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Chrondrostereum purpureum
This post will discuss Chrondrostereum purpureum, a fungal plant pathogen that causes silver leaf disease in trees.
I made this post in response to this poll.
Fruit body and spores
Subsequent to starting as a crust on the wood, the fruiting body develops undulating intergrowing brackets up to about 3 centimeters wide, which have a tough rubbery texture.¹ The sterile upper surface is hirsute to tomentose and is somewhat grayish or brownish in colour. The fertile lower surface is pinkish to dark purple at first, becoming dark brownish-violet with age. Especially at the early stages of growing, it often secretes dark purple coloured liquid through a process known as guttation.² After a week or two the fruiting structure dries out, becomes brittle, and turns a drab brown or beige.¹
The spores are cylindric, approximately 5–8 μm x 3–4 μm in size, hyaline and inamyloid. The hyphal structure is monomitic with clamp connections.¹
Ecology and silver leaf disease
Chrondrostereum purpureum can be found on living and dead hardwoods, mostly on broad-leafed species, but it can also be a serious parasite of conifers.² It is a well-known pathogen of members of the Rosaceae family, especially various Prunus species², but also apple, pear, willow, maple, etc.¹ As a pathogen C. purpureum causes a progressive and frequently fatal disease, called 'silver leaf disease'², which causes the leaves of the tree to silver and is followed by the death of the branches.¹
Distribution
Geographically the fungus is just about as widespread as its host. It can be found in woods, orchards and tree plantations in temperate climates.¹
As a human pathogen
There has been a single case report which confirmed a human infection with Chondrostereum purpureum in a non immunocompromised man. The man had been working with infected plant material which caused him to get infected, however, it was resolved by treating him with antifungal medication.¹
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I have done some more research and I still cannot say anything more than the fungus being a type of oyster, so in other words being from the genus Pleurotus.
The fungus grows gregariously, meaning that it grows in groups. In this case these are most likely multiple fruiting bodies (friends) of a single organism and they share the same mycelium (the root-like structure of a fungus, which can grow to be very large).
In your comment you mentioned that it grows on rotten wood, this means that the fungus is saprobic: it feeds on decaying organic material.
I am sure that Champi will soon have a bright future in the company:))
I hope this helps:)
In my workplace there's a mushroom? Fungi? Coworker? So im keeping check on its growth, since I have to maintain my Sanity in hell somehow. Their name is 'Champi'
In case someone know what this fellow coworker is, any information is apreciated.
They grow the white parte first, then the brown parte grows and the other gets small, and so on.
History of my mushroom coworker
Some months ago I thought it was a piece of wood on the really broken furniture, but then it kept growing so hold on its not wood, then it got bigger and had three pointy ends, and had spots, but then the cleaning lady wiped it with bleach, and they "died".
But now they are back, and there is a Lot More, so here se ate documenting it lol
In my workplace there's a mushroom? Fungi? Coworker? So im keeping check on its growth, since I have to maintain my Sanity in hell somehow. Their name is 'Champi'
In case someone know what this fellow coworker is, any information is apreciated.
They grow the white parte first, then the brown parte grows and the other gets small, and so on.
History of my mushroom coworker
Some months ago I thought it was a piece of wood on the really broken furniture, but then it kept growing so hold on its not wood, then it got bigger and had three pointy ends, and had spots, but then the cleaning lady wiped it with bleach, and they "died".
But now they are back, and there is a Lot More, so here se ate documenting it lol
Wrinkled Peach - Rhodotus palmatus
This post will discuss the Wrinkled Peach mushroom or Rhodotus palmatus, a beautiful species of fungi that is unfortunately in decline.
Fruitbody
The cap is initially almost globose after which it turns convex with an inrolled margin and eventually almost flattening. When young the cap has a pink colour and when mature the cap's colour turns peach hue. The pellicle, which can be peeled completely, is thick and gelatinous and usually wrinkled in the form of a network of interconnected ridges. When mature the cap's measurements range from 5 to 10 centimeters across. The flesh of the cap is white of colour.¹
The gills are adnate to free, have a pinkish colour and are moderately spaced.¹
The stipe has a whitish tinged with pink colour and is paler than the cap. The stipe of this mushroom is 3 to 7 centimeters long and 1 to 1.5 centimeters in diameter. It does not have an annulus, is covered in whitish fibrils and often bleeds red or orange guttules. Because of it being a saprobic mushroom and therefore growing on tree trunks or branches, the stipes of this species are invariably curved.¹
Spores and microscopic features
The spore print can have a white to pink colour. Microscopically, the spores (bottom left picture) are globose, covered in fine warts, 5-7µm in diameter and inamyloid.¹
The cheilocystidia (bottom right picture) are mostly fusiform or narrowly club-shaped and typically 8 x 40 µm.¹
Ecology and distribution
Rhodotus palmatus is a saprobic mushroom, meaning that it feeds on decaying or dead organic material. It is specifically found on well-rotted hardwood trunks and branches, usually those of fallen elms but also those of other broadleaves.¹ It is most likely to fruit during cooler temperatures after long periods of rainy weather.² It can be found growing alone, scattered or gregariously.
