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Unidentified at suppressed - 20 Mar 2020
Unidentified at suppressed - 20 Mar 2020
Unidentified at suppressed - 20 Mar 2020
Unidentified at suppressed - 20 Mar 2020
Unidentified at suppressed - 20 Mar 2020
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Unidentified 16 Mar 2020 FionaG

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Darkish brown solid fungi with edges a slightly different colour. Underside pale coloured gills. Changes to a pale colour with a slight brown tinge on the cap as it gets larger. The gills remain the same colour.

5 comments

Pam wrote:
   17 Mar 2020
This is appears to be a very interesting record Fiona. At first I thought it might be a Pleurotus, however the gills (lamellae) don't appear to be decurrent (running onto the stipe). Also it is more 'bell shaped' than what I would expect with a Pleurotus. I'm wondering if it might be a Conchomyces sp. possibly C. bursiformis
FionaG wrote:
   17 Mar 2020
I'll have to take your word for it Pam. I took the photos this morning so could take more if you needed.
Pam wrote:
   17 Mar 2020
If you keep an eye on it and if it changes as it matures more that would be useful to record. What diameter was it please? Having a closer look at the stipe the lamellae do appear to be slightly running onto the stipe. A puzzle. Good record.
FionaG wrote:
   17 Mar 2020
Approximately 5 cms across (from side to side not front to back where it attaches to tree).
Pam wrote:
   17 Mar 2020
Thanks for that Fiona.

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 20 Mar 2020 06:03 PM Recorded on
  • FionaG Recorded by

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