Fungi id

[ocean1975]

Hi all,
Found this fungi growing on a cherry tree at the weekend,not surre what it is any ideas.Thanks in advance Andy

 

[udamiano]

Never seen anything like that before! it looks like that builder foam, can't find anything in any of my books that look remotely like it either.
Might be worth sending the picture off to the British Mycological Society for identification

their site is

http://www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/

post the results, I for one would be very interested to know ! Thanks for the post

 

[ocean1975]

Thanks for the link udamiano, if nobody on here knows what it is i will give them a shout.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Any takers for.....chicken in the woods.( (Laetiporus sulphureus)...?

 

[ocean1975]

That's wot i thought it was at first,but still not convinced.

 

[Geoff Dann]

Any takers for.....chicken in the woods.( (Laetiporus sulphureus)...?

Yes, although I'd want to smell it to be sure.

 

[Barn Owl]

Is it not one of them slime fungus things that move around the tree?

Don't even think they have a common name.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

I know of a slime fungus called 'dog vomit' & that's just what it looks like.!

 

[Barn Owl]

I know of a slime fungus called 'dog vomit' & that's just what it looks like.!

That rings a bell.

 

[ocean1975]

Dose this mean i got to go back and climb the tree and smell it for a better idea lol.If it is a chicken of the woods wot should it smell of? And if its a dogs vomit i take it it will smell of that ! something to look forward to at the weekend lol.

 

[Geoff Dann]

>>Dose this mean i got to go back and climb the tree and smell it for a better idea.I

Smell is important when identifying fungi, yes.

>>If it is a chicken of the woods wot should it smell of?

Chicken.

 

[Mafro]

It does look like Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken of the woods) to me, but as Geoff said things like smell are really important in getting a correct ID. As are environmental factors, such as where its growing, if on a tree what type of tree (which I know you have already done ), if on the ground what tree or plants it is near.

If this is Laetiporus sulphureus, it looks like its losing its colour so I wouldn't get too excited about eating it as its probably not in the best of conditions. However, remember the tree as chances are that it will be back next year

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Dose this mean i got to go back and climb the tree and smell it for a better idea lol.If it is a chicken of the woods wot should it smell of? And if its a dogs vomit i take it it will smell of that ! something to look forward to at the weekend lol.

NO, it isn't the dog vomit fungus, that grows nearer & on the ground, .....


I'm not sure if the old fungus would still smell like chicken, the stuff on your photo looks like it's well past it's 'sell by date'.

 

[savagebushcraft]

It looks like a member of the puffball family to me. Will look into it.

 

[Geoff Dann]

It looks like a member of the puffball family to me.

Growing on a tree??????

Only one puffball grows on trees (dead ones) - the stump puffball. These grow in clumps and get no bigger than marbles.

 

[Geoff Dann]

NO, it isn't the dog vomit fungus, that grows nearer & on the ground, .....


I'm not sure if the old fungus would still smell like chicken, the stuff on your photo looks like it's well past it's 'sell by date'.

I think it may actually be a very young one. They start out as blobs and turn into brackets later.

 

[savagebushcraft]

Growing on a tree??????

Only one puffball grows on trees (dead ones) - the stump puffball. These grow in clumps and get no bigger than marbles.

That's why I said a member of the puffball family/genus, and not an actual puffball.
It's not chicken of the woods, as they don't usually grow on cherry. They are also yellow in colour, hence the name sulphur polypore (sulphur is yellow).

 

[blacktimberwolf]

This is getting interesting fellas............to clarify the colour question, it could be my screen, but it looks yellow to me & I imagine it would look even yellower ( if there is such a word ) in the sun.
Prehaps the OP could tell us if the tree was dead or not., I can't see any cherry leaves.

 

[savagebushcraft]

Here's a good image of chicken of the woods. The colours are massively different.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Beautiful photo savagebushcraft,.....here's a photo I found on the net, so I can't vouch for it, supposidly chicken in the woods ,which looks similar to the OP's.....http://image.shutterstock.com/displ...ureus-growing-on-a-eucalyptus-tree-713532.jpg


& this....http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/potd/laetiporus_sulphureus.jpg...& this..http://www.sharkan.net/images/drevni_houby/Laetiporus sulphureus/laetiporus_sulphureus_05.jpg