This is an ongoing list of fungi I've found growing on Speckled Alder (Alnus incana) in my wetland in central Ontario. Alders are lanky shrub-trees that don't mind getting their feet wet. Since I have no hip waders and the swamp, when flooded, is full of leeches, my primary collecting season is mid- to late winter when water is more solid.
Basidiomycetes
Gilled
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| Lentinellus micheneri |
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| Panellus stipticus |
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| Plicaturopsis crispa (see my post) |
Schizophyllum commune
Tectella patellaris
Polypores
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| Datroniella scutellata (see my post) |
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| Fomitoporia punctata |
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| Gloeoporous dichrous |
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| Irpex lactea |
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| Polyporus brumalis |
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| Steccherinum nitidum |
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| Trametes hirsuta |
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| Trametes pubescens |
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| Trametes versicolor |
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Tyromyces chioneus on birch – some infected
with Protocrea pallida (see below in Ascomycetes)
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Jellies
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| Dacrymyces stillatus |
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| Exidia nigricans (Exidia glandulosa in Europe) |
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| Exidia crenata (Exidia recisa in Europe) |
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| Exidia repanda |
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| Exidiopsis effusa (grown on "hair ice" stick) |
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Hair ice produced by Exidiopsis effusa mycelium
(Scientific American Hair Ice article)
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| Myxarium nucleatum (Exidia nucleata) |
Clubs
Microtyphula fistula var. contorta
Toothed
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| Steccherinum ochraceum (& Datroniella scutellata) |
Crusts
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| Hydnoporia diffissa |
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| Hydnoporia diffissa produces melanized pseudosclerotial plates that can "glue" branches together |
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| Peniophora cinerea |
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| Phlebia radiata |
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| Plicatura nivea (see my post) |
Ascomycetes
Cups & Related
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| Encoelia furfuracea |
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| Encoelia furfuracea rehydrated |
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| Propolis farinosa |
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| Ionomidotis fulvotingens |
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| Lachnum virgineum |
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| Tympanis alnea |
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| Velutarina rufo-olivacea |
Carbons & Related
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| Daldinia childiae (see my post) |
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| Hypoxylon fuscum |
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| Leucostoma sp. |
Miscellaneous
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| Hypocrea pallida (parasitic on Tyromyces chioneus) |
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| Stenocybe pullatula (see my "fairy pins" post) |
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Xylocoremium flabelliforme (anamorph of Xylaria Cubensis)
(see my post about anamorphs)
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Myxomycetes
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Badhamia utricularis (growing on Trametes hirsuta)
(see my post about this slime mold)
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Copyright © Jan Thornhill 2020
You are a fountain of information. Are all these fungi still active in winter, or dormant? (just read your previous blog about speingrails where you mentioned spores being released in winter)
ReplyDeleteA majority of these species will produce spores when it warms above freezing, especially if they're rehydrated by rain.
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ReplyDeleteJan, Wonderfully informative. I've never seen many of these, or didn't know the names. Thanks! Tim Myles
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable variety! I recognize the Trametes . . .
ReplyDeletefantastic! thank you !
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