Reptile Centre Fungus Walks and Exhibition
Sat 26 Oct 2024
HFRG display
Photo © Dave Shute
Field event ID HF2417
Report: Six very well-attended public forays were carried out over the three days with additional visitors coming to the hut to view our display.
The weather was largely kind to us apart from light showers on the final afternoon.
Highlights of the morning walk on the 26th included Cordyceps militaris (Scarlet Caterpillarclub) and Panaeolus papilionaceus (Petticoat Mottlegill) on the grass lawns and Cortinarius camphoratus (Goatcheese Webcap), Cortinarius sanguineus (Blood Red Webcap), Cortinarius semisanguineus (Surprise Webcap), Cystoderma amianthinum (Earthy Powdercap) and Postia caesia (Conifer Blueing Bracket) in the pinewoods. In the afternoon when the walk included damp grassland, we added Postia ptychogaster (Powderpuff Bracket), Leccinum variicolor (Mottled Bolete), Suillus grevillei (Larch Bolete), Russula densiflora (Crowded Brittlegill) and Clavulinopsis laeticolor (Handsome Club).
Perhaps the star find, on the 27th, was Tolypocladium capitatum (Drumstick Truffleclub) which parasitises the underground tubers of false truffles. One of these truffles was later identified as Elaphomyces muricatus. A nice example of Xerocomus subtomentosus (Suede Bolete) was seen and a large troop of Clavulina rugosa (Wrinkled Club). Some small reddish-orange waxcaps found near the centre were subsequently identified as Hygrocybe marchii, whilst an unobtrusive little brown mushroom nearby, was thought to be the rare Gymnopus villosipes.
A similar suite of species was seen on the 28th but we added Leucocoprinus brebissonii (Skullcap Dapperling), the bracket, Laxietextum bicolor, Armillaria gallica (Bulbous Honey Fungus), Lepista nuda (Wood Blewit), Cantharellus tubaeformis (Winter Chanterelle), Leotia lubrica (Jellybaby) and the tiny Typhula quisquiliaris (Bracken Club).
Species recorded: Agaricus sylvaticus (Blushing Wood Mushroom), Amanita citrina var. citrina (False Deathcap), Amanita rubescens var. rubescens (Blusher), Armillaria gallica (Bulbous Honey Fungus), Ascocoryne cylichnium, Baeospora myosura (Conifercone Cap), Boletus edulis (Cep), Calocera cornea (Small Stagshorn), Calocera viscosa (Yellow Stagshorn), Cantharellus cibarius (Chanterelle), Cantharellus tubaeformis (Trumpet Chanterelle), Chlorociboria aeruginascens (Green Elfcup), Clavulina rugosa (Wrinkled Club), Clavulinopsis laeticolor (Handsome Club), Clitocybe nebularis (Clouded Funnel), Coniophora puteana (Wet Rot), Cordyceps militaris (Scarlet Caterpillarclub), Cortinarius bolaris (Dappled Webcap), Cortinarius camphoratus (Goatcheese Webcap), Cortinarius pilatii, Cortinarius sanguineus (Bloodred Webcap), Cortinarius semisanguineus (Surprise Webcap), Cortinarius viridiflavus, Cystoderma amianthinum (Earthy Powdercap), Daedaleopsis confragosa (Blushing Bracket), Elaphomyces muricatus (Marbled False Truffle), Elaphomyces muricatus (Marbled False Truffle), Fomes fomentarius (Tinder Bracket), Fomitopsis betulina (Birch Polypore), Ganoderma australe s. str. (Southern Bracket), Gymnopilus junonius (Spectacular Rustgill), Gymnopilus penetrans (Common Rustgill), Hericium erinaceus (Bearded Tooth), Heterobasidion annosum (Root Rot), Hydnum repandum (Wood Hedgehog), Hydropus floccipes, Hygrocybe marchii, Hygrocybe punicea (Crimson Waxcap), Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca (False Chanterelle), Hypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare (Sulphur Tuft), Imleria badia (Bay Bolete), Inocybe geophylla (White Fibrecap), Inocybe lacera var. lacera (Torn Fibrecap), Inocybe lilacina (Lilac Fibrecap), Inocybe sindonia (Beige Fibrecap), Inocybe turfae, Laccaria amethystina (Amethyst Deceiver), Laccaria laccata (Deceiver), Lactarius hepaticus (Liver Milkcap), Laxitextum bicolor, Leccinum scabrum (Brown Birch Bolete), Leccinum variicolor (Mottled Bolete), Leotia lubrica (Jellybaby), Lepista nuda (Wood Blewit), Leucocoprinus brebissonii (Skullcap Dapperling), Marasmiellus ramealis (Twig Parachute), Marasmiellus villosipes, Mucidula mucida (Porcelain Fungus), Mycena epipterygia (Yellowleg Bonnet), Mycena haematopus (Burgundydrop Bonnet), Mycena inclinata (Clustered Bonnet), Mycena pura (Lilac Bonnet), Mycena rosea (Rosy Bonnet), Mycena vitilis (Snapping Bonnet), Panaeolus papilionaceus var. papilionaceus (Hoop-Petticoat Fungus), Panellus stipticus (Bitter Oysterling), Paxillus involutus (Brown Rollrim), Phaeotremella foliacea (Leafy Brain), Phlebia radiata (Wrinkled Crust), Phlebia tremellosa (Jelly Rot), Pluteus cervinus (Deer Shield), Postia caesia (Conifer Blueing Bracket), Postia ptychogaster (Powderpuff Bracket), Postia subcaesia (Blueing Bracket), Rhizopogon luteolus (Yellow False Truffle), Rhodocollybia butyracea (Butter Cap), Russula atropurpurea (Purple Brittlegill), Russula betularum (Birch Brittlegill), Russula densifolia (Crowded Brittlegill), Russula fragilis var. fragilis (Fragile Brittlegill), Russula nobilis (Beechwood Sickener), Russula ochroleuca (Ochre Brittlegill), Russula turci (Pirate Brittlegill), Scleroderma citrinum (Common Earthball), Stereum hirsutum (Hairy Curtain Crust), Suillus grevillei (Larch Bolete), Tolypocladium capitatum (Drumstick Truffleclub), Trametes betulina (Birch Mazegill), Trametes versicolor (Turkeytail), Trichaptum abietinum (Purplepore Bracket), Tricholoma fulvum (Birch Knight), Tricholomopsis decora (Prunes And Custard), Typhula quisquiliaris (Bracken Club), Xerocomellus pruinatus (Matt Bolete), Xylaria hypoxylon (Candlesnuff Fungus)
A full species list with further details can be seen at the Fungal Records Database of Britain and Ireland (FRDBI). Please contact us if you need a user ID.