NEWSLETTER of the WARWICKSHIRE FUNGUS SURVEY for 2017 Affiliated to the British Mycological Society Contents Page Date 2 Introduction 3 Foray Programme 2016 3 Coombe Abbey Country Park 15.05.16 3 Pooley Fields SSSI 04.09.16 4 Packington Park 18.09.16 5 Temple Balsall NR 02.10.16 6 Upton House NT 16.10.16 6 Coughton Park Wood 23.10.16 7 Waverley Wood 30.10.16 9 Edge Hill 06.11.16 10 Leam Valley NR 27.11.16 10 Other Foray Records 2016 13 Non-Foray Records 2016 Chairman Secretary Mr J. Williams Dr D. J. Antrobus 100 Stanway Road 55 Gower Road Shirley Halesowen Solihull West Midlands West Midlands B62 9BX B90 3JG Tel: 0121 422 8830 Tel: 0121 745 6395 No.51 April 2017 WARWICKSHIRE FUNGUS SURVEY Introduction This newsletter covers the activities of the Warwickshire Fungus Survey during 2016 as recorded by the group members and although its primary purpose is to present the mycological records, other articles and contributions would be welcome. The records generally concern the foray programme but non-foray records from individuals and other groups have also been included particularly where they represent a new site record or an unusual / interesting occurrence. Where available, habitat and substrate information has been noted and observers are urged to record this important data whenever possible. Reminder: Would forayers submitting dried specimens for the herbarium please ensure that they are accompanied by notes, particularly of characters that cannot be checked from dried material. These include, for agarics, fresh colour and any colour changes with age, handling or bruising and changes to the flesh colour when the fruit body is longitudinally sectioned; is the cap and or stem viscid, sticky?; peelability of the cap (Russula), milk colour and changes on drying (Lactarius); smell; taste. Also please provide a spore print and details of the literature consulted in arriving at a determination. Species names have generally been taken from the Checklist of the British & Irish Basidiomycota (N. W. Legon, A Henrici et al) and the British Mycological Society’s computerised dictionary of fungus names (GBCHKLST, 11.01.09). Where this name differs from older names and is not yet in common usage, the older name is indicated in brackets for the first mention. In certain cases where species have been ‘lumped’ the original name is listed for future clarity. Note that updates 1–7 to the above checklist are now available at website http://www.basidiochecklist.info. However, the latest mass changes to familiar species have not yet been included in this newsletter. References to the Flora relate to Clark, M. C. (1980) A Fungus Flora of Warwickshire. The WFS website may be accessed by address http://wfs.bnhsoc.org.uk. * indicates new to site. Up-to-date lists are not available for all sites. ** indicates new to vice-county 38. The following recorders have been identified by their initials and are shown in the sequence collector/determiner/confirmer (where different): DJA David Antrobus WTM Bill Moodie AWB Bert Brand KR Kay Reeve GT Graham Thompson GMB Gill Brand JRR John & Val Roberts JW John Williams DC Dave Champion RJS Jane Sells DG Dinah Griffin JDS John Sells Unless stated otherwise the following plant/tree species may be inferred from their genus: Genus Species Genus Species Aesculus Aesculus hippocastanum Fagus Fagus sylvatica Alnus Alnus glutinosa Fraxinus Fraxinus excelsior Betula Betula pendula Ilex Ilex aquifolium Castanea Castanea sativa Quercus Quercus robur Chamerion Chamerion angustifolium Rubus Rubus fruticosus agg. Corylus Corylus avellana Taxus Taxus baccata Crataegus Crataegus monogyna Urtica Urtica dioica 2 No. 51 April 2017 WARWICKSHIRE FUNGUS SURVEY Foray Records 2016 The fungus season continues to follow its now familiar pattern with fewer records in early autumn and more records later in the year. For Warwickshire this means fewer mycorrhizal species. By careful searching and specialising interesting specimens can be found. I (JDS) have a continuing disappointment in the number of Russulales recorded on the foray programme: for 2016 these were for Lactarius sp. just one record – L. subumbonatus and Russula sp. six records. Unfortunately it is not just these: there were only four records of Amanita sp.; one record of Tricholoma sp.; one of Clitocybe nebularis; three of Rhodocollybia butyracea; four of Laccaria laccata; two Inocybe sp.; one Hebeloma sp.; and not a single Cortinarius sp. Coombe Abbey Country Park 15.05.16 Seven regulars attended the first foray of the year on a dry sunny morning not expecting to find many fungi. PHYCOMYCETES PERONOSPORALES Peronospora ficariae Ficaria verna, living leaf GMB Peronospora niessliana Alliaria petiolata living leaf GMB ASCOMYCETES PYRENOMYCETES Daldinia concentrica