tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930076828267319664.post5203155177878335102..comments2024-02-21T14:41:27.216+00:00Comments on Calderdale Fungi - Halifax Scientific Society - Mycology Section: Dessicated Exidia glandulosaBrucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11118262782035356905noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930076828267319664.post-62528737168170649822013-02-03T06:52:21.133+00:002013-02-03T06:52:21.133+00:00Thanks to Dorset Mushroom Hunters, for making me s...Thanks to Dorset Mushroom Hunters, for making me see the light :DAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05262526310745686639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930076828267319664.post-68733006894472376022013-01-23T21:08:52.451+00:002013-01-23T21:08:52.451+00:00Well done Alison for finding the id of this one th...Well done Alison for finding the id of this one that I suggested was possibly Common Tar Crust (Diatrype stigma.) Now we have to find that !<br /><br />I've rehydrated the small specimen I brought home and yes! it's swelled up into the Witch's Butter (Exidia glandulosa)we're familiar with just as you predicted. Under the 20x lens in bright light it looks like brownish frogspawn with black "embryos" partly breaking the surface. Steve Blacksmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795912451617499115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930076828267319664.post-17742918255533136472013-01-23T19:31:53.882+00:002013-01-23T19:31:53.882+00:00A fried egg, jelly ear and toast for breakfast the...A fried egg, jelly ear and toast for breakfast then?Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118262782035356905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930076828267319664.post-39256584056770100052013-01-23T19:16:46.299+00:002013-01-23T19:16:46.299+00:00I also rehydrated Auricularia auricula-judae, and ...I also rehydrated Auricularia auricula-judae, and they have grown enormous, much larger then when I picked and then dessicated them.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05262526310745686639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930076828267319664.post-89095690784055868412013-01-23T19:15:10.783+00:002013-01-23T19:15:10.783+00:00Yes it does Bruce, a little in the photo, but when...Yes it does Bruce, a little in the photo, but when you see it in front of you, it's definitely Exidia glandulosa. Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05262526310745686639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5930076828267319664.post-49253396047662971092013-01-23T16:56:12.571+00:002013-01-23T16:56:12.571+00:00Hi Alison Well done with the rehydration. It looks...Hi Alison Well done with the rehydration. It looks like Auricularia auricula-judae now. What do you think?Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11118262782035356905noreply@blogger.com