Pig Bush
Sat 24 Aug 2024
Pleurotus ostreatus
Photo © Dave Shute
Field event ID HF2410
OS Grid areas: SU3737
Report: A rather wet day greeted our intrepid group with the rain not clearing until late afternoon.
The survey was most remarkable for the abundance of Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken of the Woods) with some sizeable and brightly coloured specimens. Several Fistulina hepatica (Beefsteak Fungus) were also welcome additions to the list.
A few more unusual finds included Pluteus plautus (Satin Shield), the brittlegill, Russula carminipes, and Volvariella bombycina (Silky Rosegill), the latter hiding inside a narrow cleft in a Beech trunk.
Some of the commoner species recorded included Collybia dryophila (Russet Toghshank), Hymenopellis radicata (Rooting Shank), Cantharellus cibarius (Chanterelle) and Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster Mushroom). Fallen logs provided us with Bulgaria inquinans (Black Bulgar), Calocera pallidospathulata (Pale Stagshorn) and Daldinia concentrica (Cramp Balls).
Some pony dung added both Panaeolus semiovata (Egghead Motllegill) and Stropharia semiglobata (Dung Roundhead).
Species recorded: Botryobasidium subcoronatum, Bulgaria inquinans (Black Bulgar), Calocera pallidospathulata (Pale Stagshorn), Cantharellus cibarius (Chanterelle), Chlorociboria aeruginascens (Green Elfcup), Daedaleopsis confragosa (Blushing Bracket), Daldinia concentrica (King Alfred's Cakes), Fistulina hepatica (Beefsteak Fungus), Fuscoporia ferrea (Iron Porecrust), Ganoderma australe s. str. (Southern Bracket), Gymnopus dryophilus (Russet Toughshank), Gymnopus fusipes (Spindle Toughshank), Hymenochaete rubiginosa (Oak Curtain Crust), Hymenopellis radicata (Rooting Shank), Hypoxylon fragiforme (Beech Woodwart), Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken Of The Woods), Marasmius rotula (Collared Parachute), Mycena vitilis (Snapping Bonnet), Panaeolus semiovatus, Peziza micropus, Phellinus igniarius (Willow Bracket), Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster Mushroom), Pluteus plautus (Satin Shield), Rigidoporus ulmarius (Giant Elm Bracket), Russula brunneoviolacea, Russula carminipes, Russula melitodes (Rosewood Brittlegill), Russula melliolens, Russula parazurea (Powdery Brittlegill), Russula risigallina (Golden Brittlegill), Russula vesca (The Flirt), Russula virescens (Greencracked Brittlegill), Scleroderma citrinum (Common Earthball), Stereum hirsutum (Hairy Curtain Crust), Stereum subtomentosum (Yellowing Curtain Crust), Stropharia semiglobata (Dung Roundhead), Trametes versicolor (Turkeytail), Volvariella bombycina (Silky Rosegill)
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