Hampshire Fungus Recording Group

Documenting the Fungi of Hampshire

Piper's Copse

Sun 30 Jul 2006

Field event ID HF0603

OS Grid areas: SU2713

Weather: A slightly cooler day after a little rain in the night before.

Report: (Sara Cadbury) On the bridleway that led down to Pipers Copse they actually encountered a large patch of mud, a rarity this summer! In a very dry copse itself just under thirty species were found which fortunately did not greatly tax the intrepid forayers identification skills.

Species list: Ascobolus carbonarius, Boletus appendiculatus, Calocera cornea, Chlorociboria aeruginascens, Daedaleopsis confragosa, Daedaleopsis confragosa, Daldinia concentrica, Fuscoporia ferruginosa, Gymnopus fusipes, Hymenochaete corrugata, Hymenochaete rubiginosa, Laetiporus sulphureus, Marasmiellus vaillantii, Marasmius anomalus, Marasmius rotula, Mycena tenerrima, Peniophora limitata, Piptoporus betulinus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Psathyrella candolleana, Russula foetens, Russula virescens, Schizopora paradoxa, Skeletocutis nivea, Stereum hirsutum, Trametes gibbosa, Trametes versicolor, Xylaria hypoxylon