Porton Down
Sun 26 Oct 2014
Field event ID HF1422
OS Grid areas: SU2437
Weather: A mostly dry but overcast day with occasional light rain.
New Records:
New to Hampshire: Suillus collinitus, Crepidotus applanatus var. subglobiger
New to HFRG: Postia ceriflua, Mycenella salicina
Report: HFRG was grateful to Ailsa McKee and the Porton Conservation Group for asking us to join them at what is a new site for the group. We explored two areas of woodland that both lie on Hampshire side of its boundary with Wiltshire that runs across the Down. The morning was spent exploring Isle of Wight Wood and shortly after starting out there was excitement by the discovery of Phellodon niger (Black Tooth) with its striking velvety dark blue-black surface and sheath stem. When we returned to the cars for lunch there in front of the cars was a small mycena like fungus which on later examination turned out to be a first record for the group of Mycenella salicinus (Willow bonnet) a rarely encountered genus. Another interesting find to look out for on pine was Crepidotus applanatus var. subglobiger which has different cystidia to C applanatus (Flat Osterling). This is the same species as C stenocystis in Funga Nordica. Finding a new bolete for Hampshire is unusual but Suillus collinitus was found amongst the pines with its stem clearly showing brown dots and a pink mycelium. Porton has a reputation for white amanitas and both A strobiliformis (Warted Amanita) and A echinocephala (Solitary Amanita), which should now be known as A solitaria as it is in mainland Europe, were present.
Species list: Agaricus sylvicola var. sylvicola, Amanita echinocephala, Amanita strobiliformis, Amylostereum laevigatum, Antrodia ramentacea, Ascocoryne cylichnium, Auricularia auricula-judae, Baeospora myosura, Biscogniauxia nummularia, Bisporella citrina, Byssomerulius corium, Ceriporia spissa, Clitocybe phaeophthalma, Clitopilus hobsonii, Crepidotus applanatus var. applanatus, Crepidotus applanatus var. applanatus, Crepidotus applanatus var. subglobiger, Crepidotus calolepis, Crepidotus cesatii, Cystoderma amianthinum, Daldinia concentrica, Datronia mollis, Diatrype disciformis, Eichleriella deglubens, Entoloma incanum, Exidia nucleata, Fuscoporia ferrea, Gloiothele lactescens, Gymnopus dryophilus, Gymnopus foetidus, Helvella crispa, Helvella crispa, Hemimycena tortuosa, Hydnum repandum, Hydnum repandum, Hygrocybe virginea var. virginea, Hygrophorus chrysodon, Hygrophorus eburneus, Hygrophorus eburneus, Hyphodontia alutaria, Hyphodontia crustosa, Hypholoma fasciculare, Hypoxylon fragiforme, Inocybe geophylla var. lilacina, Inocybe incarnata, Inocybe phaeoleuca, Inonotus hispidus, Lactarius blennius, Lactarius blennius, Lepiota cristata, Lepista flaccida, Lepista nuda, Lepista nuda, Leucoagaricus leucothites, Leucogyrophana mollusca, Lycoperdon perlatum, Lycoperdon pyriforme, Lycoperdon utriforme, Marasmius setosus, Melanoleuca polioleuca, Meripilus giganteus, Mycena acicula, Mycena amicta, Mycena arcangeliana, Mycena filopes, Mycena galopus, Mycena haematopus, Mycena haematopus, Mycena pura, Mycena pura, Mycena rosea, Mycenella salicina, Nectria cinnabarina, Oudemansiella mucida, Peniophorella guttulifera, Phellodon niger, Phlebia radiata, Phlebiella sulphurea, Phleogena faginea, Pholiota squarrosa, Physisporinus sanguinolentus, Pluteus phlebophorus, Pluteus plautus, Polydesmia pruinosa, Polyporus leptocephalus, Polyporus leptocephalus, Postia ceriflua, Postia floriformis, Postia subcaesia, Psathyrella piluliformis, Radulomyces confluens, Resinicium bicolor, Resupinatus applicatus, Resupinatus poriaeformis, Russula fellea, Russula nobilis, Russula sanguinaria, Schizopora flavipora, Scopuloides rimosa, Scutellinia scutellata, Skeletocutis nivea, Skeletocutis vulgaris, Steccherinum fimbriatum, Stereum hirsutum, Stereum rugosum, Stereum subtomentosum, Stropharia cyanea, Suillus collinitus, Suillus luteus, Tapinella atrotomentosa, Tomentellopsis echinospora, Trechispora nivea, Trichaptum abietinum, Trichoglossum hirsutum, Tricholoma sciodes, Tricholoma sulphureum var. sulphureum, Tricholoma terreum, Tricholomopsis rutilans, Vesiculomyces citrinus, Xylaria hypoxylon