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Storridge Woods, Worcs
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Phellinus igniarius (L.: Fr.) Quel., syn.: Ochroporus cinereus (Niemel) Fischer, Phellinus alni (Bondartsev) Parmasto, Ochroporus ossatus Fischer, Fomes igniarius (Fr.ex.L.) GilletFam.: Phellinaceae Jl.Willow Bracket fungus, DE: Weiden Feuerschwamm Slo.: vrbov putaDat.: Nov. 27. 2011Lat.: 46.33194 Long.: 13.58357Habitat: Soa river shore, mixed forest (Pinus sp. and Picea abies dominant), south oriented slope, calcareous ground (conglomerate), humid air, sunny and relatively warm place, exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 8-10 deg C, elevation 400 m (1.300 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: fallen trunk of Fagus sylvatica in its initial stage of disintegration and massively infected also with Schizophyllum commune and Hypoxylon fragiforme.Place: Bovec basin, right bank of river Soa near Jablenca settlement, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC.Comments: Phellinus igniarius (group) is without doubt the most difficult 'species' for determination of all members of genus Phellinus (Ref.3 and 4). It is extremely variable morphologically, but also microscopically traits are variable and barely sufficient to separate several taxa of this group (P. cinereus, P. igniarius s.str., P. alni). Several authors do not recognize fully these taxa. Antioxidative and anti-cancer effects of Phellinus igniarius extracts have been observed..There is no microscopy for this find; hence the determination is uncertain. However, young sporocarps of Phellinus igniarius often have roundish shape with rounded inflated pileus margin like this find. Dark (reddish) brown, woody and concentrically layered trama, pores and pileus surface and color correspond reasonably well to Phellinus igniarius, or, at least, this is the best fit I was able to find.Regarding substratum Salix is the most common for this species, but it has been found also on many other broadleaved trees. However, Fagus sylvatica is not mentioned in the literature available to me. This sheds some additional doubts in this determination.Growing solitary. 5% KOH on trama, pileus surface and pore surface very dark-brown to almost back reaction. Pileus was woody/cocky, but not very hard to cut. (still young?).Ref.:(1) L. Ryvarden, I. Melo, Poroid fungi of Europe, Synopsis Fungorum 31., Fungiflora (2014), p 321. (2) J. Breitenbach, F. Kraenzlin, Eds., Fungi of Switzerland, Vol.2. Verlag Mykologia (1986), p 260. (3) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 1., Ulmer (2000), p 455.(4) A. Bernicchia, Polyporaceae, s.l., Fungi Europaei, Vol. 10., Edizioni Candusso (2005), p 412.
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Ust'-Anos, Altai Republic, Russia
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Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia
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Rosy Marasmius brightens dead wood in the Neotropics and in southwest Pacific region. Photo from Panama.
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A species which infects dead maple leaves. Rhytismataceae Family.
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Horbury, England, United Kingdom
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Sarawak, Malaysia
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Briantspuddle, England, United Kingdom
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Tricholoma ustaleBurnt Knight, DE: Brandige RitterlingSlo.: osmojena kolobarnicaDat.: Oct. 06. 2012Lat.: 46.42764 Long.: 13.61552Code: Bot_665/2012_DSC5508 Habitat: In mixed alpine forest, dominant Fagus sylvatica with some Picea abies and Abies alba; locally east, generally south oriented mountain slope, relatively warm place, calcareous bedrock however apparently at least to some extent acid soil (Vaccinium myrtillus abundant); mostly in shade, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 2-4 deg C, elevation 1.470 m (4.800 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: forest soil under Fagus sylvatica.Place: Mt. Mangart region, northeast ridge of Mt.Planja, 1.553 m, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comments: Following the key of Tricholoma (Fries.1821) in Ref.:(3), p521 I come to Tricholoma ustale without problems. However, the color of the fruitbodies found seems too to be too bright and to have more yellow and less red as in most references. Not sure the determination is OK.Growing scattered, about 5 - 6 fruitbodies; pileus diameter from 6 to 8.5 cm, stipe up to 8.5 cm long; taste mushroomy and moderately bitter and burning, unpleasant; smell not strong, on earth (?); flesh whitish, bruising slowly with time, particularly at the base of the stipe; SP white (oac909), pilei strongly slimy, the layer of the mucus more than 1 mm thick.Spores smooth, elliptical. Dimensions: 7.1 (SD = 0.4) x 5.4 (SD = 0.3) , Q = 1.31 (SD = 0.08), n = 28. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water, AmScope MA500 digital camera.Ref.:(1) Personal communication with Mr. Bojan Rot,
www.gobenabovskem.si .(2) M. E. Noordeloos, Th. Kuyper, E. Vellinga (1999). Flora Agaricina Neerlandica: Critical Monographs on Families of Agarics and Boleti Occurring in the Netherlands. Taylor & Francis. p126. cited after
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricholoma_ustale (3) G.J.Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Bade-Wrttembergs, Band 3, Ulmer (2001), p 539. (4) R.M. Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 236. (5) R.Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 111. (6) M.Bon, Parey's Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 158(7)
healing-mushrooms.net/archives/tricholoma-ustale.html
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The Pacific Northwest version of the Deer Mushroom or Deer Shield, often lumped under P. cervinus. Edible, with pinkish-brown spores.
