Another unidentified New Forest fungi

[lynnek]

I'm not very good at this!

[NickCantle]

Not a clue. Just a pointer though, it's a single so it's 'fungus' as opposed to 'fungi'

[lynnek]

What makes this a single fungus rather than many separate fungus of the same variety?

[NickCantle]

It's all part of the same mycelium I would assume, though I wasn't saying it specifically for this thread

[Chris Yeates]

Originally Posted by lynnek

What makes this a single fungus rather than many separate fungus of the same variety?

it's a fungus in the sense that if I were to post a photo of a flock of wigeon, I wouldn't say "another unidentified ducks"

so a cluster of the same thing on wood such as yours is clearly a single species (and as Nick has suggested probably a single individual of that single species - like apples on a tree) - hence fungus

alternatively if there were clearly two or more different species present you'd say what are these fungi please?

or have I confused you further?

cheers

Chris

[SheffieldLass]

Originally Posted by lynnek

What makes this a single fungus rather than many separate fungus of the same variety?

It was the use of the word 'another', which is singular, together with 'fungi' which is plural ... If you had written 'More unidentified New Forest fungi' no one would have batted an eyelid

As to the fungi, or fungus , I haven't a clue. Did you take any closer shots?

Melanie

[lynnek]

So no idea what this fungus (these fungi) are?