The Ultimate "What is this Fungi?" thread.

[Monikieman]

Well it looks like another bolete but I'm a little bit stumped as to which one. Perhaps someone could help. Found under same birch tree as my brown birch boloete but definately a different stalk. Seems to be going a shade blue underneath where handled. Smells very mushroomy!! thanks for looking.

 

[Geoff Dann]

Bay Bolete by the look of it.

 

[Monikieman]

Bay Bolete by the look of it.

Thanks Geoff. That's a great help. I had a look through the various boletes and that's one I thought possible. Cheers

 

[Klenchblaize]

Well it looks like another bolete but I'm a little bit stumped as to which one. Perhaps someone could help. Found under same birch tree as my brown birch boloete but definately a different stalk. Seems to be going a shade blue underneath where handled. Smells very mushroomy!! thanks for looking.

Whatever it is the good news is you live nowhere near the New Forest so fear not a knock at the door in the wee hours from the Mushroom Police!

K

 

[Monikieman]

I think I did read something like that! Not good news.

 

[Macaroon]

Anybody do a positive i.d. on these, please?

 

[Geoff Dann]

Giant Polypore probably.

 

[Macaroon]

Yes, that's what it is..........Thank you, Geoff

 

[redneck]

What about this one?

 

[baggins]

What is it goring on? Looks a bit like beef steak (an older one).

 

[steve182]

Hi all, any idea what these might be? Found them in my garden the other day.

 

[Geoff Dann]

What about this one?

Young COTW

 

[Geoff Dann]

Hi all, any idea what these might be? Found them in my garden the other day.

Duff image link

 

[Klenchblaize]

If you've got a TV Licence:

[video]http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b041m6fh/the-magic-of-mushrooms[/video]

K

 

[redneck]

Young COTW

I thought it might be but wanted a more learned mycological mind than mine to confirm..thanks Geoff.

 

[nicksteele1990]

Found some interesting things while out and about;



I think this is a COTW. I went back a few days after taking this picture to gather some, and someone had broken about 50% of it off.



No idea what this one is. It was very tough and felt almost brittle.



Found this one on a dead birch. Birch polypore?

 

[nicksteele1990]

One more;



Earthball?

 

[Geoff Dann]

Leopard earthball, Ganoderma resinaceum, birch polypore, COTW

 

[awarner]

I had to look up leopard name to find it's the same as the common earthball, always fun when you have numerous names for the same thing.

 

[awarner]

So found a few interesting ones this weekend. First off I believe this is Spindle Shanks based on the time of year and Geoff's id on a similar find last year.


The next one I think is Caloboletus Calopus, Bitter Beech Bolete? As you can see touching the base makes the pores turn blue.


No idea on the next few?


Nice purple colour


Little white one


Had loads of common earthballs which someone has now removed for some reason, and spotted a nice example of a spiny puffball.