Fungus Forays

Fungus Forays 2004, 2006, 2008 & 2009 identified by Tony Boniface, Essex Field Club recorder for fungi; 2007 identified by Graham Smith		Norsey Wood					Mill Meadows
		21 Nov	11 Nov	10 Nov	21 Oct	11 Oct	5 Nov	3 Nov	2 Nov	31 Oct
		2004	2006	2007	2008	2009	2006	2007	2008	2009
Abitoporus biennis	Blushing rosette	x
Agaricus impudicus	No common name		x
A. arvensis	Horse mushroom						x
A. campestris	Field Mushroom									x
A. xanthodermus	Yellow stainer						x
Aleuria aurantia	Orange Peel Fungus							x
Amanita citrina	False deathcap	x	x	x		x
A. citrina var. alba				x	x	x
Amanita muscaria	Fly agaric		x	x	x	x		x	x	x
Amanita rubescens	The blusher		x	x
A. spissa	Grey spotted amanita						x
Armillaria gallica	Bulbous honey fungus		x
A. mellea agg.	Honey fungus		x	x			x	x	x
A. ostoyae	Dark Honey Fungus			x		x
Auricularia auricula-judae	Jelly ear	x	x							x
Bjerkandera adusta	Smoky bracket		x	x	x			x	x
Bolbitius titubans (vitellinus)	Yellow fieldcap						x			x
Boletus badius	Bay bolete		x				x
	Matt Bolete see Xerocomus pruinatus
B. "chrysenteron"	Red cracking bolete
B. "subtomentosus"	Suede bolete						x
Bulgaria inquinans	Black Bulgar	x
Chalciporus piperatus	Peppery bolete								x	x
Chondrostereum purpureum	Silverleaf fungus		x		x
Chlorociboria sp	Green Elfcap				x
Chlorophyllum rachodes	Shaggy Parasol, see Macrolepiota
C. olivieri										x
Clavulinopsis fusiformis	Golden spindles						x
C.helvola	Yellow Club							x		x
Clitocybe dealbata	Ivory Funnel							x
C. fragrans	Fragrant Funnel			x				x
C. gibba	Common Funnel			x				x
C. nebularis	Clouded funnel	x	x	x	x		x	x	x	x
Collybia fusipes	Spindle shank		x
Collybia dryophila	Russet toughshank		x						x	x
Collybia peronata	Wood woollyfoot		x
Collybia butyracea	Butter cap	x	x	x				x
C. b. var asema	"				x					x
C. b. var butyracea	"				x
C. confluens	Clustered toughshank						x
Coprinus atramentarius	Common Ink Cap							x
C. acuminatus	Humpback Ink Cap				x
C. micaceus	Glistening inkcap	x	x
C. plicatilis	Pleated Inkcap									x
Cortinarius purpurascens	Bruising Web Cap							x
C. sanguineus	Blood-red Web Cap			x	x
Crepidotus species	Oysterling	x
Cyanthus striatus	Fluted Bird's Nest			x
Cylindrobasidium laeve	No common name	x	x
C. evolvens						x
Daedaleopsis confragosa	Blushing bracket	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Daedelia quercina	Oak Mazegill	x
Daldinia concentrica	King Alfred's Cakes			x					x
Fistulina hepatica	Beefsteak fungus		x	x
Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes	Velvet Shank									x
Ganoderma australe	Southern Bracket							x	x
G. applanatum	Artist's Bracket			x		x
Gymnopus dryophilus	Russet Toughshank					x
Hankea excipuliformis	Pestle Puffball			x				x
H. utriformis	Mosaic puffball						x	x
Hygrocybe calyputriformis	Pink waxcap								x
Hygrocybe ceracea	Butter Waxcap							x
H. chlorophana	Yellow Waxcap							x
H. virginea var ochraceopallida	Snowy waxcap						x
H. coccinea	Scarlet waxcap						x
H. insipida	Spangle waxcap						x		x
H. pratensis var pratensis	Meadow waxcap						x
H. ceracea	Butter waxcap						x
H. psittacina var psittacina	Parrot waxcap						x		x
H. chlorophana	Golden waxcap						x