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Birtsmorton Churchyard, SO775365
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Canale Monterano, Lazio, Italy
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Tremella mesenterica, yellow jelly fungus. Maine, 28th November 2008, mixed coastal forest. The identification by Bob Andersen (thanks Bob) is tentative and I would welcome confirmation or correction
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Lactarius pallidusPale Milkcap, Fleischblasser Milchling, Blasser MilchlingSlo.: medla mlenica Date: Oct. 10. 2009Lat.: 46.30088 Long.: 13.41864Code: Bot_390/2009-6166Habitat: Steep mixed wood, predominantly Fagus sylvatica, north oriented, relatively cool place, in shade, protected from direct rain by tree canopies, locally flat calcareous ground covered with a thick layer of dead Fagus sylvatica leaves, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 800 m (2.600 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: forest soil covered with a thick layer of dead leaves. Place: North slopes of Mt. Kobariki Stol ridge, north of Mt. Gabrovec, 1,630 m (5.348 feet), East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComments: Spore print creamy/light ocher with a slight pink tint. Smell indistinctive mushroomy. Spore dimensions: 7,9 (SD=0,8) x 6,3 (SD=0,5) micr., Q=1,3 (SD=0,09), n=30. Ref.:(1) G. Pace, Vse o gobah (in Slovene), Mladinska Knjiga (1997), p193(2) M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 84(3) R.M.Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 961(4)
www.mycokey.com/MycoKeySolidState/species/Lactarius_palli... (5)
www.first-nature.com/fungi/id_guide/russulaceae/lactarius... (6)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactarius_pallidus (7)
www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/DisplayBlock~bid~6291~gid... (8)
www.ambmuggia.it/forum/index.php?showtopic=5543
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Suillus viscidus (L.) Roussel; syn: Boletus laricinus Berkeley, Boletus aeruginascens Secretan ex OpatowskiSticky bolete, DE: Grauer Lrchen-RhrlingSlo.: siva lupljivkaDat.: Oct. 3. 2016Lat.: 46.40543 Long.: 13.74579Code: Bot_1012/2016_DSC5520Habitat: Near mixed wood edge, alpine pasture, in low grass; moderately steep mountain slope, southwest aspect; calcareous, fairy skeletal ground; sunny and relatively warm place; limestone bedrock; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 5-7 deg C, elevation 905 m (3.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: soil.Place: Zadnja Trenta valley, close to 46. switchback of alpine road to Vri pass, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC.Comments: Suillus viscidus is not a rare find in Slovenia. It is strictly bound to Larix decidua trees and best recognized by large angular pores and the fact that it is, frankly speaking, an ugly mushroom of indefinite color somewhere among dirty white, gray, beige or pale brown. The whole mushroom is like this. When I first found it I didn't take pictures of it because I thought it was already decayed and therefore determination impossible. But already young pilei look like this. There were more than 10 pilei present at the location, mostly solitary, on an area of about 6 by 6 m. All of them grew under the canopies of Larix decidua or close to them. Pilei diameter 3 - 8 cm, surface viscid, cuticle peels very easily; stem 4 - 9 cm tall, 10 - 17 mm in diameter; taste mild, mushroomy; smell indistinctive; SP faint, brownish, oac could not be determined.Spores smooth. Dimensions: 9,5 [10,7 ; 11,2] 12,4 x 4,3 [4,7 ; 4,8] 5,1 microns; Q = 2 [2,3 ; 2,4] 2,6; N = 36; C = 95%; Me = 11 x 4,7 microns; Qe = 2,3. Olympus CH20, NEA 100x/1.25, magnification 1.000 x, oil, fresh material; in water. AmScope MA500 digital camera.Herbarium: Mycotheca and lichen herbarium (LJU-Li) of Slovenian Forestry Institute, Vena pot 2, Ljubljana, Index Herbariorum LJFRef.:(1) J. Breitenbach, F. Kraenzlin, Eds., Fungi of Switzerland, Vol.3. Verlag Mykologia (1991), p 84. (2) G.J. Krieglsteiner (Hrsg.), Die Grosspilze Baden-Wrttembergs, Band 2., Ulmer (2000), p 306. (3) R. Phillips, Mushrooms, Macmillan (2006), p 294. (4) S. Buczacki, Collins Fungi Guide, Collins (2012), p 414.
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Sundbyvik, Sdermanlands Ln, Sverige
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The Crowded White Clitocybe is better known here in the Pacific Northwest as C. dilatata.
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Ballan, Victoria, Australia
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Scutellinia scutellata on the rotten tree