New Forest: Eyeworth Wood
Sat 23 Aug 2008
Field event ID HF0813
OS Grid areas: SU2214 SU2215
Weather: It was a fine warm day and was feeling like summer had returned after a week of unsettled wet weather.
New Records:
New to VC11: Claussenomyces prasinulus
Report: (Alan Lucas) It was another good turn out this week when we were able to welcome Ann Leonard and Pete Comley again. We set off with great expectations to have a good day's foraying as this wood has been very rewarding in the past with some unusual species. Today was no exception with over 140 species found, although we did make a couple of entertaining field identification errors that were picked up when the fungi were checked later at home. Paul carefully examined a 'Volvariella' he was given and to his surprise found the hooked cystidia typical of a Pluteus and Alan was hoping he had found an 'Aleurodiscus' but it turned out to be a Peniophora. This just goes to show the value of careful microscopic examination.We did however have some success with a new species for the group, Claussenomyces prasinulus, a small green ascomycete found on the underside of a oak log. Other unusual finds were Candelabrochaete septocystidia found by Sue on beech and a second site in the New Forest for Piptoporus quercinus, the oak polypore. With the help of Eric and some guaiac we can now sort out Russula sororia (no reaction) from amoenolens (blue) with guaiac on the flesh. Eric also found a rare Russula that he hopes will be confirmed as viscida.
Species list: Agaricus porphyrocephalus, Amanita citrina var. citrina, Amanita excelsa var. spissa, Amanita fulva, Amanita rubescens var. rubescens, Ascodichaena rugosa, Auricularia mesenterica, Biscogniauxia nummularia, Bjerkandera adusta, Boletus badius, Boletus edulis, Boletus luridiformis var. luridiformis, Boletus pruinatus, Boletus subtomentosus, Botryobasidium candicans, Brevicellicium olivascens, Bulgaria inquinans, Calocera cornea, Calocera viscosa, Candelabrochaete septocystidia, Cantharellus cibarius, Cantharellus tubaeformis, Ceriporiopsis gilvescens, Ceriporiopsis pannocincta, Chlorociboria aeruginascens, Claussenomyces prasinulus, Clavulina coralloides, Clitopilus prunulus, Coprinellus micaceus, Cortinarius bolaris, Crepidotus applanatus var. applanatus, Daedalea quercina, Daedaleopsis confragosa, Daldinia concentrica, Fistulina hepatica, Fuscoporia ferrea, Ganoderma australe, Gymnopilus junonius, Gymnopus dryophilus, Gymnopus fusipes, Gyroporus castaneus, Henningsomyces candidus, Hydnum repandum, Hydropus floccipes, Hygrocybe conica, Hygrocybe helobia, Hymenochaete rubiginosa, Hypholoma lateritium, Hypoxylon fragiforme, Incrucipulum ciliare, Inocybe rimosa, Kretzschmaria deusta, Laccaria amethystina, Laccaria laccata, Lactarius azonites, Lactarius blennius, Lactarius chrysorrheus, Lactarius quietus, Lactarius subumbonatus, Lactarius tabidus, Laetiporus sulphureus, Leccinum crocipodium, Leccinum scabrum, Lycoperdon perlatum, Lycoperdon pyriforme, Marasmius rotula, Megacollybia platyphylla, Mycena abramsii, Mycena filopes, Mycena haematopus, Mycena inclinata, Mycena pelianthina, Mycena pura, Mycoacia uda, Neodasyscypha cerina, Neonectria coccinea, Orbilia xanthostigma, Oudemansiella mucida, Paxillus involutus, Peniophora incarnata, Peniophorella praetermissa, Peniophorella pubera, Phallus impudicus var. impudicus, Piptoporus quercinus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pluteus cervinus, Pluteus leoninus, Pluteus petasatus, Pluteus plautus, Pluteus podospileus, Pluteus salicinus, Polyporus leptocephalus, Polyporus squamosus, Postia caesia, Psathyrella piluliformis, Pseudoboletus parasiticus, Radulomyces confluens, Resupinatus applicatus, Rickenella fibula, Russula aeruginea, Russula amoenolens, Russula anthracina, Russula atropurpurea, Russula aurora, Russula brunneoviolacea, Russula cyanoxantha, Russula fellea, Russula fragilis var. fragilis, Russula heterophylla, Russula ionochlora, Russula melliolens, Russula nobilis, Russula ochroleuca, Russula risigallina, Russula rosea, Russula silvestris, Russula sororia, Russula velenovskyi, Russula vesca, Russula violeipes, Schizopora paradoxa, Scleroderma citrinum, Scopuloides rimosa, Simocybe centunculus var. centunculus, Skeletocutis amorpha, Skeletocutis vulgaris, Steccherinum ochraceum, Stereum hirsutum, Stereum rugosum, Stereum subtomentosum, Trametes gibbosa, Trametes versicolor, Trechispora farinacea, Trechispora mollusca, Tremella mesenterica, Tricholoma ustale, Trochila ilicina, Tubaria furfuracea, Xerula radicata, Xylaria hypoxylon, Xylaria polymorpha