It has a circumboreal distribution, meaning that it can be found throughout the boreal regions. This species can then also found in North America, Europe, as well as Asia.²
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Hiyaa @belis86 ! I thought you might find this post interesting:))
A Rainbow of Waxcaps
RAINBOW MUSHROOMS!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
IT IS SO COOL!!!
Most of these are Parrot Waxcaps or Gliophorus psittacinus, I want to say all of them are but it is a bit difficult to find multiple references that back up a colour range this wide of Parrot Waxcaps. I did find references that back up that Gliophorus psittacinus can be red, orange, yellow and green of colour, but I am not so sure about the blue and purple hues.
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A rainbow of waxcaps
RAINBOW MUSHROOMS!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
IT IS SO COOL!!!
Most of these are Parrot Waxcaps or Gliophorus psittacinus, I want to say all of them are but it is a bit difficult to find multiple references that back up a colour range this wide of Parrot Waxcaps. I did find references that back up that Gliophorus psittacinus can be red, orange, yellow and green of colour, but I am not so sure about the blue and purple hues.
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Parrot Waxcap - Gliophorus psittacinus
Fruitbody
The cap is 5 to 40 milimeters across and is umbonate in shape, expanding to broadly convex or nearly flat. The cap is bald and slimy. It is variable in colours but is most frequently a dark green at first, after which it fades to a orangish yellow from the center outward, till it finallly turns to a dull orangish yellow. The margin of the cap is often thinly lined.¹
The gills are narrowly attached to the stipe; close or nearly distant; adnate. Initially, they usually have a pale green colour, becoming yellowish to orange-yellow throughout development.¹
The stipe is 10 to 80 milimeters long and 2 to 5 milimeters across.² Its surface is bald and slimy. Its pale green above and orangish yellow near its base when young, fading to pale yellowish overall.¹
Spores and microscopic features
The spore print is white in colour.¹
Microscopically, the spores are 6-9 x 3.5-4.5 µ in size, smooth, ellipsoid, hyaline and multiguttulate in KOH, and inamyloid. The basidia are 35-45 µ long, 4-sterigmate or occasionally 2-sterigmate.¹
Ecology and distribution
The precise ecological role uncertain, however, they appear in hardwood, conifer forests and grasslands growing scattered to gregariously. They are frequently found in moss, or on mossy embankments along wooded roadsides. They generally can be found from spring through Autumn.¹
Gliophorus psittacinus can be found in western Europe, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Greenland, the Americas, South Africa and Japan.²
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A rainbow of waxcaps
RAINBOW MUSHROOMS!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
IT IS SO COOL!!!
Most of these are Parrot Waxcaps or Gliophorus psittacinus, I want to say all of them are but it is a bit difficult to find multiple references that back up a colour range this wide of Parrot Waxcaps. I did find references that back up that Gliophorus psittacinus can be red, orange, yellow and green of colour, but I am not so sure about the blue and purple hues.
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Parrot Waxcap - Gliophorus psittacinus
I made this post in reaction to this poll.
Fruitbody
The cap is 5 to 40 milimeters across and is umbonate in shape, expanding to broadly convex or nearly flat. The cap is bald and slimy. It is variable in colours but is most frequently a dark green at first, after which it fades to a orangish yellow from the center outward, till it finallly turns to a dull orangish yellow. The margin of the cap is often thinly lined.¹
The gills are narrowly attached to the stipe; close or nearly distant; adnate. Initially, they usually have a pale green colour, becoming yellowish to orange-yellow throughout development.¹
The stipe is 10 to 80 milimeters long and 2 to 5 milimeters across.² Its surface is bald and slimy. Its pale green above and orangish yellow near its base when young, fading to pale yellowish overall.¹
Spores and microscopic features
The spore print is white in colour.¹
Microscopically, the spores are 6-9 x 3.5-4.5 µ in size, smooth, ellipsoid, hyaline and multiguttulate in KOH, and inamyloid. The basidia are 35-45 µ long, 4-sterigmate or occasionally 2-sterigmate.¹
Ecology and distribution
The precise ecological role uncertain, however, they appear in hardwood, conifer forests and grasslands growing scattered to gregariously. They are frequently found in moss, or on mossy embankments along wooded roadsides. They generally can be found from spring through Autumn.¹
Gliophorus psittacinus can be found in western Europe, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Greenland, the Americas, South Africa and Japan.²
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I am sorry to hear about Champi getting ''bleached'' and getting kicked out of the company soon, it is a scandal! Horrible and egregious! However I am afraid that it might not be a very good idea to bring a saprobic mushroom into your home.
