Sims Wood
Sun 18 Sep 2011
Cortinarius violaceus
Photo © Stuart Skeates
Field event ID HF1120
OS Grid areas: SU4001 SU4101
Weather: A dry day following a week or two of intermittent rainfall
New Records:
New to HFRG: Trechispora alnicola
Report: Sims Wood or Spearbed Copse as it is now named on OS maps is part of the Beaulieu Estate and has always been a rewarding visit in the past. After a few minutes it soon became clear that for the first time this year we were going to have a surfeit of 'cap and stem' toadstools as a change from the wood huggers. This led to an unintentional split of the party into two groups with Alan, Sue and Paul Smith being left behind the almost stampede pace of the rest of the party, only regrouping at the agreed lunch spot. For this reason we had two lists of fungi this week to put on the database! The first unusual find of the large group was Cortinarius violaceus (Violet Webcap), the species which gives its name to the large genus of Cortinarius and one that is striking and identifiable in the field. It is a Red Data List species although I am not sure why as it is widespread and seems to be found with increasing frequency. A large troup of white tricholomatoid fungi caused much discussion about whether these were young Collybia maculata without 'macules' or spots or a white Tricholoma, the latter was the answer as it was Tricholoma stiparophyllum. There was plenty to poison yourself with as both Amanita phalloides (Death Cap) and Amanita pantherina (Panthercap) where showing well. Sue and Alan had a good day with couple of rarities for the group with Alan finding Trechispora alnicola, a first for the group with only one previous record on the FRDBI in Hampshire by Nick Legon although Sue has seen it at Blissford but not yet recorded it. Later on in the day Sue found an ear fungus on the ground which was suspected and later confirmed as Otidia apophysata with a previous record from Baddesley Common and another as yet unreported record from Odiham by Alan. This species likes muddy recently flooded ground and further searches of this habitat may produce more records. Our usual photographer Paul Hugill was away but thankfully another Paul (Smith) has placed some photographs on his website and also helped us navigate the woods with his Ordnance Survey maps on his iphone app.
Species list: Abortiporus biennis, Agaricus impudicus, Agaricus sylvaticus, Amanita citrina, Amanita citrina var. alba, Amanita citrina var. alba, Amanita citrina var. citrina, Amanita excelsa var. spissa, Amanita fulva, Amanita fulva, Amanita muscaria, Amanita muscaria, Amanita pantherina, Amanita pantherina, Amanita phalloides, Amanita rubescens, Amanita rubescens var. rubescens, Armillaria tabescens, Auriscalpium vulgare, Baeospora myosura, Boletus aereus, Boletus badius, Boletus edulis, Boletus edulis, Boletus luridiformis var. luridiformis, Boletus reticulatus, Boletus reticulatus, Boletus subtomentosus, Calocera cornea, Calocera pallidospathulata, Cantharellus tubaeformis, Cantharellus tubaeformis, Chalciporus piperatus, Chlorociboria aeruginascens, Chondrostereum purpureum, Clavulina coralloides, Clavulinopsis helvola, Clitocybe gibba, Clitocybe gibba, Clitopilus prunulus, Coprinus comatus, Cortinarius anomalus, Cortinarius bolaris, Cortinarius delibutus, Cortinarius hemitrichus, Cortinarius mucifluoides, Cortinarius raphanoides, Cortinarius triumphans, Cortinarius violaceus, Craterellus cornucopioides, Crepidotus cesatii, Cystolepiota seminuda, Daedaleopsis confragosa, Daldinia concentrica, Entoloma longistriatum var. sarcitulum, Entoloma sericellum, Fistulina hepatica, Fistulina hepatica, Gymnopus dryophilus, Gymnopus dryophilus, Gymnopus fusipes, Gymnopus peronatus, Hapalopilus nidulans, Helvella crispa, Hydnellum concrescens, Hydnum repandum, Hydnum repandum, Hydnum rufescens, Hymenochaete rubiginosa, Hymenochaete rubiginosa, Junghuhnia nitida, Laccaria amethystina, Laccaria amethystina, Laccaria laccata, Laccaria laccata, Laccaria laccata, Laccaria tortilis, Lactarius blennius, Lactarius blennius, Lactarius chrysorrheus, Lactarius chrysorrheus, Lactarius glyciosmus, Lactarius hepaticus, Lactarius pyrogalus, Lactarius quietus, Lactarius quietus, Lactarius subumbonatus, Lactarius tabidus, Lactarius torminosus, Lactarius torminosus, Leccinum aurantiacum, Leccinum aurantiacum, Leccinum crocipodium, Leccinum cyaneobasileucum, Leccinum cyaneobasileucum, Leccinum holopus, Leccinum pseudoscabrum, Leccinum pulchrum, Leccinum scabrum, Leccinum scabrum, Leccinum variicolor, Leccinum variicolor, Lycoperdon excipuliforme, Lycoperdon nigrescens, Lycoperdon perlatum, Lycoperdon pyriforme, Macrolepiota fuliginosa, Macrolepiota mastoidea, Marasmiellus ramealis, Marasmiellus ramealis, Marasmius rotula, Megacollybia platyphylla, Megacollybia platyphylla, Megacollybia platyphylla, Mutinus caninus, Mycena arcangeliana, Mycena corynephora, Mycena haematopus, Mycena haematopus, Mycena pelianthina, Mycena pelianthina, Mycena pura, Mycena pura, Mycena vitilis, Otidea apophysata, Otidea onotica, Oudemansiella mucida, Paxillus ammoniavirescens, Paxillus involutus, Phallus impudicus, Phragmidium violaceum, Physisporinus sanguinolentus, Piptoporus betulinus, Pluteus plautus, Postia stiptica, Psathyrella candolleana, Pseudoinonotus dryadeus, Rhizopogon luteolus, Rhodocollybia butyracea, Rhodocollybia maculata, Russula amoenolens, Russula anthracina, Russula anthracina, Russula betularum, Russula betularum, Russula brunneoviolacea, Russula chloroides, Russula decipiens, Russula delica, Russula faginea, Russula fellea, Russula fragilis, Russula grisea, Russula heterophylla, Russula melliolens, Russula nigricans, Russula nigricans, Russula nitida, Russula ochroleuca, Russula ochroleuca, Russula pelargonia, Russula puellaris, Russula risigallina, Russula sardonia, Russula velenovskyi, Russula velenovskyi, Russula vesca, Russula violeipes, Russula virescens, Schizopora paradoxa, Scleroderma areolatum, Scleroderma areolatum, Scleroderma verrucosum, Stereum gausapatum, Stereum hirsutum, Stereum rameale, Stereum rugosum, Suillus bovinus, Suillus grevillei, Suillus grevillei, Thelephora penicillata, Thelephora penicillata, Trametes versicolor, Trechispora alnicola, Tremella mesenterica, Trichoderma pulvinatum, Tricholoma fulvum, Tricholoma stiparophyllum, Tricholoma sulphureum, Trochila ilicina, Vuilleminia comedens