Talk:Daedaleopsis confragosa/GA1

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Reviewer: J Milburn (talk · contribs) 18:59, 4 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry I didn't get to this before the end of the Cup. Happy to take a look through now, though. J Milburn (talk) 18:59, 4 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"The whitish underside ages grey-brown" Curious turn of phrase. How about "Turns grey-brown with age", or "Turns grey-brown as the fruit body ages"?

Done. Sasata (talk) 17:26, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"and has undergone several changes of genera in its" Genus, surely? Compare- "I have undergone several changes of insurer in the last few years"

Agree, fixed. Sasata (talk) 17:26, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What variety of English are we using? We have "color" and "grayish" but "grey"?

Am. English, fixed. Sasata (talk) 17:26, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

sessility is a dablink

Fixed. Sasata (talk) 17:26, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"sheets with unusual texture and colors." How about "with an unusual texture and unusual colors" or "unusual textures and colors"?

Changed. Sasata (talk) 17:26, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"brown heart rot" Link or explanation?

Now linked and explained. Sasata (talk) 17:26, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"from China,[16] western Maharashta (India),[17] Iran,[18] and Japan.[19]" And Russia, presumably? Or are you treating Russia as Europe?

Source discusses its presence in the Urals, which is borderline between the two, so added "It is also found in Europe,[15] with a range extending east to the Urals." Sasata (talk) 17:26, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Formatting on the Saber source is a little odd?

Oops – missing journal title, now added. Sasata (talk) 17:26, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Why have you categorised this as described in 1788?

Not sure ... fixed to 1791. Sasata (talk) 17:26, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sources look reliable, even if they are a little obscure looking. The pictures are solid. I wonder whether there's a little more to be said about this one- I'll have a flick through some of my guidebooks tomorrow... J Milburn (talk) 19:20, 4 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sure thing, additions are welcome. Sasata (talk) 17:26, 5 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sterry P, Hughes B (2009). Complete Guide to British Mushrooms & Toadstools. HarperCollins. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-00-723224-6. Notes that it's very common- one of the 100 most common fungi in the UK. "Sometimes umbonate at the point of attachment". Fruit body grows solitarily or in tiers.
Garnweidner E. (2011). Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-261-67406-6. Called "blood-stained bracket"- Shame we missed Hallowe'en! Notes that there has been continual species splits because the pores are so variable, sometimes even looking like gills.
Courtecuisse R. (1999). Mushrooms of Britain and Europe. Collins Wildlife Trust guides. London, UK: Harpercollins. p. 337. ISBN 978-0-00-220012-7. Fruit body up to 2cm thick. Sometimes found on both sides of host. Microscopic features: "Sp 7.5-11 x 2-2.25 μm, curved. Bas 20-40 x 3-5 μm, cylindro-clavate. Numerous branched hyaline hyphidia, x2-3 μm. Trimitic: SH 3-7 μm, very thick-walled; GH 2-6 μm, thin- or thick-walled, with clamps; BH 2-5 μm." Hope you can make sense of that mycojargon- seems to include a lot of info not in the article.

That's good stuff – I've incorporated most of it in this edit. I'm ordering the Courtecuisse book :) Sasata (talk) 05:01, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I came across it in a charity shop. It's pretty technical for me; certainly a good source for articles like this, but less useful when I'm just trying to work out which Russulaceae I saw in the park! Anyway, I think that little expansion has provided the umph that it needed, so I'm happy to go ahead and promote. J Milburn (talk) 08:52, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]