As much as I want Champi to make it, it is a risky move to take them home.
First of all, if Champi surives being taken home and being brought into a new environment they might release spores as a way to reproduce. Which means the fungus can spread through your home if there is any decaying or dead organic material. Which can be a huge problem.
Even if your were to remove the fruit bodies the mycelium could still be growing anywhere in dead or decaying organic material, so you would need to use proper fungicide/mycocide which can be expensive especially if it is a hardy fungus. Of course in this case I am describing the worst case scenario, I do not mean to cause worry.
HOWEVER, if you can take the piece of furniture, in which the mycelium has grown, home with you and can put it in a controlled space (akin to some kind of lab or a mini-lab, maybe in a securely closed plastic bag depending on the size of the piece of furniture) you might be able to grow it and care for it, but that can still be difficult and expensive.
Shortly, there are definitely risks if you take Champi home with you. You can minimise the risks by growing them in a controlled space but that can be expensive, just like that growing them in an open space and risking an infection can be expensive.
It would be cheaper to leave Champi be, but if you have enough motivation and you can afford to care for them, I suppose you could take them home. If you cannot care for them, you could cut of a piece of the fruitbody and if it has gills you could make a spore print to remember Champi by:)
A tip for making a spore print: if you make it on paper, set the spores with hairspray.
I must say that I am not entirely sure how easily this fungus reproduces and spreads because I am still uncertain of which species it is.
If you have any further questions let me know:)
I am curious to know what will happen to Champi.
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@belis86 Another part to the mushroom saga and Champi lore:)
In my workplace there's a mushroom? Fungi? Coworker? So im keeping check on its growth, since I have to maintain my Sanity in hell somehow. Their name is 'Champi'
In case someone know what this fellow coworker is, any information is apreciated.
They grow the white parte first, then the brown parte grows and the other gets small, and so on.
History of my mushroom coworker
Some months ago I thought it was a piece of wood on the really broken furniture, but then it kept growing so hold on its not wood, then it got bigger and had three pointy ends, and had spots, but then the cleaning lady wiped it with bleach, and they "died".
But now they are back, and there is a Lot More, so here se ate documenting it lol
A plastic container should work well! With "akin to a lab", I meant the sterilised part, if you keep the area where you grow Champ somewhat sterilised, all should be well:)
I defenitely get wanting to be a botanist, it is great to work towards to, good luck!:))
Maybe this website article will help:)
I get why you could not resist touching Champi. The texture of mushroom can actually also tell you something about the species. Some species can be soft or sliny or a bit hairy or something else. Texture can be a distinctive feature of mushrooms.
Something else you might find interesting is Merlin Sheldrake's work. He is a mycologist, author and also has a youtube account. On youtube he posted a video in which he grew mushrooms in one of his books, it was awesome!
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@belis86 there is hope for Champi:))
In my workplace there's a mushroom? Fungi? Coworker? So im keeping check on its growth, since I have to maintain my Sanity in hell somehow. Their name is 'Champi'
In case someone know what this fellow coworker is, any information is apreciated.
They grow the white parte first, then the brown parte grows and the other gets small, and so on.
History of my mushroom coworker
Some months ago I thought it was a piece of wood on the really broken furniture, but then it kept growing so hold on its not wood, then it got bigger and had three pointy ends, and had spots, but then the cleaning lady wiped it with bleach, and they "died".
But now they are back, and there is a Lot More, so here se ate documenting it lol
Legit though, but there is hope, there is another reblog in which the possibility of growing Champi from home is discussed.
I will tag you in it:))
In my workplace there's a mushroom? Fungi? Coworker? So im keeping check on its growth, since I have to maintain my Sanity in hell somehow. Their name is 'Champi'
In case someone know what this fellow coworker is, any information is apreciated.
