Denny Wood
Sat 15 Sep 2007
Field event ID HF0717
OS Grid areas: SU3306
Weather: The soil is still like the raincoat as 'dry as a bone' as the warm dry spell continued for another week.
Report: Once again most fungi were to be found growing on wood and still not in great abundance. There was a least one fine specimen of Hericium erinaceous reminding us how fortunate we are to be able see so many of these rare BAP species in the New Forest. There was a tantalising half specimen of a Russula with only the cap remaining. Using the characters available it matched R melzeri perfectly which would make it a first for Hampshire. Jean-Paul found an inocybe which, on initial microscopic assessment, Alan thought was Inocybe paludinella, another rare species with only four records on the FRDBI. This has now been confirmed at Kew by Alick Henrici. B&K points out how it can resemble an old Inocybe geophylla in the field unless the stipe is carefully examined when the pruinose appearance suggests this is not I geophylla which is then reinforced by a quick look at the spores which are knobbly not smooth. So it maybe worth having a second look at 'old' geophyllas. Apart from B&K it is also illustrated in Courtecuisse & Duhem.
My reports list the Xerocomus genus name as Boletus because it is based on the Kew Checklist, however there are many including Alan Hills who think the name should still be Xerocomus. So for the moment use whichever name you prefer as there is plenty of support for both camps!!
Species list: Amanita citrina var. alba, Amanita citrina var. citrina, Amanita excelsa var. spissa, Amanita franchetii, Amanita fulva, Amanita rubescens, Armillaria tabescens, Biscogniauxia nummularia, Boletus declivitatum, Boletus porosporus, Botryobasidium aureum, Botryobasidium conspersum, Chlorociboria aeruginascens, Crepidotus applanatus var. applanatus, Crepidotus applanatus var. applanatus, Crepidotus cesatii var. subsphaerosporus, Daedaleopsis confragosa, Eriopezia caesia, Fistulina hepatica, Fuscoporia ferrea, Fuscoporia ferruginosa, Ganoderma australe, Ganoderma pfeifferi, Ganoderma resinaceum, Gymnopus fusipes, Henningsomyces candidus, Hericium erinaceus, Hydnum repandum, Hymenochaete rubiginosa, Hypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare, Hypoxylon fragiforme, Kretzschmaria deusta, Laccaria laccata, Lachnum brevipilosum, Lacrymaria lacrymabunda, Lactarius blennius, Lactarius quietus, Lasiosphaeria ovina, Leccinum crocipodium, Leccinum scabrum, Mycena haematopus, Peniophora cinerea, Peniophora quercina, Perenniporia fraxinea, Pholiota squarrosa, Physisporinus sanguinolentus, Piptoporus betulinus, Pleurotus dryinus, Pluteus cervinus, Pluteus leoninus, Psathyrella piluliformis, Russula anthracina, Russula cyanoxantha, Russula fellea, Russula fragilis var. fragilis, Russula heterophylla, Russula melzeri, Russula nigricans, Russula nobilis, Russula ochroleuca, Russula risigallina, Russula velenovskyi, Russula vesca, Russula virescens, Russula xerampelina, Schizopora flavipora, Schizopora paradoxa, Scleroderma areolatum, Scleroderma citrinum, Skeletocutis vulgaris, Stereum gausapatum, Stereum hirsutum, Stypella grilletii, Tapesia fusca, Tricholoma columbetta, Tricholoma ustale, Tylopilus felleus, Vuilleminia comedens, Xerula radicata