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ID required - black tree 'glue'

magicbastarder · 2012-04-12 19:57:32

does anyone know what this is? i saw it recently, where there were dead bits of wood 'glued' to other wood, by what looked like a hard fungus. hard to tell if the dead bits might have been 'glued' while alive and then died; i don't recall seeing live wood glued in the same way.

12-04-2012 7:57pm

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does anyone know what this is? i saw it recently, where there were dead bits of wood 'glued' to other wood, by what looked like a hard fungus. hard to tell if the dead bits might have been 'glued' while alive and then died; i don't recall seeing live wood glued in the same way.

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#2 13-04-2012 1:15pm

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Looks like the glue crust fungus - Hymenochaete corrugata - it glues dead twigs to live branches, thereby preventing them from falling to the ground where other species would decompose them. Almost always on Hazel, when found

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#3 13-04-2012 1:18pm

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cheers - how does it 'catch' the dead wood? some pieces would have been quite heavy?

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#4 13-04-2012 1:35pm

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I'd guess it can only glue twigs that are already wedged together due to the growth form of the tree/shrub. Apparently it's particularly common on coppiced Hazel, which may be due to the multi-stemmed growth form, with lots of branches overlapping and pressed together

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#5 16-04-2012 5:48pm

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is this a fungus? taken on the same trip, near the first shot above.

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#6 16-04-2012 5:49pm

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these were also taken nearby; i'm certainly no fungus expert, so have no idea what they are.

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#7 16-04-2012 10:18pm

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The first one could be Tremella mesenterica aka yellow brain.

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#8 17-04-2012 6:18pm

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cheers - anyone know if there are any websites which help you identify fungus based on its visual characteristics? i've found a few which allow you to search by species name or photograph, but it's a case of knowing it when you see it, rather than being able to narrow it down with easily definable characteristics.

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#9 18-04-2012 9:00am

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magicbastarder wrote: »

cheers - anyone know if there are any websites which help you identify fungus based on its visual characteristics? i've found a few which allow you to search by species name or photograph, but it's a case of knowing it when you see it, rather than being able to narrow it down with easily definable characteristics.

I'm sure someone will point you in the right direction if you ask here:
http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums/fungi-forums/

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#10 18-04-2012 3:36pm

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you might find this site useful

http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/

the book on which the website is based - 'Mushrooms' by Roger Philips is well worth having - widely available and a very good book for non-experts

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#11 28-10-2012 6:56pm

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taken in the same woodland, down in the leaf litter:

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#12 28-10-2012 6:59pm

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Looks like Orange Peel Fungus

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#13 28-10-2012 8:55pm

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Velvet shank wrote: »

you might find this site useful

http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/

the book on which the website is based - 'Mushrooms' by Roger Philips is well worth having - widely available and a very good book for non-experts

There's also an Irish publication from Coford, which I've posted about before, lovely item.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=68236613&postcount=30

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#14 28-10-2012 9:03pm

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do you know if that is still in print?

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#15 28-10-2012 9:41pm

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I've sent you a PM.

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