Fungus ID

[SOAR]

While out for a bimble today I spotted something on a dead Oak branch, at first I thought King Alfred cakes, but these only grow on Ash, Now I have seen these before on Oak and have never knew what they were. After looking it up I think that I have the anawer, can anybody on here spot what it is, Like a comp really but sadly no prize.

Good luck.

Simon.

 

[Jodie]

Well obviously I haven't a clue but Google suggests "Hypoxylon thouarsianum" or
"Daldinia grandis" and something related to 'sudden oak death' which might be the
cause of the tree's death after which these carbon ball fungi swoop in...

Do I get partial credit? Or do I win?

 

[SOAR]

Not very good comp I know, at first I thought they were like a ball fungus, but they are not hard they are jelly like.

 

[Jodie]

Oh well I definitely don't know but I did learn something interesting about daldinia spp.

 

[JonnyP]

Don't know them Simon... Cramp balls do grow on oak though, I have seen them growing on one...

 

[SOAR]

I found a very good site for you if you are interested? the answer is on there.

http://www.aphotofungi.com/index.html

Simon.

 

[SOAR]

Don't know them Simon... Cramp balls do grow on oak though, I have seen them growing on one...

I thought that I had seen them on Oak before, Very high up on the tree when I was on my tree climbing course.

Simon.

 

[tommy the cat]

In the collins guide it mentioned a fungus that looks like cramp ball..... if I can just get off the sofa.... actually it gives a latin name but no pic!
Sorry book upstairs too much of an adventure for me on monday night.
D

 

[Jodie]

That is a good site, although it would help if the information was presented pictorially
first

I'm thinking of getting my name legally changed to Flammulina velutipes now.

Flam.

 

[SOAR]

It's not a bad site, I know what you mean about the images, pretty name by the way.

Simon.

 

[xylaria]

Not very good comp I know, at first I thought they were like a ball fungus, but they are not hard they are jelly like.

This is a clue.

I think it has a name sake country on the black sea, and no i don't think it is turkey tail.

BTW i have seen cramp balls on beach, there is also a daldinia that grows on burnt gorse which is really common where I live, mainly because the country park has people that drop bottle and lit fags in hegderows. The only thing is it really small compared to cramp ball. It does burn though.

 

[SOAR]

Pretty sure its Bulgaria inquinans - Black Bulgar. they look like old specimens though.