Hello Folks! Fungi come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colours. Whilst some are edible, others are poisonous and best avoided. They can be found almost everywhere and are often easily overlooked. Many can be seen in woodland and meadow, especially at this time of year.Each Monday for 12 weeks I will be posting a little teaser for you. Without looking in books or on the internet (i.e - no cheating), see if you can identify the UK fungus. On Wednesday, so as long as no-one has guessed it, I will post one clue. On Friday I will post the answer along with some additional information for your interest.MYSTERY FUNGI QUIZ #11Clue: At home with the ents.
This is going to be a tough one.
I know who the ents were and I know where their home was but no idea how this would be related to a fungus.
Caroline/ Seaman where are you?
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Tony
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Just in, ooh heck, is there a Treebeard fungus?
Caroline in Jersey
Cin J
Never heard of it, Caroline, but that doesn't mean anything. He was the eldest of the ents, wasn't he, and lived in Fangorn Forest.
Couldn't be something like the Old Man of the Woods, I suppose?
I reckon TJ could be on to it with Old Man of the Woods,sounds right for talking trees and middle earth
Pete
Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can
He was the senior Ent ...really am out of my knowledge base here, have never heard of Old Man of the Woods but it ties nicely with the current clue so far.
Not sure if it is on the U.K. list but is seen on the continent.
My only other thought is, is there a Tree Shepherd fungi? As that is what Ents are.
Is that a local name Caroline ? never heard of it but that does not mean a lot.
Well as ever, I haven't a clue! Lol!
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Don't worry MarJus, there'll be one tomorrow!