Leckford JSL Estate
Sat 18 Aug 2012
Nectria ralfsii
Photo © Alan Lucas
Field event ID HF1211
OS Grid areas: SU3637
Report: (Sue Rogerson) Seven HFRG members were accompanied by Glyn Evans representing the estate. The damp area visited was enjoyed by those who like rummaging around and turning logs but there there were still very few agarics about. Amanita phalloides (Death Cap) was soon found but later in the day Alan found Entoloma undatum. This is not a particularly unusual fungus but not one we often see. Again Alan found Nectria ralfsii, an unusual nectria on Acer pseudoplatanus. For me the find of the day was a Hohenbuehelia look alike which was definitely unclamped whereas Hohenbuehelia is clamped. At present Alan has been unable to decide which species it is. To quote him 'I feel confident we should be able to find out what it is with some outside help.' Paul took a superb photo. Let's hope this is not one that gets away.
Species list: Agaricus sylvicola, Amanita phalloides, Basidioradulum radula, Bionectria ralfsii, Bjerkandera adusta, Boletus pruinatus, Botryobasidium aureum, Ceriporia viridans, Clitocybe gibba, Conocybe apala, Daldinia concentrica, Entoloma undatum, Flagelloscypha minutissima, Ganoderma australe, Gymnopus confluens, Gymnopus peronatus, Gyrophanopsis polonensis, Hemimycena tortuosa, Henningsomyces candidus, Heterobasidion annosum, Hymenochaete corrugata, Hymenoscyphus albidus, Hymenoscyphus fructigenus, Hyphodontia arguta, Hyphodontia barba-jovis, Hyphodontia sambuci, Marasmius rotula, Peniophorella praetermissa, Pluteus cinereofuscus, Pluteus salicinus, Polyporus leptocephalus, Russula aeruginea, Russula grisea, Scleroderma areolatum, Scopuloides hydnoides, Scutellinia scutellata, Steccherinum fimbriatum, Stereum gausapatum, Stropharia semiglobata, Trametes versicolor, Trechispora confinis, Trechispora stevensonii, Tubulifera arachnoidea, Xerocomellus engelii, Xylaria longipes