Knightwood Oak
Sun 4 Sep 2005
Field event ID HF0510
OS Grid areas: SU2606 SU2506
Report: On September 4th the HFRG's first weekend meeting with an invited tutor was attended by 11 members namely Alan Lucas, Sue Rogerson, Eric and Sue Janke, Sara Cadbury, Stuart Skeates, Mary and Neville Diserens, Joan Taylor, Mark Hampton and Flo Wiseman. We were pleased to have the help of Martyn Ainsworth to improve our knowledge and expertise in identifying the stipitate hydnoids of the New Forest. We were most grateful to Sue and Eric Janke for hosting an enjoyable American supper at their home prior to Martyn's talk. Martyn then delivered a clear illustrated talk setting out an easily understood approach to species identification. To help further with our understanding Martyn had been able to collect fresh specimens of most of the species we would find and brought relevant literature for us to look at. Armed with our new skills, everyone apart from Mark and Flo met with Martyn the following day at Knightwood Oak to look for further specimens as part of our usual foray. The first find was of Phellodon confluens shorlty followed by a young specimen, possibly Hydellum concrescens. During the day we saw several good specimens of Phellodon niger at a couple of sites and one almost certain find of Phellodon melaleucus.
Species list: Amanita fulva, Amanita rubescens var. annulosulphurea, Annulohypoxylon multiforme, Antrodia albida, Ascodichaena rugosa, Biscogniauxia nummularia, Bjerkandera adusta, Boletus badius, Boletus calopus, Boletus chrysenteron, Boletus edulis, Boletus luridiformis var. luridiformis, Cantharellus cibarius, Ceriporiopsis gilvescens, Chlorociboria aeruginascens, Coprinellus micaceus, Diatrype disciformis, Diatrype stigma, Diatrypella favacea, Eutypa spinosa, Fuscoporia ferrea, Ganoderma australe, Gomphidius roseus, Gymnopilus junonius, Gymnopilus penetrans, Heterobasidion annosum, Hypholoma fasciculare, Hypoxylon fragiforme, Ischnoderma benzoinum, Laccaria amethystina, Laccaria laccata, Lactarius blennius, Lactarius quietus, Lactarius tabidus, Lactarius turpis, Laetiporus sulphureus, Lycoperdon perlatum, Megacollybia platyphylla, Meripilus giganteus, Mycoacia fuscoatra, Oudemansiella mucida, Parasola plicatilis, Peniophora quercina, Phaeolus schweinitzii, Phallus impudicus, Phellodon confluens, Phellodon niger, Phlebiella sulphurea, Pholiota gummosa, Piptoporus betulinus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pluteus cervinus, Psathyrella piluliformis, Rigidoporus ulmarius, Russula betularum, Russula cyanoxantha, Russula densifolia, Russula fellea, Russula laccata, Russula nigricans, Russula nobilis, Russula ochroleuca, Russula queletii, Russula risigallina, Russula sardonia, Russula sphagnophila, Russula vinosa, Russula virescens, Scleroderma citrinum, Suillus bovinus, Suillus granulatus, Suillus luteus, Trametes gibbosa, Trametes versicolor, Trichoderma pulvinatum, Tylopilus felleus, Volvariella bombycina, Xerula radicata, Xylaria carpophila