Tag Archives: basidiomycota

UK Fungus Day @UniofReading notes 2

Posted on 2015/10/22 by Alastair Culham

Here is the second gallery of fungal finds from our UK fungus day activities.  A range of both small and crust-like fungi through to large boletes.  There are part of the morning collections and a few of the afternoon foray … Continue reading →

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Another fungi foray

Posted on 2014/11/20 by lindsays

The Whiteknights campus is absolutely packed with excellent fungi this month. I’m out and about doing assignments almost everyday and I’ve had to add fungi forays to my list of new hobbies since beginning MSc Species ID and Survey Skills. … Continue reading →

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Orange pustules 2

Posted on 2014/03/28 by Fay Newbery

Most fungi prefer warm and moist conditions so it’s not surprising that fungal pathogens are harder to find on plants in winter. A pathogen that is common on campus at the moment is Puccinia malvacearum, the Hollyhock Rust. This occurs … Continue reading →

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Ink Caps, Hare’s Feet: Toadstools on campus

Posted on 2013/10/13 by drmgoeswild

A combination of mild damp autumnal weather and an abundance of wood chippings on campus seems to be paying dividends for the fungal flora of Whiteknights. Here we see the Hare’s Foot Ink Cap (Coprinopsis lagopus) flourishing on wood chippings near … Continue reading →

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The Lichen Symbiosis Part 2

Posted on 2012/08/21 by Justin Anthony Groves

Lichens are a partnership. This can involve two or more partners in the one species. The partners are firstly mycobiont fungi often ascomycota, of which ascomycota forms the largest phylum of the kingdom fungi. Ascomycota contains 75% of all described fungi species and is … Continue reading →

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