| Ganoderma resinaceum. A very fine specimen (Figure
1) of this rare fungus was growing on the bole of an
ancient Turkey Oak, Quercus cerris, in cultivated
parkland at Bushley Green in South Worcestershire on 31st
July 2001. With its bright yellow, inflated margin
contrasting markedly with the red-brown upper surface and
white pore surface, the young fruiting bodies were
strikingly more attractive than its other Ganoderma
relatives. Figure 1. Ganoderma resinaceum Photo J W Meiklejohn |
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| Gyroporus cyanescens. On the WBRC's recording
day at the Devil's Spittleful on 1st September 2001 I was
handed a rather battered specimen of this fungus. It is
one of the large group which used to be called Boletus
but has since been split into a number of different
genera. The striking sudden colour change of the flesh
from whitish to intense blue on exposure to the air was
obvious. The habitat description in the literature - on
acid soil on heathland with scrub, especially Birch -an
apt description of Devil's Spittleful! Figure 2. Gyroporus cyanescens. Photo J W Meiklejohn |
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