They grow the white parte first, then the brown parte grows and the other gets small, and so on.
History of my mushroom coworker
Some months ago I thought it was a piece of wood on the really broken furniture, but then it kept growing so hold on its not wood, then it got bigger and had three pointy ends, and had spots, but then the cleaning lady wiped it with bleach, and they "died".
But now they are back, and there is a Lot More, so here se ate documenting it lol
It's that time of the season again . . . . .
Coprinus comatus a.k.a the shaggy ink cap has returned!
Where I live they're in nearly every grassy meadow! It's awesome! A great start to October:)
Planned post
I will make a post on the ghost pipe a.k.a. monotropa uniflora soon. With its ghostly colour and dried out seed heads ressembling pumpkins it seems like a great way to kick off the spooky season!
The post :)
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The images are from wikipedia btw:)
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I wanted to take pictures of the ink caps today and I kid you not . . . they mowed the grass and took the mushrooms with it! WHY!?!?!?!?
It's that time of the season again . . . . .
Coprinus comatus a.k.a the shaggy ink cap has returned!
Where I live they're in nearly every grassy meadow! It's awesome! A great start to October:)
Ghost pipe - Monotropa uniflora
I made this post about Monotropa uniflora to kick off the spooky season! While this post is not about a type of fungus, I could not resist writing about it. Besides its ghostly (lack of) colour, its dried out seed heads also look akin to pumpkins, which is just awesome!
Monotropa uniflora or ghost pipe does not contain chlorophyll (which gives most plants a green colour) and forms symbiotic relationships with fungi.
Description
The plant is waxy white with some black flecks, but some specimens have been described as having a pale pink colour and verey rarely having a deep red colour. The white variants have black flecks on their stems.
The ghost pipe ranges in height from 5 to 30 centimeters, sheathed with highly reduced leaves 5 to 10 millimetres long, which look akin to scales. These structures are small, thin, translucent and do not have petioles but instead extend in out of the stem.
The stem bears a single flower, which is 10 to 20 millimetres long, with 3 to 8 translucent petals, 10 to 12 stamens and a single pistil. The fruit, an oval capsule-like structure, grows and becomes upright when the seeds mature. After reaching maturity the stem and capsule look dark brown or black with a brittle texture.
The seeds of M. uniflora are small, ranging between 0.6 to 0.8 millimetres long. Once the plant has been pollinated, the seeds are pushed through the petals in a tiny slit and dispersed by the wind.
Unlike most plants, it is white and does not contain chlorophyll. Instead of generating food using the energy from sunlight a.k.a photosynthesizing, it is parasitic, and more specifically a mycoheterotroph. Most fungi are mycorrhizal and through the fungal web of mycorrhizae, M. uniflora roots ultimately tap food from where the host fungi are connected to the photosynthetic trees. The roots of this plant are covered in hairs called cystidia, which allow easy attachment to fungi hyphae. Its hosts are in the Russulaceae family.
Distribution and genetics
M. uniflora is found in three general distribution areas: Asia, North America, and Central and northern South America. DNA analysis has shown that these three populations are genetically distinct from one another. The species has 48 chromosomes.
Ecology
M. uniflora as a mycoheterotrophic plant asscociates with a small range of fungal hosts, all of them members of Russulaceae. It is often found growing neer beech trees in clumps of two or more with its fungal source nearby. Since it is not dependent on sunlight to grow, it can grow in very dark environments like in the understory of dense forests.
It flowers from early summer to early autumn, often a few days after rainfall.
The flowers of the ghost pipe are frequented by various species of bees and flies, most commonly bumblebees. By crawling into the flower for pollen, bumblebees play a role as an important pollen dispersal agent.
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Spooky Fungi
I put all of the links to the images in the image description:)
If anyone wants me to make a more elaborate post on one or more of these species, just leave a comment or an ask:))
CW: if you do not like pictures of bugs, do not scroll further than the heading "Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps".
Devils's fingers - Clathrus archeri
Dead man's fingers - Xylaria polymorpha
Witches' butter - Tremella mesenterica
Black witches' butter - Exidia glandulosa
Devil's tooth fungus - Hydnellum peckii
Candy apple bolete - Exsudoporus frostii
Purple jellydisc fungus - Ascocoryne sarcoides
Bleeding fairy helmet - Mycena haematopus
Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps
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Black elfin saddle - Helvella lacunosa
Another post for the spooky season . . . the black elfin saddle's chambered stipe gives it a skeletal and a somewhat spooky appearance. It might be found in burnt or disturbed grounds.
