Joint HBFG/BFG foray to Ashridge      21-Oct-2012

(a) Hertfordshire section (VC 20)
Species	  	English name(s)	Substrate	Association	 	Coll.	Id.	Conf	Notes
	
Basidiomycota
Amanita citrina	False Death Cap	Quercus robur	ARO
Amanita citrina var. alba	False Deathcap	Quercus robur	ARO
Amanita muscaria	Fly Agaric	Betula pendula	ARO
Ampulloclitocybe clavipes	Club Foot (*)	Betula pendula	ARO	
Auricularia auricula-judae	Jelly Ear	ARO
Bjerkandera adusta	Smoky Bracket	ARO
Bolbitius reticulatus	Netted Fieldcap	Soil in moss	DJS	ARO	DJS
Bolbitius vitellinus	Yellow Fieldcap	ARO
Boletus pruinatus	Matt Bolete	SK
Calocera viscosa	Yellow Stagshorn	Pinus sylvestris	ARO
Chlorophyllum rhacodes	Shaggy Parasol (*)	ARO	(Macrolepiota)
Clitocybe geotropa	Trooping Funnel	Betula pendula	ARO
Clitocybe nebularis	Clouded Funnel	Betula pendula	ARO
Collybia butyracea	Butter Cap	ARO	as Rhodocollybia butyracea
Coprinellus micaceus	Glistening Inkcap (*)	on wood	Deciduous	ARO	DJS
Coprinopsis picacea	Magpie Inkcap (*)	ARO	DJS
Cortinarius paleaceus	Pelargonium Webcap	Betula pendula	ARO
Crepidotus mollis	Peeling Oysterling / Soft 	ARO
	Slipper Toadstool
Entoloma rhodopolium	Wood Pinkgill	Betula pendula	ARO
Ganoderma australe	Southern Bracket	on Beech	DJS	ARO
Ganoderma resinaceum	ARO
Gymnopilus penetrans	Common Rustgill	ARO
Gymnopus dryophilus	ARO	= Collybia
Handkea excipuliformis	Pestle Puffball	ARO
Hypholoma fasciculare	Sulphur Tuft	DJS
Kuehneromyces mutabilis	Sheathed Woodtuft	ARO
Laccaria amethystina	Amethyst Deceiver	Soil/litter	DJS	also ARO (as Laccaria amethystea) 
	under Betula pendula
Lactarius aurantiacus	Orange Milkcap	ARO	=mitissimus
Lactarius blennius	Beech Milkcap / Slimy Milkcap	Fagus sylvaticus	ARO
Lactarius quietus	Oakbug Milkcap	Quercus robur	ARO
Lactarius subdulcis	Mild Milkcap	Soil/litter	DJS

Lepista flaccida	Tawny Funnel	DJS
Lepista nuda	Wood Blewit	ARO
Lycoperdon nigrescens	ARO	
	recorded as Lycoperdon foetidum
Lycoperdon pyriforme	Stump Puffball	DJS	ARO
Macrolepiota procera	Parasol	ARO
Macrotyphula fistulosa	Pipe Club	DJS	ARO	= Clavariadelphus fistulosus
Marasmius setosus	Litter	Beech	DJS
Mycena acicula	Orange Bonnet	Fallen branch	Deciduous	DJS
Mycena arcangeliana	Angel's Bonnet	Fallen branch	Deciduous	DJS	also ARO
Mycena crocata	Saffrondrop Bonnet	Fagus sylvaticus	ARO
Mycena galericulata	Common Bonnet / Bonnet 	Quercus robur	ARO
	Mycena
Mycena hiemalis	Quercus robur	ARO
Mycena inclinata	Clustered Bonnet	Fallen dead trunk	Oak	DJS
Mycena pura 	Lilac Bonnet	ARO	s.str.
Mycena rosea	Rosy Bonnet	ARO	also DJS
Mycena speirea	Bark Bonnet	Fallen branch	Deciduous	DJS
Oudemansiella mucida	Porcelain Fungus	Fagus sylvatica	ARO
Panellus stipticus	Bitter Oysterling	ARO
Pholiota alnicola	Alder Scalycap	ARO
Pluteus cervinus	Deer Shield	ARO
Psathyrella piluliformis	Common Stump Brittlestem	ARO	=hydrophila
Russula atropurpurea	Purple Brittlegill / Blackish-	Quercus robur	ARO
	purple Russula
Russula betularum	Birch Brittlegill	MK2
Russula fellea	Geranium Brittlegill	MK2
Russula ionochlora	Oilslick Brittlegill	Quercus robur	ARO
Russula ochroleuca	Ochre Brittlegill / Common 	Betula pendula	ARO
	Yellow Russula
Schizopora paradoxa	Split Porecrust	Fallen branch	Deciduous	DJS
Scleroderma citrinum	Common Earthball	Betula pendula	ARO
Scleroderma verrucosum	Scaly Earthball	Betula pendula	ARO
Stereum hirsutum	Hairy Curtain Crust	ARO
Stereum rugosum	Bleeding Broadleaf Crust	Fallen branch	Birch	DJS	ARO
Stereum subtomentosum	Yellowing Curtain Crust	ARO
Stropharia caerulea	ARO	
	recorded as Stropharia cyanea
Stropharia inuncta	Smoky Roundhead	ARO
Trametes versicolor	Turkeytail	ARO
Tricholoma scalpturatum	Yellowing Knight	ARO
Xerula radicata	Rooting Shank	ARO

