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20-07-2008, 06:29 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Berkshire
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| | | Lichen and Fungi
Had a mooch in the woods today and found these 2 things, sorry about the rubbish pics but any pointers as to what they may be?    |
20-07-2008, 06:35 PM
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| | | re: Lichen and Fungi
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stewy  | Hi Stewy !
The first photo is a lichen - a species of Peltigera, probably P. membranacea (or possibly P. lactucifolia).
The second two (orangey coloured things) are the immature plasmodia of a species of myxomycete - possibly a Tubifera by the colour and looks of it.
Nick  |
20-07-2008, 06:50 PM
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| | | Re: Lichen and Fungi
Thanks Nick.
Who changed my thread title???  |
20-07-2008, 07:29 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: East Harling, Norfolk
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| | | Re: Lichen and Fungi
Probably the admin  Mr. DH has a whole curriculum for thread title writing  |
20-07-2008, 07:45 PM
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| | | Re: Lichen and Fungi
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Originally Posted by NickCantle Probably the admin Mr. DH has a whole curriculum for thread title writing | Hmmmmmmmmmmmm found it vey odd to be honest Nick.
I thought my thread had been removed at first as I couldn't find it!!
Strange. |
20-07-2008, 07:52 PM
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| | | Re: Lichen and Fungi
No, seriously Stewy! It'll have been changed so Google search results turn up more hits  |
20-07-2008, 08:03 PM
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| | | Re: Lichen and Fungi
Really? If that's the case then why not inform the author of the thread that it has been changed?
Very odd!! |
20-07-2008, 08:16 PM
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| | | Re: Lichen and Fungi
This is what made me realise what it was. It's 'in my opinion' a bit odd.  |
20-07-2008, 08:23 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Newbury, Berkshire
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| | | Re: Lichen and Fungi
Quote:
Originally Posted by NickCantle This is what made me realise what it was. It's 'in my opinion' a bit odd. | I think what you mean is it's something we managed perfectly well without.
Cheers J.P. |
20-07-2008, 08:36 PM
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| | | Re: Lichen and Fungi
Stewy,
The common name for these types of Peltigera are Dog Lichens.
I always used to think they were fungi until I got a decent book on Lichens.
Neil. | | | |
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