My final post, for a while, from Balbirnie Park, is of some bracket fungus. Like the lichen, I’m no expert on fungi, so I’m unsure of the genus or species of this particular mushroom.
11 thoughts on “Bracket Fungus on Tree Trunk, Balbirnie Park”
Ooh, I’m a big fungus fan. I love the way they grow up, or around, particular trees. I never have any idea what they are either, but they are beautiful. Great picture.
Thanks Jo 🙂 I think you are right Jo, I’m sure they are called filaments. I know you can use their patterns, shape and the way they connect to the main stem (I think that’s a thallus), to help identify the mushroom 🙂 But alas, you also need various other bits to, which I didn’t note down when I took the photo 😦
I love to see all kinds of fungi, and there’s always so much around in autumn. I particularly like to see different types of bracket fungus, although I couldn’t name any. I love the angle from which you’ve taken this photo, Andy. The underside is so intricate and delicate. 🙂
Thanks Millie 🙂 Fungi are great to photo this time of the year. Helen at Argyll Garden (https://argyllgarden.wordpress.com/) has some wonderful fungi photos, and she’s also quite good at identifying them 🙂
I’ll be sure to have a look tomorrow. There are some really unusual shaped one’s but I don’t know many names. I ought to make a point of finding out. Thank you for the link. 😀
Ooh, I’m a big fungus fan. I love the way they grow up, or around, particular trees. I never have any idea what they are either, but they are beautiful. Great picture.
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Thanks Anabel 🙂 And you sum up nicely how I feel about mushrooms, I love looking and photographing them, but can’t identify all but a few!
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So interesting how you can make fungus look pretty! 🙂
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Thank you Lynz 🙂 Surprisingly, mushrooms are actually quite easy in a lot of cases to look pretty, or if not pretty, at least quite magical looking 🙂
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yes magical!
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Love all the filaments in these (or whatever the proper name is!) Great photo.
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Thanks Jo 🙂 I think you are right Jo, I’m sure they are called filaments. I know you can use their patterns, shape and the way they connect to the main stem (I think that’s a thallus), to help identify the mushroom 🙂 But alas, you also need various other bits to, which I didn’t note down when I took the photo 😦
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I love to see all kinds of fungi, and there’s always so much around in autumn. I particularly like to see different types of bracket fungus, although I couldn’t name any. I love the angle from which you’ve taken this photo, Andy. The underside is so intricate and delicate. 🙂
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Thanks Millie 🙂 Fungi are great to photo this time of the year. Helen at Argyll Garden (https://argyllgarden.wordpress.com/) has some wonderful fungi photos, and she’s also quite good at identifying them 🙂
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I’ll be sure to have a look tomorrow. There are some really unusual shaped one’s but I don’t know many names. I ought to make a point of finding out. Thank you for the link. 😀
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You’re welcome Millie 🙂
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