Fungus on rotting sweet chestnut cupules

[FungiJohn]

Found on rotting sweet chestnut cupules at Sherwood Pines.



Again, any help much appreciated

John & Les

[Nettle Runner]

Here's another from our Sunday's foray, found in a Sweet Chestnut Cupule





Unfortunately it looks to be an imature specimen, so not much chance of an ID.

Les

[fairplay]

Originally Posted by FungiJohn

Found on rotting sweet chestnut cupules at Sherwood Pines.



Again, any help much appreciated

John & Les

I'm way out of my league here John, so can't suggest anything, but how the hell did you spot this ?
A really fascinating find, and brilliant photo again.

Neil.

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by fairplay

but how the hell did you spot this ?
.

Neil.

All you have to do is get down and look. I spotted a small fruitbody on a twig which was Mycena adscendens and within 5 minutes and without moving more than a couple of yards I added M spirea, epipterygia, metata, mucor and polyadelpha. I found almost nothing more in the next hour but it had been a good foray.

Mal

[fairplay]

Originally Posted by flaxton

All you have to do is get down and look. I spotted a small fruitbody on a twig which was Mycena adscendens and within 5 minutes and without moving more than a couple of yards I added M spirea, epipterygia, metata, mucor and polyadelpha. I found almost nothing more in the next hour but it had been a good foray.

Mal

Yea, yea, I get those under my fingernails all the time Mal, I meant that really, really interesting one John found.

Neil.

(Sorry Mal)

[CapAndBracket]

All i can think of is the start of Lanzia echinopila which i've looked for but not found and it's just a gess so happy to be completely wrong.

Cheers J.P.

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by fairplay

I'm way out of my league here John, so can't suggest anything, but how the hell did you spot this ?
A really fascinating find, and brilliant photo again.

Neil.

Hi Neil

It was purely by chance when Les was looking at the white 'blob'

He had set the cupule up on a stump to photograph and nearby on the stump were other cupules which had a 'brown area' that seemed different. Closer examination with the hand lens revealed their true identitiy .... well at least that of another fungus!

I just hope we can find more this weekend to send off to Kew.

John

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by CapAndBracket

All i can think of is the start of Lanzia echinopila which i've looked for but not found and it's just a gess so happy to be completely wrong.

Cheers J.P.

Hi JP

Now there is an interesting species .... and one I have never heard of!!

John

[FungiJohn]

Here's a cropped image showing slightly more detail:



John

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by fairplay

Yea, yea, I get those under my fingernails all the time Mal, I meant that really, really interesting one John found.

Neil.

(Sorry Mal)

Ask Mal if he found a morel