What's this Fungi ?

[Scots_Charles_River]

 

[Shewie]

What tree would you say it is Nick, it looks like Alder to me?

I don't suppose you took a snap of the top too?

I think there's an Alder Bracket which looks similar​

 

[Shewie]

Just remembered I had a similar specimen from very nearby, either round at Glen Ogle or possibly Balquhidder by the Kingshouse.

They're not as gnarly as yours, probably younger, but I think it was an Alder tree.

 

[xylaria]

To be truthful they both look like birch polypores.

 

[Shewie]

Are they exclusive to birch trees Fiona or do they grow on others species too?

 

[21st century pict]

Hard to say from the bottom ,but from what i can see off the top it looks like a Razor strop to me.

 

[Retired Member southey]

I am gonna go with artist fungus in S,C,R pic

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Ta folks, yes think it was an Alder, very traditional woodland at the waters edge in Balqhuidder.

It had furry undersides, definitely not what I recognise as Birch Polylpore/Horses hoof. They were HUGE, scaled by hand there.

 

[udamiano]

Looks like
Inonotus hispidus, a type of Polypore that grows on Ash trees. diificult to correctly identify from just the bottom images though

 

[Retired Member southey]

Ganoderma lipsiense

Alder fungal disease

 

[21st century pict]

Did the top look anything like these?.
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Now we are on the subject can anyone tell me what this bad boy is? I didn’t want to get to close it looked like it could bite.

 

[Retired Member southey]

What is it that last one is growing on dude,

 

[21st century pict]

There are some Beach leaves sitting on top of it just to the rear, but i think it was Ash or Elm .Sorry about that I cant really remember, but it was very large.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Did the top look anything like these?.
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http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/534/pa170336.jpg/

Yes, looked very similar.

 

[xylaria]

21 centry picts top two are birch polypore, the Op fungi look like the ganoderma lepsiense that southey posted. Ganodermas have brown spores sitting on the top most of the time. Birch polypore only come on birch as far I know.
Polypores are better IDed by arboculturists than fungiphiles. I do all right when I have them in front of me but IDing from photos isnt easy at all. The type of tree they grow on, and state the tree is really important.

The 3rd on 21c picts looks like something I cant remember the name of.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

On reflection, the last post I said it looked similar. No they are not. Different shapes.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

It was Alder -

Alder is the most common tree species in ​

riparian forests

, and it plays a crucial role in these stream- and loch-edge woodlands. As a deep-rooted species, it helps to maintain the soil in river banks and reduces the effects of erosion. Alder root systems which are exposed in the water give shelter to fish during times of high water flow, and provide a safe ​

refuge

from ​

predators

.​

 

[NikolaTesla]

Birch Polypore?