Ascomycota
Ascocoryne sarcoides	Purple Jellydisc	Quercus robur	ARO
Bulgaria inquinans	Black Bulgar	Fagus sylvaticus	ARO
Chlorociboria aeruginascens	Green Elfcup / Green Woodcup	Quercus robur	ARO
Erysiphe alphitoides	Quercus robur	ARO
Hypoxylon fragiforme	Beech Woodwart	ARO
Lachnum apalum	Rush Disco	Dead stem	Rush	SK	DJS
Lachnum brevipilosum	ARO	=Dasyscyphus brevipilus
Leptosphaeria acuta	Nettle Rash	Urtica dioica	ARO
Nectria coccinea	ARO
Neobulgaria pura	Beech Jellydisc	ARO
Peziza micropus	ARO
Rhopographus filicinus	dead stem	Bracken	DJS
Rhytisma acerinum	Sycamore Tarspot	Acer 	ARO
	pseudoplatanus
Xylaria hypoxylon	Candlesnuff Fungus	ARO
Other
Spinellus fusiger (Zygomycetes)	Bonnet Mould	Mycena crocata	ARO
Myxomycota
Lycogala terrestre	ARO
	Record count for section:	84
 
(a) Buckinghamshire section (VC 24; Grid ref. SP9713)

Basidiomycota
Armillaria ostoyae	Dark Honey Fungus	On wood	Deciduous	DJS
Boletus pruinatus	Matt Bolete	Soil/litter	under Beech etc.	DJS
Clitocybe nebularis	Clouded Funnel	Soil/litter	DJS
Collybia butyracea	Butter Cap	Soil/litter	DJS
Coprinellus micaceus	Glistening Inkcap (*)	Stump	Deciduous	DJS
Crepidotus variabilis	Variable Oysterling	Fallen branch/twig	Deciduous	DJS
Cystolepiota seminuda	Bearded Dapperling (*)	DJS
Dacrymyces stillatus	Common Jellyspot	rotten wood	Conifer	DJS
Daedaleopsis confragosa	Blushing Bracket	Fallen branch	Deciduous	DJS
Entoloma hebes	Pimple Pinkgill	Soil/litter	DJS
Exidia nucleata	Crystal Brain	Fallen branch	Deciduous	DJS
Flammulina velutipes	Velvet Shank	Standing dead tree	Beech	DJS
Ganoderma australe	Southern Bracket	Standing living tree	Beech	DJS

Hypholoma fasciculare	Sulphur Tuft	Fallen branch	Deciduous	DJS
Laccaria amethystina	Amethyst Deceiver	Soil/litter	DJS
Laccaria laccata	Deceiver	Soil/litter	DJS
Macrolepiota mastoidea	Slender Parasol	Soil/litter	DJS
Macrotyphula fistulosa	Pipe Club	Litter	DJS
Marasmius setosus	Leaf litter	Beech	DJS
Melanoleuca cognata	Spring Cavalier	Soil/litter	DJS
Meripilus giganteus	Giant Polypore	Base of trees	Ash & Beech	DJS
Mycena arcangeliana	Angel's Bonnet	Fallen branch	Deciduous	DJS
Mycena crocata	Saffrondrop Bonnet	Woody litter	under Beech	DJS
Mycena haematopus	Burgundydrop Bonnet	Fallen branch	Deciduous	DJS
Mycena inclinata	Clustered Bonnet	Fallen dead trunk	Oak	DJS
Mycena olida	Rancid Bonnet	Root	Ash	ARO
Oudemansiella mucida	Porcelain Fungus	Standing living tree	Beech	DJS
Phellinus ferreus	Cinnamon Porecrust	Fallen branch	Deciduous	DJS	not checked microscopically
Piptoporus betulinus	Birch Polypore / Razorstrop 	Fallen dead trunk	Birch	DJS
	Fungus
Pleurotus ostreatus	Oyster Mushroom	Standing dead tree	Beech	DJS
Postia subcaesia	Blueing Bracket	Fallen branch	Deciduous	DJS
Russula atropurpurea	Purple Brittlegill / Blackish-	Soil/litter	DJS
	purple Russula
Russula betularum	Birch Brittlegill	Soil/litter	under Birch	DJS
Schizopora paradoxa	Split Porecrust	Fallen branch	Beech	DJS
Stereum hirsutum	Hairy Curtain Crust	Fallen branch	Oak	DJS
Stereum rameale	Fallen branch	Deciduous	DJS
Stereum rugosum	Bleeding Broadleaf Crust	Fallen branch	Birch	DJS
Ascomycota
Bisporella citrina	Lemon Disco	Fallen branch	Deciduous	DJS
Bulgaria inquinans	Black Bulgar	Fallen branch	Beech	DJS
Cudoniella acicularis	Oak Pin	on wood	Oak	DJS
Hypomyces aurantius	Fruit body	Monomitic 	DJS
	bracket indet.
Hypoxylon fragiforme	Beech Woodwart	Fallen branch	Beech	DJS
Nectria cinnabarina	Coral Spot	Fallen branch	Deciduous	DJS
Neobulgaria pura	Beech Jellydisc	Fallen branch	Beech	DJS
Rhytisma acerinum	Sycamore Tarspot	Leaf	Sycamore	DJS
Rutstroemia firma	Fallen branch	Deciduous	DJS
	Record count for section:	46
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ARO= Alan Outen,   DJS= Derek Schafer,   MK2= Margaret Kelly,   SK= Steve Kelly