Sparsholt College: Ower Wood
Sun 30 Nov 2008
Field event ID HF0828
OS Grid areas: SU4132
Weather: Occasional drizzle with temperatures just above freezing
New Records:
New to HFRG: Hohenbuehelia cyphelliformis
Report: (Roger Newton) The day started early with setting up of the microscopes in a room at the College. The Newtons brought along tea, coffee and cake and coupled with the warmth of the building it was reluctant group of eleven who finally set off out into the bitterly cold and dank countryside. A surprising number of specimens were found considering it was near the end of the season. And a very pleasant afternoon session was spent looking down microscopes and warming up! Overall a very enjoyable day. The fungal highlights included a fine specimen of Ganoderma pfeifferi, a lovely patch of Macrotyphula fistulosa and a new Hohenbuehelia for the group. Despite the effect of the cold weather on our noses some forayers were still convinced by Mycena diosma's two smells from which it gets its name - radish and an old ashtray.
Species list: Agaricus moelleri, Agaricus sylvicola var. sylvicola, Agrocybe praecox, Asterostroma laxum, Auricularia auricula-judae, Bisporella sulfurina, Botryobasidium aureum, Byssomerulius corium, Ceriporiopsis pannocincta, Chlorophyllum rachodes, Chromocyphella muscicola, Clitocybe nebularis, Coniophora arida, Coniophora puteana, Coprinellus micaceus, Crepidotus cesatii, Crepidotus variabilis, Cylindrobasidium laeve, Dacrymyces stillatus, Daldinia concentrica, Dendrothele acerina, Dichostereum granulosum, Exidia glandulosa, Exidia nucleata, Fistulina hepatica, Flagelloscypha minutissima, Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes, Ganoderma australe, Ganoderma pfeifferi, Geastrum triplex, Hemimycena tortuosa, Hohenbuehelia cyphelliformis, Hygrocybe virginea var. virginea, Hyphodontia alutaria, Hyphodontia sambuci, Hypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare, Inocybe geophylla var. lilacina, Inonotus hispidus, Laccaria laccata, Lachnella villosa, Lactarius deterrimus, Lactarius torminosus, Lepista flaccida, Lepista nuda, Lycoperdon pyriforme, Lyophyllum decastes, Macrolepiota mastoidea, Macrotyphula fistulosa var. fistulosa, Marasmius rotula, Meripilus giganteus, Meripilus giganteus, Mycena arcangeliana, Mycena diosma, Mycena galericulata, Mycena inclinata, Mycena pura, Mycena speirea, Mycena tenerrima, Oudemansiella mucida, Panellus stipticus, Phlebia tremellosa, Phlebiella sulphurea, Pluteus cervinus, Postia caesia, Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis, Pseudoinonotus dryadeus, Radulomyces confluens, Rhodocollybia butyracea, Russula nobilis, Rutstroemia firma, Schizopora paradoxa, Scleroderma citrinum, Simocybe haustellaris, Stereum gausapatum, Stereum hirsutum, Stereum subtomentosum, Stropharia pseudocyanea, Trametes versicolor, Tremella encephala, Tremella mesenterica, Trichoderma, Vuilleminia comedens, Vuilleminia coryli, Xylaria hypoxylon