The Vyne: National Trust
Sat 3 Oct 2009
Gymnopilus junonius
Photo © Paul Hugill
Field event ID HF0915
OS Grid areas: SU6356
Weather: Overcast but not cold. It was very dry underfoot with there being very little rain in the last six weeks.
New Records:
New to Hampshire: Libertella betulina
New to VC12: Parasola misera
Report: (Roger Newton): Expectations were not high in respect of finding many species. However we were all pleasantly surprised. Although there were no particular rarities the group managed to find over seventy species; with a log pile maintaining the attention of the group for well over 40 minutes. What might we have found if there had been some rain in the preceding week? Notes SJS: The logpile that held everyone's attention produced no less than five separate pluteus species, P chrysophaeus, P hispidulus, P leoninus, P podospileus and P cervinus. P pellitus and P salicinus were added later in day making a total of seven pluteus species. A Ganoderma on the famous log aroused interest for its weak upper surface and the possibility of G applanatum entered the discussion. Subsequent spore examination by more than one member confirmed the large spores of G adspersum yet again. Finally JP took away a small 'dacryomyces' which didn't fit under the microscope. He sent his photos to Jacquey who recognised it to be a Libertella, something she had been shown for the first time the previous week. Eventually with further input from Malcolm Storey the species was decided to be L betulina, a little recorded species that seems to be 'squirting' orange twists out of birch bark like toothpaste. This was a new record for Hampshire but apparently 'common on dead twigs' according to Ellis & Ellis.
Species list: Amanita muscaria var. muscaria, Armillaria gallica, Armillaria mellea, Bjerkandera adusta, Boletus declivitatum, Bulgaria inquinans, Cheilymenia granulata, Chondrostereum purpureum, Clitocybe nebularis, Coprinopsis lagopus, Daedaleopsis confragosa, Daldinia concentrica, Eutypa spinosa, Fistulina hepatica, Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes, Fuscoporia ferrea, Ganoderma australe, Ganoderma resinaceum, Grifola frondosa, Gymnopilus junonius, Gymnopus fusipes, Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, Hymenochaete rubiginosa, Hypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare, Inocybe geophylla var. geophylla, Ischnoderma benzoinum, Junghuhnia nitida, Laccaria laccata, Lactarius turpis, Laetiporus sulphureus, Leccinum scabrum, Lenzites betulina, Libertella betulina, Lycoperdon perlatum, Marasmius rotula, Meripilus giganteus, Mycena galericulata, Mycena maculata, Mycena pura, Orbilia xanthostigma, Oudemansiella mucida, Parasola misera, Paxillus involutus, Peniophora laeta, Peniophora quercina, Phaeolus schweinitzii, Phanerochaete velutina, Phlebia tremellosa, Physisporinus sanguinolentus, Piptoporus betulinus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus pulmonarius, Pluteus cervinus, Pluteus chrysophaeus, Pluteus hispidulus, Pluteus leoninus, Pluteus pellitus, Pluteus podospileus, Pluteus salicinus, Polyporus leptocephalus, Polyporus squamosus, Psathyrella piluliformis, Rhopographus filicinus, Rhytisma acerinum, Russula cyanoxantha, Russula ochroleuca, Russula violeipes, Sawadaea bicornis, Schizopora paradoxa, Scleroderma citrinum, Scleroderma verrucosum, Scopuloides rimosa, Steccherinum ochraceum, Stereum gausapatum, Stereum hirsutum, Trametes gibbosa, Trametes versicolor, Vuilleminia comedens, Xylaria longipes