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15-07-2011, 07:48 PM
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| | | Fungi ID please
Found today growing in between my old railway sleepers they are placed one on top of the other by my pond in the shade of the undergrowth of a twisted hazel and other shrubs. 
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15-07-2011, 07:51 PM
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Hello Elaine,
this is Lentinus lepideus, growing on dry wood of conifers, indeed often on wood used for railways.
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15-07-2011, 07:54 PM
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Thank you Andreas,
I can label the pic now... |
15-07-2011, 08:31 PM
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Hello Elaine,
I have only seen this once growing on very rotten sleepers on a rail track of a sugar beet factory at Cantley, Norfolk.
Thinking it might be scarce I did a search on the FRDBI and straight away noticed the name has been changed to Neolentinus lepideus and that there are 119 records.
When I found it about 10 years ago, I discovered in America it is nicknamed the Train Wrecker, presumably because it rots railway sleepers and has caused so many train crashes/de-railments.
Neil.
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15-07-2011, 09:07 PM
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Hi all
I've heard this fungus was common on supporting timber in mines, the dark underground conditions forcing it to grow into weird & spooky shapes.
See here: http://floraislands.is/SVEP/lentilep1s.jpg 
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15-07-2011, 10:17 PM
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Thanks for the extra info,
I hope it don't rot my sleepers away they are retaining the soil at the back of my pond.
It looks like there was two but there is only the stalk left of the other I think something is eating it as it looks like little teeth marks in the top I will get the macro lens on it tomorrow for a closer look..
The sleepers look like they are in good condition they are not rotten or crumbling but it don't really matter if this causes rot as they will be a home for wildlife the frogs go in between the two as there is a gap and they squeeze inside.
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15-07-2011, 10:25 PM
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16-07-2011, 06:11 AM
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Hi
I have also only found this once, a long time ago growing on a Railway Sleeper used as a gate post. I would love to find it again to get a photo. There is a stack of old sleepers in my local nature reseve, I keep looking but no joy yet!
Peter
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16-07-2011, 09:45 AM
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I have also only found this once, a long time ago growing on a Railway Sleeper used as a gate post. I would love to find it again to get a photo. There is a stack of old sleepers in my local nature reseve, I keep looking but no joy yet!
Peter | My sleepers have been there about 6 years and this is the first time this has grown. | | |
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