bracket type fungus for id please

Naturenutz · #1 (**permalink**) 08-02-2010, 10:07 PM

Found these brackets on a tree next to a lake.Think the tree may be a pollarded willow.They were mostly high up near the crown.

fairplay · #2 (**permalink**) 08-02-2010, 11:44 PM

These look to be just ordinary Trametes versicolor which can be quite variable, so can catch a few people out, including myself.

Neil.

flaxton · #3 (**permalink**) 09-02-2010, 11:42 AM

Am I the only one that thinks the edge of this is far too thick for Trametes

Mal

fairplay · #4 (**permalink**) 09-02-2010, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by flaxton

Am I the only one that thinks the edge of this is far too thick for Trametes

Mal

Yes !

Oh Mal, you've got me worried now, I was aware these seemed thickish (like me ?) but I was hoping no one would notice.

So waddya think then ?

Neil.

fairplay · #5 (**permalink**) 09-02-2010, 01:13 PM

If you have FoS Vol. 2 go to No.345 - Cerrena (Trametes) unicolor.

It's not a very good match, but it's the nearest alternative look-a-like I can find.

Neil.

cybershot · #6 (**permalink**) 09-02-2010, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by flaxton

Am I the only one that thinks the edge of this is far too thick for Trametes

Mal

Same thoughts crossed my mind and I remember similar finds in Jan 2009 that were never fully resolved but the thread threw up some interesting suggestions:

Small Brown Bracket for ID

David

fairplay · #7 (**permalink**) 09-02-2010, 02:15 PM

Well, I must concede looking at the photo again and reading the description of Ischnoderma resinosum as having alternative zones of black and brown on the surface and being 'velvety' that this is more likely to be the culprit.

Neil.

flaxton · #8 (**permalink**) 09-02-2010, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by fairplay

Yes !

Oh Mal, you've got me worried now, I was aware these seemed thickish (like me ?) but I was hoping no one would notice.

So waddya think then ?

Neil.

Bjerkandera adusta

cybershot · #9 (**permalink**) 09-02-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by cybershot

Same thoughts crossed my mind and I remember similar finds in Jan 2009 that were never fully resolved but the thread threw up some interesting suggestions:

Small Brown Bracket for ID

David

Unfortunately the velvety young brackets that JP and I found on Prunus was never verified, but Ischnoderma resinosum seems likely in retrospect. Time to go and have another look at the site in Bowdown Wood methinks.

David