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Jim Wolford kindly passed the pictures on to a fungi person who made me look closer for a more definitive identity. See his explanation below. When I zoom in the pictures on my iPhone there are definitely "fleshy teeth" present on the underside. So Shelving Tooth (Climacodon septentrionale) it most likely is. MushroomExpert.com states " Climacodon septentrionale is the name used by some mycologists. Steccherinum septentrionale is a synonym" which clears up the genus name differences. BTW Jim. The location and other details are in the captions at the bottom of the photos. Lots of people forget to look there. Thanks everyone for the help with this, Nancy On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Ken Harrison <nosirrah@bellaliant.net> wrote: > Hi Jim (and everyone), > > Take a look at the underside of the “shelves”, if it has fleshy teeth rather > than gills or pores, then I would bet that it is Steccherinum > septentrionale. It is on page 128 of Smith and Smith (1973). Helen Smith’s > black & white drawing doesn’t do it justice but the photos from Nancy Dowd > certainly do! There is a photo in Orson Miller’s Mushrooms of North America > (both large format and pocket guide versions) published in many different > editions for decades. > > It may have a newer name than Steccherinum but most of the older books seem > to use that name. I have seen it a few times on various maples around this > time of year. At least this time you won’t need serious climbing gear to > collect it. > > Regards, > > Ken > > > > > > > > From: James W. Wolford [mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca] > Sent: August-13-13 11:35 AM > To: Ken J. Harrison > Subject: Unknown "brain" fungus > > > > Nancy Dowd is usually at East Dalhousie, although her note doesn't specify a > location. Cheers from Jim. > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > > From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> > > Date: August 13, 2013 11:15:30 AM ADT > > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Unknown "brain" fungus > > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > > > Hi Nancy & All, Aug 13, 2013 > > Assuming near white is the final (mature) color and also that it has > pores not gills, it could be a perennial fungus Oxyporus populinus (Fr.) > Donk. Take a small piece from the largest shelf and put it, lower side down, > on a scrap of window glass. If you get a spore print within one day then it > is mature. Check to see if there is more than one layer of pores. "Usually > near the ground on trunks of living Maple": Smith & Smith, 1973. > > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "nancy dowd" <nancypdowd@gmail.com> > > To: "naturens" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 10:21 AM > > Subject: [NatureNS] Unknown "brain" fungus > > > > > > Fungi have to be very obvious before I notice them and this one certainly > was: > > > > 1. From the road http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9502985928/ > > 2. A closer view http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9500190715/ > > 3. Closer again http://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/9502988186/ > > > > It is 30cm top to bottom and on the trunk of an old maple planted > > along an abandoned farm field. > > > > Can anyone ID it and tell me something about it? > > > > Thanks, Nancy > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2013.0.3392 / Virus Database: 3211/6574 - Release Date: 08/13/13 > > > >
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