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17-04-2011, 04:11 PM
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| | | Unidentified fungi
Could any mycologist kindly help with the identification of these fungi, I think two species adjacent, in a recently harvested willow field, both 6cm approx with 'puff ball ' (apologies for the description), concave in one and convex in the other. I can see neither with any conviction in my Hamlyn's guide for novices.
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17-04-2011, 04:21 PM
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Hi Mike,
Mycologist? not me, ha ha, but you have a puffball, maybe stump if some buried wood as substrate, but unclear to me which it could be at this stage and a bit overexposed, and I suspect remains of same with just the stalk left.
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17-04-2011, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeEK  . . . I can see neither with any conviction in my Hamlyn's guide for novices . . . | Welcome to the Fungus Forum
Fungal fruiting bodies can vary tremendously over time; as Ken suggests these are definitely 'remains' of a puffball species
books tend to show the fruit bodies in their 'prime' for obvious reasons
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22-04-2011, 01:19 PM
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lycoperdon perlatum i suspect, the stipe remains are way to big for L. pyriforme which would also have the ball skin still in evidence.
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Very many thanks for the identification.
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