Help with this Fungi puzzle needed please!

[dickie'sbird]

Good evening everyone,

This is puzzling me, its been in my 'enigma' folder since last September so any stabs at naming this one would be much appreciated.
It was photographed on 2 separate days and so the colour isn't consistant. This was growing on an old tree stump right at the side of the river Wye and looked kidney shaped. I don't know if it had started out like that or whether it's aging and taken that form. I was more interestedat the time in the Brackets that were growing on the same stump. But now I would love to know what this is







As ever, many thanks to all who can offer any suggestions!

Jean

[Lancashire Lad]

Might be along the lines of a rather dried up Dryad's Saddle - but I'm by no means certain.

Regards,
Mike.

[solus]

Looks like Lentinus tigrinus to me - was it on Willow, really low down and very close to the water?

Did you look at the underneath to check whether it had gills or pores?

[Lancashire Lad]

Originally Posted by solus

Looks like Lentinus tigrinus to me....

One that I'm not familiar with, but that could be a very good shout indeed!!

Regards,
Mike.

[fairplay]

L .tigrinus for me too - only found this twice, once from Suffolk (first record) and once from Norfolk.(the later find possibly on old Ash stump in restored fenland)

Neil.

[flaxton]

Dryad's Saddle for me.

Mal

[fairplay]

This is where people with IMac computers have an advantage for we can see the other side of the photo thus being able to see the gills.

Roll up, place yer bets !
Must admit, that black stem seems to suggest towards Polyporus squamosus, but to me, the wet habitat and these very dark scales point to L. tigrinus.

Neil.

[diggleken]

Hi Jean and all,
the ivy leaves give a bit of a clue to size - and its a relatively large cap/bracket, and both Collins and Jordan give lentinus a cap size of up to 7cm, plus the cap is white according to Jordan.
So even taking ageing/browning into acount, from size alone this has all the marks of Dryads saddle, which as we all know can be a hefty piece of work.
Plus it looks like it to me!
But like Mike, Lentinus isnt one I know.................
Cheers
Ken

[dickie'sbird]

Hello!

Now I have to apologise for this image BUT I was trying (and still am!) to get to grips with my new camera....anyway, in the top right hand corner you can see the fungus I've posted for I.D. It wasn't very big and as the stump was so covered in Brackets I really couldn't say what the species of tree it was. But, it was very low to the waters edge...any closer and it would be doing backstroke!!!!





Hope this helps you all....I'm finding the debate intriguing

Best regards to all for the input and help,

Jean

[fairplay]

Ah yes, the Ivy leaves ... um, err ... didn't think about that, plus with L.tigrinus usually being completely round or almost, I'm going to concede to Mike and Mal ()

Come on, give us us the bad news ... it had pores instead of gills - thus proving Polyporus, or didn't you notice ?

It's all your fault Solus

Neil.

P.S. The thing is ... L.tigrinus always occurs close to water.