Fraxinus DC HOMOBASIDIOMYCETES AGARICALES etc. Calocybe gambosa lawn DC Coprinellus micaceus Salix log DC Hypholoma fasciculare base of dismasted tree AWB Pluteus cervinus fallen wood AWB APHYLLOPHORALES Gloeophyllum sepiarium wooden fence rail JDS Laetiporus sulphureus log DC Phellinus igniarius on felled Salix JDS Polyporus squamosus on Acer pseudoplatanus DC Schizopora paradoxa very rotten fallen wood AWB/GMB Tremella gibbosa on Castanea DC UREDINIOMYCETES USTILAGINALES Entyloma ficariae (T) Ficaria verna, leaf GMB FUNGI IMPERFECTI HYPHOMYCETES ** Mastigosporium muticum Dactylis glomerata senescent leaf GMB COELOMYCETES Septoria lamii Lamium album senescent leaf GMB Pooley Fields Nature Reserve SSSI 04.09.16 It was a cloudy, warm and windy day. Only four members attended to see virtually no fruiting bodies. HOMOBASIDIOMYCETES AGARICALES etc. Boletus cisalpinus WTM Marasmiellus ramealis dead Rubus stem JRR Marasmius quercophilus fallen Quercus leaf JRR Mycena polygramma ground beneath Quercus JRR APHYLLOPHORALES Daedaleopsis confragosa dead Salix JRR GASTEROMYCETES Phallus impudicus ground amongst Rubus JRR Scleroderma citrinum beside path through Betula JRR 3 No. 51 April 2017 WARWICKSHIRE FUNGUS SURVEY Packington Park 18.09.16 We must thank Kay Reeve for organising what was the first visit for most of us to this large estate with grassland, old trees, lakes and woodland. The weather was good as well and heavy showers during the week were encouraging. MYXOMYCETES Tubifera ferruginosa DG HOMOBASIDIOMYCETES AGARICALES etc. Agaricus augustus under Pinus, Quercus JDS&DJA Agaricus campestris grassland JDS Agrocybe rivulosa pile of wood chips DC&DJA Amanita fulva under broad-leaved trees DG Amanita rubescens under Pinus, Quercus DJA Bolbitius titubans grassland JDS Boletus badius under Pinus JDS Boletus cisalpinus under Quercus JDS Boletus luridiformis under Quercus JDS Clitopilus prunulus DC Conocybe apala grassland JDS Coprinellus disseminatus stump JDS Gymnopus fusipes base of Quercus JDS Hygrocybe conica grassland KR Hypholoma ericaeoides in damp grassland with rushes DJA Inocybe curvipes under Betula and Alnus DJA Laccaria laccata grassland JDS Leccinum scabrum under Betula DC Macrolepiota procera grassland DC Marasmius oreades grassland JDS Panaeolina foenisecii in grass DJA Parasola plicatilis grassland JDS Paxillus involutus DC Psathyrella corrugis on woody debris DJA Russula amoenolens under Quercus JDS Russula ionochlora DG APHYLLOPHORALES Daedaleopsis confragosa DG Fistulina hepatica on Quercus DC Ganoderma australe on Fagus JDS Phaeolus schweinitzii base of Pinus JDS&DC Stereum gausapatum on Quercus DG GASTEROMYCETES Bovista plumbea grassland DC Lycoperdon perlatum grassland JDS Lycoperdon utriforme grassland DC Scleroderma citrinum KR FUNGI IMPERFECTI HYPHOMYCETES Siefertia azaleae (Pycnostysanus) Rhododendron DG 4 No. 51 April 2017 WARWICKSHIRE FUNGUS SURVEY Temple Balsall Nature Reserve 02.10.16 Six WFS members and five guests, including the reserve warden, enjoyed a good flush of fungi on a bright, dry morning after rain much of the previous day. MYXOMYCETES Lycogala terrestre fallen branch JRR ASCOMYCETES DISCOMYCETES Ascocoryne sarcoides fallen branch DG Rhytisma acerinum Acer leaf JRR Trochila ilicina fallen Ilex leaves JRR PYRENOMYCETES Hypoxylon fuscum Corylus branch JRR Nectria cinnabarina dead twig JRR Xylaria hypoxylon fallen branch JRR Xylaria longipes fallen Acer branch JRR HOMOBASIDIOMYCETES AGARICALES etc. Armillaria mellea fallen branch JRR Clitocybe geotropa soil JRR Clitopilus prunulus soil JRR Coprinellus micaceus fallen trunk JRR Gymnopus dryophilus under deciduous JRR Hypholoma fasciculare deciduous stump JRR Inocybe geophylla var. lilacina soil JRR Laccaria laccata soil JRR Marasmiellus ramealis twig JRR Marasmius rotula twig DG Marasmius setosus DG/DJA Mycena acicula on debris DJA Mycena galericulata stump JRR Mycena haematopus fallen branch JRR Mycena vitilis leaf litter JRR Pluteus cervinus fallen branch JRR Rhodocollybia butyracea under Quercus JRR Psathyrella candolleana under Alnus DJA Russula ochroleuca soil JRR Tricholomopsis rutilans conifer stump JRR APHYLLOPHORALES Bjerkandera adusta stump JRR Clavulinopsis corniculata JW Hyphodontia sambuci Sambucus branch JRR Mensularia radiata (Inonotus) Alnus stump JRR Physisporinus sanguinolentus soil DG Polyporus badius fallen branch JRR Polyporus leptocephalus fallen branch JRR Postia caesia JW Trametes gibbosa stump JRR Trametes versicolor fallen branch JRR GASTEROMYCETES Geastrum triplex soil at roadside JRR Scleroderma citrinum soil under deciduous trees JRR Sphaerobolus stellatus cone of Sequoia sempervirens JRR HETEROBASIDIOMYCETES TREMELLALES etc. Auricularia auricula-judae Sambucus branch JRR Calocera cornea fallen branch JRR