Coniferous or broadleaf woodland

agrumpycow · #1 (**permalink**) 07-11-2009, 08:30 PM

The hubby & I are planning to go on our own little 'fungus foray' tomorrow (not for eating or anything like that, just looking & photographing

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Can anyone suggest where we would be most likely to find the largest variety - in a coniferous or broadleaf woodland or doesn't it matter?

gleditsa · #2 (**permalink**) 07-11-2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by agrumpycow

The hubby & I are planning to go on our own little 'fungus foray' tomorrow (not for eating or anything like that, just looking & photographing

)
Can anyone suggest where we would be most likely to find the largest variety - in a coniferous or broadleaf woodland or doesn't it matter?

i would say you will get the same variety in either type of woodland, just a different mix of species,

j

Jason Claxton · #3 (**permalink**) 07-11-2009, 08:38 PM

I dont know much about fungi,but what about mixed woodland which will have both.

agrumpycow · #4 (**permalink**) 07-11-2009, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason Claxton

I dont know much about fungi,but what about mixed woodland which will have both.

Yes, I suppose that would be the best option

Jason Claxton · #5 (**permalink**) 07-11-2009, 09:09 PM

Ah I bet its probably not that straightfoward though ,never is

Jason

ron1863 · #6 (**permalink**) 07-11-2009, 09:35 PM

Hi Claire, I live near woodland that is mainly coniferous but has areas that are mixed and deciduous. I tend to find a lot of fungi in coniferous or mixed woodland, probably as there is very little undergrowth other than needle litter, making the fungi easier to spot. At this time of the year there is a lot of leaf litter in deciduous woods but the fungi are there, just harder to see.

gleditsa · #7 (**permalink**) 07-11-2009, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ron1863

Hi Claire, I live near woodland that is mainly coniferous but has areas that are mixed and deciduous. I tend to find a lot of fungi in coniferous or mixed woodland, probably as there is very little undergrowth other than needle litter, making the fungi easier to spot. At this time of the year there is a lot of leaf litter in deciduous woods but the fungi are there, just harder to see.

you lucky man Ron

most of the conifer woods in my area are thick with brambles and bracken, just getting into the plantation can be a painfull business, let alone finding any fungi in them

i find that beech woods are better for access, as not much of anything seems to grow in them (apart from fungi),

j.