Fungus Identification Help Please
Hi all
Er indoors has spotted what looks like strange fungal outbreak in one of our borders! There is nothing planted in the border, and the growth looks just like numerous orange petals laid on the soil surface. Each "petal" is between 6mm and 10mm across. The location is East Yorks in a sheltered(ish) spot. The only source I can think of is unrotted kitchen compost being buried under this border 18 months - 2 years ago. Any suggestions on what this is? Tried searching the pics on UK Fungus site with no luck. TIA Phil |
Fungus Identification Help Please
"TheScullster" wrote in message . uk... Hi all Er indoors has spotted what looks like strange fungal outbreak in one of our borders! There is nothing planted in the border, and the growth looks just like numerous orange petals laid on the soil surface. Each "petal" is between 6mm and 10mm across. The location is East Yorks in a sheltered(ish) spot. The only source I can think of is unrotted kitchen compost being buried under this border 18 months - 2 years ago. Any suggestions on what this is? Tried searching the pics on UK Fungus site with no luck. TIA Phil Hi Phil, Try googling on "orange peel fungus". It is a fungus associated with bare ground - clay especially. If it's not that, is it possible you could post a pic so we could get a better idea? Spider |
Fungus Identification Help Please
"Spider" wrote Try googling on "orange peel fungus". It is a fungus associated with bare ground - clay especially. If it's not that, is it possible you could post a pic so we could get a better idea? Thanks Spider The bare clay ground fits sure enough. The stuff I'm seeing looks like the bits in the bottom right of this pictu http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/na...ts.asp?pic=332 although it's very flat to the ground. There's masses of it, but none is larger than 12mm diameter and it is all flat with no curling or cupping. Maybe that means it's a different species altogether! Does this fly in on the wind, or are the spores coming from something in the ground like my compost? Phil |
Quote:
But it can also happen that you bring it in, if there is fungal growth already in the material you spread. Someone I know collected leaves from the woods for composting, and got some unusual woodland fungi the first year or two. The only common thing your description suggests is Orange Peel Fungus, as Spider suggests. There are some similar things, but we'll need a picture if we are to suggest anything else. |
Fungus Identification Help Please
"TheScullster" wrote in message
. uk... "Spider" wrote Try googling on "orange peel fungus". It is a fungus associated with bare ground - clay especially. If it's not that, is it possible you could post a pic so we could get a better idea? Thanks Spider The bare clay ground fits sure enough. The stuff I'm seeing looks like the bits in the bottom right of this pictu http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/na...ts.asp?pic=332 although it's very flat to the ground. There's masses of it, but none is larger than 12mm diameter and it is all flat with no curling or cupping. Maybe that means it's a different species altogether! Does this fly in on the wind, or are the spores coming from something in the ground like my compost? Phil Hi Phil, It can appear in both small and large masses, and even eventually flattened, so it would still fit. Apart from bare, clayey soil it can also appear in grassland or where grass has grown; also in woodland. In the northern USA, I believe it can appear where the redwood tree has grown. Nothing I have read tells me that it is actually specific to any of these things. However, many years ago, following the death of a hybrid cupressus hedge, I saw many similar fungi, so perhaps there is a woody connection ... but this anecdotal information is hardly a certainty. We may never know. Spider |
Fungus Identification Help Please
"TheScullster" wrote in message . uk... "Spider" wrote Try googling on "orange peel fungus". It is a fungus associated with bare ground - clay especially. If it's not that, is it possible you could post a pic so we could get a better idea? Thanks Spider The bare clay ground fits sure enough. The stuff I'm seeing looks like the bits in the bottom right of this pictu http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/na...ts.asp?pic=332 although it's very flat to the ground. There's masses of it, but none is larger than 12mm diameter and it is all flat with no curling or cupping. You could try Googling for images of the following, maybe it could be one of them: Neotiella rutilans (syn. Peziza rutilans) - saucer-shaped, up to 1.5 cm. Scutellinia umbrarum; Scutellinia scutellata (Eyelash fungus); - these are quite flat and around 1 cm in dia. Sarcoscypha coccinia (Scarlet Elf Cup); Aleuria aurantia (Orange peel fungus) - these are up to 5 and 10 cm dia, and cup-shaped, not flat. |
Fungus Identification Help Please
"someone" wrote Neotiella rutilans (syn. Peziza rutilans) - saucer-shaped, up to 1.5 cm. Scutellinia umbrarum; Scutellinia scutellata (Eyelash fungus); - these are quite flat and around 1 cm in dia. Sarcoscypha coccinia (Scarlet Elf Cup); Aleuria aurantia (Orange peel fungus) - these are up to 5 and 10 cm dia, and cup-shaped, not flat. Thanks to all A number of relevant points raised! Looking at the links above, it most closely resembles the Scutellinia in form and size - although it appears even less fleshy than some of the pics. Just like a flower petal laid on the ground. There may be a wood connection, as there were some Blue Lawson Cyprus firs in a nearby border until a few years ago. They are predominantly on a clay border but have migrated into the adjacent lawn. Guess I'll just keep an eye on it and see how it progresses. Phil |
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 07:00 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
GardenBanter