--- In chicagolichens@yahoogroups.com, "weedchaser2000" <weedchaser2000@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello Rich & Co.,
>
> I have a friend in Sweden, who bought a plant, that has a fungus on it; that
I've seen around here. I've dropped it in the photos section, under mystery
fungus. I wanted to identify the fungus to the family or genus level - to see
if they are known to harm their host. The plant in question has many new
friends that don't appear to be harming the plant.
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Regards,Lisa

Hi Lisa,

I agree with Rich's assessment. Can't tell any more than that from the photo.
ID'ing mushrooms just from photos is usually difficult. It might help if we
could see some good, sharp close-ups of both the top and underside of an
individual cap.

All three of the genera that Rich mentioned are wood-rotters, typically growing
on dead wood, so it doesn't make a lot of sense that they're growing on a
healthy plant. Is the plant a tree of some sort?

John