Hampshire Fungus Recording Group

Documenting the Fungi of Hampshire

Avon Forest South Park, Hampshire

Sat 14 May 2005

Field event ID HF0504

Weather: The day was overcast with light rain.

Report: The last spring foray of a dry spring was held in Dorset although the area is still within Vice County 11 (South Hants). We did find a few small specimens of the typical spring agaric Calocybe gambosa but otherwise finds were mostly restricted to wood. The most notable of these were Dacryobolus karstenii and Skeletocutis carneogrisea both occuring on Scots pine.

Species list: Byssomerulius corium, Calocybe gambosa, Colpoma quercinum, Dacryobolus karstenii, Daedaleopsis confragosa, Fuscoporia ferrea, Lachnum pudibundum, Lenzites betulina, Peniophora incarnata, Phaeangella ventosa, Piptoporus betulinus, Propolis farinosa, Schizopora radula, Skeletocutis carneogrisea, Skeletocutis lenis, Stereum subtomentosum, Strobilurus tenacellus, Suillus granulatus, Tapesia cinerella, Trametes versicolor, Trichaptum abietinum, Xylaria hypoxylon