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[Gypsy Orchid]

Is this Trametes hirsuta Had velvet like surface and white under surface very tough Growing on decaying wood.



I think this may be Tremella mesenterica Yellow brain fungus. Felt like jelly.
Thanks Sylv

[fairplay]

Hi Sylv,

The top photo is of Trametes versicolor and your second I would suspect will turn out to be Chondrostereum purpureum. (There is a tiny hint of purple remaining)

Neil.

EDIT. And you are correct with No 3.

[Gypsy Orchid]

Originally Posted by fairplay

Hi Sylv,

The top photo is of Trametes versicolor and your second I would suspect will turn out to be Chondrostereum purpureum. (There is a tiny hint of purple remaining)

Neil.

EDIT. And you are correct with No 3.

Thanks for your help Neil Pic 1 & 2 are same section of wood I did not realise there were two diferent fungi. No 2 is closer and I upturned one to show underside
Sylv

[Ken Burgess]

Originally Posted by Gypsy Orchid

This looks to me like young Bjerkandera adusta, which can be quite hairy to start with.

Ken

[fairplay]

Tell you what, I'm not so sure now. I just looked at the top of the first photo quickly and immediately thought versicolor, then quickly went to No 2, saw the hairy fluff with traces of purple = C.purpureum.

But now looking at No 1 again and seeing how close they are together has forced me to have a reappraisal, BUT I'm sticking to me guns coz I can see more purple - if you enlarge No1 and look to middle right edge, you will see a distinctly purple bracket, and although it looks to be smooth and not hairy, I'm sure this is sufficient enough to make my assumption correct-ish.

Neil.

Don't all rush to back me up.

[Ken Burgess]

The bracket top left in the first photo looks like Trametes versicolor.

The one enlarged in photo 2 has pores - enlarge the photo to its maximum and look at the upturned specimen. Chondrostereum purpureum doesn't have pores.

Ken

[fairplay]

I did look at the the undersurface on normal size and saw no pores, but on enlarging the shots, I wasn't looking for pores anymore, just traces of purple - and found some.

But your right (damm, damm and double damm) !
Just when I was beginning to feel really chuffed with meself.

Neil.

[Ken Burgess]

Originally Posted by fairplay

I I wasn't looking for pores anymore, just traces of purple - and found some.

Yes. I'm not sure what the purple thing is. Even with maximum image size it's still not clear.

Ken

[mollisia]

Hello,

on foto no. 1 there is Bjerkandera adusta as well as Trametes versicolor (in the upper left area of the foto).
foto no. 2 is Bjerandera only.
no. 3 is probably Tremella mesenterica, as it occures on a quite thin twig. There is also Tremella aurantiaca, parasiting Stereum hirsutum, which therefor usually grown on larger woods, stems, logs etc. T. mesenterica parasites Peniophora spp.

best regards,
Andreas