Brian differentiating a Wood Blewit Lepista nuda from an Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystea
The foray was organised, like previous years, in conjunction with Spelthorne Natural History Society and led by Dr BRIAN SPOONER.
There was a good turnout of forayers on a very cold but pleasantly sunny morning. Having had a few frosty nights before Sunday, we set off, at about 10.30 am, with a little apprehension as to whether there would be any fungi around, only to be pleasantly surprised. There were still fungi to be found, though most were rather frozen, which meant that some had even lost their beautiful colours (e.g. Laccaria amethystea, Amethyst Deceiver, Lepista nuda, Wood Blewit). Others that were more difficult to name in the field and were later examined in the Mycology lab of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, had lost their spores and could not be named with certainty.
Brian differentiating a Wood Blewit Lepista nuda from an Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystea |
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We walked around the park lakes, keeping mainly to the woodland areas where the vegetation was a mixture of young Oaks, Birch, Scots Pine and Willows. This was interspersed with some rather overgrown Heather (Calluna vulgaris) and Gorse (Ulex europaeus) that seemed to be accompanied only by moss and lacked lichens of the genus Cladonia which might be expected to occur. However, two species of these were found growing on damp soil banks and over tree trunks (see below). Some other missing taxa, due probably to the time of the year, were species of Agaricus, which have been very common during the season everywhere else.
At the end of the foray, we placed our findings on one of the park picnic tables, where Brian listed them all again and explained the main features needed to recognise the genera.
The list below is the report of our findings for the day and has been arranged to group the fungi systematically. Total: 81 species (including 10 lichens).
ASCOMYCOTA [including lichenised fungi (L)]
Bisporella citrina on dead wood
Chaetosphaeria bramleyi on fallen Oak twig
Clorosplenium (= Clorocyboria) aeruginascens the fungus that stains oak wood green and has been used in Tunbridge ware
Cladonia coniocraea on Birch trunk
Cladonia fimbriata on damp bank
Colpoma quercina on fallen Oak twig
Diatrypella quercina on fallen Oak branch
Evernia prunastri (L), on fallen branches and trunk of Oaks
Flavoparmelia caperata (L), on Oak trunks
Hypogymnia physodes (L), on Oak branches on the ground
Hypoxylon multiforme on Birch
Lepraria incana (L), on Oak and Birch trunks
Lophodermium pinastri on Pine needles
Melanelia subaurifera (L), on Oak branches on the ground
Microsphaera alphitodes, a powdery mildew on Oak
Parmelia sulcata (L), on Oak trunks
Parmotrema perlatum (L), on Oak trunks
Ramalina farinacea (L), on Oak trunks
Uncinula adunca, a powdery mildew on Salix
Xylaria hypoxylon Candle Snuff
BASIDIOMYCOTA
CLUB FUNGI
Clavaria fusiformis
POLYPORES, BRACKETS, ETC.
Bjerkandera adusta on rotten log
Daedaleopsis confragosa Blushing Bracket
Ganoderma adspersum
Peniophora quercina on fallen Oak branches
Phlebia merismatoides on old trunk
Piptoporus betulinus Birch Bracket
Ptycogaster albus, conidial stage of Postia
Radulomyces confluens on dead Cytisus
Serpula himantioides on rotten Pine logs
Stereum hirsutum on rotten branches
Stereum rugosum on old stump
Trametes ochracea on sawn Birch logs
Trametes versicolor on rotten stump
Trichaptum abietinum on rotten pine logs
TOADSTOOLS
Amanita fulva Tawny Grisette
Amanita muscaria Fly Agaric
Amanita rubescens The Blusher
Baeospora myosura always on Pine cones
Clitocybe metachroa
Clitocybe nebularis
Clitocybe rivulosa
Collybia butyracea
Collybia maculata
Coprinus lagopus
Cortinarius hemitrichus
Cortinarius semisanguineus
Crepidotus variabilis on fallen Oak twig
Gymnopilus penetrans associated with Pines
Hebeloma sp. still to be named
Hypholoma fasciculare Sulphur Tuft, the gills should turn greenish when bruised
Laccaria amethystina
Laccaria laccata
Lactarius glyciosmus with coconut smell
Lactarius hepaticus
Lactarius tabidus
Lactarius torminosus
Lactarius turpis
Lactarius vietus
Lepista nuda Wood Blewit
Micromphale brassicolens strong smell of rotten cabbage!
Mycena filopes in woodland litter
Mycena galericulata
Mycena inclinata on Oak wood
Mycena pura very variable in colour and smelling of radishes
Mycena vitilis in woodland litter
Panellus stipticus
Pholiota brunnescens in wood chip pile
Russula ochroleuca
Russula emetica mycorrhizal with Pines, bright red cap
Russula sardonia as above, but wine colour in cap and stem
Tricholoma fulvum
BOLETACEAE
Boletus badius
Leccinum scabrum Birch Bolete, distinguished by its scaly stem
Paxillus involutus Brown Roll-Rim
PUFFBALLS
Lycoperdon perlatum
Scleroderma citrinum
JELLY FUNGI
Calocera palludospathulata on rotten Pine twig
Calocera viscosa on Pine
Dacrymyces stillatus
RUSTS
Melampsora epitea on leaves of Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Phragmidium violaceum on leaves of Rubus
Puccinia sessilis on Phalaris leaves
MYXOMYCOTA
Lycogala terrestre distinguished by its pink sporangia
BEGOÑA AGUIRRE-HUDSON
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Ted, Brian and Dick - 'The Three Mushroomeers' |