Willow in damp woodland


Q9. Also on Willow


Are there any (well and plentifully illustrated) books that cover these small and not-particularly-mushroomy fungi as they seem to be getting my attention far more than the larger ones are?

hi Jenny

first one is the discomycete Trochila ilicina

don't know the second from what I can see, would probably need to know the plant species - but that's my kinda fungus

Clavulina cristata I think

not a fungus but a gall-wasp Neuroterus quercus-baccarum

old, and hence atypically dark, Hypoxylon fragiforme

the white/pink stalked ones are probably one or more Hymensocyphus species (another disco)

the black spiky one is interesting but I'd have to examine it

hope that helps

Chris

[JennyS]

Thanks Chris, that was quick!

There is a slight possibility that I might have Q2 and Q8 lurking around somewhere as I think I brought them home to check in the hope that they were lichens .......

I remember wondering if 2 was on the seedpod of Birds-foot-trefoil.

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by JennyS

Thanks Chris, that was quick!

There is a slight possibility that I might have Q2 and Q8 lurking around somewhere as I think I brought them home to check in the hope that they were lichens .......

PM me if you have - I'd be prepared to have a look at them

best

Chris

[JennyS]

Will do, and I've definitely got that shiny black crust with white ostioles from my post of a few days back.

Jenny

[Gerel]

I'm glad I'm not the only person to get conned by spangle galls (no. 4) there are millions of them in our woods this year and as the leaves drop they separate and land on eveything. I'm forever stopping to look at a disco or similar on dead wood that turns out to be another spangle

Steve

[JennyS]

Yes I was really disappointed they didn't turn out to be fungi - best looking of the whole bunch, and I love those 'eyelashes' round them!