Sunday, 21 January 2024

Arcycria denudata possibly

Picking up a fallen branch from the leaf litter, I eventually spotted a few brick-red slime mould fruiting bodies, which might be the relatively common Arcyria denudata, purely on the basis of colour and probability. Microscopy would be needed for a reliable identification. I might be able to find the branch again, to see if the condition of the fruiting bodies has improved at all following the freezing conditions over the past week.


Sunday, 7 January 2024

Skeletocutis nivea sl perhaps

 

This seems a likely candidate because: 

The pores are tiny and very close together, about 7 - 10 per mm. only just visible in the image

the crust is relatively thin, with pores probably less than 2 mm deep

The pores can be found very close to the edge of the hymenium

A very pale colour, only just lightly browning with age

The margins are turning up - just - in this case

So if you didn't look closely, this specimen could perhaps be confused on first view with either Byssomerulius corium or even Stereum rameale?

The correct name could perhaps be Skeletocutis semipileata or nemoralis, depending on which author you follow!




Sweet Chestnut

While looking at the Oriental Chestnut Leaf Galls, I came across upper side mines of Tischeria ekebadella, milky white, with frass ejected so not building up in the mine. 



Calocera and Phlebia

 

Calocera cornea and possibly Calocera viscosa as well

This was growing on one of the logs placed as car park dividers, which I had thought to be Pine rather than a broadleaved such as Beech. Tentatively ID'd as Calocera cornea.






This was growing on a possibly very well decayed Yew log just along the path on the right from the car park to the SE corner of the wood. Tentatively Calocera viscosa.



This is what the "C. viscosa" looked like last year, somewhat more convincing but not much bigger!


Wednesday, 3 January 2024

Crusts and Jellies by the Parish Boundary

 

Could this just possibly be Scytinostroma?? The general appearance, waxiness, thickness and combination of colours are good I think. Must go back to sniff it!






An older fruiting body I believe.


Hymenochaete rubiginosa almost certainly, although the hymenial surface is a bit lighter than I think it should be..



Exidia truncata, Witches' Butter, said to be found on attached or recently (really??) fallen branches of Oak and sometimes others such as Hazel.