Foray Updates
Sunday 30th August 2009
We had a surprisingly successful foray at Boar's Hill, Oxford. Summer forays are always a bit hit and miss, but we found a good mix of pasture and woodland species.
Here is a list of what was found:
| Latin Name | Common Name | Substrate |
| Bulgaria inquinans | Black Bulgar | Oak branch (fallen) |
| Calvatia gigantea | Giant Puffball | Pasture |
| Clitocybe dealbata | Ivory Funnel | Pasture |
| Collybia fusipes | Spindle Toughshank | Hazel stump |
| Coprinus plicatilis | Pleated Inkcap | Pasture |
| Daedaleopsis confragosa | Blushing Bracket | Hazel branch (fallen) |
| Daldinia concentrica | King Arthur's Cakes | Hazel branch (fallen) |
| Ganoderma adspersum | Oak | |
| Hygrocybe nigrescens | Blackening Waxcap | Pasture |
| Hypholoma fasciculare | Sulphur Tufts | Hazel stump |
| Marasmius oreades | Fairy Ring Champignon | Pasture |
| Omphalina (possibly ericetorum) | Heath Navel | Pasture |
| Panaeolus sphinctrinus | Pasture | |
| Piptoporus betulinus | Birch Polypore | Birch (fallen) |
| Stropharia semiglobata | Dung Roundhead | Dung/pasture |
| Trametes versicolor | Turkey Tail | Hazel branch (fallen) |
Cautionary Note: We found Fairy Ring Champignons growing right next to deadly poisonous Clitocybe dealbata. The colours of the mushrooms were almost identical and all were picked thinking they were Fairy Rings. Only when formally identifying them, it was found the subtle differences between the two - gill and cap structure. So beware, double check every mushroom you find.
Saturday 12th September 2009
Bernwood Forest - not masses of mycological activity here. A bit dry underfoot, and NO Boletus edulis to my disappointment. However, here's a list of what we found:
| Latin Name | Common Name | Substrate |
| Chlorociboria aeruginascens | Green Wood Cup | Branch |
| Collybia fusipes | Spindle Toughshank | Hazel stump |
| Coprinus plicatilis | Pleated Inkcap | Grass - Woodland Path |
| Fuligo septica | Scrambled Egg Slime | Stump (Birch?) |
| Galerina cephalotricha | Stump (Birch?) in moss | |
| Hypholoma fasciculare | Sulphur Tufts | Hazel stump |
| Laccaria laccata | The Deceiver | Grass - Woodland Path |
| Piptoporus betulinus | Birch Polypore | Birch (fallen) |
| Rhodocollbia maculata | Rooting Tough Shank | Grass - Woodland Path |
Wow, there's been a one year hiatus in updating the foray finds! There are too many to display on this webpage. If you are interested in our finds and those across the entire UK, please visit the ABFG's CATE database. Click here.
