Crab Wood: Winchester
Sun 18 Dec 2005
Field event ID HF0526
OS Grid areas: SU4329
Report: On the 18th December after a very frosty night with temperatures in the New Forest down to minus six stalwarts emerged from still frost covered cars for the now traditional pre Christmas foray at Crab Wood, Winchester. Despite the cold the forayers left no log unturned despite several toes starting to loose sensation. Phylloporia ribis was on the same spindle tree as last year and in addition was found on several other trees. Heterobasidium annosum was found on both hazel and birch reminding us once again it is not exclusive to conifers. The fallen beeches were still covered in a variety of fungus including The Fenugreek Stiltball (Phleogena faginea) which has appeared several times this year. To help revive the chilled hunters we all gratefully went to Sue and Eric's house for a very welcome hot lunch ( both temperature and spicy) instead of the usual sandwiches sitting on a log. After lunch one or two specimens were examined under the microscope including confirmation of Pezicula acericola found on the final log of the morning's foray.
Species list: Aleurodiscus aurantius, Amylostereum laevigatum, Auricularia auricula-judae, Bisporella pallescens, Bjerkandera adusta, Byssomerulius corium, Ceriporiopsis gilvescens, Clitopilus hobsonii, Coniophora puteana, Cylindrobasidium laeve, Daedaleopsis confragosa, Daldinia concentrica, Datronia mollis, Dendrothele acerina, Exidia glandulosa, Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes, Fuscoporia ferrea, Ganoderma australe, Heterobasidion annosum, Hygrocybe pratensis var. pratensis, Hymenochaete corrugata, Hymenochaete rubiginosa, Hyphodontia sambuci, Hypholoma fasciculare, Hypoxylon fragiforme, Hypoxylon rubiginosum, Litschauerella clematidis, Lycoperdon echinatum, Lycoperdon pyriforme, Mycena galericulata, Mycena pseudocorticola, Neobulgaria pura var. pura, Neonectria punicea, Oudemansiella mucida, Panellus stipticus, Peniophora limitata, Peniophora quercina, Pezicula acericola, Phlebia radiata, Phlebia tremellosa, Phlebiella sulphurea, Phleogena faginea, Pholiota gummosa, Phylloporia ribis, Piptoporus betulinus, Psathyrella piluliformis, Pseudoinonotus dryadeus, Radulomyces confluens, Rickenella fibula, Schizopora paradoxa, Skeletocutis nivea, Skeletocutis vulgaris, Stereum hirsutum, Stereum rugosum, Trametes gibbosa, Trametes versicolor, Tremella foliacea, Tremella mesenterica, Vesiculomyces citrinus, Vuilleminia coryli, Xylaria filiformis, Xylaria polymorpha