Unidentified fungi from Treswell Wood

[FungiJohn]

Hello all

Found at Treswell Wood 25th April 2010 on a fungi foray with Nettle Runner Les.

On old sunflower heads / stalks


On sawn Ash


On dead Ash


Mollisia species on dead Ash


Any help, as always much appreciated

John and Les

[Chris Yeates]

hi John

did you collect any of these? they all look rather interesting (especially number 2), and I'd be prepared to have a look at them for you (despite the fact that I have just realised they are from Nottinghamshire)

top one looks like a 'coelomycete' - outdated term I know

second one reminded me a bit of Diplocarpa bloxamii, but then again . . .

is the bluish cast to the last one an accurate reflection of what it looked like?
if not it is somewhat reminiscent of Mollisia ligni - though it seems to have an abundant subiculum, which in previous years would have pointed one in the direction of Tapesia . . .

without microscopy I doubt whether (Andreas apart) you may get much on these

cheers

Chris

[FungiJohn]

Originally Posted by Chris Yeates

hi John

did you collect any of these? they all look rather interesting (especially number 2), and I'd be prepared to have a look at them for you (despite the fact that I have just realised they are from Nottinghamshire)

top one looks like a 'coelomycete' - outdated term I know

second one reminded me a bit of Diplocarpa bloxamii, but then again . . .

is the bluish cast to the last one an accurate reflection of what it looked like?
if not it is somewhat reminiscent of Mollisia ligni - though it seems to have an abundant subiculum, which in previous years would have pointed one in the direction of Tapesia . . .

without microscopy I doubt whether (Andreas apart) you may get much on these

cheers

Chris

Many thanks Chris ... and for the offer

I've got them all dried off for Kew. Quite typical of the finds Les and I get

The Mollisia species was quite colourful, both in natural and LED light.

I'll update when I learn more.

John

[Ditiola]

John
I have had a look through my photo library and for the second one the closest visual mach is Godronia urceolus although this is normally on Birch.
There are 5 records on Birch in Derbyshire and one on Ribes in Yorkshire

Peter

[mollisia]

Originally Posted by Ditiola

John
I have had a look through my photo library and for the second one the closest visual mach is Godronia urceolus although this is normally on Birch.
There are 5 records on Birch in Derbyshire and one on Ribes in Yorkshire

Peter

Hello Peter,

interesting! Here Godronia urceolus is seen as an ubiquist, e.g. FoS has it on Viburnum. The 2nd species, Godronia ribis is again said to be growing exclusively on Ribes, so the collections from Yorkshire might be worth checking.

best regards,
Andreas

[mollisia]

Hello,

the third one is certainly a Lachnum species, may be L. pudibundum.
The 4th is a Mollisia. Looks very interesting, I would have been interested in the micros. M. ligni is in my opinion not, because of the subiculum and the blueish hymenium.

best regards,
Andreas

[FungiJohn]

Many thanks Peter and Andreas.

I'll update when I hear back from Kew

John