Reptile Centre Exhibition and Foray
Thu 1 Nov 2012
Eat me?
Photo © Stuart Skeates
Field event ID HF1225
OS Grid areas: SU2607 SU2707
Weather: Although there had been rain in the preceding weeks the weather was kind for those attending.
Report: The HFRG exhibition and foray was held once again during the last few days of the Autumn half-term to make it easier for families to attend. The event followed the succesful format of previous years thanks to the efforts and input of many HFRG members. A fine display of well over hundred species of fungi were on display in the Reptile Centre hut along with posters, screen displays of New Forest fungi and micrcoscope demonstrations of the smaller fungi. There were more activities for children this year with puzzles and balloon blowing to show how 'the mushroom got its spots'. Forays were held in the morning and afternoon each day and there was plenty to see in the surrounding woodland including the rare and spectacular Hericium coralloides (Coral Tooth). For the enthusiasts Crustoderma dryinum was on show after Alan found it the day before the event in the nearby woods. This is the second only Hampshire site for it.
Species list: Amanita citrina var. citrina, Amanita fulva, Amanita muscaria var. muscaria, Amanita rubescens var. rubescens, Armillaria mellea, Bjerkandera adusta, Boletus badius, Boletus chrysenteron, Boletus pruinatus, Byssocorticium pulchrum, Calocera pallidospathulata, Calocera viscosa, Cantharellus tubaeformis, Ceriporiopsis pannocincta, Chlorociboria aeruginascens, Chlorophyllum rachodes, Clitocybe nebularis, Clitocybe vibecina, Cordyceps capitata, Cortinarius alboviolaceus, Cortinarius croceus, Cortinarius elatior, Cortinarius flexipes var. flexipes, Cortinarius sanguineus, Cortinarius semisanguineus, Crepidotus variabilis, Crepidotus variabilis, Crustoderma dryinum, Cudoniella acicularis, Cylindrobasidium laeve, Cystoderma amianthinum, Dacrymyces stillatus, Elaphomyces granulatus, Exidia glandulosa, Fistulina hepatica, Galerina marginata, Ganoderma australe, Glutinoglossum glutinosum, Gomphidius roseus, Gymnopilus penetrans, Gymnopus dryophilus, Hericium coralloides, Heterobasidion annosum, Hygrocybe splendidissima, Hypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare, Hypoxylon fragiforme, Ischnoderma benzoinum, Laccaria amethystina, Laccaria laccata, Lachnum niveum, Lactarius blennius, Lactarius chrysorrheus, Lactarius glyciosmus, Lactarius hepaticus, Lactarius quietus, Lactarius semisanguifluus, Lactarius tabidus, Lactarius turpis, Leccinum variicolor, Lepista flaccida, Lepista nuda, Lycoperdon perlatum, Meripilus giganteus, Mycena capillaris, Mycena diosma, Mycena epipterygia, Mycena galericulata, Mycena galopus var. galopus, Mycena haematopus, Mycena inclinata, Mycena polygramma, Mycena pura, Mycena rorida, Mycena vitilis, Neobulgaria pura var. pura, Panellus stipticus, Paxillus involutus, Phaeolus schweinitzii, Phallus impudicus var. impudicus, Phellodon melaleucus, Pholiota lenta, Piptoporus betulinus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pluteus cervinus, Postia caesia, Postia subcaesia, Resinicium bicolor, Rhizopogon luteolus, Rhodocollybia butyracea, Rhodocollybia maculata, Rhodocollybia prolixa var. distorta, Rickenella fibula, Ripartites tricholoma, Russula atropurpurea, Russula betularum, Russula caerulea, Russula fragilis var. fragilis, Russula ochroleuca, Russula sardonia, Russula silvestris, Scleroderma citrinum, Skeletocutis nivea, Skeletocutis vulgaris, Sparassis crispa, Stereum gausapatum, Stereum hirsutum, Stereum rugosum, Strobilurus esculentus, Suillus bovinus, Suillus variegatus, Trametes versicolor, Trechispora cohaerens, Tremella foliacea, Tremella mesenterica, Tricholoma fulvum, Tricholomopsis rutilans, Xylaria hypoxylon