Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Porcelain Fungus - Copley - 10.08.15

Porcelain Fungus (Oudemansiella mucida)


Often considered as growing specifically on dead Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
This is the second time I have found it on living Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea)
Both times on the oaks between the canal and river surrounding the playing fields nr Hollas Lane.


A very attractive fungus with a glossy white cap.
The gills can be seen through the thin cap giving a striate appearance to the bottom edge.


Here you can see the stem ring and the distant gills.


3 comments:

  1. Beautiful, especially the bottom one, and interersting that it's appearing on living oaks.

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  2. It would be interesting to keep an eye on the oak and see if it is dying. Maybe, like Honey Fungus, and Coral Spot, Porcelain Fungus can kill trees.

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