Further pics of Great Glasshouse finds plus Leucocoprinus birnbaumii , the Plantpot Dapperling which looks a bit like Sulphur Tuft but the cap was extremely delicate. Hope the other two have useful additional I.D. features.
Thanks Peter. Middle one, unusual yellow colour is, as you say Leucocoprinus birnbaumii a greenhouse alien ---- so not in our woods. The one below (and last post)can see nature of stipe so possibly Lepiota aspera = freckled dapperling. The one above (and last post) is still a mystery. Possibly another alien if in glasshouse. Not like Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus, that I have seen. I don't think Pleurocybella porrigens or a Hohenbuehelia. The caps seem to arise from a single stipe ? Need someone to do microscopy. all good stuff. Any others with ideas?
Any time anyone wants to see the spores under a microscope just get some on a slide and I will pick them up. Or even post them to me and I'll get the pictures back.
Interesting stuff - would love to know what the oyster like fungus is, it's beautiful. The plantpot dapperling also fruited in the Plas Pilipala butterfly house last week - the temp and humidity very different in the two locations.
Well done Peter -- it seems this is now called Pleurocybella porrigens and look at First Nature site as Pat O'Reilly has a page with info. I think this fits. This was in the Great Glasshouse but what tree species were about? It seems it is associated with conifer species.
Thanks Peter. Middle one, unusual yellow colour is, as you say Leucocoprinus birnbaumii a greenhouse alien ---- so not in our woods. The one below (and last post)can see nature of stipe so possibly Lepiota aspera = freckled dapperling. The one above (and last post) is still a mystery. Possibly another alien if in glasshouse. Not like Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus, that I have seen. I don't think Pleurocybella porrigens or a Hohenbuehelia. The caps seem to arise from a single stipe ? Need someone to do microscopy. all good stuff. Any others with ideas?
ReplyDeleteThanks Philip - I have left these specimens with Bruce so if anyone can look at the spores .......
ReplyDeleteAny time anyone wants to see the spores under a microscope just get some on a slide and I will pick them up. Or even post them to me and I'll get the pictures back.
ReplyDeleteThanks Colin , there is still a remnant of the fungus in the Glasshouse -I will be there tomorrow.
DeleteInteresting stuff - would love to know what the oyster like fungus is, it's beautiful. The plantpot dapperling also fruited in the Plas Pilipala butterfly house last week - the temp and humidity very different in the two locations.
ReplyDeleteCould it be Pleurotellus (or Plerotus ) porrigens -Angel Wing ? assumed to be edible but now known to contain toxins.
ReplyDeleteWell done Peter -- it seems this is now called Pleurocybella porrigens and look at First Nature site as Pat O'Reilly has a page with info. I think this fits.
ReplyDeleteThis was in the Great Glasshouse but what tree species were about? It seems it is associated with conifer species.
I guess the chippings could be anything. BTW there were numerous waxcaps in the Botanic on Sunday.
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