1 Lichen and 2 fungi. Today, UK Herts. (1 Viewer)

jforgham

Birding for fun

• Jan 29, 2018

• #1

Any suggestions for these. Is the jelly fungus yellow brain fungus, an orange variant or orange floral fungus?
The orange fungus was breaking through the bark of a dead birch branch. The other fungi on dead wood, too. Lichen on oak.
Any advice gratefully received. Many thanks
Jono

 

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Tiraya

San Diego CA

• Jan 29, 2018

• #2

Lichen ID benefits from close detail. A habitat shot like that is great though, just details are more useful. Try Xanthoria (i.e. X. parietina, but maybe not that one).

 

jforgham

Birding for fun

• Jan 31, 2018

• #3

Many thanks for both the suggestion and the advice.
Jono

 

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Trichia

Well-known member

• Feb 1, 2018

• #4

Hi Jono,

Yep, the second one is Tremella mesenterica , Yellow Brain. The colour intensity varies depending on water saturation - Yours is a little dried out, but after a downpour it'll become more transparent yellow as it takes on water.

Although the fungus in the last photo seems a bit desiccated, we should have been able to identify it if you had taken a snap of the underside (where all the important bits are). Don't be afraid to pick one, give it a sniff and turn one over, it increases likelihood of an ID by about 500%!

Cheers,
Nick

 

jforgham

Birding for fun

• Feb 2, 2018

• #5

Thanks for your suggestions, Nick. Have a feeling Orange scale head is a possibility for the fungus.
Jono

 

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Trichia

Well-known member

• Feb 4, 2018

• #6

Hi Jono,

What's an 'Orange Scale Head'? A Pholiota species?

Cheers,
Nick

 

jforgham

Birding for fun

• Feb 6, 2018

• #7

Indeed, Nick. Pholiota spectabilis but also known as Gymnopilus junonius
Cheers,
Jono