I don't recognize any of these, except to place them in a general category; shelves, crusts, tongues, etc. It didn't help that the light was poor, and mushrooms don't respond well to the flash; their colours often change under bright light, so that a photo of a mushroom that I see as grey turns out almost orange or purple. Whites flash right back, like so many mirrors. I forgot to bring a diffuser. I'll try to remember next time.
These little tongues look like dancing ghosts. Or frozen flames.
Update: probably Carbon Antlers, Xylaria hypoxolon. Thanks, Dave.
Update: probably Carbon Antlers, Xylaria hypoxolon. Thanks, Dave.
Huddled in a depression in the bark. Shrivelled and dried from the cold, anyhow.
These handle the coldest of winters bravely. I never know if they're turkey tails or turkey tail look-alikes.
Small "bookend" fungus. It could be a shelf fungus, but the tree has fallen to expose the underside.
Round, soft-looking "doilies".
One of the "normal" mushrooms, shivering.
Tiny, thick-stemmed mushrooms hiding in a crack.
These are strange; no thicker than a coat of paint. White targets.
I brought a larger grey/maroon mushroom home and am making a spore print. I'll post that tomorrow or Saturday.
Hi S.
ReplyDeleteYour dancing flames look to be Carbon Antlers or Candlesnuff Fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon) - hard to get decent mushrooms with this weather isn't it? That one seems to be a little tougher than most mushrooms which might explain why it's doing so well.
Looking forward to your ID of your gray mushroom!
Thanks, Dave. I had just decided, after going through several websites and my mushroom book (Audubon), that it was probably Carbon Antlers. I'm glad you agree.
ReplyDeleteI still can't decide on any of the others.
The gray one is taking its time dropping spores. Maybe in the morning.
I have several good pictures of the "doily" mushroom. I can't find an official name for it either though.
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