Dave from tn. Posted March 31, 2022 Report Share Posted March 31, 2022 Found today in Tennessee growing on a hardwood tree. It was black inside just like the outside probably unlike Chaga but thought I would check to see in case. May just be some other kind of crust fungus. Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted April 1, 2022 Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 Definitely not Chaga (Inonotus obliquus). This is some type of Ascomycete fungi. Maybe Hypoxylon? Daldinia? Need a close-up look, and probably also microscopy to nail this ID. What is this growing on? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoxylon https://www.jeremybartlett.co.uk/2018/05/10/king-alfreds-cakes-daldinia-concentrica/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted April 1, 2022 Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 Another idea... If this has hard or crumbly flesh then see the suggestions on the last post. If the flesh is rubbery or jelly-like then compare with species of Exidia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave from tn. Posted April 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 Thanks Dave I greatly appreciate all your effort‼️ I believe it looks similar to the Hypoxylon sp. Do you have a microscope you would suggest for me purchase? Btw I have been seeing a few pheasant backs but no gilled mushrooms in 3 months but hopefully with these temps morel season is just around the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted April 5, 2022 Report Share Posted April 5, 2022 I use two scopes. One is an old monocular scope that I got used for $50. It has a reticle in it and even though it's old and resolution is not the greatest, I get decent photographs through the single eyepiece. I use photos of the spores to estimate measurements. Detail like ornamentation of spores is not seen with this this scope. I also use a $200 AmScope that's binocular. Photos snapped through one of the two eyepieces are not very clear. But, I can see more minute detail like ornamentation on spores. I'm due for an upgrade. I'd like to get trinocular scope that allows for photos through the third portal. I mostly view at 400x magnification. You need a pretty good scope to get a good view at 1000x, and the oil-immersion mounting requires some work. I'd think there should be some morels in Tennessee by now. The linked "sightings" map shows a number of spots in TN where they've been found during March/April 2022 https://www.thegreatmorel.com/morel-sightings/ . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave from tn. Posted April 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2022 Okay thanks for the run down! I’ll look into trinocular scopes and see if I can afford one. You were dead on on saying the Morels were here!!! I posted pics of a batch I found literally the next day after you replied. And thanks for the link I didn’t know about that website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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