H. irrigata (unguinosa)	Slimy waxcap						x
H. reideii	Honey waxcap						x
Hymenochaete rubiginosa	Oak Curtain Crust				x	x
Hypholoma fasciculare	Sulphur tuft	x	x	x	x	x	x	x		x
H. lateritium	Brick tuft		x
Hypoxylon multiforme	Birch woodwart		x
Inocybe geophylla var lilacina	Lilac Fibre Cap							x
Kuehneromyces mutabilis	Sheathed woodtuft					x	x
Laccaria laccata	The Deceiver		x	x			x	x	x
L. amethystea	Amethyst deceiver	x	x	x			x	x
Lactarius camphoratus	Curry Milk Cap			x
L. turpis	Ugly milkcap		x
L. quietus	Oakbug milkcap						x	x
Laetiporus sulphureus	Chicken of the Woods					x
Leccinum scabrum var roseofractum	Brown Birch Bolete				x
Lenzites betulinus	Birch Mazegill			x	x
Lepista flaccida	Tawney funnel			x	x		x	x		x
L. inversa	No common name	x
L. nuda	Wood blewit	x	x							x
L. saeva	Field blewit						x
Leucoagaricus leucothites	White Dapperling									x
Lycoperdon perlatum	Common puffball	x	x				x		x	x
L. Negrescens	Dusky Puffball									x
L. pyriforme	Stump puffball	x	x	x	x		x			x
Macrolepiota procera	Parasol			x			x	x		x
M. rhacodes	Shaggy parasol	x	x			x	x		x
Marasmiellus ramealis	Twig parachute		x		x
Marasmius oreades	Fairy Ring Champignon									x
Meripilus giganteus	Giant polypore		x					x
Mycena alkalina	Spin-top Bonnet			x
M. flavoalba	Ivory Bonnet							x
M. galericulata	Common bonnet		x	x	x			x	x
M. galopus var.nigra	Black Milking Bonnet			x				x
M. haematopus	Burgundydrop Bonnet					x
M. inclinata	Clustered bonnet	x	x	x		x				x
M. polygramma	Grooved Bonnet			x
M. pura	Lilac bonnet	x	x		x
Nectaria cinnabarina	Coral spot	x	x			x		x	x	x
Panaeolus acuminatus	Umbrella Mottlegill							x	x
P. papillionaceus	Petticoat/Bell-shaped mottlegill						x	x		x
Paxillus involutus	Brown rollrim		x	x				x		x
Peziza micropus	No common name						x
Phallus impudicus	Stinkhorn	x	x	x	x
Phiebia tremellosa	Jelly Rot					x
Pholiota squarrosa	Shaggy Scalycap							x
Piptoporus betulinus	Razorstrop fungus	x	x	x	x	x		x
Plurotus ostreatus	Oyster mushroom	x		x
Pluteus cervinus	Deer shield		x	x		x	x		x
Postia subcaesia	Blueing bracket						x
Psathyrella species	Brittle cap	x
Rickanelia fibula	Orange Mosscap									x
Russula cicatricata	One of the R. xerampelina complex		x
R. atropurpurea	Purple brittlegill			x			x	x		x
R. fragilis	Fragile Brittlegill							x	x
R. nigricans	Blackening Brittlegill			x	x
R. vesca	The Flirt				x
Rutstroemia firma	Brown cup		x
Rhytisma acerinum	Sycamore tarspot	x	x				x			x
Scleroderma bovista	Potato Earthball					x
S. citrinum	Common earthball	x	x	x	x	x
S. verrucosum	Scaly earthball		x		x		x
Stereum hirsutum	Hairy curtain crust	x	x	x				x
S. rugosum	Bleeding Broadleaf Crust			x
Stropharia pseudocyanea	Peppery Poundhead									x
Trametes versicolor	Turkeytail	x	x	x	x		x	x	x
T. gibbosa	Lumpy bracket				x		x	x	x	x
T. hirsuta	Hairy Bracket			x
Tricholomopsis rutilans	Plums & Custard			x
Xerocomus cisalpinus										x
X. pruinatus	Matt Bolete									x
Xylaria longipes	Dead moll’s fingers	x	x
X. hypoxylon	Candlesnuff fungus		x				x			x

	Species identified				27	21			21	33
	not previously identified				5	7			4	15
	Cumulative total species				84	91			72	87
	(140 from both sites)

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