Fruitbody
The cap is 2 to 4 centimetres across and about 4 to 10 centimetres high.¹ The saddle-shaped cap is irregularly lobed and convoluted, attached to the stipe in several places and has a black to dark brown colour.² It is the smooth outer surface of the cap that bears spores, while the inner surface is sterile.¹
The stipe is 1.5 to 4 centimeters long and 5 to 15 millimetres thick. It might have a whitish colour when young, but soon turns a gray to dark gray colour. The stipe is deeply and ornately ribbed and pocketed, the ribs are rounded, or sometimes sharp and double-edged.²
The flesh of the fruitbody is thin, brittle and chambered.²
Microscopic features
The asci (seen on the bottom left) are typically 340 μm long x 16 μm diameter, each ascus contains eight spores. The paraphyses are about 5 μm diameter, cylindrical¹ and hyaline.² Some paraphyses have capitata apices.¹
The spores (seen on the bottom right) are smooth², ellipsoidal, 15 - 19 x 10 - 13 μm and hyaline. The spore print is white.¹
Ecology
Black elfin saddles can typically be found among leaf litter in all types of woodland, they are often found on burnt ground or in otherwise disturbed woodland clearings.¹ The species is probably mycorrhizal, growing alone, scattered or gregariously.² Helvella lacunosa grows between summer and autumn.¹
Distribution
This species can be found throughout Britain and the throughout the mainland of Europe, it can also be found in North America.¹
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White elfin saddle - Helvella crispa
The white elfin saddle is visually the polar opposite twin of the black elfin saddle (discussed in this post), it has a ghost- and skeleton-like appearance.
Fruitbody
The cap is typically 3 to 8cm across and 1 to 4cm high. The saddle-shaped cap is irregularly lobed and has a cream to a pale ochre colour. The upper surface is smooth¹, while the underside is pale ochre and very finely fuzzy. The cap does not attach to the stem where they meet.²
The stipe is 2 to 4 centimetres in diameter and 4 to 8 centimetres long.¹ The stipe is robust, densely ribbed, chambered and have a white to pale yellow colour.²
The flesh of the white elfin saddle is very thin and brittle.²
Microscopic features
The asci (seen on the left below) are typically 300 x 18 μm. Each ascus contains eight spores.¹
The spores (seen on the right below) are ellipsoidal, 18-20 x 10-13 µm and hyaline. The spore print is white.¹
Ecology
Helvella crispa is probably mycorrhizal and can be found growing singularly or gregariously under broadleaf trees, particularly under beeches and oaks, and very often beside paths. It most often emerges from the ground but might also grow from humid hardwoods, meaning it.¹
This mushroom grows from the late summer into the autumn. Sometimes it appears in the winter in warmer regions.²
Distribution
This species can be found growing decidious woodlands in Britain and Ireland, the mainland of Europe and many parts of North America.¹
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Note: I already made a post on devil's tooth fungus or Hydnellum peckii.
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Spooky Fungi
I put all of the links to the images in the image description:)
If anyone wants me to make a more elaborate post on one or more of these species, just leave a comment or an ask:))
CW: if you do not like pictures of bugs, do not scroll further than the heading "Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps".
Devils's fingers - Clathrus archeri
Dead man's fingers - Xylaria polymorpha
Witches' butter - Tremella mesenterica
Black witches' butter - Exidia glandulosa
Devil's tooth fungus - Hydnellum peckii
Candy apple bolete - Exsudoporus frostii
Purple jellydisc fungus - Ascocoryne sarcoides
Bleeding fairy helmet - Mycena haematopus
Zombie fungus - Ophiocordyceps
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The 'bleeding tooth fungus' in the new HBO series 'The Penguin' . . .
It is literally Hydnellum peckii a.k.a devil's tooth fungus, or, well it is based on it . . .
Visually they are pretty much the same, but in 'The Penguin' the 'bleeding tooth fungus' has psychoactive properties, which is why they are used for drugs. The actual Hydnellum peckii does not have psychoactive properties, it does however have other medically relevant compounds.
In my post about Hydenllum peckii, I wrote:
" The red sap contains a chemical compound called atromentin, which has anticoagulant properties and is commonly used to help prevent blood clots from forming. The pigment-producing compound found in several fungi species, atromenin also acts as a smooth muscle stimulant and has antibacterial and antineoplastic (anticancer) properties. "
I must say, this is not medical advice of any kind and it should not be treated as such.
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