The Ultimate "What is this Fungi?" thread.

[Broch]

I think it's horse tail; dreadful stuff, very, very difficult to eradicate once it's established

I once bought in some 'sterilised' top soil for some raised beds (ten years ago) and I'm still dealing with the horse tail that came with it!

 

[Nice65]

I think it's horse tail; dreadful stuff, very, very difficult to eradicate once it's established

I once bought in some 'sterilised' top soil for some raised beds (ten years ago) and I'm still dealing with the horse tail that came with it!

Thats it exactly. I’d never seen it sprouting, only growing. A friend of mine took on an allotment years ago that was full of it. We honestly dug down two or three feet trying to get to the roots and still never got rid of it. It’s one of the ancient plants, hugely successful. Here’s a pic that shows the classic section and growing tip.

Apologies for using the thread for a plant, but initially I really thought I’d found a field corner of very strange mushrooms.

 

[baggins]

Hahaha, Mares Tail. It's rife on the fungi forums this time every year. Yup, it is a sod to get rid of. But in eastern Europe it is tinctured and used as a hair restorer (contains high levels of slicates apparently), but too late for me .

 

[quietone]

Hey everyone.
Can someone confirm the identity of this please? I recently laid turf from a supplier and noticed these growing. Hope my fears are not confirmed.

 

[demographic]

Well, they're not magic mushrooms if thats what you're worried about.

 

[quietone]

Well, they're not magic mushrooms if thats what you're worried about.

That's good to know. Maybe the mowers mushroom then?

 

[demographic]

That's good to know. Maybe the mowers mushroom then?

Dunno what they are, but I do know what they aren't and they're not Liberty Caps.

 

[punkrockcaveman]

Can't quite figure this boletus out

 

[Geoff Dann]

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Can't quite figure this boletus out

Lurid Bolete

 

[Geoff Dann]

Chants doing well in Sussex.

https://imgur.com/a/Mpsxw6z

 

[Danceswithhelicopters]

Any one ID this beaut on an island in Loch Lomond?

 

[slowworm]

Any one ID this beaut on an island in Loch Lomond?

Looks like a slightly too old to eat chicken-of-the-woods growing on an old oak. Might be ok to try if you get a positive id.

 

[Nice65]

Any one ID this beaut on an island in Loch Lomond?

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Looks like a very young Chicken of the Woods, there’s not much to mistake them for.

 

[Nice65]

Looks like a slightly too old to eat chicken-of-the-woods growing on an old oak. Might be ok to try if you get a positive id.

Lol! Well it’s probably Chicken of the Woods then.

 

[slowworm]

Lol! Well it’s probably Chicken of the Woods then.

It's hard for me to tell from a pic how tough it would be, could well be a young, edible one.

The only other thing to check is is it 'dog' height on a busy path!

 

[Danceswithhelicopters]

Hand for scale. Was in three parts across the trunk on a not well travelled part.

 

[punkrockcaveman]

Thinking some kind of grisette? It has those little lines around the edge of the cap... quiet a nice orange colour, it had pale gills under the cap. I didn't fancy digging it up to take a pic though.

 

[baggins]

Looks like a potential Tawny Grisette to me to.
Just a useful hint. If you want to get a pic of the underside of fungi without disturbing it, use your phone, flip the camera into selfie mode and hold it under the cap. You can then use the phone screen to have a look or take a piccy.

 

[punkrockcaveman]

Looks like a potential Tawny Grisette to me to.
Just a useful hint. If you want to get a pic of the underside of fungi without disturbing it, use your phone, flip the camera into selfie mode and hold it under the cap. You can then use the phone screen to have a look or take a piccy.

Why didn't I think of that haha. Thanks Baggins!

 

[punkrockcaveman]

I know what I think and hope this is. But am I right? I'm 99% sure it is