Rufus Stone & Canterton
Sun 21 Oct 2007
Field event ID HF0722
OS Grid areas: SU2712
Weather: Following some light rain there had been a small autumn flush of fungi over the last two weeks but due to the high pressure system this week there had been a ground frost for the last few nights.
New Records:
New to HFRG: Candelabrochaete septocystidia, Entoloma prunuloides
Report: Eighteen forayers including three visitors from Stockport attended what turned out to be an amazing day for rare fungi dispite the frosty start to the day. Although most forayers were well wrapped for the frost Alan was still in his short sleeve shirt! The ground was soggy after the rain which made a welcome change from dry ground - but not for Jax who decided to cycle cross country to the foray. Shortly after we started Adrian Newton found a spectacular display of several specimens of Hericium coralloides (Coral tooth) stretching twenty feet up a standing beech stump providing everyone with the first big photo shoot. During the rest of the day ten pluteus species were found along with seven other beech indicator species including Lentinellus ursinus which had only been found once before by the group in 2003 at Millyford bridge.The distintive sawtooth gill edge was clearly visible. It was nestling between several large logs two of which had to be rolled away by the strong men of the group to give access for the photographers. After the foray whilst chatting in the car park one of our visitors Gill Higginson-Tranter produced a small branch bearing a spiny resupinate with a distinctive smell that Eric and Sue recognised as yet one more beechwood indicator species - Mycoacia nothofagi (Fragrant toothcrust). What an end to a prolific foray.
Alan and Eric returned to Sue's house for a further identification session and before the kettle had boiled Alan had a pink specimen he had found under the microscope and confirmed his hope that it was indeed Candelabrochaete septocystidia (Scopuloides in B&K). Although virtually only known from the New Forest this was the first time it had been found on a group foray. Alan was delighted - anyone would think he had won the lottery - perhaps he has - certainly with regards to fungi.
Species list: Amanita citrina var. citrina, Amanita excelsa var. excelsa, Amanita rubescens var. rubescens, Antrodia albida, Arcyria denudata, Armillaria gallica, Armillaria mellea, Ascocoryne sarcoides, Auricularia mesenterica, Biscogniauxia nummularia, Bjerkandera adusta, Boletus badius, Boletus edulis, Boletus subtomentosus, Botryobasidium candicans, Bulgaria inquinans, Calocera cornea, Candelabrochaete septocystidia, Cantharellus cibarius, Ceriporia reticulata, Ceriporiopsis gilvescens, Ceriporiopsis pannocincta, Chlorociboria aeruginascens, Chondrostereum purpureum, Clitocybe nebularis, Clitopilus pinsitus, Coniophora puteana, Coprinellus micaceus, Coprinopsis cordispora, Cordyceps militaris, Cortinarius anthracinus, Cortinarius flexipes var. flabellus, Cortinarius mucifluoides, Crepidotus applanatus var. applanatus, Crepidotus cesatii, Dacrymyces stillatus, Daedaleopsis confragosa, Daldinia concentrica, Entoloma prunuloides, Exidia nucleata, Fistulina hepatica, Fomitiporella cavicola, Fuscoporia ferrea, Galerina marginata, Ganoderma australe, Gloeohypochnicium analogum, Grifola frondosa, Gymnopilus junonius, Gymnopus fusipes, Gymnopus quercophilus, Hemimycena tortuosa, Hericium coralloides, Hydnum repandum, Hydropus floccipes, Hypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare, Hypochnicium punctulatum, Hypoxylon fragiforme, Hypoxylon rubiginosum, Inocybe geophylla var. lilacina, Laccaria amethystina, Laccaria laccata, Lactarius blennius, Lactarius chrysorrheus, Lactarius quietus, Lactarius subumbonatus, Lactarius tabidus, Lactarius vellereus, Lactarius vietus, Laetiporus sulphureus, Leccinum aurantiacum, Leccinum variicolor, Lentinellus ursinus, Lepista flaccida, Lycoperdon excipuliforme, Lycoperdon perlatum, Lycoperdon pyriforme, Macrotyphula juncea, Mycena abramsii, Mycena acicula, Mycena arcangeliana, Mycena capillaris, Mycena filopes, Mycena flavescens, Mycena flavoalba, Mycena galericulata, Mycena galopus var. galopus, Mycena galopus var. galopus, Mycena galopus var. nigra, Mycena haematopus, Mycena leptocephala, Mycena metata, Mycena olida, Mycena pura, Mycena rosea, Mycena speirea, Mycena vitilis, Mycoacia uda, Naucoria melinoides, Neobulgaria pura var. pura, Oudemansiella mucida, Panellus stipticus, Peniophora quercina, Peziza micropus, Phallus impudicus var. togatus, Phlebia rufa, Phlebia tremellosa, Phlebiella sulphurea, Phleogena faginea, Pholiota alnicola var. alnicola, Pholiota aurivella, Physisporinus vitreus, Piptoporus betulinus, Pleurotus dryinus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pluteus cervinus, Pluteus chrysophaeus, Pluteus leoninus, Pluteus phlebophorus, Pluteus plautus, Pluteus plautus, Pluteus plautus, Pluteus podospileus, Pluteus salicinus, Pluteus umbrosus, Psathyrella piluliformis, Rhodocollybia butyracea, Rhodotus palmatus, Rickenella fibula, Rigidoporus ulmarius, Russula atropurpurea, Russula cyanoxantha, Russula faginea, Russula fragilis var. fragilis, Russula nobilis, Russula ochroleuca, Russula silvestris, Russula velenovskyi, Russula vesca, Rutstroemia sydowiana, Schizopora paradoxa, Skeletocutis nivea, Skeletocutis vulgaris, Stereum hirsutum, Stropharia semiglobata, Trametes gibbosa, Trametes versicolor, Tremella mesenterica, Tricholoma sciodes, Tricholoma sulphureum var. sulphureum, Trochila ilicina, Tubaria furfuracea, Xerula radicata, Xylaria hypoxylon, Xylaria polymorpha